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Germany Multiple Choice

Can you answer these multiple choice questions about Germany?
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Last updated: April 12, 2019
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First submittedFebruary 5, 2019
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1. Which of these auto companies is NOT based in Germany?
Audi
BMW
Jaguar
Volkswagen
Jaguar is based in England
2. What is currywurst?
Curry stew
The German term for doner kebab
Pork sausage with curry ketchup
A potato pancake
3. In 1989, about what percentage of Germany's population lived in East Germany?
20
49
65
4. Which city is considered the financial capital of Germany?
Frankfurt
Hamburg
Stuttgart
5. What is Carl Friedrich Gauss famous for?
Chemistry
Mathematics
Poetry
Politics
6. What is Carl von Clausewitz famous for?
Architecture
Automobiles
Military theory
Opera
7. Which of the following characters would you NOT see in German language writing?
ß
ø
ü
Z
ø is used in Danish and Norwegian
8. What is the Bundestag?
Germany's top soccer league
A high speed railway network
The parliament of Germany
9. What does the word "Zeitgeist" mean?
An autobiographical novel
Bless you!
Pleasure in watching other people suffer
Spirit of the times
10. Which of these cities was in East Germany?
Leipzig
Hamburg
Heidelberg
Munich
11. What was the Hanseatic League?
A group of scientists during the Enlightenment
A mercenary army
An organization of trading cities along the North and Baltic Seas
A religious order
12. Which of these people has NOT served as chancellor of Germany?
Konrad Adenauer
Otto von Bismarck
Uwe Boll
Angela Merkel
Uwe Boll is famous for making terrible movies
13. Which of these country's flags looks most similar to Germany's?
Australia
Belgium
South Africa
Norway
14. What is Neuschwanstein?
A castle
A city
A dessert
A movie
15. Which of the following was NOT invented or discovered in Germany?
Aspirin
Automobiles
Military tanks
Tape recorders
The first tank was built in England in 1915
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Level 75
Feb 5, 2019
I think Gassu's quiz deserves a star as well, especially as they wrote their quiz three days earlier than this one.
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Level ∞
Feb 5, 2019
In my defense, my quiz was completed a week ago or so, but I was waiting to release it. Also, once I released "France Multiple Choice", it was kind of obvious where I was going next. No offense to @Gassu69 of course, whose quiz is excellent. In any case, I don't get much out of running JetPunk, but I do get to enjoy the arbitrary exercise of power, WAHAHAHA.
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Level 74
Feb 5, 2019
Then I got my quiz finished before you! It's probably a bit too obscure anyway, but maybe worth a try?
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Level 78
Feb 5, 2019
Neuschwanstein, one of the most popular jigsaw motives ever.
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Level 66
Feb 17, 2020
I have one! Plus several with tigers, also seem to be very popular. I also have a national geographic one, which is a mountain of snow haha all black and white tones and one tiny person in a yellow jacket.
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Level 84
Feb 5, 2019
x-rays are incapable of being invented.
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Level 63
Feb 7, 2019
Well x-rays are used to take x-rays (x-ray images). I'm sure the question meant the images.
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Level 69
Feb 8, 2019
Agree; I thought this was a trick question. It's like asking what country stars or love or hearing or electrons were invented. X-rays being discovered as opposed to invented kinda screws up the whole question; maybe use one of Gassu's instead??
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Level ∞
Apr 12, 2019
Okay, changed x-rays to tape recorder.
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Level 57
Feb 9, 2019
Wow, only 20% of the population? The country performed remarkably well in international sporting events considering....
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Level 74
Feb 15, 2019
I wonder why.
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Level 77
Apr 11, 2019
Maybe they brought a lot of athletes.
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Level 44
Apr 17, 2019
probably thanks to the communist doping
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Level 77
Apr 11, 2019
I can't believe I got 15/15! (I'm Malaysian, but have been learning German for a few years)
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Level 82
Apr 11, 2019
It's funny that you would use the Italian Isetta for a quiz about Germany... but everybody gets tired of VW Beetles after a while, I guess.
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Level 66
Nov 25, 2021
That's a BMW Isetta. BMW took over production from Iso Rivolta in 1955.
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Level 48
Apr 11, 2019
Uwe Boll is the correct answer... for now.
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Level 65
Apr 12, 2019
I did laugh at the idea of Uwe Boll being chancellor...
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Level 70
Nov 25, 2021
I had absolutely no idea who he was
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Level 65
Apr 12, 2019
The Carl von Clausewitz answer is not accurate, the correct answer being "he's not famous".

Maybe rephrase it as "known for"?

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Level 57
Nov 25, 2021
Have you ever played a Paradox Game? They use the Clausewitz engine, so I instantly knew what he was famous for :D
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Level 45
Apr 12, 2019
For the question on what letter is not used in German, I think you should change the Z with an X or something because two questions after is a question asking what Zeitgeist means.
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Level 66
Feb 17, 2020
Really good point, (having German words starting with a Z on the quiz and subsequently asking if the German language uses Z's)
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Level ∞
Nov 16, 2021
Disagree. It's a nice little help for people who are paying attention.
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Level 45
Apr 12, 2019
I am slightly confused by #14. The correct answer is supposed to be "a castle", but isn't a castle (by definition) a fortified structure? Neuschwanstein is not, though it has elements that are supposed to look "castle-like".
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Level 56
Aug 29, 2019
This is getting a little bit lost in translation, I think. In German it is called "Schloss Neuschwanstein", which could be translated more accurately as "chateau" or "palace" but for the English translation they somehow decided to call it a castle... maybe because King Ludwig II had it designed like a typical medieval German fairytale castle.
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Level 29
Apr 14, 2019
- gets the 3 least guessed

- ruled out the correct answer for most guessed

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Level 83
Feb 29, 2020
The thought of Uwe Boll as Chancellor is horrifying and hilarious in equal measure. I think Trump would look mild-mannered and considerate by comparison.
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Level 70
Nov 25, 2021
I think you should see him as he really is, he's the only genius in the whole fricking business :D
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Level 57
Nov 25, 2021
15/15, didnt believe that i would get it all correct
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Level 25
Nov 25, 2021
I thought Schloss was Castle.
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Level 71
Nov 26, 2021
I always thought that the German name for Parliament was "Reichstag," but it turns out that's only the name of the building :P
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Level 67
Aug 9, 2022
It used to be the name of the German Parliament, back when Germany was a Reich, and not a Bund! The building has retained the name - so the Reichstag now houses the Bundestag!
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Level 61
May 23, 2023
I'd only heard of Gauss in relation to magnetism/electromagnetism. It looks like his interests were widespread and accomplished.