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Growing up in Wisconsin with a German grandmother exposed me to the wonderful German cuisine. Here are some questions about some common German -American foods. Enjoy!

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

Author
taesma

Time
4 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
147,623

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Average

Avg Score
7 / 10

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Top 35% Quiz

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Question 1 of 10

1. The shape of this folded Christmas fruit bread represents the Baby Jesus in swaddling clothes. Hint

Gugelhupf

Roggenbrot

Stollen

Mandelbrot

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Question 2 of 10

2. These little ball-shaped Christmas cookies have lots of interesting spices in them, including cinnamon, cloves and cardamom, and are often rolled in powdered sugar. Hint

Pfeffernuesse

Springerle

Lebkuchen

Fruchtplatzchen

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Question 3 of 10

3. Spaetzle are a kind of sweet pretzel shaped cookie.

True

False

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Question 4 of 10

4. What am I making? I take a pounded beefsteak, spread it with mustard, lay on some pickle, bacon, and onion and wrap it all up. Then I brown it and simmer it in stock. Yum! Hint

Rouladen

Gansebraten

Sauerbraten

Wiener Schnitzel

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Question 5 of 10

5. Gurkensalat was one of my favorite picnic dishes as a child. In my home town, you can find it in all the delicatessens, right next to the potato salad. What is this vegetable dish? Hint

cucumber salad

tomato salad

cole slaw

shredded carrot salad

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Question 6 of 10

6. This soup is great cold weather food and very satisfying. Linsensuppe is better known as: Hint

lentil soup

chicken soup

liver soup

vegetable soup

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Question 7 of 10

7. This fruit is very common in both savory and sweet dishes and Germany's most eaten fruit. Goes especially well with pork and in pancakes. Hint

bananas

apples

pears

pineapple

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Question 8 of 10

8. German meatloaf contains beef and pork, with hardboiled eggs hidden in the middle, and topped with bacon. It is named after a kind of game meat. It is called: Hint

Hidden Pheasant

Counterfeit Bear

Phony Venison

False Hare

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Question 9 of 10

9. An unusual ingredient sometimes used in German cooking is this liquid made with flowers: Hint

violet juice

rose water

pansy extract

edelweiss syrup

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Question 10 of 10

10. Germans make a sort of cream cheese with this odd name: Hint

Klopse

Fruhstuck

Quark

Kuchen

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. The shape of this folded Christmas fruit bread represents the Baby Jesus in swaddling clothes.

Answer: Stollen

Stollen is the traditional German fruitcake. It is sometimes braided rather than folded, and is then said to represent the Trinity. Roggenbrot is rye bread, Mandelbrot is almond bread, and gugelhupf is a sort of raisin nut bread.

2. These little ball-shaped Christmas cookies have lots of interesting spices in them, including cinnamon, cloves and cardamom, and are often rolled in powdered sugar.

Answer: Pfeffernuesse

"Peppernuts". Some recipes do actually have pepper in them, but pfeffer actually means 'spiced' or 'spicy', not pepper. The other choices are all types of cookies.

3. Spaetzle are a kind of sweet pretzel shaped cookie.

Answer: False

Spaetzle are a kind of free-form egg noodle. If you don't have an actual spaetzle maker, you can force the dough through a colander.

4. What am I making? I take a pounded beefsteak, spread it with mustard, lay on some pickle, bacon, and onion and wrap it all up. Then I brown it and simmer it in stock. Yum!

Answer: Rouladen

Sounds like an odd combination of ingredients, but they sure go well together! Sauerbraten is a marinated pot roast, Gansebraten is roast goose, and Wiener Schnitzel is breaded veal cutlets.

5. Gurkensalat was one of my favorite picnic dishes as a child. In my home town, you can find it in all the delicatessens, right next to the potato salad. What is this vegetable dish?

Answer: cucumber salad

Made with cucumbers, vinegar, sugar and sour cream. It's very easy to make at home, too!

6. This soup is great cold weather food and very satisfying. Linsensuppe is better known as:

Answer: lentil soup

A staple in our house. Sometimes we made it vegetarian, but more often with big chunks of sausage. I'm getting hungry!

7. This fruit is very common in both savory and sweet dishes and Germany's most eaten fruit. Goes especially well with pork and in pancakes.

Answer: apples

Pears are pretty common too, although not in pancakes...

8. German meatloaf contains beef and pork, with hardboiled eggs hidden in the middle, and topped with bacon. It is named after a kind of game meat. It is called:

Answer: False Hare

Falscher Hase in German. This is a very rich, heavy loaf and is sometimes served with a sour cream sauce. Serve some spaetzle on the side. You won't want to move for a while!

9. An unusual ingredient sometimes used in German cooking is this liquid made with flowers:

Answer: rose water

This is used in confections like marzipan, and in baking. We probably know it better as a cosmetic!

10. Germans make a sort of cream cheese with this odd name:

Answer: Quark

It is used in many things like cheese filled coffee cakes. Kuchen is cake, klopse are meatballs, and fruhstuck is breakfast!

Hope you enjoyed my quiz. Now go eat!

Source: Author taesma

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