Berlin quiz

More questions about Berlin

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1. 1 Medium

   Who designed the grid of 2,711 concrete slabs at Berlin's Holocaust Memorial?

   Answer: Peter Eisenman

   Why: Eisenman intentionally designed the uneven, sloping ground to produce an uneasy, disorienting sensation for visitors walking through.

2. 2 Easy

   Which federal state completely encircles the city-state of Berlin?

   Answer: Brandenburg

   Why: Berlin and Brandenburg share a transport network, but the 1996 merger vote split them: Berlin said yes, Brandenburg said no by 62.7 percent.

3. 3 Medium

   How did Berlin's East Side Gallery become a landmark?

   Answer: International artists painted murals on a surviving wall section

   Why: One famous mural shows the socialist fraternal kiss between Soviet leader Leonid Brezhnev and East German leader Erich Honecker.

4. 4 Easy

   How many Allied occupation sectors was Berlin divided into after World War II?

   Answer: Four

   Why: Even though Berlin sat deep inside the Soviet zone, the American, British, and French sectors remained separate.

5. 5 Easy

   In what year did the Berlin Wall finally fall?

   Answer: 1989

   Why: Just before 19:00 on 9 November 1989 Günter Schabowski said the new travel rules applied 'immediately'; Bornholmer Strasse opened at 23:30.

6. 6 Easy

   Whose world-famous ancient Egyptian limestone bust is displayed on Berlin's Museum Island?

   Answer: Nefertiti

   Why: Discovered in 1912 by German archaeologists in Amarna, the bust has been the subject of ongoing restitution requests by Egypt.