Germany

The German city of Lübeck is closely connected with the trading alliance the Hanse. When was the Hanse established?

1356

Around the 13th century

What did Martin Luther nail to a church door in the German town of Wittenberg in 1517?

Theses

Which of the following German cities was in the former East Germany?

Rostock

Karl Marx was born in Germany in 1818. But in what city?

Trier

Who scored Germany's only goal when they beat Argentina in the 1990 World Cup?

Andreas Brehme

Heidelberg is a city in southwest Germany. The University of Heidelberg is Germany's oldest. What year was it founded?

1386

This river is the center of Germany's oldest wine district...

Mosel

What is the name of the German island in the North Sea, about 70 km from the mainland? The island is not a part of the EU customs territory.

Heligoland

What is the name of the German island in the North Sea, about 70 km from the mainland?

Heligoland

Which of these car brands is NOT owned by a German car company?

Aston Martin

Which German Hansa town is famous for its Christmas market? There is also a marzipan manufacturer called Niederegger here.

Lübeck

Which country was the German team member Kevin Kurányi born in?

Brazil

How far did the German team reach in the 1998 World Cup?

Quarter finals

Germany is known as 'the land of poets and thinkers'. Which of these philosophers was not German?

Rudolf Steiner

The company Adidas was founded in Germany in 1948. Where does the name come from?

Adolf (Adi) Dassler

From the founder's name, Adolf Dassler

The musicologist Alfred Einstein was Albert Einstein's...?

Cousin

What was the name of the much feared secret police of East Germany?

Stasi

Which of these names is associated with the so called "Ostpolitik" that was meant to improve relations with East Europe in the 70s?

Willy Brandt

What is the name of the river that separates Poland and Germany?

Oder

Which is Germany's second largest city?

Hamburg

Which Spanish club did German international David Odonkor move to ahead of the 2006-07 season?

Real Betis

Which country won the Football World Cup in Germany in 2006?

Italy

Who was considered to be the father of West Germany and was Chancellor between 1949 and 1963?

Konrad Adenauer

Which of the following is a German TV detective story?

Derrick

Which was the only German club that goalkeeper Bodo Illgner played for during his career?

Köln

In what year did the German Weimar Republic cease to exist?

1933

In which country did the terror group RAF occupy and later blow up the West German embassy in 1975?

Sweden

Who took office as the President of Germany in 2012?

Joachim Gauck

What was the name of West Germany's Federal Chancellor, elected in 1949 and cooperated with Charles de Gaulle?

Konrad Adenauer

"Föhn" is a German word and the name of a kind of...?

Wind

In what year was Germany united as a country?

1871

Which of the following music groups is NOT German?

The Darkness

On which river is Germany's fifth city, Frankfurt, located?

Main

In what year did West Germany join NATO?

1955

Which of these names was a German ice hockey personality, famous from the late 60's to the late 80's?

Erich Kühnhackl

Which is Germany's highest mountain?

Zugspitze

How many states is Germany made up of?

16

Gerald Asamoah is a former forward for the German national football team. What is his other nationality, reflecting his place of birth?

Ghanaian

What is the other nationality of the German team forward Gerald Asamoah?

Ghanaian

In 2006 the German movie "The Lives of Others" was released and it won an Academy Award for the best Foreign film. What is the film about?

A man that works for the Stasi

With which country did Germany enter the so-called "Pact of Steel" in 1939?

Italy

In which of these countries has Germany never had a colony?

Angola

What is the German bread-like cake called that contains raisins, almonds and dried fruit?

Stollen

Which of these rivers does not run through Germany?

Po River

Which forward played for the most internationals for Germany during the 20th century?

Jürgen Klinsmann

What is the name of the medieval German epic, from the age of chivalry, that can also be sung?

The Song of Nibelungs

The Nibelungenlied

In which German city were the famous trials, against 24 military and political Nazi leaders, held shortly after the war?

Nürnberg

What kind of liquor comes from the city of Wolfenbüttel in Germany and is popular around the world?

