How much do you know about German Culture?


German Culture Quiz

Question #1
What do the locals call the 'Oktoberfest'?
The "Wiesn"
The "Bierfest"
The "Deutscher Bier Fest"
The "Weinfest"
The "Oktober Besäufnis"
 
Question #2
What is Weisswurst?
A German programming language.
A heavy fall of snow.
A type of sausage.
A car from the former East.
A red light district near a train station.
 
Question #3
The smart car.  What does smart stand for?
Stress Management And Relaxation Transport
Suburban Mobility Authority for Regional Transportation
Students Making A Right Turn
Swatch Mercedes Art
Soundly Made, Accountable, Reasonable, and Thrifty
 
Question #4
Couples do this the night before they get married?
Go on a stag night / hen night.
Go to bed nice and early so as to be fresh the next day.
Smash all the crockery.
Go to the church to discuss marriage with the clergy there.
Ride around on a white horse whilst everyone throws confetti at them.
 
Question #5
What is a "Dirndl"?
A beer glass.
A musical instrument.
A breed of dog.
A soldier in the German army.
A dress.
 
Question #6
How many states are there in Germany.
13
14
15
16
17
 
Question #7
Which state is Germany's leading wine producer?
Hessen
Bayern
Berlin
Niedersachsen
Rheinland-Pfalz
 
Question #8
In a restaurant, how much should you tip?
Germans don't tip.
5% of the bill.
10% of the bill.
15% of the bill.
Whatever small change you have in your pocket.
 
Question #9
I have a handy. In Germany what have I got?
A tissue.
A cleaner.
A cold.
A mobile phone.
A laptop computer.
 
Question #10
What is 'Jugendstil'.
An illness.
The art deco style.
A religion.
Someone old who dresses like a teenager.
A type of beer.
 
Question #11
When did the 'thirty years' war begin?
1555
1729
1618
1939
1801
 
Question #12
Michael Schumacher has won the world championship
3 times.
4 times.
5 times.
6 times.
7 times.
 
Question #13
How many varieties of beer are there in Germany?
Between five hundred and one thousand.
Between one thousand and two thousand.
Between two thousand and three thousand.
Between three thousand and four thousand.
Over five thousand.
 
Question #14
When do Germans celebrate re-unification?
November 11th
October 11th
October 3rd
November 10th
October 9th
 
Question #15
On what date did the Berlin wall officially open?
October 3rd.
November 9th.
November 11th.
October 9th.
November 3rd.
 
Question #16
Cannibal Armin Meiwes won't eat ...
old people
policemen
women
children
himself
 
Question #17
When do you shake hands in Germany?
Only with close friends.
Whenever meeting with and parting from someone.
Only in business.
Only on special occasions.
Only when meeting someone for the first time.
 
Question #18
Where would you find “eine Vorwahl”?
On the back of an envelope.
On the front of an envelope,
In the upper left-hand corner of a letter.
In front of a telephone number.
After the name of a city and state.
 
Question #19
What is the main airline of Germany called?
British Airways
Ryanair
Lufthansa
Flug Reisen
German Airlines
 
Question #20
What is the most popular drink in Germany?
Beer (Bier)
Tea (Tee)
Fruit juice (Fruchsäfte)
Coffee (Kaffee)
Water (Wasser)
 
Question #21
"Schokolade Zum Frühstück" is:-
A full German breakfast.
The name of  "Bridget Jones' Diary" in Germany.
Fruit dipped in chocolate.
 
Question #22
What would you do with Skat?
Play it.
Shoot it.
Talk to it.
Eat it.
Translate it.
 
Question #23
What is Gründonnerstag?
Green Thursday - otherwise known as St Patrick's Day.
Maundy Thursday - commemorating the last supper.
Green Day - where everyone eats green food and wears green clothes.
The start of carnival.
Green Donor Day - Where everyone eats kebabs.
 
Question #24
In Germany Standard VAT is:-
17.5%
17%
16.5%
16%
15.5%
 
Question #25
Who started the Bauhaus movement?
Walter Gropius
Ludwig Mies van der Rohe
Paul Klee
Daniel Ash
Vassily Kandinsky
 
Question #26
In a meeting people start knocking on the table.
They want you to leave .
They want a cup of coffee.
They appreciate something you just said.
Time to get out there's going to be a fight.
They are testing the table.
 


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