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History of Germany

Can you guess these facts from German history?
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First submittedMarch 16, 2014
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First female Chancellor
Angela Merkel
Symbol of the Cold War that fell in 1989
Berlin Wall
Capital of West Germany
Bonn
City that was firebombed on February 13, 1945
Dresden
Another name for Nazi Germany
Third Reich
Leader of Germany during WWII
Adolf Hitler
Highway system begun in the 1930s
Autobahn
Short-lived republic that lasted from 1919–1933
Weimar Republic
Emperor of Germany during WWI
Wilhelm II
Inventor of the automobile
Karl Benz
Country ruled by Frederick the Great
Prussia
"Iron Chancellor" of the above country
Otto von Bismarck
Composer who wrote the "Brandenburg Concertos"
J.S. Bach
War which lasted from 1618-48, killing 50% of the population in many areas
Thirty Years' War
Monk who started the Protestant Reformation
Martin Luther
Invention of Johannes Gutenberg
Printing Press
Confederation of merchant cities along the Baltic and North Seas
Hanseatic League
Germanic empire that lasted from 962–1806
Holy Roman Empire
Rivers that traditionally divided Rome from the Germanic tribes
Danube
Rhine
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59 Comments
BobSaget
+28
Level 76
Apr 12, 2014
20/20. Alles in Ordnung.
TheWombat
+1
Level 72
Jul 1, 2014
Ha!
samwisegamgee
+5
Level 36
Apr 12, 2014
20/20 too easy, too modern
chempstead98
+8
Level 28
Apr 13, 2014
I wouldn't call the Roman Empire modern.
kalbahamut
+32
Level 79
Apr 14, 2014
Too German-centric.
yourmommacalled
+2
Level 26
Jan 13, 2025
who could have known, in a quiz bout Germany....
joeythelemur
+4
Level 80
Jul 26, 2016
Are you new here Yesitall? Went right over your head.
MiyafujiYoshika
+2
Level 40
Apr 16, 2015
Holy Roman Empire period was pretty cloudy, with the Austrian Habsburgs, the Bohemians, French, Dutch, Wallonians, Italians...
Tempest98936561
+17
Level 38
Sep 1, 2017
As we always say, it wasn't holy, it wasn't Roman, and it wasn't an empire.
JustBeYourSelf
+1
Level 20
Aug 28, 2020
too hard got 2
SkyyaxisGEO
+1
Level 16
Mar 28, 2021
Third Reich and Hitler? lol gg I got like 1 side done and then 3 on the other side so Left side done then right 3 done
Arp2600
+1
Level 89
Apr 12, 2014
Easy one. Anyway, Benz is not exactly the inventor of the automobile, he created the first "good" engine and was thus the first to get a patent.
CaritasInVeritate
+6
Level 90
Apr 16, 2014
May I ask why the title picture is of Nicholas II - of Russia???
Quizmaster
+19
Level ∞
Apr 18, 2014
Nice catch. It was taken from a picture of Kaiser Wilhelm and Tsar Nicholas II. I assumed that Wilhelm was wearing the pointy hat, but they had actually swapped uniforms for the photo. Changed it to a picture of Otto von Bismarck.
joeythelemur
+8
Level 80
Apr 10, 2017
Darn Snapchat, swapping hats and stuff.
LadyMary
+7
Level 37
Jan 23, 2016
18/20

