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

1. How much beer is in a German “Maß” glass?

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0.5 liters
0.75 liters
1 liter
 

2. What’s this creature found in many German gardens?

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ein Gartenzweig
ein Gürtelzwerg
ein Gartenzwerg
 

3. How do you call this local delicacy?

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Bratwurst
Currywurst
Fleischwurst
 

4. When does the Oktoberfest start?

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in October, of course!
early November
mid-September
 

5. What’s Apfelschorle?

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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?

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“auf Kipp”
“auf Halb”
“auf Winkel”
 

7. Haribo stands for …

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

8. Coca-Cola invented Fanta for the German market, because in war-time Germany …

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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?

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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 …

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Fritzies
Fritzen
Fritten