Germany

Published: 26. 5. 2026.

Germany won the 2014 World Cup in Brazil after a final against Argentina. The match was decided in extra time, when one young German player controlled the ball with his chest and scored the winning goal. What was his name?

Mario Götze

Published: 26. 5. 2026.

The 2014 World Cup semifinal between Brazil and Germany became one of the biggest shocks in football history. The host nation suffered a heavy defeat, and the score itself became almost a synonym for a football disaster. By what score did Germany beat Brazil?

7–1

Published: 26. 5. 2026.

At the 2010 World Cup, one German forward scored against Australia, England, Argentina, and Uruguay, winning the tournament’s Golden Boot. Although he was only twenty years old at the time, he became one of the great discoveries of the competition. What was his name?

Thomas Müller

Terms: |Board Games| |Germany|

Published: 12. 5. 2026.

Published in Germany in the 1990s and designed by Klaus Teuber, this game helped introduce many families to modern Eurogames. Players settle an island made of hexagonal tiles, collect resources such as brick, wood, wheat, ore, and sheep, and trade with one another to build roads and settlements. What is the game?

Catan

Published: 12. 5. 2026.

One of the most influential design schools of the 20th century was founded in Germany in 1919. It aimed to unite art, craft, architecture, and industrial design, and its ideas strongly shaped modern furniture, buildings, typography, and visual culture. What was the name of this school?

Bauhaus

Published: 7. 5. 2026.

At the 2010 World Cup in South Africa, Germany beat England 4–1 in the round of 16, but the match is also remembered for a clear English goal that was not awarded. The shot came from around twenty meters, hit the crossbar, and bounced well over the line, yet play continued. Which English player was denied that goal?

Frank Lampard

Published: 31. 3. 2026.

Shortly after the failed 1944 plot against Hitler, all those involved in the conspiracy, as well as many merely suspected of involvement, were put to death. Only a few were offered the option of suicide. One of them was Erwin Rommel, among the best German generals of the war, who was forced to take his own life soon after the failure of the plot. What was the nickname of this general, earned during the fighting in North Africa?

The Desert Fox

Published: 31. 3. 2026.

Perhaps the most famous tank commander of the Second World War was a German officer highly decorated for destroying more than 100 tanks on the Eastern Front. He became especially famous in Normandy, where, according to German accounts, he destroyed 14 British tanks and 15 transport vehicles in a single action with his Tiger. What was his name?

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