Tried Hansa 100 times.... the same with book printing :(

uti
+1
Level 37
Jul 4, 2024
Same here (I'm German), but I had the right ideas in last seconds.
Jeg333
+1
Level 53
Aug 9, 2025
Me too, tried Hansa and Hanse.
dienadn
+1
Level 57
Aug 9, 2025
I think book printing and letter press should also be accepted answers.
ManicBrown
+1
Level 57
Aug 9, 2025
I just typed Press and it worked
Carry
+1
Level 63
Mar 9, 2017
"West" Germany. Ugh.
Sterref10
+3
Level 61
Apr 8, 2017
I missed Hitler. I read it as WWI, not WWII
postwaste
+21
Level 88
Apr 8, 2017
So did Claus von Stauffenberg.
morgoth7
+1
Level 82
Apr 10, 2017
Nicely done.
divantilya
+1
Level 36
Dec 15, 2018
^ LOL. Valkyrie rides again!
PatoPotato
+12
Level 55
Apr 9, 2017
I read your comment as I miss Hitler, and I thought 'WHAT!'
JustBeYourSelf
+1
Level 20
Aug 28, 2020
He probably likes dictators
azportsider
+5
Level 68
Apr 8, 2017
Wow, only half the quiz-takers knew that JS Bach wrote the Brandenburgs? That's amazing, and more than a little depressing...
Djilas
+3
Level 86
Apr 8, 2017
First time I heard of them, honestly. I had to guess a few German composers to find the right one. Some other works would be more familiar.
brandybuck96
+6
Level 82
Nov 27, 2017
But this is supposed to be testing your general knowledge, not giving you super easy questions that everyone knows the answers to.
TheCrusher
+2
Level 70
Aug 26, 2020
I'm curious as to which other Bach works would be more familiar than the Brandenburg Concertos... Apart, maybe, from Well Tempered Clavier, I don't really see. Maybe Toccata and Fugue?
jajaco2017
+1
Level 56
Apr 8, 2017
echt super (0_o)
divantilya
+1
Level 36
Sep 8, 2018
^ of erg goed.
Kontio100
+1
Level 55
Apr 8, 2017
Darn. Would have get all of these, but my English was too bad. I wrote Bentz, Rome and Hansa - all would have been right answers.
Djilas
+4
Level 86
Apr 8, 2017
Hansa should be accepted I believe.
keiwi
+3
Level 46
Apr 9, 2017
Tried Hansa as well, did not work.
Pokebom
+7
Level 55
Aug 25, 2020
"Bentz" would not have been right. That man is known as Benz in every language ^^
PatoPotato
+1
Level 55
Apr 9, 2017
Deutschland über alles
ecky
+1
Level 73
Apr 10, 2017
20/20 with 2.37 to spare. Alles klar Herr Komissar
Moosefight
+3
Level 59
Apr 10, 2017
I love conveniently named wars.
theprincessas
+1
Level 21
May 17, 2017
martin luther wasn't a monk. He was a catholic priests who was unhappy because other priests were abusing indulgences.
camus
+4
Level 80
Nov 22, 2018
Don't you want to check your presumed correction?
CFeng
+5
Level 47
Aug 25, 2020
He was also a monk.
angelacara
+3
Level 74
Jun 20, 2017
Can you accept HRE for Holy Roman Emipre?
TheCrusher
+2
Level 70
Aug 26, 2020
Yeah. But please don't accept Emipre.
TheRatmeister
+3
Level 95
Jan 10, 2018
Can you accept HRE for the Holy Roman Empire? It makes typing a lot faster.
Quizmaster
+2
Level ∞
Jan 10, 2018
Okay
Qikiq
+4
Level 89
Aug 25, 2020
When in doubt about a war, try the number of years it lasted. History shows that we are not very creative with the naming convention.
ander217
+3
Level 74
Aug 25, 2020
Or days in some instances.
Teegthebeeg
+2
Level 53
Aug 27, 2020
doesn't work with the hundred years war though...
tervuren
+2
Level 59
Aug 25, 2020
You should have included a question where one names the 3 Bs of classical music, since they are all german
ddddan
+5
Level 85
Aug 25, 2020
Good old Berlioz, Bizet and Bellini
driehoek25
+1
Level 70
Aug 27, 2020
Maybe a funny one to include is the Potato war.
Gumbledalf
+1
Level 77
Dec 23, 2020
Benz liked to spell his first name Carl, and is more commonly known that way.
teribltylr
+1
Level 45
Jan 19, 2023
i was trying to spell angela merkel, but i spelt it as angelina, so i thought i didnt know it or something and moved on... smh...
SpartanLlama
+1
Level 79
Nov 20, 2024
1:06 used, don't actually know Hanseatic League but I guess I've seen it before on quizzes so my brain just registered it. Fun quiz
GlassMonkeyOLD
+1
Level 69
Aug 9, 2025
Nein
szucska
+1
Level 46
Aug 9, 2025
18/20 Mixed up Dresden with Leipzig, and couldn't recall what comes before Roman in the empire's name. Soooo stupid :D

Also, had a bit of a pinch with the Hanseatic, because it's Hanza around here, but got it in the end.

Nice quiz.

adbitmatmbct
+1
Level 42
Jan 27, 2026
Short lived, still lasted longer than the third reich
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