| Hint | Answer | % Correct |
|---|---|---|
| "Iron Chancellor" | Otto von Bismarck | 90%
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| Dominant state | Prussia | 89%
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| German-language title for the head of state, meaning emperor | Kaiser | 82%
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| Site of the founding of the German Empire, used again in a 1919 treaty | Versailles | 78%
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| Monarch who wanted a "place in the sun" for Germany, and lead it into World War I | Wilhelm II. | 78%
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| Empire left out of the German unification | Austria | 76%
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| Which African colonies were acquired? | South West Africa | 74%
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| Marxist who was granted passage through Germany to trigger a revolution in Russia | Vladimir Lenin | 74%
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| Prussian lieutenant, WWI general, Weimar Republic president, and airship namesake | Paul von Hindenburg | 68%
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| Name of the parliament and its seat, which is used again today | Reichstag | 67%
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| Cameroon | 58%
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| Togoland | 57%
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| East Africa | 47%
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| Western region that saw a massive growth tanks to coal and steel production | Ruhr Valley | 46%
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| Nihilistic philosopher and fan of the above-mentioned, who proclaimed God to be dead | Friedrich Nietzsche | 41%
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| Religious group that was targeted in the Kulturkampf ("struggle of cultures") | Catholics | 40%
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| Type of helmet famously worn by the same chancellor | Pickelhaube | 38%
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| Opera composer who popularized Germanic myths such as "Der Ring des Nibelungen" | Richard Wagner | 38%
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| Label intended to warn of German products but became a marker of high quality | Made in Germany | 23%
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| Author who rose to fame after the release of "Buddenbrooks" | Thomas Mann | 17%
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