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Words Of German Origin

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Here’s a quiz about commonly used words of German origin.

Let’s see how many of them you recognize and use correctly.

Have fun and don’t forget to share your score!

  • Question of

    Umlaut

    • type of flower
    • herb, cabbage
    • a specific rhetoric device involving vowels
  • Question of

    Streusel

    • a formal dance
    • breed of dog
    • a dessert
  • Question of

    Doppelganger

    • someone’s double, often used in literature
    • a ski term
    • superhuman
  • Question of

    Edelweiss

    • feast, celebration,
    • herb, cabbage
    • type of flower
  • Question of

    Poltergeist

    • child prodigy
    • ghost
    • type of food
  • Question of

    Dachshund

    • type of bread
    • breed of dog
    • type of mineral
  • Question of

    Fife

    • Five
    • War
    • Flute
  • Question of

    Gesundheit

    • Good morning
    • Bless you
    • Pardon me
  • Question of

    Wunderkind

    • child prodigy
    • superhero
    • school for small children
  • Question of

    Kaput

    • police force
    • ghost
    • not working, broken
  • Question of

    Kitsch

    • breed of meat
    • Not genuine
    • type of pasta
  • Question of

    Sauerkraut

    • cabbage dish
    • A bad tempered woman
    • A superhero

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Written by Dawnwriter

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  3. Got the lot – the German O-level passed in 1968 has not been forgotten entirely! I liked some of your `alternatives` – but you could get arrested in Germany for one of your mock meanings of `sauerkraut`!

    • Ouch. Thank God I am not in Germany then. Is it too offensive? Should I ask for it to be changed? (We cannot edit our own work here. Have to ask for help from Virily Editors,)