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Travel German: Quiz - English

This is a self-scoring, 15-item quiz in English on travel in German Europe. It is based on our six-week Travel German course. You should review the lessons in that course before attempting this quiz.

Click the button next to the answer you want. When you reach the end of the quiz you'll be able to find out your percentage score. The answers will be listed in the scroll box just below the "Get Score" button, but you might want to avoid the answers if you got less than 100%, and try again until you get it right.

HINT: If you want to revise your answers after getting your score, don't use the "Clear" button unless you want to re-mark all the answers. Just change the answers you think need changing, then click on the "Get Score" button again. But no peeking at the answers!


1. A German high-speed train is designated by the letters _____.
    DB
    ICE
    BRD
2. In which one of these countries is German NOT an official language?
    Liechtenstein
    Italy
    Sweden
3. An "Umleitung" sign means there's _____ ahead.
    a detour
    an intersection
    danger
4. An “E” button in a German elevator stands for the _____ floor.
    second
    basement
    ground
5. You're in a German Apotheke and you want to tell the pharmacist that you have heartburn. You tell him/her: "Ich habe _____."
    Herzversagen
    Sodbrennen
    Heuschnupfen
6. The word “Apfelsine” on a German menu means _____.
    apple sauce
    orange
    apple cider
7. A small inn or bed-and-breakfast is called “eine ____” in German.
    Pension
    Jugendherberge
    Unterkunft
8. Robert Kalina, the designer of the euro notes, is from _____.
    Germany
    Austria
    Luxembourg
9. This sign indicates where you pay in a department store _____.
    Geldwechsel
    Sparkasse
    Kasse
10. To wish someone “bon voyage” or “have a good trip” in German, you say: _____.
    Gute Nacht!
    Viel Glück!
    Gute Reise!
11. The word “Wechselkurs” means _____.
    money exchange
    exchange rate
    interest rate
12. The German phrase “mit Frühstück” means _____.
    with breakfast
    with bath
    including tax
13. You're looking for a German schedule of departures. You look for _____.
    Ankunft
    Abfahrt
    Auskunft
14. You want to ask someone to repeat what they just said. You say: _____.
    Langsamer, bitte.
    Noch einmal, bitte.
    Wo ist das?
15. If you need to check some luggage for a few days at a German train station, you'd look for a sign that says ____.
    Gepäckaufbewahrung
    Gepäckausgabe
    Kofferraum


  

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