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German Quiz: Halloween, Oktoberfest and Emotions Posted by on Nov 17, 2017 in Language, Uncategorized

Hello and welcome to another quiz! I hope you’ve been reading the last few posts as this quiz is about Halloween, Oktoberfest and an older post about expressing Emotions. If you want to refresh your memory before taking the quiz, you can read about the topics here, here and here. Good luck!

Viel Glück! Photo from Flickr by Caleb Roenigk (CC BY 2.0)

Richtig oder Falsch?
True or False?

Halloween originates from America

Answer

False, it originates from a Celtic festival in (what is now) Ireland

You say “Streich oder Belohnung” in German for “trick or treat”

Answer

False, although that is the literal translation, the Germans say “Süßes oder Saures”

The German word for pumpkin is der Kürbis

Answer

True!

Oktoberfest beer contains around 4 – 4.5% alcohol

Answer

False, Oktoberfest beer is stronger and contains about 6%

A Radler is beer and lemonade mixed together

Answer

True!

If I want to say “I am tired” I would say “Ich bin müde”

Answer

True!

If I want to say “I am bored” I would say “Ich bin langweilig”

Answer

False, that would mean “I am boring”. The right answer is “Mir ist langweilig”

Translate these words back to English

grantig

Answer

grumpy

durst

Answer

thirst

einsam

Answer

lonely

Alkoholleiche

Answer

Alcohol corpse (someone who has passed out from alcohol)

die Hexe

Answer

the witch

das Einhorn

Answer

the unicorn

die Fledermaus

Answer

the bat

gruselig

Answer

scary

der Besen

Answer

the broom

Translate these words into German

the beer mug

Answer

der Bierkrug

stomache ache

Answer

Bauchschmerz

headache

Answer

Kopfschmerz

cold

Answer

kalt

“I am” and “it is … to me”

Answer

“Ich bin” and “mir ist”

the costume

Answer

das Kostüm

the darkness

Answer

die Dunkelheit

the princess

Answer

die Prinzessin

the devil

Answer

der Teufel

chocolate

Answer

schokolade

Translate these sentences into English

Mir ist heiss

Answer

I am hot

Ich bin traurig

Answer

I am sad

Ich fühle mich wohl

Answer

I feel comfortable

Translate these sentences into German:
I feel ill

Answer

Ich fühle mich krank

I feel lonely

Answer

Ich fühle mich einsam

I am happy

Answer

Ich bin glücklich

How did you do? You can write your score in the comments! I hope you enjoyed this quiz.

Bis zum nächsten Mal!
Until the next time!
Larissa

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About the Author: Larissa

Hello I'm Larissa. I live in Germany and I am half German and half English. I love sharing my passion for Germany with you through my posts! Apart from writing posts I teach fitness classes in Munich.