How Well Do You Know German Culture? Test Your Knowledge With This Quiz!

Hello, German learners and Germanophiles! Do you have what it takes to nail all the answers to our little German culture quiz? Here are 10 questions from the world of German food, drinks and the esoteric arts of “Mülltrennung” (recycling).

Ready? Let’s go, or as we say in Germany: “Los geht’s!”


1. How much beer is in a German “Maß” glass?photo by Skley via Flickr (CC)

photo by Skley via Flickr (CC)

0.5 liters
0.75 liters
1 liter
 

 

2. What’s this creature found in many German gardens?photo by Astra Nilsson via Flickr (CC)

photo by Astra Nilsson via Flickr (CC)

ein Gartenzweig
ein Gürtelzwerg
ein Gartenzwerg
 

 

3. How do you call this local delicay?photo by WordRidden via Flickr (CC)

photo by WordRidden via Flickr (CC)

Bratwurst
Currywurst
Fleischwurst
 

 

4. When does the Oktoberfest start?photo by Nico Kaiser via Flickr (CC)

photo by Nico Kaiser via Flickr (CC)

in October, of course!
early November
mid-September
 

 

5. What’s Apfelschorle?photo by Urban Explorer Hamburg via Flickr (CC)

photo by Urban Explorer Hamburg via Flickr (CC)

apple juice with vodka
apple juice with soda water
apple juice with ice
 

 

6. How do you call that half-open state of a typically German window?

“auf Kipp”
“auf Halb”
“auf Winkel”
 

 

7. Haribo stands for …photo by matsuyuki via Flickr (CC)

photo by matsuyuki via Flickr (CC)

Hallo, Riesen Bonbons!”
Halb ribbelfeste Botanik”
Hans Riegel Bonn”
 

 

8. Coca-Cola invented Fanta for the German market, because in war-time Germany …photo by roitberg via Flickr (CC)

photo by roitberg via Flickr (CC)

Germans hated the taste of Coca-Cola.
production of Coca-Cola was difficult.
nobody wanted a brown soft-drink.
 

 

9. What’s the big idea with Germany’s colored trash cans?photo by RvMWillich via Flickr (CC)

photo by RvMWillich via Flickr (CC)

blue for organic, brown for paper, yellow for plastic waste
blue for plastic, brown for organic, yellow for paper waste
blue for paper, brown for organic, yellow for plastic waste
 

 

10. These are not “french fries” or “chips. We call them …photo by manoftaste.de via Flickr (CC)

photo by manoftaste.de via Flickr (CC)

Fritzies
Fritzen
Fritten
 

 

  
 

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About the author: André Klein was born in Germany, has grown up and lived in many different places including Thailand, Sweden and Israel. He has produced two music albums, performed and organized literary readings, curated an experimental television program and is the author of various short stories and non-fiction works.

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