German Comedy quiz

More questions about German Comedy

These visible examples show the question style. LearnClash turns the full topic into ranked duels and spaced repetition.

1. 1 Easy

   Where is Zeki's buried loot in Fack ju Göhte?

   Answer: Under a school gym

   Why: With about 5.6 million admissions, Fack ju Göhte was the most-watched film in German cinemas in 2013.

2. 2 Medium

   What did Titanic's hoax bribe fax offer FIFA delegates in 2000?

   Answer: A cuckoo clock

   Why: The fax reached FIFA executive committee members the night before the 2006 hosting vote, which Germany won 12 to 11.

3. 3 Hard

   Which sitcom was the model for Ein Herz und eine Seele?

   Answer: Till Death Us Do Part

   Why: The same British sitcom also spawned the American All in the Family, so the two shows are siblings, not parent and child.

4. 4 Easy

   What does writer Hans Pfeiffer pose as in Die Feuerzangenbowle?

   Answer: A schoolboy

   Why: Heinz Rühmann was already 41 when he played the disguised pupil, filmed in spring 1943.

5. 5 Medium

   Where does Otto Waalkes live in his 1989 film?

   Answer: In a lighthouse

   Why: Pilsum lighthouse, striped red and yellow on the North Sea dike, became famous nationwide through the film.

6. 6 Hard

   Who co-wrote Karl Valentin's silent film Mysteries of a Barbershop?

   Answer: Bertolt Brecht

   Why: The cast includes Max Schreck, the actor who played the vampire Count Orlok in Nosferatu.