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Quiz about Hallo und Tschss Welcome to Germany
Quiz about Hallo und Tschss Welcome to Germany

Hallo und Tschüss, Welcome to Germany Quiz


I would like to invite you to test your knowledge about Germany in my mixed questions quiz.

A multiple-choice quiz by froggyx. Estimated time: 4 mins.
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Author
froggyx
Time
4 mins
Type
Multiple Choice
Quiz #
348,770
Updated
Jul 23 22
# Qns
10
Difficulty
Average
Avg Score
7 / 10
Plays
450
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Question 1 of 10
1. As seen in the title of this quiz, what does 'Tschüss' mean in Germany? Hint


Question 2 of 10
2. In Germany, if someone thanked you for your help, which of the following options would be an appropriate reply for you? Hint


Question 3 of 10
3. Which of the following is NOT a word for a secondary school in Germany? Hint


Question 4 of 10
4. Idiomatically speaking, in Germany 'Du sollst den Tag _____ ' means 'don't count your chickens before they are hatched'. Please finish the German phrase. Hint


Question 5 of 10
5. How many federal-states (Bundesländer) are there in Germany? Hint


Question 6 of 10
6. Which of the following four options is NOT a city-state (Stadtstaat) in Germany? Hint


Question 7 of 10
7. This New German Wave (Neue Deutsche Welle) singer was born Gabriele Susanne Kerner on 24th March 1960. She is better known by what name? Hint


Question 8 of 10
8. Although there are typically four seasons in a year, many Germans also celebrate a fifth season. What do they call this 'season'? Hint


Question 9 of 10
9. Which famous German sport-personality's nickname is 'The Kaiser'? Hint


Question 10 of 10
10. What is the name of the German singer of popular and traditional folk-music (Schlager und Volksmusik), who is well-known for wearing very dark sunglasses and also for his distinctive blonde hair? Hint



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1. As seen in the title of this quiz, what does 'Tschüss' mean in Germany?

Answer: A farewell

Tschüss is an informal farewell, like 'see you' or 'bye'. 'Hallo' would be an example of a German greeting, and 'prosit' would be a good wish before drinking.
2. In Germany, if someone thanked you for your help, which of the following options would be an appropriate reply for you?

Answer: bitte

The German word 'bitte' is used for telling someone they are welcome and also for 'please'. 'Danke' means thanks, 'wiedersehen' is a farewell remark and 'willkommen' is used as either an invitation or something that is happily received.
3. Which of the following is NOT a word for a secondary school in Germany?

Answer: Grundschule

'Grundschule' is the German word for a primary school. The German 'Gymnasium' is equivalent to a grammar school in the United Kingdom. 'Realschule' would be a high school in the UK and 'Hauptschule' is also a secondary school.
4. Idiomatically speaking, in Germany 'Du sollst den Tag _____ ' means 'don't count your chickens before they are hatched'. Please finish the German phrase.

Answer: ... nicht vor dem Abend loben

Yes, in Germany they say 'Du sollst den Tag nicht vor dem Abend loben' (you shouldn't praise the day before the evening), which is equivalent to the English saying 'don't count your chickens before they are hatched'.
5. How many federal-states (Bundesländer) are there in Germany?

Answer: 16

The sixteen states are: Baden-Württemberg, Bayern, Berlin, Brandenburg, Bremen, Hamburg, Hessen, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Niedersachsen, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Rheinland-Pfalz, Saarland, Sachsen, Sachsen-Anhalt, Schleswig-Holstein and Thüringen.
6. Which of the following four options is NOT a city-state (Stadtstaat) in Germany?

Answer: Bavaria

Berlin, Bremen and Hamburg are the only three city-states in Germany. Although Bavaria (Bayern) calls itself a 'free state' (Freistaat), it is not a city-state.
7. This New German Wave (Neue Deutsche Welle) singer was born Gabriele Susanne Kerner on 24th March 1960. She is better known by what name?

Answer: Nena

In 1983, Nena reached international stardom with her song '99 Luftballons' ('99 Air Balloons', but it was renamed '99 Red Balloons' in the English version). Jasmin Wagner, aka Blümchen, is also a German singer. However, as she was born in 1980, she would have been too young at the time of the New German Wave, which started sometime in between the late 1970s and the beginning of 1980s; it reached its peak around 1981-1982, and gradually ended around 1984.
8. Although there are typically four seasons in a year, many Germans also celebrate a fifth season. What do they call this 'season'?

Answer: Fasching

Fasching is also called Karneval (carnival) and Fastnacht (or Fasnacht without the 't'). The many celebrations, events and parades - to which the celebrating people attend dressed-up in costumes - traditionally start the week before Ash Wednesday, but the official beginning of the Fasching in most regions in Germany is on 11/11 at 11.11am (easy to remember).
9. Which famous German sport-personality's nickname is 'The Kaiser'?

Answer: Franz Beckenbauer

Franz Beckenbauer, a former professional footballer, manager and national team coach, acquired the name 'Kaiser' (Emperor) for a few reasons. The first one is that his first name 'Franz' was the name of an Austrian Emperor; secondly because of his skillful leadership and playing tactics; and lastly because of his sense of style, as he was always seen looking dapper.
10. What is the name of the German singer of popular and traditional folk-music (Schlager und Volksmusik), who is well-known for wearing very dark sunglasses and also for his distinctive blonde hair?

Answer: Heino

Heinz Georg Kramm, aka Heino, was born in 1938. In earlier years many people assumed Heino was an albino due to his trademark appearance of pale skin, natural platinum blonde hair and the dark pair of shades - this was not the case, however. The actual reason for him to wear the sunglasses all the time was because he suffers from exophthalmos caused by Graves' disease.
Source: Author froggyx

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