German Language Trivia and Quizzes

All languages have sayings that sound strange when translated. See if you know or can guess what these expressions mean.

In each case pick the best and most idiomatic of the German versions. Have fun!

One beauty of foreign languages is their ability to convey an emotion or event in a single word that has no equivalent English word. Let's learn about some German words that fit this.

Can you match the meanings or occupations from which these common German surnames are derived? I'm sure you can. Have fun proving me right.

We all know that 'aktuell' does not in fact mean 'actual' - or do we? Here are some more false friends, some better known than others. Have fun!

This will give you ten imaginative words to call or describe another person in German, and a question pertaining to each. Some knowledge of German required. Contains some mild terms of abuse, but nothing obscene. Good luck, and have fun!

With around 90 million native German speakers around the globe, German is one of the world's major languages. Here are a few words and phrases for people just starting out learning the German language.

This quiz on the German modal auxiliary verbs is, I suspect, not exactly elementary. Pick out the closest English translation - and have fun!

Do you understand German? Choose the correct answers to the following questions. I think you'll do fine. Have fun!

Ten questions on idiomatic German. Some of the questions are basic, while others more advanced. In all cases, choose the most idiomatic option.

I'll give you a musical instrument in German, you tell me what it means in English!

A few more German idioms for your enjoyment.

This quiz contains ten German sentences as translated from English by an online MT tool. Can you guess the source text? Pay close attention to the multiple choice possibilities, then you should be fine. Good luck!

This is a miscellany of language questions - some quite demanding. In each case choose the most idomatic version. Have fun!

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!

This quiz is for German students who know the first basic words of the German language. It will be easy for you.

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.

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!

A relatively easy quiz on how our Teutonic friends describe the weather.