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Ivy's Basic German Language Trivia Quiz

As I have only taken two weeks of German classes so far this quiz should be incredibly easy. Please contact me if you see anything wrong with it, or if you like it. Thanks!

A multiple-choice quiz by tumblre. Estimated time: 3 mins.

Author
tumblre

Time
3 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
147,119

Updated
Jan 25 23

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Average

Avg Score
7 / 10

Plays
3269

Last 3 plays: Steelflower75 (10/10), Guest 24 (1/10), workisboring (1/10).

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Question 1 of 10

1. Answer this simple math problem: zweiundzwanzig minus sechs ist ... Hint

vierzehn

sechzehn

siebzehn

f�nfzehn

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Question 2 of 10

2. What does "Sie" (with an initial capital letter) mean? Hint

you

hers

none of these

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Question 3 of 10

3. Gr�� Gott! If someone uses this greeting, what part of Germany are they most likely from? Hint

The Rhineland

North Germany

Southern Germany

Saxony

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Question 4 of 10

4. Another simple math problem. Wieviel ist drei plus neun? Hint

dreizehn

zw�lf

zehn

elf

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Question 5 of 10

5. Was bedeutet "abwesend"? Hint

present

somewhere

aboriginal

absent

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Question 6 of 10

6. Which of these words is not female in terms of *natural* gender? Hint

die Frau

ein M�dchen

ein M�nnchen

eine Dame

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Question 7 of 10

7. Finish this statement: Wie alt bist du? Ich bin vierzehn _____
___.

Answer: (two words)

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Question 8 of 10

8. Which of these is the correct way of saying in German "I am waiting"? Hint

ich warte

ich bin warten

ich bin wartend

all of these

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Question 9 of 10

9. Which of these would not be an acceptable answer to the question "Wo wohnst du?" Hint

in der Stadt

dort dr�ben

die Rache

gleich um die Ecke

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Question 10 of 10

10. What does the word "schon" mean? Hint

pretty or beautiful

soon

now

already

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Answer this simple math problem: zweiundzwanzig minus sechs ist ...

Answer: sechzehn

A translation would be: "twenty two minus six is sixteen". Note the spelling of "sechzehn". There's no "s" on the end of the first part. (This reflects the pronunciation).

2. What does "Sie" (with an initial capital letter) mean?

Answer: you

"Sie", depending on whether you capitalize it or not, has three meanings in German. If you capitalize it, it is a formal way of saying "you", singular or plural. However, if it is not capitalized, it may mean "she" or "they". In actual use this is not normally confusing.

3. Gr�� Gott! If someone uses this greeting, what part of Germany are they most likely from?

Answer: Southern Germany

Southern Germany (Bavaria and Baden-W�rttemberg) has some different greetings from the rest of Germany. "Gr�� Gott" is a common greeting that literally means "Greet God". People also tend to say "Gr�� dich" when greeting good friends. "Gr�� dich" literally means "Greet you".

4. Another simple math problem. Wieviel ist drei plus neun?

Answer: zw�lf

This time I asked "What is 3 plus 9?" The answer, of course, is 12, or "zw�lf".

5. Was bedeutet "abwesend"?

Answer: absent

A translation to the question would be "What does abwesend mean?" "Abwesend" means "absent". The word for "present" (in the sense of the opposite of "absent") is "anwesend".

6. Which of these words is not female in terms of *natural* gender?

Answer: ein M�nnchen

Ein M�nnchen means "little man", like in the fairy tale "Rumplestiltskin" (German "Rumpelstielzchen". Note that all nouns ending in "-chen" and "-lein" are grammatically neuter. So it's "das M�dchen" (pl. - ) and "das M�nnchen" (pl. - ) although "das M�dchen" means "girl".

7. Finish this statement: Wie alt bist du? Ich bin vierzehn _____ ___.

Answer: Jahre alt

A translation of the statement would be "How old are you? I am fourteen _____ ___." Jahre alt means years old. Therefore, completed, it would say "How old are you? I am fourteen years old."

8. Which of these is the correct way of saying in German "I am waiting"?

Answer: ich warte

Most English verbs have three versions of the present tense, for example "I walk, I am walking, I do walk". In German, like many other languages, there is only ONE form. The two alternative German choices are complete nonsense - or "Kauderwelsch" ("gibberish") as the Germans might say.

9. Which of these would not be an acceptable answer to the question "Wo wohnst du?"

Answer: die Rache

"Die Rache" would definitely not be an acceptable answer, as it means "revenge". The question was "Where do you live?" The other answers are acceptable because they mean "over there", "right around the corner", and "in the city."

10. What does the word "schon" mean?

Answer: already

Schon means "already", but it is easily confused with the word for "pretty or beautiful", which is "sch�n". The German for "now" is "jetzt" or "nun" and for "soon" it is "bald". I hope you enjoyed my quiz! Auf Wiedersehen!

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