Statistics for Famous German People

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Clue	Person	% Correct
Political theorist responsible for the creation of Communism	Karl Marx	96%
Jewish theoretical physicist best known for developing the theory of relativity	Albert Einstein	88%
Composer and pianist; his works rank amongst the most performed of the classical music repertoire	Ludwig van Beethoven	88%
Priestman and theologian viewed as the man responsible for the Protestant Reformation	Martin Luther	88%
Last Kaiser of the German Empire; abdicated after World War I	Wilhelm II	88%
General during World War II; popularly known as the 'Desert Fox'	Erwin Rommel	77%
Introduced printing to Europe with his mechanical movable-type printing press	Johannes Gutenberg	77%
Composer and musician of the late Baroque period; known for his orchestral music	Johann Sebastian Bach	73%
Politician and statesman; one of the primary individuals responsible for the unification of Germany	Otto von Bismarck	69%
First emperor of the Holy Roman Empire	Charlemagne	62%
World War I general and later President of Weimar Germany	Paul von Hindenburg	58%
German engine designer and automotive engineer; created the first practical automobile	Karl Benz	54%
Philosophist and cultural-critical; wrote "The Birth of Tragedy"	Friedrich Nietzsche	42%
Astronomer and mathematician; known for his laws of planetary motion	Johannes Kepler	31%
Considered to be one of the most important figures in German idealism	Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel	4%