German History Quiz 1
Deutsche Geschichte
Quiz 1 Answer Key
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Deutsche Geschichte: Quiz 1 - KEY
1. Die Berliner Mauer wurde am ___ errichtet.
(The Berlin Wall was constructed on ___.)
A. 9. November 1989 (date Wall opened)
B. 6. März 1949 (random date)
C. 13. August 1961 JA > Source
2. Karl der Große wurde am 25. Dezember ____ zum Kaiser gekrönt.
(Charlemagne was crowned emperor on 25 Dec. ____.)
A. 800 JA > Source
B. 814 (the year Charlemagne died)
C. 1800 (very bad guess)
3. Im Jahre 1189 gingen drei Könige auf den Dritten Kreuzzug: Richard I., Philipp Augustus und ____.
(In 1189 three kings embarked on the Third Crusade: Richard I, Philipp
Augustus and ___.)
A. Friedrich der Große (ruled from 1740 to 1786; also named Friedrich II.)
B. Friedrich Barbarossa JA > Source
C. Friedrich II. (went on the Fifth Crusade, 1228-1229)
Extra: Barbarossa went by land, while Richard I (England) and Philipp II Augustus (France) went by sea. Barbarossa drowned in a river after winning a battle at Iconium.
4. Die Berliner Luftbrücke begann am ___.
(The Berlin Airlift began on ___.)
A. 26. Juni 1948 JA > Source
B. 5. Juli 1945 (capitulation of German Wehrmacht, ending WWII, was July 2)
C. 2. Juni 1949 (I'm sure something happened on this date)
5. Am 26. Juni 1963 besuchte US-Präsident John F. Kennedy Berlin und hielt eine Rede vor dem ____.
(On 26 June 1963 US president John F. Kennedy visited Berlin and gave a speech in front of the ____.)
A. Brandenburger Tor (Reagan held his speech here.)
B. Schöneberger Rathaus JA > Source
C. Ernst-Reuter-Platz (a square named for... see question 7)
6. Im 4. Jahrhundert übersetzte ____ die Bibel ins Gothische und erfand dabei eine neue Schrift.
(In the 4th century ____ translated the Bible into Gothic and invented a new script in the process.)
A. Tacitus (Roman historian who wrote 'Germania')
B. Martin Luther (the Reformator did his translation much later)
C. Ulfilas JA > Source
7. ____ war 1931-33 Oberbürgermeister von Magdeburg und später während der Luftbrücke Regierender Bürgermeister von Berlin.
(____ was Lord Mayor of Mageburg 1931-33 and later, during the Airlift, the mayor of Berlin.)
A. Willy Brandt (also a Berlin mayor, but long after the Airlift)
B. Helmut Schmidt (Bundeskanzler from 1974 to 1982)
C. Ernst Reuter JA > Source
8. Im Jahre 9 n. Chr. gewann ___ die Schlacht im Teutoburger Wald.
(In 9A.D. ____ won the Battle of the Teutoburg Forest.)
A. Quintilius Varus (the Roman general who lost the battle)
B. Hermann der Cherusker JA > Source
C. Tacitus (the Roman historian again)
9. Er ist in Berlin geboren und in Los Angeles gestorben. Sein erster deutscher Film wurde 1917 gedreht. Einer seiner letzten Filme war eine Hollywood-Produktion, die jetzt als Filmklassiker gilt. Er heißt ____.
(He was born in Berlin and died in L.A. His first German movie was filmed in 1917. One of his last movies was a Hollywood production that is now considered a film classic. His name is ____.)
A. Conrad Veidt JA > Source
B. Peter Lorre (died in L.A. but wasn't born in Berlin; he was Austrian)
C. Hans Albers (German actor who never went to Hollywood)
10. Die Westgoten griffen das römische Territorium an. Die Einnahme Roms fand im Jahre ___ statt.
(The Visigoths invaded Roman territory. The sack of Rome took place in ____.)
A. 814 (much too late)
B. 410 (just right) JA > Source
C. 98 (too early)
11. Am 12. Juni 1987 in Berlin forderte er Michael Gorbatschow auf, die Mauer abzureißen. Er war ____.
(On 12 June 1987 in Berlin he challenged Mikhail Gorbachev to tear down the Wall. He was ___.)
A. US-Präsident Ronald Reagan JA > Source
B. US-Präsident Kennedy (both JFK & LBJ went to Berlin, but earlier)
C. US-Vizepräsident L.B. Johnson
12. Am 18. Oktober 1989 wurde ____ als Staats- und Parteichef der DDR abgesetzt.
(On 18 Oct. 1989 ____ was deposed as state and party leader of the GDR.)
A. Walter Ulbricht (ordered Honecker to build the Wall in 1961)
B. Erich Honecker JA > Source
C. Egon Krenz (the guy who took over from Honecker)
13. Am 6. Dezember bekommen brave Kinder Geschenke von ____.
(On the 6th of December good children get presents from ____.)
A. dem Weihnachtsmann (as the name implies, he does his thing at Christmas)
B. Sankt Nikolaus JA > Source
C. dem Christkindl (only on Christmas Eve)
14. Am 17. Juli 1945 ___. (On 17 June 1945 ___.)
A. beginnt die Potsdamer Konferenz JA > Source
B. kapitulieren deutsche Truppen in Berlin (German troops surrender)
C. erreichen die Alliierten Berlin (the Allies reach Berlin)
15. Seine astronomischen Tabellen (Ephemeriden) erwiesen sich für die Entdeckungsfahrten als unentbehrlich. Ein Krater auf dem Mond trägt seinen Namen. Er ist ____.
(His astronomical tables [ephemerides] prove indispensible for the voyages of discovery. A lunar crater is named for him.)
A. Nikolai Kopernikus (1473-1543)
B. Regiomontanus JA > Source
C. Johannes Kepler
Extra: Regiomonatanus' (Johann Müller's) star charts enabled the explorers to navigate better. Even Columbus used them.
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