Not all of these books are written BY Germans. But they were all originally written IN German. I will give you the title (in English) and year of publication (in German). You give me the name of the writer.
Prussia became a European super power from ca. 1700. This strong military state won many notable victories. This quiz is about some of the provinces of Prussia.
In this quiz I want you to give me the names of some Caribbean islands or island groups. All of them have been, or are still, British colonies, or at least they are, or have been, part of a British colony.
In this quiz I will test your knowledge about regional capitals in twenty countries in Europe. I give you country and province, you give me the capital.
These areas have at some time declared independence without being recognized. Some are "recognized", but controlled by another country. Some have separatist movements fighting for independence. And some have decided to remain under 'foreign' rule.
As a result of the unification of Italy in 1860-70 and of Germany in 1866-1871 a lot of states lost their independence. I want you to join me in a quiz to search for these states. I will give you the capital, and you give me the name of the state.
In this quiz I ask for 20 more short-lived states, this time in Asia, Africa and Oceania.
I give you the capital and the period of existence, you give me the state.(Few of the states were acknowledged by anyone).
In this quiz I will give you the name of an African mountain and its altitude. You give me the name of the country in which it is the highest mountain.
Due to the ending of colonial rule in Africa, many countries and cities changed names. I want the former names of some African cities. I give you the present name of the city and the present name of the country. You give me the colonial name of the city.
In this quiz I will test your knowledge about the highest mountains in 20 North- and South American countries. I give you mountain and altitude, you give me country.
In two quizzes I will ask you about the highest mountain in some Asian countries. These are the twenty highest ranked countries. I give you mountain and altitude, you give me country.
I have picked the highest mountain in every European country and ranged them from 1 to 50. In two quizzes I will give you the name and altitude of the mountain. You give me the country.
This is a quiz about the German colonies overseas. They were short-lived, German colonial history lasted only from ca. 1880 to 1914. To make it more challenging many of the questions are fill in blanks.
This is not a 'capitals' quiz. But I want you to name the main settlements in the following remote territories. Alternatively, I could ask for the administrative centre of the territory.
These questions are related to the Ottoman Empire and its neighbors during the last phase of the empire 1800-1923. In this period the empire and neighboring regions broke up into fragments. I want you to find the names of these 'fragments'.
My first Caribbean Quiz was related to British (or former British) islands. This quiz relates to Caribbean islands who are not, or never were, British. (At least not for a long time). They are, or were, other countries´ colonies, dependencies or the like