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Quiz about Germany 19331945 A Modern Dark Age

Germany 1933-1945: A Modern Dark Age Quiz

The Nazi era is one of the most thoroughly studied eras of modern history. Test your knowledge about it!

A multiple-choice quiz by vishvakarman. Estimated time: 4 mins.

Author
vishvakarman

Time
4 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
47,886

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

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Tough

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Question 1 of 10

1. Shortly before their taking absolute power in Germany, a fire set to which edifice was used by the Nazis as a means of propaganda? Hint

The Cathedral of Ulm

The Hofbrauhaus

The Reichstag

The Cathedral of Cologne

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Question 2 of 10

2. Which two cities did the first German Autobahn connect? Hint

Munich and Nuremberg

Cologne and Bonn

Hamburg and Flensburg

Hamburg and Berlin

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Question 3 of 10

3. When Hitler was a boy of five years, he once dropped into the river Inn. His life was saved, however, by a local priest. What city did this event take place in? Hint

Regensburg

Braunau

Passau

Salzburg

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Question 4 of 10

4. During World War II, which country was the first to be invaded by German troops after Poland? Hint

Denmark

Netherlands

France

Soviet Union

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Question 5 of 10

5. In what year was Hitler arrested after his failed coup d'etat? Hint

1925

1922

1923

1924

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Question 6 of 10

6. On what day was there a failed attempt to kill Adolf Hitler at his headquarters? Hint

20th July 1944

2nd September 1939

30th January 1933

24th April 1945

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Question 7 of 10

7. What name did Hitler intend to assign to Berlin after Germany would have won the war? Hint

Germania

Teutonia

Adolfia

Hitler

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Question 8 of 10

8. What was the Nazi Party's recreation organisation for the working people called? Hint

NSKK

KdF

NSDAP

BdM

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Question 9 of 10

9. In which year was Austria reincorporated into the 'German Reich'? Hint

1936

1935

1937

1938

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Question 10 of 10

10. In which city was the first concentration camp erected in 1933? Hint

Buchenwald

Dachau

Sachsenhausen

Bergen-Belsen

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Shortly before their taking absolute power in Germany, a fire set to which edifice was used by the Nazis as a means of propaganda?

Answer: The Reichstag

That was on 27 February 1933, and the ensuing panic made it easy for the Nazis to get President Hindenburg to agree to emergency measures and to get the O.K. from the Reichstag for their 'enabling act'. The only arsonist convicted was a deranged Dutchmann called Van der Lubbe.

2. Which two cities did the first German Autobahn connect?

Answer: Cologne and Bonn

It opened in 1932, in other words before the Nazis came to power.

3. When Hitler was a boy of five years, he once dropped into the river Inn. His life was saved, however, by a local priest. What city did this event take place in?

Answer: Passau

Passau is where the river Inn flows into the Danube.

4. During World War II, which country was the first to be invaded by German troops after Poland?

Answer: Denmark

5. In what year was Hitler arrested after his failed coup d'etat?

Answer: 1923

During his stay in prison, he dictated the infamous 'Mein Kampf'.

6. On what day was there a failed attempt to kill Adolf Hitler at his headquarters?

Answer: 20th July 1944

All conspirators, who were mainly high ranking military officers, were executed before the end of the war.

7. What name did Hitler intend to assign to Berlin after Germany would have won the war?

Answer: Germania

Nazi architect Albert Speer had already completed several plans for gigantic buildings for the Nazi's 'Capital of the World'.

8. What was the Nazi Party's recreation organisation for the working people called?

Answer: KdF

KdF means 'Kraft durch Freude', which can be translated as 'Strength through Joy'.

9. In which year was Austria reincorporated into the 'German Reich'?

Answer: 1938

10. In which city was the first concentration camp erected in 1933?

Answer: Dachau

Among the first to be imprisoned there were criminals and political enemies of the Nazis.

Source: Author vishvakarman

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