| # | What they did / were | German | % Correct |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10 | E = mc² | Albert Einstein | 96%
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| 3 | Writer of the Communist Manifesto | Karl Marx | 95%
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| 2 | Started the Protestant Refomartion | Martin Luther | 93%
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| 12 | Composer of nine symphonies | Ludwig van Beethoven | 89%
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| 8 | He invented the printing press | Johannes Gutenberg | 86%
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| 20 | Salzburg-born composer of the Magic Flute | Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart | 79%
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| 6 | Composer of the Brandenburg Concertos | Johann Sebastian Bach | 75%
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| 9 | He unified Germany and became the first Reichskanzler | Otto von Bismarck | 71%
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| 26 | Former Formula One driver, now in coma | Michael Schumacher | 69%
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| 7 | Playwright who wrote Faust | Johann Wolfgang von Goethe | 66%
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| 13 | Chancellor during the Reunification | Helmut Kohl | 64%
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| 1 | First Chancellor of West Germany | Konrad Adenauer | 56%
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| 5 | Chancellor who won the Nobel Peace Prize | Willy Brandt | 55%
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| 28 | Discovered X-rays | Wilhelm Röntgen | 52%
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| 21 | Chancellor (1974-1982) | Helmut Schmidt | 35%
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| 4 | Siblings who fought against the Nazis (White Rose) | Hans and Sophie Scholl | 31%
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| 29 | Presents the TV show "Wer wird Millionär? | Günther Jauch | 29%
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| 30 | Modern Talking, DSDS | Dieter Bohlen | 28%
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| 24 | Wetten, dass...? and Haribo advertisements | Thomas Gottschalk | 28%
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| 27 | Responsible for the Wirtschaftswunder (economic miracle) | Ludwig Erhard | 22%
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| 18 | Alsatian humanitarian for the sick in Africa | Albert Schweitzer | 18%
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| 23 | Feminist journalist, EMMA | Alice Schwarzer | 17%
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| 14 | Engineer and industrialist, his company is today world-famous | Robert Bosch | 15%
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| 15 | Participant in the talent show DSDS in 2003 | Daniel Küblböck | 11%
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| 16 | Inventor of the Z4, the first commercial digital computer | Konrad Zuse | 11%
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| 25 | Most successful musician in Germany | Herbert Grönemeyer | 7%
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| 19 | Actor, played Franz Joseph I of Austria | Karlheinz Böhm | 5%
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| 11 | Priest who provided social support for young workers | Adolph Kolping | 4%
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| 17 | Founder of the Schoenstatt Movement | Joseph Kentenich | 3%
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| 22 | Social Democratic politician from the GDR | Regine Hildebrandt | 1%
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