Willkommen!

Januar 2009

1. How many native speakers of German are there?

A) 10,000,000B) 105,000,000C) 110,000,000D) 200,000,000

Do you know in which countries German is the

official language?

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?

C

A

B

D

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.

AB

CD

E

F

G

HI

Belgium

France

Luxembourg

Austria

Denmark

Poland

The Czech Republic

The Netherlands

Switzerland

The answers – how did you do?

AB

CD

E

FG

HI

A – FranceB – LuxembourgC – BelgiumD – The NetherlandsE – DenmarkF – PolandG – The Czech RepublicH – AustriaI – Switzerland

7. What is the capital of Germany?

A) MunichB) Berlin

C) HamburgD) Cologne

A view of Berlin!

8. Which of the following is a famous sight in Berlin?

A) MarienplatzB) The Leaning Tower of Pisa

C) The Brandenburg GateD) 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 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 2

• 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.

The Berlin Wall 3

Germany reunited!

9. Which of the following rivers does NOT run through Germany?

A) ElbeB) RhineC) DanubeD) Seine

10. Where is Oktoberfest held?

A) BerlinB) FrankfurtC) StuttgartD) Bavaria

12. What is the traditional drink at Oktoberfest?

A) WineB) CoffeeC) BeerD) Cider

13. Do you know the following famous German/Austrian people? Match up the names to

the pictures.

A) Albert Einstein

B) Angela Merkel

C) Marlene Dietrich

D) Ludwig van Beethoven

E) Anne Frank

F) Michael Schumacher

G) Steffi Graf

H) Sigmund Freud

I) Gerhard Schröder

J) Heidi Klum

A

B

C

D

E

FGH

I

J

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