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Question	Answer	% Correct
Which of the following is not a federated state within the Federal Republic of Germany?	Alsace-Lorraine	87%
Today, the Federal Republic of Germany is divided into...	federal, state and local governments	86%
The "Third Reich" was a...	dictatorship	84%
Which animal is shown on the coat of arms of the Federal Republic of Germany?	Eagle	84%
What did not take place in Germany during the time of National Socialism?	Free elections	82%
After World War II, which countries were called the "Allied Occupation Powers" in Germany?	USA, Soviet Union, Great Britain, France	81%
What does "popular sovereignty" mean? All state power rests with the...	people	79%
A woman in Germany loses her job. What cannot be a legally valid reason for her dismissal?	The woman will be having a baby and her boss knows it.	76%
The two largest parliamentary groups in the German Bundestag are currently...	Christian conservatives (CDU/CSU) and social democrats (SPD)	72%
Why is there an electoral threshold of 5% in the electoral law of the Federal Republic of Germany?	Having many small parties makes it difficult to form a government.	72%
The Bundestag election in Germany is the election of the...	parliament of Germany	72%
From June 1948 to May 1949, the citizens of West Berlin were supplied by an airlift. Why?	The Soviet Union interrupted all land transport.	70%
Who is not allowed to live together as a couple in Germany?	Anne (13 years) and Tim (25 years)	68%
The Federal Republic of Germany is a founding member of the...	European Union (EU)	66%
What did chancellor Willy Brandt want to express with his genuflection in 1970 in the former Jewish ghetto in Warsaw?	He asked Poland and the Polish Jews for forgiveness.	66%
What happened in Germany on November 9, 1938?	Jewish stores and synagogues were destroyed by Nazis and their supporters.	66%
People in Germany live by the principle of religious tolerance. What does that mean?	Everyone can believe what they want.	61%
A young woman in Germany, 22 years old, lives with her boyfriend. The woman's parents don't approve because they don't like the boyfriend. What can the parents do?	They have to respect the decision of the adult daughter.	59%
What can a person be honored with in Germany if they have made a special contribution in the political, economic, cultural, intellectual or social spheres?	Federal Cross of Merit	56%
In Germany, what is primarily a task of the federated states?	School policy	56%
Claus Schenk Graf von Stauffenberg is known for...	the assassination attempt on Hitler on July 20, 1944.	55%
Who is directly elected by the people in Germany?	The Bundestag	55%
Who elects the chancellor in Germany?	The Bundestag	55%
What are the heads of government of most of the federated states in Germany called?	Minister President	43%
Who is the head of state of the Federal Republic of Germany?	The president of Germany	42%
What is one of the duties of the president of Germany?	Proposing the chancellor for election	39%
The more second votes a party gets in a federal election, the...	more seats the party gets in parliament.	37%
What happened in the German Democratic Republic on June 17, 1953?	Nationwide strikes and popular uprising	35%
Who wrote the lyrics to the German national anthem?	Heinrich Hoffmann von Fallersleben	34%
At which festival do people in Germany wear colourful costumes and masks?	Shrove Monday	22%