Statistics for German Post-War History

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Question	Answer	% Correct
What kind of "miracle" happened during the 1950s?	Economic	98%
Which initiative greatly helped Germany recover from World War 2?	Marshall Plan	95%
What was West Germany's capital?	Bonn	92%
What was the Stasi?	the East German secret police	92%
West Germany was plagued by the RAF in the 1970s. What was it?	a far-left terrorist group	86%
Who said that he was a Berliner (or a jelly doughnut, depending on what you want to hear)?	John F. Kennedy	85%
What happened during the Munich Summer Olympics in 1972?	Palestine terrorists killed Israeli athletes	85%
Which region has been known for its increased neo-Nazi activity since at least the 1990s?	Eastern Germany (the former GDR)	76%
What did president Richard von Weizsäcker define May 8, 1945 in a 40th anniversary speech?	A Day of Liberation	74%
Chancellor Schröder refused to join the United States in which war?	Iraq (2003)	71%
Why did chancellor Willy Brandt fall to his knees?	He apologised for WW2 crimes	65%
Which fact about third chancellor Kurt-Georg Kiesinger is true?	He used to be a member of the Nazi party.	59%
Who were Günter Grass, Heinrich Böll and Christa Wolf?	Writers	59%
Which year is often remembered as the one that started a process of openly dealing with the Nazi era?	1968	52%
Facing German reunification, which foreign leader said: "We defeated the Germans twice! And now they're back!"	Margaret Thatcher	52%
Which decision made by Willy Brandt in 1971 met fierce opposition?	Renouncing land claims in Poland	52%