In history someGerman names for the US States ended in -ien (Virginien, Pennsylvanien). To this day only Kalifornien could resist the English influence
Just to clarify: I was wrong with "California" - the main german dictionary (Duden) states clearly that "California" is the english version of "Kalifornien", so in a german quiz "California" is wrong.
But the same source lists "Pennsylvania" as alternate word for "Pennsylvanien" (the latter with higher relevance), so both should work.
Norddakota and Süddakota are the German words for the Midwestern states, and should be accepted, but oddly, North Carolina and South Carolina are not translated. Bizarre.
It doesn't work because it's a quiz in German, and the German word for California is Kalifornien, not California. Also the other states' names ARE in German, you just don't hear them out loud, and many states used to end in -ien and other stuff, but it's changed. Same way Americans say Schleswig-Holstein, and not Shlesvig-Holstine
Basically, all geographic directions should be accepted in their German translation: Norddakota, Süddakota Süd-Carolina, Nord-Carolina... They all exist on Wikipedia. Furthermore, Norddakota and Süddakota are commonly used by German media (and Google Maps). In addition, Neumexiko should be accepted as well. I think the other "New XY" states are generally not translated (I remember to have heard/read Neuyork a few times, but seems quite old-fashioned, though).
I think these possibilities are quite important, as otherwise, this would be just a copy of the English original... plus Kalifornien.
I also like that for some reason, the Germans who take this test tend to score much more highly on The Dakotas and Carolinas than most Americans. US citizens would more likely remember Colorado or Georgia, which score lower among Germans. Interesting.
Georgia should work (it did for me) - it's the same in English, German and Dutch. However in German the country Georgia is Georgien; the outdated term in Dutch is Georgië (now Georgia is more commonly used).
Could Nord-Dakota be accepted for North Dakota, Süd-Dakota for South Dakota, Nord-Carolina, Nordkarolina and Nordkarolinien for North Carolina, and Süd-Carolina, Südkarolina and Südkarolinien for South Carolina?
Interessant dass die New England Staaten wie Massachusetts oder Connecticut am wenigsten erraten wurden, obwohl diese Staaten vom HDI her am nächsten zu Ländern in West Europa sind.
Texas hingegen ist eher mit Osteuropa zu vergleichen, wurde aber am meisten erraten.
(Siehe https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_U.S._states_and_territories_by_Human_Development_Index und https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Liste_der_amerikanischen_Bundesstaaten_nach_dem_Index_der_menschlichen_Entwicklung)
Als ein Schweizer... hab ich beim 2. Versuch alle geschafft. keine Ahnung wie... / as a swiss... i guessed All right in the second try. I dont know how
I think, both should work...
https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pennsylvania
However, Pennsylvanien will work now
Just to clarify: I was wrong with "California" - the main german dictionary (Duden) states clearly that "California" is the english version of "Kalifornien", so in a german quiz "California" is wrong.
But the same source lists "Pennsylvania" as alternate word for "Pennsylvanien" (the latter with higher relevance), so both should work.
So now the quiz is correct :-) :-)
I think these possibilities are quite important, as otherwise, this would be just a copy of the English original... plus Kalifornien.
Source: am American, speak German. Danke schön.
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I also like that for some reason, the Germans who take this test tend to score much more highly on The Dakotas and Carolinas than most Americans. US citizens would more likely remember Colorado or Georgia, which score lower among Germans. Interesting.
I think we can all remember that
(I only replied in English cause comment was English)
Everything else is English
Uh...
Texas hingegen ist eher mit Osteuropa zu vergleichen, wurde aber am meisten erraten.
(Siehe https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_U.S._states_and_territories_by_Human_Development_Index und https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Liste_der_amerikanischen_Bundesstaaten_nach_dem_Index_der_menschlichen_Entwicklung)