The 2006 World Cup kicks off in another 24 hrs inGermany,and this Quiz is dedicated to all thingsGerman. A general Quiz on Germany itself,its people,it cities,its history.But considering that Germany isa treasure trove of information, 10 Q's is just a dropin the ocean. So all the best. Achtung.
1. The first city which you would find in any encyclopedia or dictionary, it was the site ofCharlemagne’s coronation, and also contains his tomb.It’s cathedral contains Charlemagne’s tomb and duringWW2, it became the first city to surrender to AlliedForces.
AACHEN
2. Felix Alfarth, Andreas Bauriedl, Theodor Casella,Martin Faust,Oskar Komer were some of the people who were considered as martyrs after their death in this highly notorious incident. Which one?
MUNICH BEER HALL PUTSCH
3. This region was originally located inCzechoslovakia, but had a large population of Germans residing in it. Covering the provinces of Bohemia,Moravia and Silesia, after Hitler had annexed Austria,he claimed the mistreatment of Germany minority by Czechs as a pretext for annexing it. And after the infamous 1938 pact with Chamberlain, the Nazis took over this region.
SUDENTENLAND
4. This city in Germany broke away from Catholicism and became one of the early adherents to Protestantism following Martin Luther’s call in 1542 A.D. In 1631 itwas totally destroyed in the 30 years war. It however gained a lot of fame in 1654 A.D when Otto VonGuericke conducted his famous experiment of separatingtwo hemispheres.
MAGDEBURG
5. Frederich Kekule witnessed a snake seizing it’s own tail in a dream, which was primarily an ancient symbol called Ourobros. He claimed that his helped him discover the shape of the molecule of an organic chemical compound. Which one?
FREDERICH KEKULE
6. The Soviets called it as Friedrichstrase during Cold War, by what name do most of us know it better.
CHECKPOINT CHARLIE
7. It’s motto was “Shield and Sword of the Party”. Ithad its HQ in East Berlin with a sprawling complex atLichtenberg. It made news in 2004, when its former HQ were sold for an amount of 1 Euro or 1.2$. Name this notorious organization.
STASI
8. Born in Berlin she was named after Mary Magdalene.Her first role was in the Blue Angel directed by JosefVon Stenberg in 1930. Her only Oscar nomination was for Morocco, but she made her mark in many Hollywood movies like Witness For Prosecution and A Touch ofEvil. During WW2, she raised war bonds and entertained troops on the front lines. Hitler considered her the epitome of Aryan grace and even offered her thecitizenship of Germany which she promptly refused.
MARLENE DIETRICH
9. Complete series Adolf Dassler: Adidas:: RudolfDassler: ----
PUMA
10. Born in Hanover, he dropped out of school, butjoined the army to learn engineering. He invented a telegraph that used a needle to point to the letter,instead of Morse code. Based on this invention he started his own company in 1847. Also regarded as the father of electrical engineering in Germany. He received patents for moving coil transducer, electric meter and trolley bus. He has an electrical unit named after him.
OHM
