The Rise and Fall of the Berlin Wall

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1. In which year did construction begin on the Berlin Wall? 1945 1965 1959 1961

2. Which was the most famous crossing point through the Berlin Wall? Checkpoint Alpha Checkpoint Charlie Checkpoint Beta Checkpoint Delta

3. Which war is associated with the Berlin Wall? The Cold War World War II The German Civil War The Franco-Prussian War

4. When was the 'second wall' built? June 1962 June 1963 June 1960 June 1964

5. This is a bit of a mean question, but it shows how desperate people were to escape across the Wall. How many people died trying to cross the Wall while it was still standing? 31 58 171 692

6. Which of these methods did people use to escape across the Berlin Wall? Digging a tunnel from a graveyard All of these Dodging the border guards, running and climbing Flying across in a handmade air-balloon

7. What prompted thousands of East Germans to go to the Berlin Wall on the night of the opening, forcing the borders to open peacefully? A misleading statement made by an East German official saying that the borders were to be opened immediately The American president issuing a statement that the borders were already open The Chancellor of the Federal Republic of German (West Germany) stating that he would invade East Germany unless the borders were opened immediately The fall of the government of the German Democratic Republic (East Germany)

8. Does any of the Wall still stand today? Yes No

9. How is the line where the Berlin Wall used to stand demarcated in the centre of Berlin, on the Potsdamer Platz? By a single row of paving stones By a double row of paving stones By lines painted on the road There is no marking on the roads

10. On which date did the Wall fall? November 9th, 1989 November 9th, 1988 November 9th, 1991 November 9th, 1990