131+ Germany Trivia Questions and Answers

Welcome to the Germany Trivia Quiz! This is a quiz for those who are interested in learning more about this European country. We have compiled 132 questions with answers on topics such as language, flag and famous people from Germany. Let’s see how well you know your facts about Germany!

A caramel candy brand since 1903,Werther’s Original is named after a town in the Westphalia region of what country?

GERMANY

A Comte France Landgraf Germany Conde Italy what England

Earl

A social dance in ¾ time that became widely popular in the nineteenth century. It developed from the Landler, a German-Austrian turning dance.

Waltz

At German country weddings the couple had to do what together

Saw through a log

Bad before a German town name means what

It’s a Spa Town

Between 1950 And 2000 Name Three Tennis Players Born in Germany That Won The Men’s Singles Title At Wimbledon? (PFE)

Boris Becker , John McEnroe & Michael Stich

Black German rye bread

Pumpernickel

Country in central Europe, bounded on the north by the North Sea, Denmark, & the Baltic Sea; on the east by Poland & the Czech Republic; on the south by Austria & Switzerland; & on the west by France, Luxembourg, Belgium, & the Netherlands

Federal republic of germany

Created By German Scientists In 1876, What Was The First Artificial Favouring

Vanilla Essence

East berlin was the capital of ______

East germany

France Chevalier Germany Ritter Spain Caballero what English

Knight

From What Country Do The Dance Band Cascada Come From

Germany

From which country did the original vandals come

Germany

German dish with roast beef marinated in vinegar, sugar, and seasonings.

Sauerbraten

German kids wear what round neck for good luck on New Year

Pretzels

Germany was split into two zones by which agreement?

Yalta agreement

Germany’s allies in WW II were Japan, Italy, Hungary, Bulgaria, Finland, Libya, and _________

Romania

Germany’s allies in wwi were austria-hungary, bulgaria and ______

Turkey

Germany’s allies in wwii were japan, italy, hungary, bulgaria, finland, libya and ______

Rumania

Germany’s equivalant to the dollar is ______

Deutchmark

Germany’s equivalent to the dollar is the ______?

Deutsche mark

Germany’s equivalent to the dollar is the ______?

Deutsche mark

Germany’s WW I allies were Austria-Hungary, Bulgaria, and ________

Turkey

How do you say “thank you” in German?

DANKE

How is german measles also known ?

Rubella

If You Drove In A Straight Line From Moscow To Madrid How Many Countries Would You Drive In All Together

Eight (Russia, Belarus, Poland, Czech Republic, Germany, Switzerland, France & Spain

If you had rubella what would you have caught

German Measles

In 1939 which countries invaded Poland

Germany – Russia

In Germany who were known as “Dick und Doof”

Laurel and Hardy

In Germany who were known as “Dick und Doof”

Laurel and Hardy

In Germany, where would you be if you were in a “Krankenhaus”

Hospital

In the German episode of Fawlty Towers Sybil was in hospital for which operation

Ingrown toenail

In what country was John McEnroe born

Germany

In what country were Trabant cars made

East Germany

In whatLanguage was Bambi originally published

German

In Which Country Was Fuel Injection For Cars Inroduced In 1954

Germany

In Which Country Was Tennis Legend John McEnroe Born

Germany

In Which Country Was Tennis Legend John McEnroe Born

Germany

In which European country did the use of Christmas trees originate

Germany (5th Century)

In which German city does the annual ‘Oktoberfest’ beer festival take place

Munich

In WW2 the Germans launched operation Bernhard – what

Counterfeit British notes

Jacob German in 1899 got the worlds first what in New York

Speeding Ticket – 12 mph

Name the computer developed fromTuring’s bombes at Bletchley Park to decode the German Enigma codes during World War 2.

Colossus

On 17 th Nov 1970 German “Stephanie Rahn” Became The First Woman Ever To Do What???

Topless Page 3 Model

On Average a West German goes 7 days without doing what

Washing his underwear

Other than germany, whose officialLanguage is german

Austria

Other than Germany, whose officialLanguage is German?

Austria

Process of printing developed in 1798 by the german map inspector aloys senefelder

Lithography

Tanzania Was Formely A Colony Of Which Country

Germany

Tartuffo in Spain Kartoffel in Germany and Russia what is

Potato

Teutophobia is a fear of ______

Anything german

The German Athlete Jurgen Hingsen was always runner-up to which British Athlete in major competitions?

Daley Thompson

The German New Year’s carnival

Fasching

The Germans name for their country

Deutschland

The Mercedes Benz car company is based in which German city

Stuttgart

The name of what product – German water Greek olive Oil

Vaseline Wasser Elaion

The Stasi were an intelligence organisation in what country

East Germany

There is a U.S. state capital that was named after a famous German. Bismarck, North Dakota, was named after ______________________

Otto von bismarck

US, West Germany and Japan not participate in the 1980 Olympic games in Moscow, as a protest because of Soviet activity in which country

Afganistan

Walter Gropius founded what art / design movement

Bauerhus in Germany

What 18th century German soldier told very tall tales of himself

Baron Munchhausen

What Are Switzerlands Three RecognisedLanguages

French, German, Italian

What are the English and German names for Easter or Ostern derived from

The ancient name for the month of April

What battle resulted in the largest number of german pow’s?

