German History Quiz

Nick22 · **Reply #200 on:** April 13, 2005, 02:01:22 PM

Good. Your turn.
Nick

Malte279 · **Reply #201 on:** April 13, 2005, 02:03:53 PM

Name the three Germanic tribes that migrated to England during the so called dark age.

Nick22 · **Reply #202 on:** April 15, 2005, 04:40:45 PM

Saxons , Normans and .. what's the other one? hmmm.
Nick

Malte279 · **Reply #203 on:** April 15, 2005, 05:38:26 PM

The Normans were not a German tribe. The Saxons are right. Remember the name the people in England had at the time of the Norman invasion, it will give you the name of a second tribe and as for the third... forget about it. They aren't too famous anyway.

Nick22 · **Reply #204 on:** April 18, 2005, 04:36:03 PM

Britons
Nick

Malte279 · **Reply #205 on:** April 19, 2005, 01:06:08 AM

Nope, the Britons were a Celtic people and probably the people who lived in Great Britain for the longest time.

Nick22 · **Reply #206 on:** May 09, 2005, 05:20:56 PM

i give up. ask another question Malte

Malte279 · **Reply #207 on:** May 10, 2005, 01:23:31 AM

The three tribes (with the last one not being required) were the Angles, the Saxons (those two names were combined to Anglosaxons), and the Jutes.
I'll think of another question.

Malte279 · **Reply #208 on:** May 10, 2005, 04:16:36 PM

Please name the German national anthem and explain why a few stanzas of the original song were not addapted when the song was made the anthem.

Nick22 · **Reply #209 on:** May 11, 2005, 10:09:51 AM

Deustchland Uber Alles" and some of the stanzas were added after the Second World War to 'soften' the tone of the song.
Nick

Malte279 · **Reply #210 on:** May 11, 2005, 10:53:15 AM

Actually the title of the anthem is "Einigkeit und Recht und Freiheit" (Unity and justice and liberty). The parts with the "Deutschland Deutschland ¸ber alles" (Germany Germany above everything) however were indeed cut out as they are too nationalist.
Your turn Nick.

Nick22 · **Reply #211 on:** May 11, 2005, 12:24:14 PM

Oh I See. "I've alway thpought that Deutschland Uber Alles" Was the national athem. Silly me.

Malte279 · **Reply #212 on:** May 11, 2005, 12:36:07 PM

I guess if any politician here suggested making a song with that title the national anthem it would be the end of that person's political career.

Nick22 · **Reply #213 on:** May 11, 2005, 12:38:26 PM

Probably, considering all the nazi connations the songs has acquired over the years. OK Here a question,
Name the abbey the US bombed because they thought (Mistakenly) that the Germans were using it as a defensive position.
Nick

Malte279 · **Reply #214 on:** May 11, 2005, 01:51:34 PM

Monte Cassino (Italy)?

Nick22 · **Reply #215 on:** May 11, 2005, 01:54:21 PM

Yep That's the one. the Nazis agreed to move all the historical artifacts to the Vatican, and they got everything of historical importance out before the abbey was bombed.
Nick

Malte279 · **Reply #216 on:** May 11, 2005, 03:54:35 PM

Hitler made one decision about a plane that was developed late in the war. A decision which probably shortened the war (though this definitely wasn't Hitler's intention). What was the plain and what was the decision?

Nick22 · **Reply #217 on:** May 11, 2005, 04:16:50 PM

The V-2 plane his decision was to not put it in production .
Nick

Malte279 · **Reply #218 on:** May 11, 2005, 04:38:36 PM

The V2 was a rocket, not a plane and it was produced. As for the plane I'm talking about, Hitler's decision was not to stop it from being produced.

Nick22 · **Reply #219 on:** May 12, 2005, 09:22:31 AM

Ok, Let me see. It Was a plane and it unitentionally shortened the duration of the war.. hmm. let me think..