Compition questions

Group 1

~What are the two restaurants/bars in Germany where you can dine completely in the dark?
Life In Germany Today
Unsicht-Bar in Berlin, Cologne, and Hamburg (http://www.unsicht-bar-berlin.de/)
Nocti Vagus in Berlin (http://www.noctivagus.com/)

~Germany is the second most populous country in Europe. Which is the first?
Life in Germany Today
Russia!

~On Saturday, September 25th, Munich will be hosting a pop sensation. Who is it? Where are they from?
Life in Germany Today
Kate Nash, Britain

~What German ruler backed Martin Luther from very early on, and ensured his safety after he was declared an outlaw?
German History
The Duke of Saxony

~What German state rapidly rose to a first-class miliary power between 1670 and 1740?
German History
Prussia

~Who is this?
German History
Richard Wagner

~Who is this?
German Media
Franka Potenta

~What was the name of the movie where German actress Angelica Domröse plays the sister of a Man named Jens?
German Media
Die Legende von Paul und Paula

~These three men founded a video game company located in Germany, what is the name of their company and who are they?
German Media
Company name: Crytek
Brothers: Cevat, Avni and Faruk Yerli

~Who spoke at the Ingolstaedter Muenster church in Ingolstadt, Germany on 24.4.10?
Bavaria
Chancellor Angela Merkel and Defense Minister Karl-Theodore zu Guttenberg, in a service for four soldiers killed in Afghanistan.

~Why were King Ludwig the Second's castles opened up for tourism shortly after his death?
Bavaria
To pay for the cost of building them.

~Which of King Ludwig the Second's castles in Bavaria was the only one to be finished before his death?
Bavaria
Linderhof

~What is the oldest flowering plant in Germany?
Lower Saxony
A rosebush at St. Mary's Cathedral in Hildeshein

~What are the 7 inhabited Frisian Islands?
Lower Saxony
Borkum, Juist, Norderney, Baltrum, Langeook, Spiekeroog, Wangerooge

~This character from the Shrek movies is based off lore from Lower Saxony.
Lower Saxony
The Pied Piper

~What do the colors of the NRW flag represent?
North Rhine-Westphalia
Green - the River Rhine; White - the White Horse; Red - the Red Rose

~Which political party had the greatest percent of votes in the May 9th, 2010 election in NRW?
North Rhine - Westphalia
Christian Democratic Union, with 34.6%

~What was the precursor to the treaty of Westphalia?
North Rhine - Westphalia
The Concordat of Worms

~What street is this building on?
Berlin
It is the Friedrichswerdersche Kirche, located on Werderscher Strasse in Berlin.

~This structure is a key location in which German film?
Berlin
Run, Lola, Run (in English) or Lola Rennt (in German).

~Held in Berlin, what are the German equivalent to the British Pop Awards?
Berlin
Echo Awards

~What famous novel, anonymously written in the early 13th century, ends with the death of all key characters?
Our Choice
Nibelungenlied

~Where is this statue and what is it depicting?
Our Choice
It is in Bremen, Germany, and it is depicting the Bremen town musicians.

~Which German car was the first one to be built solely outside of Germany?
Our Choice
The BMW Z3