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History Part I
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Language and Literature
Art and Music
Geography
Oktoberfest
100
Name the country in the map shown below.
Switzerland
The Swiss Confederation
100
Volkswagen
100
From what fairytale does the line "mirror, mirror on the wall" [spiegel, spiegel an der wand] come from?
Snow White
100
The longest ruling and most famous dynasty of Holy Roman and Austrian history.
Who are the Habsburgs?
100
The barrier whose fall in 1989 symbolized the end of the Cold War and precipitated the reunification of East and West Germany.
What is the Berlin Wall?
100
Name the author pictured
Franz Kafka
100
Name the pictured composer
Ludwig van Beethoven
100
Country in which German is one of the three official spoken languages
What is Switzerland?
100
What is the city in Germany in which Oktoberfest is held annually?
Munich
100
Name the country shown in the map below.
The Federal Republic of Germany
100
What is Red Bull?
100
In the Grimm Brothers' fairy tale "Rumpelstiltskin," the miller's daughter was tasked to turn this into gold
What is straw?
100
What Germanic tribal group is associated with the regions of lower Saxony, upper Saxony, and some of the Anglo-Saxon kingdoms in England
The Saxons
100
The constitution of the Weimar Republic (1918-1933) was ratified in what German city?
Wiemar
100
What is the name of the monster who plagues Heorot in the eponymous Old English poem “Beowulf"?
Who is Grendel?
100
Stage name of the famous Russian-German record producer who's produced hit songs such as "Clarity" (2012) and "Break Free" ft. Ariana Grande
Who is Zedd?
100
Four countries that hold parts of the Alps
What are France, Italy, Switzerland, Liechtenstein, Austria, Germany, Slovenia, and Monaco?
100
What is the name of these traditional knee-length leather breeches that are worn as traditional garments in some regions of German-speaking countries?
Lederhosen
100
Name the state shown in the map below
Austria [Osterreich]
The Republic of Austria
100
What is Haribo?
100
Rumpelstiltskin demanded this of the miller's daughter on the third night in exchange for having helped her carry out the king's request
What is her first-born child?
100
The Roman called the immediately region beyond their Rhine and Danube frontiers Germania. Today, English speakers refer to this land as ___.
Germany
100
The forces of the Third Reich surrendered to the Allies in May of ____.
1945
100
They organized the book burnings in 1933.
Who are the Nazis?
100
German Neue Deutsche Härte band formed in Berlin in 1994. Famous hits of their include "Du Hast" and "Deutschland"
What is Rammstein?
100
Three countries that border Germany
What are Denmark, the Netherlands, Belgium, Switzerland, Austria, France, Czech Republic, Poland, Luxembourg?
100
What is the most common alcoholic drink consumed at Oktoberfest?
Beer
200
What historic state is shown state
Holy Roman Empire
200
Puma
200
The city the Pied Piper is said to have led away the children from.
What is Hamelin?
200
The Reformation-era theologian who wrote the 95 Theses (1517) and was summoned to the Diet of Worms (1521).
Who is Martin Luther?
200
The only German-speaking nation that was one of the original members of the European Coal and Steel community, a precursor of the EU, in 1952.
What is West Germany?
200
How do you say "I love you" in German?
Ich liebe dich
200
Composer, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, was born in the modern-nation state of...
Austria
200
The federal state in which you can find Vienna
What is Vienna?
200
In the first Oktoberfest, citizens of Bavaria were invited to attend the festivities held on the fields in front of the city gates to celebrate a royal event. What kind of event was it?
Wedding
200
Name the pipelines shown in the map below:
Nord Stream 1 and 2
200
Addidas
200
The second time Hansel and Gretel are taken into the woods to be abandoned, they leave a trail of this in order to find their way back home
What are breadcrumbs?
200
In French and Spanish the word for a German or german-speaker is allemand and aleman respictively. What Roman-era germanic tribal confederation is this noun/adjective derived from?
The Alemanni
200
Name the pictured German-Jewish scientist.
Albert Einstein
200
The writer of The Buddenbrooks.
Who is Thomas Mann?
200
The Rodgers and Hammerstein musical "The Sound of Music" is based on the real-life story of this Austrian family
Who are the Von Trapps?
200
The federal state in which you can find Berlin
What is Berlin?
200
In what year was the first Oktoberfest held?
1810
200
Name the modern nation-state, a former German colony, shown in green on the map below:
Namibia
200
Mercedes-Benz
200
In the original "Sleeping Beauty," the king does this to the princess while she is asleep.
What is impregnation?
200
The first Holy Roman Emperor, Charlemagne, was crowned emperor in Rome by the pope on Christmas day of the year ___
800 CE
200
WWI broke out in 1914 following the assassination in Sarajevo of the Austrian heir ___
Archduke Franz Ferdinand
200
How do you pronounce this word: "Übergepäck"?
Uebergaeck?
200
She was one of Germany's most famous singers during the eighties. Her smash hit "99 Luftballons" went around the world. There's an English version of the song called "99 Red Balloons"
Who is Nena?
200
The number of federal states in Germany
What is 16?
200
What famous German shoe brand makes vomit-proof sneakers for Oktoberfest?
Addidas
300
Name the historic state shown in green.
Austro-Hungarian Empire
300
What is Borussia Dortmund?
300
The character Aschenputtel from The Grimm's Fairy Tales is usually named ____ in English retellings.
Cinderella
300
The empire who laid siege to the city of Vienna on two occasions, once in 1529 and again in 1683.
Who are the Ottoman Turks.
300
The year when the modern nation state of Germany [Deutchland] unified.
What is 1871?
