Category: Germany

Brothers Grimm Quiz Questions 1. When was Jacob Grimm born? a) 4 January 1785 b) 15 May 1782 c) 8 August 1779 d) 10 October 1775 2. When was Wilhelm Grimm born? a) 16 April 1788 b) 24 February 1786 c) 14 July 1789 d) 15 November 1792 3. Where were Brothers Grimm born? a) Rostock b) Paris c) Vienna d) Hanau

1. When was Alfred Lothar Wegener born? a) 3 March 1888 b) 1 May 1884 c) 2 July 1882 d) 1 November 1880 2. Where was Alfred Lothar Wegener born? a) Innsbruck b) Berlin c) Hamburg d) Dresden 3. From which university did Alfred Lothar Wegener get doctorate in astronomy? a) Ruperto-Carola b) Loughborough c) Johann Wolfgang Goethe d) Friedrich Wilhelms

1. When was Frederick II king of Prussia? a) 1702-1714 b) 1714-1738 c) 1740-1786 d) 1788-1800 2. When was Frederick II born? a) 24 January 1712 b) 7 June 1684 c) 23 September 1701 d) 5 December 1756 3. Where was Frederick II born? a) Dresden b) Berlin c) Hamburg d) Regensburg

1. When was Heinrich Schliemann born? a) 6 January 1822 b) 4 June 1821 c) 18 July 1818 d) 7 October 1820 2. Where was Heinrich Schliemann born? a) Hamburg b) Neubukow c) St. Petersburg d) Amsterdam 3. During which war did Heinrich Schliemann make a fortune? a) Crimean War b) Franco-Prussian War c) Seven Weeks’ War d) Danish-German War

1) When did East Germany and West Germany unite? a) 1986 b) 1990 c) 1994 d) 2000 2) Who won 1990 Football World Cup? a) East Germany b) West Germany c) Italy d) Brazil 3) Who won Wimbledon Men’s Singles Title in 1991? a) Boris Becker b) Michael Stich c) John McEnroe d) Jimmy Connors

1. When was Carl Spitzweg born? a) 5 February 1808 b) 14 May 1802 c) 21 August 1809 d) 24 December 1805 2. Where was Carl Spitzweg born? a) Dresden b) Munich c) Berlin d) Munich 3. What did Carl Spitzweg study in the university? a) Zoology b) Botany c) Astronomy d) Pharmacy

1) When was Johannes Kepler born? a) 3 March 1566 b) 1 June 1568 c) 23 August 1754 d) 27 December 1571 2) Where was Johannes Kepler born? a) Weil b) Berlin c) Munich d) Geneva 3) Which university did Johannes Kepler attend? a) University of Tubingen b) University of Augsburg c) University of Berlin d) University of Munich

1. When did Peter Gruenberg win Nobel Prize for Physics? 2007 1996 2001 2004Correct Answer: 2007 2. When was Peter Gruenberg born? 06 Mar 1948 18 May 1939 19 Sep 1936 11 Nov 1932Correct Answer: 18 May 1939 3. Where was Peter Gruenberg born? Aachen Berlin Pilsen DresdenCorrect Answer: Pilsen 4. Where did Peter Gruenberg attend gymnasium? Hamburg Bratislava Munich LauterbachCorrect Answer: Lauterbach 5. Which university in Frankfurt did Peter Gruenberg attend? Ludwig Maximilian University Johann Wolfgang Goethe University University of Applied Sciences Karlsruhe Institute of TechnologyCorrect Answer: Johann Wolfgang Goethe University 6. From which university did Peter Gruenberg get ... Read more

Photograph of Nobel Laureate Albert Abraham Michelson. (Photo credit: Wikipedia) Albert Abraham Michelson Quiz Questions Click here for answers 1. When did Albert Abraham Michelson win Nobel Prize for Physics? a) 1912 b) 1907 c) 1904 d) 1916 2. When was Albert Abraham Michelson born? a) 14 February 1856 b) 2 May 1864 c) 19 September 1848 d) 19 December 1852 3. Where was Albert Abraham Michelson born? a) Potsdam b) Danzig c) Strelno d) Krakow 4. When was Albert Abraham Michelson science instructor at the United States Naval Academy? a) 1875-1879 b) 1880-1884 c) 1871-1874 d) 1885-1891 5. What ... Read more

Max Von Laue in 1929 (Photo credit: Wikipedia) Max Von Laue Quiz Questions Click here for answers 1. When did Max von Laue win Nobel Prize for Physics? a) 1922 b) 1925 c) 1914 d) 1918 2. When was Max von Laue born? a) 11 February 1876 b) 31 May 1886 c) 5 July 1884 d) 9 October 1879 3. Where was Max von Laue born? a) Mulhouse b) Pfaffendorf c) Strasbourg d) Munich 4. Where did Max von Laue become professor of physics in 1912? a) Oslo University b) Notre Dame University c) University of Zurich d) University of ... Read more