Jägermeister

Which language is the Elvis song "Wooden heart" partially sung in?

German

Weissbier is a common type of beer in Germany. What is included in the recipe besides barley?

Wheat

Who was the manager of the West German football team when they won the World Cup in 1974?

Helmut Schön

If you have been to a German restaurant, you may have come across the dish Knödel. What is it?

A type of dumpling

A type of cooked potato dumpling

Which of these men were not from Germany?

Ira Gershwin

In what year did Munich host the Olympics?

1972

Which German city does the football club Hertha come from?

Berlin

What is the name of the German town that is right on the border with the Danish mainland?

Flensburg

Which of these countries does NOT border Germany?

Slovenia

Beckenbauer was the hero of the match between Italy and West Germany in the 1970 Football World Cup. The unusual thing was that he played with...?

His arm in a sling

After World War II, Germany was divided into a number of occupation zones. How many?

4

In the 70's the "Red Army Faction" put fear in Germany, but what was the group's German name?

Rote Armee Fraktion

In what year was the state of East Germany established?

1949

Who was behind the unification of Germany in 1871?

Otto von Bismarck

This city in southern Germany is famous for its Oktoberfest. It is also where the BMW headquarters are located...

München

What was the name of the Russian city "Kaliningrad" in the years when it belonged to Germany?

Königsberg

What is the name of Germany's northernmost state?

Schleswig-Holstein

The German capital, that for a long time was divided into East and West is...?

Berlin

This town is one of Germany's most famous health resorts...

Baden-Baden

What is the name of Germany's state railway's express trains?

ICE

What's the name of this German capitals considerable zoo?

Berlin Zoo

Which of the following is a large beer hall in Munich?

Hofbräuhaus

If you made a list of European countries by population, Germany would be in...

Second place

If you made a list of European countries by population (excluding transcontinental Russia), where would Germany rank?

1

What profession did four generations of the German family "Speer" take up?

Architecture

Which of the following four German cities is not located in the Ruhr Area?

Leipzig

What characterized the German car "Messerschmitt"?

Three-wheeled microcar

Which former tennis star is married to Steffi Graf?

Andre Agassi

Which former tennis star, married to Germany's tennis legend Steffi Graf, forms one of the most iconic sports couples in history?

Andre Agassi

"Sturm und Drang" was a cultural movement in Germany that began the Romantic movement. What does the name mean?

Storm and longing

Which swimmer got seven gold medals at the Olympics in Munich in 1972?

Mark Spitz, USA

Which German city is jokingly called "Mainhattan" because of its many skyscrapers?

Frankfurt (am Main)

Frankfurt

Which city was the capital of West Germany?

Bonn

The German rock band Scorpions got a new drummer in 2016. Who?

Mikkey Dee

Who was the head coach of the German football team in 2005?

Jürgen Klinsmann

Which of these German buildings or places is classified as a World Heritage site?

Lübeck

Which is Germany's largest lake, which is also shared with Switzerland and Austria?

Bodensee

In which German city was Queen Silvia of Sweden born in 1943?

Heidelberg

Two famous German athletes are Max Schmeling and Henry Maske. What kind of sport did they practice?

Boxing

Which is Germany's largest airport (in terms of number of passengers)?

Frankfurt (FRA)

Frankfurt Airport

In which part of Germany is the "Black Forest" that gives its name to the gateau?

Southwest

Which of these German cities is not located in the Ruhr region?

Hamburg

Which literary movement in 18th century Germany laid the foundations for Romanticism and emphasized emotions and individual experience?

Sturm und Drang

Who said the famous words "Ich bin ein Berliner" on a visit in West Germany in 1962?

John F. Kennedy

What color are taxis in Berlin?

Beige

What was the Rote Armee Fraktion (Red Army Faction), a group active in Germany during the late 20th century?

A left-wing militant organization

Which of the following historical persons became Federal Chancellor of West Germany in 1969?

Willy Brandt

In 1920 a woman named Anna Anderson surfaced in Berlin. Who did she purport to be?

Grand Duchess Anastasia