Oktoberfest Geschichte
Oktoberfest Facts
Bayerischer Dialeckt
Deutsche Geographie
Deutsche Sprache, Schwere Sprache
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This German city is home to the annual Oktoberfest celebration.
München
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This is the name of the festival grounds in Munich where Oktoberfest is held each year.
Theresienwiese
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In Bavarian dialect, this common greeting is used instead of the standard German “Hello.”
Servus
Grüß Gott
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This mountain is the highest peak in Germany.
Zugspitze
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This German word describes a catchy song stuck in your head.
Ohrwurm
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Oktoberfest was first held to celebrate the marriage of this Bavarian crown prince, who later became king.
King Ludwig I 👑
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On average, this many visitors attend Oktoberfest in Munich each year.
On average 6 million people
Highest attendance was in 2023 with 7.2 million attendees.
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This German word is pronounced “Erdapfel” in Bavarian.
Kartoffel
potato
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Germany has coastlines along these two seas in northern Europe.
North Sea and Baltic Sea
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The literal translation of this German phrase is “I believe I spider,” but it actually means “I think I’m going crazy.”
Ich glaub, ich spinne
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This is the year the first Oktoberfest took place.
1810
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This ceremonial action marks the official start of Oktoberfest each year.
The Mayor Taps The First Keg
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The Bavarian phrase “I häd do a Frog” refers to this in standard German.
"I have a question"
"Ich habe eine Frage"
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Besides Berlin, these are the other two German city-states.
Bremen and Hamburg
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This famously long German word means “speed limit.”
Geschwindigkeitsbegrenzung
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The first Oktoberfest celebration lasted only this many days.
5 days
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Visitors at Oktoberfest drink roughly this many gallons/liters of beer each year.
2 million gallons
7 million liters
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If a Bavarian tells you “Hau åb,” this is what they are telling you to do.
Go away
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This is the largest river that flows through Germany.
Rhine
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This 42-letter word refers to the captain of the Danube steamship company.
Donaudampfschifffahrtsgesellschaftskapitän
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The first Oktoberfest in 1810 ended with this royal event, which so delighted the crowd that it became an annual tradition.
A horse race
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This iconic Munich beer hall is considered the largest and most famous tent at Oktoberfest, often hosting tens of thousands of visitors.
Hofbräu-Festzelt
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The Bavarian word “Oachkatzlschwoaf” describes the tail of this animal.
Squirrel
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Germany shares borders with nine countries; this many of them do not have German as an official language.
5 (France, Netherlands, Denmark, Poland, Czech)
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What does this 53 letter word mean "Lebensmittelüberwachungspflichtverletzungsanzeige"
Food (Lebensmittel), monitoring (Überwachung), duty (Pflicht), violation (Verletzung), and report/notification (Anzeige)
Notification of violation of food supervision duty