| Question | Answer | % Correct |
|---|---|---|
| What kind of "miracle" happened during the 1950s? | Economic | 100%
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| Which initiative greatly helped Germany recover from World War 2? | Marshall Plan | 100%
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| What happened during the Munich Summer Olympics in 1972? | Palestine terrorists killed Israeli athletes | 100%
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| What was West Germany's capital? | Bonn | 92%
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| West Germany was plagued by the RAF in the 1970s. What was it? | a far-left terrorist group | 83%
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| What was the Stasi? | the East German secret police | 83%
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| What did president Richard von Weizsäcker define May 8, 1945 in a 40th anniversary speech? | A Day of Liberation | 75%
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| Which fact about third chancellor Kurt-Georg Kiesinger is true? | He used to be a member of the Nazi party. | 75%
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| Who said that he was a Berliner (or a jelly doughnut, depending on what you want to hear)? | John F. Kennedy | 75%
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| Why did chancellor Willy Brandt fall to his knees? | He apologised for WW2 crimes | 67%
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| Which region has been known for its increased neo-Nazi activity since at least the 1990s? | Eastern Germany (the former GDR) | 58%
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| Chancellor Schröder refused to join the United States in which war? | Iraq (2003) | 58%
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| Which decision made by Willy Brandt in 1971 met fierce opposition? | Renouncing land claims in Poland | 42%
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| Which year is often remembered as the one that started a process of openly dealing with the Nazi era? | 1968 | 25%
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| Facing German reunification, which foreign leader said: "We defeated the Germans twice! And now they're back!" | Margaret Thatcher | 25%
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| Who were Günter Grass, Heinrich Böll and Christa Wolf? | Writers | 25%
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