300
The German letter ß is usually transliterated into English as ___
ss
300
His first single "Du" (1971) was an immense success, and he's been famous ever since. The 1984 album "Caramboulage", featuring songs such as "Karneval der Nacht", "Mensch aus Stahl" and "Er hat sich gewehrt", might have been his greatest success.
Who is Peter Mafay?
300
The city of Innsbruck is named after this river that flows through it
What is the Inn?
300
What is Oktoberfest called in Germany? (in German)
Wiesen/D'Wiesen
300
Name the league of medieval trading cities shown in the map below.
Hanseatic League
300
What is Aldi?
300
This mythical beast is slain by the Germanic hero Siegfried
What is a dragon?
300
Name one of the grandparents of Emperor Charles V (r. 1519-1556).
Emperor Maximilian
Mary of Burgundy
Ferdinand of Aragon
Isabel of Castille
300
Name the pictured German political-leader.
Kaiser Wilhelm II (1888-1918)
300
The American author who wrote in 1880 the essay "The Awful German Language".
Who is Mark Twain?
300
Perhaps the most famous German Christmas carol of all, named “Silent Night” in English, is this one that was first performed by Joseph Mohr, accompanied by guitar, at a small church in Oberndorf, Austria, on Christmas Eve in 1818. What is its German title?
What is Stille Nacht?
300
The two seas that are on Germany's coast
What are the Baltic Sea and North Sea?
300
How many days did Oktoberfest last in 2022?
17 days
300
The regions of the US highlighted in brown on the map below are collectively known as...
The German Belt
300
What is Rolex?
300
Name the Swiss folk hero who was forced by imperial officials to shoot an apple off his son's head with a crossbow.
William Tell
300
Name the pictured political leader
Emperor Rudolf II (r. 1576–1612)
300
Name the pictured German political leader.
Emperor Franz Josef of Austria
300
The meaning of "Waldeinsamkeit".
What is "loneliness in the forest"?
300
This German rock band (well, Crossover, to be exact) came up in 1998 with their smash hit "Open Your Eyes", followed by the singles "Rain" and "Lords of the Boards". More recent songs include "Don't You Turn Your Back On Me", "Kumbayah" (with comedian Michael Mittermeier), and "Living In A Lie"
Who are the Guano Apes?
300
The federal state of Germany with Munich as its capital.
What is Bavaria?
300
Who opens/taps the first beer barrel at Oktoberfest each year?
The mayor of Munich
400
Name the state shown in the map.
Liechtenstein
400
What is Deutsche Bahn?
400
In what year was the first edition of the Brothers Grimms' Fairy Tales published?
1812
400
The Golden Bull of 1356 [Golldene Bulle] outlined the election process for Holy Roman emperors. Name one of the title-holders who held the position of Prince-elector.
Possible answers:
The Archbishop of Mainz
The Archbishop of Cologne
The King of Bohemia
The Count Palatine of the Rhine
The Duke of Saxony-Wittenberg
Margrave of Brandenburg
400
The year Swiss women won the right to vote in federal elections.
What is 1971?
400
The name of the philosophical movement in beginning 19th century Germany, whose members were Fichte, Schelling and Hegel.
What is Idealism?
400
Name the artist of the painting, Portrait of Adele Bloch-Bauer I (also called The Lady in Gold),
Gustav Klimt
400
Three countries through which the River Danube flows.
What are Germany, Austria, Hungary, Slovakia, Serbia, Croatia, Romania, Bulgaria, Ukraine, and Moldova?
400
Approximately how many gallons of beer are consumed each year at Oktoberfest?
Two million gallons (could accept 1.7-9 mil)
400
Name the historic, German-speaking state shown in the map below:
The Kingdom of Bavaria
400
What is Lufthansa?
400
In the Grimm fairytale "Sweet Porridge," the daughter says these words to stop the magic porridge pot from cooking more porridge
What is "Töpfchen, steh" or "Stop, little pot"?
400
In 9 CE, the Germanic tribes defeated three Roman legions at the Battle of the Teutoburg Forest, under the command of their leader ___.
Arminius
400
The last crown prince of the Austro-Hungarian empire was named.....
Otto von Habsburg (1912-2011)
400
The German-Romanian author who in 2009, won the Nobel prize in literature.
Who is Herta Müller?
400
The home city of the famous German painter
Albrecht Dürer.
Nuremberg
400
One of the cities of French Switzerland.
What is Geneva, Lausanne, Fribourg, ... and others?
400
Name at least two of the breweries that are officially allowed to brew beer for Oktoberfest.
- Augustiner-Bräu
- Hacker-Pschorr-Bräu
- Löwenbräu
- Paulaner
- Spatenbräu
- Staatliches Hofbräu-München
500
Name the state shown in the map
Bradenburg-Prussia
500
ThyssenKrupp
500
The Proto-Germanic god of frenzey, Wōđanaz or Wōdunaz, is most commonly referred to today by the Norse name...
Odin
500
The Holy Roman Emperor who nearly died in the infamous Erfurt latrine disaster [Erfurter Latrinensturz] in July of 1184.
Who is Emperor Henry VI?
500
The german speaking micro-state of Liechtenstein won its independence from the Austrain empire during the Austro-Prussian War of 1866. At the start of the war, there were 80 men and 20 reservists in Liechenstein's army. At the end of the war, how many men were in Leichtenstein's army.
101
500
German nouns, like Old English nouns, but unlike modern English nouns, have ____
declension
500
The German composer Richard Wagner (1813-1883) referred to his operas using the term....
Gesamtkunstwerk
[total work of art]
500
The Italian region where German is the first language.
What is South Tyrol?
500
At Oktoberfest each year, the music played in the afternoon is limited to how many decibels so as not to disturb surrounding residents.
85 decibels