A German Quiz
1 What was the capital of West Germany prior to the unification of Germany? Bonn
2 Which expanse of water was once known as The German Ocean? North Sea
3 What went up in 1961 and came down in 1989? Berlin Wall
4 In which city was the first series of Auf Wiedersehen Pet chiefly set? Dusseldorf
5 What R is an alternative name for German measles? Rubella
6 Which composer's reputed last words were “I shall hear in heaven”? Beethoven
7 By what name is the German born Joseph Alois Ratzinger also known? Pope Benedict XVI
8 What is Germany’s oldest city? Cologne
9 What does the B stand for in BMW? Bavarian
10 Which German football striker was
nicknamed Der Bomber? Gerd Muller
11 Which was the first German pop group to top the UK singles chats? Kraftwerk
12 What is the longest river wholly in Germany? Elbe
13 What does the JS stand for in the name of the composer JS Bach? Johann Sebastian
14 Who was the first foreign footballer to play in a FA Cup final for two different English clubs? Dieter Hamman- Newcastle and Liverpool
15 Who married Katharina von Bora in 1525? Martin Luther
16 Which German actor played the title role in the Bond movie Goldfinger? Gert Frobe
17 What is the capital of the German region of Lower Saxony? Hanover
18 Who was appointed Prime Minister of Prussia in 1862? Otto Von Bismark
19 Which German city has a name meaning “home of the monks”? Munich
20 In which German city was Albert Einstein born? Ulm
21 Which German writer won the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1999? Gunter Grass
22 What is the name of Berlin’s chief airport? Tempelhof
23 What is the name of Germany’s highest mountain? Zugspitze
24 What C is the national symbol of Germany? Cornflower
25 Which Berlin borough is referred to as the second largest Turkish city after Istanbul? Kreuzberg