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1 trivia quiz  Windy Poems in German by James Kruess coolicon
Here are two beautiful poems for children in German by German author/poet James Kr?ss. Here are "Der Sturm" and "Was Singt Der Wind" Do you understand them?
Easy 10Q
486 plays
May 11 07
Heidi66
2 trivia quiz  Peculiar German Expressions coolicon
All languages have sayings that sound strange when translated. See if you know or can guess what these expressions mean.
Tough 10Q
1407 plays
May 08 05
Catamount gold
3 trivia quiz  More Peculiar German Expressions icon
A few more German idioms for your enjoyment.
Tough 10Q
537 plays
Oct 22 05
catamount gold
4 trivia quiz  German Modal Verbs icon
This quiz on the German modal auxiliary verbs is, I suspect, not exactly elementary. Pick out the closest English translation - and have fun!
Average 10Q
2244 plays
Aug 23 02
bloomsby editor
5 trivia quiz  Idiomatic German icon
Ten questions on idiomatic German. Some of the questions are basic, while others more advanced. In all cases, choose the most idiomatic option.
Average 10Q
1914 plays
Jul 27 03
bloomsby editor
6 trivia quiz  False Friends icon
There are 200 - 300 words in English and German that look alike but don't mean the same. These are the famous "False Friends". I've picked out a few, so here we go ...
Average 10Q
2625 plays
Feb 11 03
PearlQ19
7 trivia quiz  German Idioms and Sayings icon
Like English, German is rich with idioms and sayings. However, 'Don't count your chickens before they hatch' doesn't mean much when translated - German has its own version. To find out this and more have a go at this difficult, but interesting quiz.
Tough 10Q
1389 plays
Jun 01 01
hews
8 trivia quiz  Der - die - das icon
The English language only has one article: 'the'. German has three: 'der' (masculine), 'die' (feminine) and 'das' (neuter). Read the following sentences and decide whether the subject has the correct article or not.
Average 10Q
1716 plays
Oct 30 04
Chris1013
9 trivia quiz  German 101
Fun questions about German. You don't have to know too much German, guessing is pretty easy.
Average 10Q
5433 plays
Mar 01 00
maggie99
10 trivia quiz  German - Plurals of Some Common Nouns icon
Those who want to communicate effectively in German need to learn the genders and plurals of the nouns. Test your knowledge and have fun.
Average 10Q
2286 plays
Jun 09 01
bloomsby editor
11 trivia quiz  German Idiomatic Expressions icon
How familiar are you with German expressions? Take this quiz to find out. I'll give the first part of the saying, you'll have to finish it. Good luck!
Average 10Q
1014 plays
Aug 03 02
PearlQ19
12 trivia quiz  Translation: English into German icon
In each case pick the best and most idiomatic of the German versions. Have fun!
Difficult 10Q
3525 plays
Oct 18 02
bloomsby editor
13 trivia quiz  Some German Linguistic Oddities icon
This is a miscellany of language questions - some quite demanding. In each case choose the most idomatic version. Have fun!
Tough 10Q
1035 plays
Aug 06 03
bloomsby editor
14 trivia quiz  Musical Instruments in German icon
I'll give you a musical instrument in German, you tell me what it means in English!
Average 10Q
1884 plays
Oct 22 00
ladymacb29 editor
15 trivia quiz  The German Language
This quiz is for German students who know the first basic words of the German language. It will be easy for you.
Easy 5Q
5076 plays
Jun 27 00
violistchick

Some sample questions from this category:

* The German word 'Traum' sounds a lot like the English word, which is:
* The nominitive definite articles are:
* An umlaut (the two dots over an a, o, or u) can also be formed by placing what after an a, o, or u?
* Which pair of words contains an incorrect translation?
* Which is not a traditional German food?
* Which is not a German city?
* Which expression does NOT mean 'crazy'?
* In which country is German not the most common language?
* 'Du hast' roughly translates to what?
* What is the German word for Friday?
* If you were German, your mother's brother would be called what?
* Wie ist das Wetter heute?
* The month after April is called what?
* In English, someone who has all of life's comforts is said to 'live like a king'? In German, how is such a person said to live?
* In financial circles, which expression to German speakers commonly refer to as a lost cause?
* It's definitely true that silence is golden. In German this goes one step further. How?
* In English if something is very difficult to understand, someone might say 'That's all Greek to me'. Translated, what is the German equivalent of this saying?
* To go off on the wrong track is to bark up the wrong tree. What is a common equivalent in German?
* According to old German weather proverbs, which month 'does what it wants'?
* What do German speakers refer to colloquially as 'the upper class'?

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