German History Quiz

Nimrod · **Reply #420 on:** May 02, 2008, 04:43:22 PM

so, I guess it¥s my turn now, isn¥t it?

. I am good in answering questions, but not in find some. But, let¥s see. I am sure something comes up to my mind

Nimrod · **Reply #421 on:** May 03, 2008, 12:06:35 PM

In the year 1517 happened something very important. It has to do with religion. What excactly happened?

Love.Hurts. · **Reply #422 on:** May 16, 2008, 04:09:56 PM

In the year 1517 the 95 Theses from Martin Luther were publized.
They were nailed on a church's door.
right?

Nimrod · **Reply #423 on:** May 16, 2008, 04:40:02 PM

yes, that¥s right Laura. Your turn

Malte279 · **Reply #424 on:** September 22, 2008, 05:47:08 PM

Seeing that Love.Hurts. hasn't been around since May I'll just take over not to let this thread die.
Very many Germans emigrated to the US in 19th century (in fact for a very long time they were the largest group of immigrants to the US) and about 17% of the American population today has some German ancestors.
Please give me either 3 people who were born in Germany but emigrated and became famous in the US or else 8 famous Americans with German ancestors.

aabicus (LettuceBacon&Tomato) · **Reply #425 on:** September 22, 2008, 07:28:28 PM

I know Albert Einstein, and maybe Otto Frank, but that's all I've got. I'll keep thinking.

Mumbling · **Reply #426 on:** September 23, 2008, 01:35:04 AM

Otto Frank is dutch.. I think!

I dont know any sadly enough hmm...

Malte279 · **Reply #427 on:** September 23, 2008, 06:05:01 AM

Otto Frank was born in Frankfurt am Main Germany (same as both of his daughters) and in WW1 he fought for the country whose later "government" would impose so indescribable pains upon him and so many people. After the begin of WW2 he tried to emigrate to the US or Cuba but only succeeded in obtaining a Cuban visa for himself and wouldn't leave his family behind. He never emigrated to the USA after WW2 he lived in Switzerland.

Mumbling · **Reply #428 on:** September 23, 2008, 11:12:13 AM

Now I feel stupid

Malte279 · **Reply #429 on:** September 23, 2008, 02:12:11 PM

Please don't. It is not like this is basic knowledge. Rather than feeling stupid as a result of having learned something you should cherish the ability to learn thereby becoming smarter and better every day

Mumbling · **Reply #430 on:** September 23, 2008, 02:28:23 PM

Yea you're right..

aabicus (LettuceBacon&Tomato) · **Reply #431 on:** September 24, 2008, 12:43:04 AM

OH, they have to go to the USA? The question says they merely "emigrated" somewhere and also "Became famous in the USA." I read it wrong. In that case I don't know any others for sure.

Noname · **Reply #432 on:** September 24, 2008, 01:02:45 AM

Werner Von Braun immigrated to the US after the second World War... he learned his rocketry from American Robert Goddard (who, to be fair, was another German-American...) I also known of Einstein... but the only other scientist I know who immigrated to the U.S. was Guglielmo Marconi, an Italian-American (like half of me...)

Amaranthine · **Reply #433 on:** September 24, 2008, 01:07:25 AM

I'm definitely not an expert in German history, but I'll give it a try

George Armstrong Custer, he fought in the battle of Little Bighorn
Sandra Bullock, she was a famous actress
Hannah Arendt, she was a JEWISH-German philosopher

Malte279 · **Reply #434 on:** September 24, 2008, 04:20:04 AM

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OH, they have to go to the USA? The question says they merely "emigrated" somewhere and also "Became famous in the USA." I read it wrong.

No you didn't. I didn't put that question with sufficient accuracy.
Those are three good examples Rat_Lady. I think I asked for too many cases and that it should be your turn to post the next question

Further examples of Germans who emigrated to the US and became famous there are:
John Jacob Astor - Founder of the Astor family and one of America's first multimillionaires.
Carl Schurz - Fled to America after the failed Revolution of 1848 in Germany. In the Civil War he was a general for the north and later the first German born US senator.
Franz Siegel - Another 1848 revolutionary who fled to the US fought in the US civil war and later on held political positions in New York, for both the Republicans and the Democrats.
Henry Kissinger - Security adviser in the Nixon and Ford Administration.
Thomas Nast - Famous 19th century newspaper caricaturist (among other the Democrat donkey and the Republican elephant are his creation).
Roland Emmerich - Movie Director (e.g. Independence day).
Wolfgang Peterson - Another movie director (e.g. The perfect storm).
Friedrich Wilhelm Ludolf Gerhard Augustin von Steuben - Played an important role in training George Washington's army in the war of independence.

There are many more examples of people born in Germany and becoming famous in the US. The list of those descended from Germans is even longer (Dwight D. Eisenhower, Herbert Hoover, the Rockefeller clan, Paris Hilton, Harrison Ford, Kevin Costner, Chester W. Nimitz, John Joseph Pershing are some examples). Here is a longer list.

Anyway, your turn Rat_Lady

Amaranthine · **Reply #435 on:** September 24, 2008, 01:20:09 PM

Tell me if this sentence is true or false:

"Germany has not influenced any other languages what so ever."

aabicus (LettuceBacon&Tomato) · **Reply #436 on:** September 24, 2008, 10:22:30 PM

False? I can't imagine that Germany has never influnced any languages. There's probably loads of German words that have been adopted by other languages.

f-22 "raptor" ace · **Reply #437 on:** September 24, 2008, 10:44:32 PM

I'd say true.

Amaranthine · **Reply #438 on:** September 25, 2008, 12:09:34 AM

The sandwich is correct! English is a germanic language. I'm sure it probably influenced other languages as well. It bes your turn.

Malte279 · **Reply #439 on:** September 25, 2008, 04:49:26 AM

^ At the university one lecturer tells us to pronounce middle English the way we would pronounce German to get a fair idea of what English sounded like in the middle ages. All those Angles, and Saxons, and Jutes, and Frisians who set out for England took their various dialects of German with them thereby influencing the English language. In modern times there are not as many English words based on German words. Examples for German loan words (not all of them spelled exactly the same way as the German origin) in the English language are kindergarten, iceberg, sauerkraut, angst, blitz (the German meaning of the word is just "lightning" however), doppelg‰nger, ersatz, pretzel, poltergeist, realpolitik, rucksack, wanderlust, and zeitgeist. There are more examples.