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Germany Multiple Choice

Can you answer these multiple choice questions about Germany?
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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
TenThousand
+3
Level 76
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.
Quizmaster
+19
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.
QRU
+1
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?
sillie
+3
Level 77
Feb 5, 2019
Neuschwanstein, one of the most popular jigsaw motives ever.
Sifhraven
+1
Level 67
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.
cpgatbyu
+7
Level 85
Feb 5, 2019
x-rays are incapable of being invented.
Carry
+1
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.
samiamco
+1
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??
Quizmaster
+1
Level ∞
Apr 12, 2019
Okay, changed x-rays to tape recorder.
alburquirky
+7
Level 57
Feb 9, 2019
Wow, only 20% of the population? The country performed remarkably well in international sporting events considering....
QRU
+17
Level 74
Feb 15, 2019
I wonder why.
JackintheBox
+1
Level 79
Apr 11, 2019
Maybe they brought a lot of athletes.
BobSaget
+1
Level 78
Oct 26, 2023
You misspelled amphetamines.
saammmy
+3
Level 44
Apr 17, 2019
probably thanks to the communist doping
JackintheBox
+3
Level 79
Apr 11, 2019
I can't believe I got 15/15! (I'm Malaysian, but have been learning German for a few years)
merterhenz
+2
Level 83
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.
sulfuratus
+3
Level 66
Nov 25, 2021
That's a BMW Isetta. BMW took over production from Iso Rivolta in 1955.
GeoDude
+6
Level 48
Apr 11, 2019
Uwe Boll is the correct answer... for now.
zakatan
+3
Level 65
Apr 12, 2019
I did laugh at the idea of Uwe Boll being chancellor...
FlickerP
+1
Level 72
Nov 25, 2021
I had absolutely no idea who he was
zakatan
+5
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"?

Pokebom
+5
Level 56
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
Ferbin
+2
Level 76
Jan 26, 2024
Fame isn't limited to TikTok models and Hollywood actors. Clausewitz is indeed famous, despite you seemingly not knowing him.
adrmcm
+5
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.
Sifhraven
+1
Level 67
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)
Quizmaster
+6
Level ∞
Nov 16, 2021
Disagree. It's a nice little help for people who are paying attention.
SpencerGT
+2
Level 67
Oct 23, 2023
I still got it wrong.
Chris19
+3
Level 51
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".
UsrnmeCntBeBlank
+5
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.
Quizzyquizzed
+1
Level 28
Apr 14, 2019
- gets the 3 least guessed

- ruled out the correct answer for most guessed

Findlay
+3
Level 82
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.
MarcellDAvis
+1
Level 75
Nov 25, 2021
I think you should see him as he really is, he's the only genius in the whole fricking business :D
NokiaQFikec
+1
Level 60
Nov 25, 2021
15/15, didnt believe that i would get it all correct
kopey
+1
Level 24
Nov 25, 2021
I thought Schloss was Castle.
JWatson24
+1
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
dunkinggandalf2
+7
Level 68
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!
rabble
+1
Level 66
May 23, 2023
I'd only heard of Gauss in relation to magnetism/electromagnetism. It looks like his interests were widespread and accomplished.
Hdny42
+1
Level 63
Oct 23, 2023
I know the Uwe Boll description is correct - it’s why I know who he is - but it still makes me laugh.
protector441
+1
Level 48
Oct 24, 2023
Wow, only 49 % of the takers know, that East Germany was smaller than West Germany? Incredible…
BobSaget
+1
Level 78
Oct 26, 2023
Adenauer was technically never chancellor of Germany. He was the chancellor of West Germany (a different country).
dunkinggandalf2
+1
Level 68
Oct 31, 2023
That's a popular misconception.

There used to be two German states, one called Federal Republic of Germany (Bundesrepublik Deutschland), the other German Democratic Republic (Deutsche Demokratische Republik).

Since there were two, they were nicknamed "West" and "East" Germany.

Adenauer was the chancellor of the FRG (nicknamed "West" Germany).

What happened in 1990, is that the GDR dissolved. Its Länder, which hadn't existed under the GDR, re-formed, and then individually joined the FRG, whose Constitution, name and system remained largely unchanged.

Adenauer was therefore chancellor of the same Federal Republic of Germany (Bundesrepublik Deutschland) that still exists today - and not of the other Germany, that doesn't exist anymore.

Prometheus4096
+1
Level 54
Mar 22, 2024
Throwing Uwe Boll in there is WILD
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