Oktoberfest Traditions
Famous Germans
German Culture
Beer
The Father Tongue
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This region of Germany is the birthplace of Oktoberfest and is home to Munich in the heart of the Alps
What is Bavaria?
100
Before lending his name to a St. Bernard in a 1990's comedy, this musician wrote some of the world's most famous classical music.
Who was Ludwig van Beethoven?
100
Bach, Brahms, Schubert, Handel, Telemann, and Orff are among those who made Germany famous for THIS.
What is classical music?
We left out Beethoven because it would have been a dead giveaway...
100
Every American Microbrewery in the world employs fewer than what international beverage corporation?
What is Anheuser-Busch InBev?
100
This German word for "Children's Garden" is everyday parlance for Americans discussing early childhood education.
What is Kindergarten?
200
These are the traditional colors of Oktoberfest.
What are blue and white?
Oktoberfest was originally the celebration of a Bavarian royal wedding, and the flag of Bavaria is blue and white. 
200
Not someone the people are proud of, one might call him the most infamous German. Hint: World War II
Who was Adolf Hitler?
200
Commonly - and incorrectly - known as Polka music, though, Germany made THIS MUSICAL GENRE famous.
Oom-pah music!
200
The ubiquitous brown beer bottle was first introduced by THIS MILWAUKEE BREWERY in 1911.
What is Schlitz?
Brown bottles keep out the sunlight, which keeps beer fresh until poured.
200
This German word for "lightning storm" came to describe the bombing blitz of London during WWII.
What is the Blitzkrieg?
300
"O'zapft is!" is the German translation of this phrase, which the Munich Mayor shouts to kick off the annual Oktoberfest celebration. (What does "O'zapft is!" mean?)
What is "It's Tapped!"
300
This famous astrophysicist hailed from Germany and moved to the United States to work at Harvard and develop the atomic bomb that ended WWII.
Who was Albert Einstein?
300
Although the "recommended speed" is approximately 80 miles per hour, it is not uncommon to see cars going well over 100 miles per hour on THIS FEDERAL GERMAN HIGHWAY.
What is the Autobahn?
This federally regulated highway is known throughout the world as a risky - and exciting - experience for the very best drivers. Only 23% of the highway has enforced speed limits. Most are simply "recommendations."
300
Though it ranks 48th in population, this state consumes more beer per capita than any other in the US.
What is North Dakota? It's citizens averaged 43 gallons per person in 2013.
300
This German dish is literally made of sour cabbage.
What is sauerkraut?
400
Men wear these German traditional short pants to Oktoberfest.
What are Liederhosen?
400
Johannes Gutenberg changed the course of history with THIS INVENTION in 1440, making it possible to create copies of the written word.
What is the printing press?
400
Originally known in the year 1111 as a sort of baker's coat-of-arms, this twisty bread has become popular throughout the world.
What is a pretzel?
400
Water makes up THIS PERCENTAGE of most beer?
What is 90%
400
This German car company set out to make a Wagon for the People.
What is Volkswagon? (volks=people, wagon=wagon)
500
Hacker Pschorr, Hofbräu, Paulaner, Spaten, Lowenbrau, and Augustiner are the six breweries that are permitted to serve beer at Oktoberfest because they are within the limits of THIS CITY.
What is Munich?
500
In 1517, this former Catholic monk nailed a new idea of Christianity to the doors of his German church, and in the centuries since, the branch of Christianity that bears his name has garnered more than 80 million followers.
Who was Martin Luther?
500
This guarded, concrete structure split a global city in two from 1966 to 1989.
What is the Berlin Wall?
500
Beer is the third most popular drink in the world after what two beverages?
What is Water (#1) and Tea (#2)?
500
German is the official language of this many nations.
What is Six? The six countries that have German as their official language are: Austria, Belgium, Germany, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg and Switzerland.