Willkommen!

15 September 2020
 1. How many native speakers of
German are there?
Do you know in
which countries
German is the
official language?
A) 10,000,000
B) 105,000,000
C) 110,000,000
D) 200,000,000
German is also spoken
by 80 million non-native
speakers. German is
the 10th most spoken
language in the world.
 2. Which of these is the German
flag?
A) B)

C) D)
3. Here is a map: can you tell me
where Germany is?

A
D

B
4. Which continent is Germany in?

A) Asia
B) Europe
C) Africa
D) Australia
 5. Do you know the countries surrounding
Germany? Match the countries to the letters.

Belgium
France
Luxembourg E
D
C
Austria
F
Denmark
G
Poland B H
A I
The Czech
Republic
The
Netherlands
Switzerland
The answers – how did you do?

A – France
B – Luxembourg
C – Belgium
D – The
E
Netherlands D
E – Denmark C
F – Poland F
G – The Czech G
Republic B H
H – Austria I
A
I – Switzerland
 7. What is the capital of
Germany?
A) Munich
B) Berlin
C) Hamburg
D) Cologne
A view of Berlin!
8. Which of the following is a famous
sight in Berlin?
A) Marienplatz
B) The Leaning Tower of Pisa
C) The Brandenburg Gate
D) Das Goethehaus
 The Berlin Wall 1
• After World War II, America, Britain, France
and Russia could not agree on how to govern
Germany. Eventually the four countries began
to argue and a war broke out between them
known as the Cold War. Germany became like
two separate countries.
• Eventually the separation became so obvious
that on 13th of August 1961, a wall was built
which divided Berlin and it became known as
the Berlin Wall.
The Berlin Wall: a Germany
divided
 The Berlin Wall 2
• The wall separated West Berlin from East
Germany.
• In the West, people had lots of money and
new technology.
• The standard of living in East Germany was
lower than that of the West.
• People from the east were not allowed to visit
the west in case they preferred it there and
did not want to come back to the east.
Generally people from the west could visit the
east however. Some people from the east
managed to escape but others died trying to
escape.
 The Berlin Wall 3
• After Hungary opened the border to Austria
in August 1989, more than 13,000 East
Germans escaped within 3 days. This was the
biggest escape since the wall was built.
• There were many protests against the east
German government. Eventually a new
government took over and allowed free travel
again from east to west.
• The wall was knocked down on the 9th of
November 1989 and Germany was later
officially reunited in October 1990.
Germany reunited!
9. Which of the following rivers does
NOT run through Germany?

A) Elbe
B) Rhine
C) Danube
D) Seine
10. Where is Oktoberfest held?
A) Berlin
B) Frankfurt
C) Stuttgart
D) Bavaria
12. What is the traditional drink at
Oktoberfest?

A) Wine
B) Coffee
C) Beer
D) Cider
13. Do you know the following famous German/Austrian
people? Match up the names to the pictures.

A
A) Albert Einstein C
B) Angela Merkel

I C) Marlene Dietrich
E
D) Ludwig van Beethoven
D E) Anne Frank B
F) Michael Schumacher
H G) Steffi Graf
G
H) Sigmund Freud
F I) Gerhard Schröder
J
J) Heidi Klum
Wieviel hast du gelernt?