Battle of stalingrad

What breed of dog bites the most humans

German Shepherd – Alsatian

What country is the largest consumer of beer per head?

Germany

What country is the largest consumer of beer per head?

Germany

What do French speakers call the German town that Germans call Aachen

Aix-la-chapelle

What does “kindergarten” mean in german

Children’s garden

What does lager literally mean in German

Storage

What does Mit Hefe on a German beer bottle mean

With Yeast

What extremely tall author once used the pen name John Lange, a German surnamed meaning “long?”

MICHAEL CRICHTON

What german city do italians call “the monaco of bavaria”

Munich

What German siren sang “99 Luftballons” (known in the U.S. as “99 Red Balloons”)?

Nena

What is a french ‘german shepherd’

Alsatian

What is pumpernickel?

German Black Bread

What Is The 2nd OfficialLanguage Spoken In Germany

Turkish

What is the bundestag

German parliament

What is the easternmost city in Germany

Berlin

What is the German word for poison

Gift

What is the officialLanguage of Austria?

German

What links Augsburger – La Stampa – El Pais and Duma

Newspapers Germany Italy Spain Bulgaria

What nationality is designer Karl Lagerfield

German

What nationality is Henry Kissinger by birth

German

What nationality was Robert Bunsen, of Bunsen Burner Fame?

German

What Nationality Was The The Musician & Composer “James Last”

German

What sank German submarine U120 in WW2

Broken toilet

What type of scientific equipment was named after the german Bunsen

Burner

What was a Pikelhaube used in WW I

Spiked German Helmet

What Was Anne Frank Famous For?

Writing A Diary About Her Hide From The Germans In WW2

What was the (West) German capital before the ‘Wiedervereinigung’

Bonn

What was the (West) German capital before the ‘Wiedervereinigung’

Bonn

What was the capital of east germany

East berlin

What was the capital of East Germany?

East Berlin

What Was The Name Of The Debut Single For The 90’s German Band Snap!

The Power

What was the name of the German Republic of 1918-1933 overthrown by Hitler

Weimar republic

What was the pre-war German name for the Baltic city which is now Russian and called Kaliningrad

Konigsberg

What word spelled the same French, English, German, Swedish

Taxi

What’s the common name for the disease that doctors call “rubella”

German measles

WhatLanguage speakers were shot Russia and Germany 1930s

Esperanto

Whats the German name for their own country

Deutschland

Where did Stalin, Churchill, Attlee and Truman meet in 1945 to determine the future of Germany after their unconditional surrender

Potsdam

Where is the base city for Porsche cars

Stuttgart Germany

Where was Albert Einstein Born

Germany

Where was the Armistice, between the Allies and Germany, signed on the 11th November 1918

Compiegne

Where were the 1936 Olympics held ?

Berlin, Germany

Which chemical element takes its name from a German word for goblin

Cobalt

Which Country Drinks The Most Beer Per Annum

Germany

Which Country Drinks The Most Beer Per Annum

Germany

Which country was split into two zones by the Yalta agreement

Germany

Which country was the proposed target for the German ‘Operation Ikarus’ in World War II?

Iceland

Which Country Won The World Cup First Germany Or Brazil

Germany

Which dog is named for the German word for muzzle

Schnauzer

Which dog was originally bred by a tax collector in Germany for protection on his rounds

Doberman

Which German chemist, along with Fritz Strassmann, is credited with the discovery of Nuclear Fission?

Otto Hahn

Which German city was the birthplace of the poet Heinrich Heine

Dusseldorf

Which German federal state surrounds the city of Berlin?

Bradenburg

Which German film director made the film M, in 1951

Fritz lang

Which German firm produced the World War Two plane the Condor

Fockewulf

Which German Golfer Won The Us Masters In 1993

Benhard Langer

Which German was the first man to win the Nobel prize for Physics, doing so in 1901 for a major discovery made in 1895

Wilhelm roentgen

Which girls name comes from German meaning battle

Hilda

Which political party was founded in West Germany in 1972 by the late Petra Kelly

The green party

Which popular beverage’s name is German for ‘to store’ ?

Lager

Which region of France do Germans call Lothringen

Lorraine

Which River Forms A Border Between France & Germany

The Rhine

Which river passes through germany, austria, slovakia, hungary, croatia, yugoslavia, romania, blugaria and ukraine before arriving at the black sea

Danube

Which sportswear company was founded in Germany by a certain Dr. Dassler

Adidas

Which two early 19th century German brothers wrote a collection of fairy tales

Grimm brothers

Who Was President Of The USA When The Decision Was Made To Declare War On Germany In The First World War

Woodrow Wilson

Who was the Chancellor of West Germany in 1989 when the wall came down

Helmut kohl

Who was the first Chancellor of the German Federal Republic

Konrad adenauer