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New to the area? Been around for a while? Have been out and about around the country? Test your knowledge of Germany with this quiz:
(1 point each)
1. Kaiserslautern is located in the state of:
a. Saarland
b. Nordrhein-Westfalen
c. Rheinland-Pfalz
2. How many states are there in Germany?
a. 15
b. 16
c. 14
3. Which state has the highest population?
a. Nordrhein-Westfalen
b. Bavaria (Bayern)
c. Berlin
4. Some states only consist of one city.
a. true
b. false
5. The largest state is:
a. Nordrhein-Westfalen
b. Bavaria (Bayern)
c. Baden-Württemberg
6. Kaiserslautern has a sister city called:
a. Columbia, NC
b. Columbia, SC
c. Columbia, CA
(2 points each)
7. What was the capital of Germany from 1949 to 1989?
a. Berlin
b. Frankfurt
c. Bonn
8. The longest north-south distance is:
a. 800 km
b. 1,000 km
c. 900 km
9. The largest inland lake is:
a. Bodensee
b. Ostsee
c. Nordsee
10. A famous German composer known for his symphonies was born in:
a. Munich
b. Hamburg
c. Bonn
11. Frankfurt Airport was originally located within a vineyard!
a. false
b. true
(3 points each)
12. Germany would fit into Alaska ____
times!
a. 4.83
b. 3.84
c. 2.82
13. How many Germans emigrated to the United States in four centuries?
a. 4.7 million
b. 6.8 million
c. 5.6 million
14. How many of the 300,000 immigrants originally from Rheinland-Pfalz still speak a variation of Palatinate dialect mainly in Pennsylvania and Ohio?
a. 80,000
b. 100,000
c. 90,000
Total: 25 points
0 – 13 Points:
Good for trying! You may be new to the area and are still discovering your new home away from home.
Check out our weekly “ABC in KMC” for interesting and astonishing facts about the KMC and beyond.
14 – 20 Points:
Good job! You’re well acquainted already, but there is always more to discover!
21 – 25 Points:
Congratulations! You’re really familiar with Germany! Share your knowledge and experience with newcomers!
Answer key:
1. c. Of course, Kaiserslautern is located in Rheinland-Pfalz, in the heart of the Pfälzerwald!
2. b. 16 states, 11 former West Germany, 5 former East Germany.
3. a. Nordrhein-Westfalen, our neighbor to the north, has 18 million inhabitants.
4. a true. Berlin, Hamburg and Bremen are city states, consisting of one city each.
5. b. Bavaria (Bayern)
6. b. Columbia, SC has been a sister city since 2000. See ABC for details.
7. c. Bonn was the provisional capital during the division of Germany. Berlin as of 1990.
8. b. The longest distance from Glücksburg to Oberstdorf is almost exactly 1,000 km.
9. a. Bodensee (Lake Constance), Ostsee (Baltic Sea) and Nordsee (North Sea) are not lakes.
10. c. Ludwig van Beethoven was born in December 1770 in Bonn.
11. b. true! The first airport opened in 1912 as a landing strip within a vineyard!
12. a. Alaska is so big that Germany would fit 4.83 times!
13. b. almost 7 million (6.8 million) people from Germany emigrated from 1650 onwards.
14. b. about 100,000 people still speak Pennsylvania Dutch, similar to Palatinate dialect.
