Fun Facts about Germany and the UK/US

Kaiser Wilhelm II was related to Queen Victoria. She was his __________.

• aunt

• sister-in-law

• grandmother

• great-grandmother

The German Empire and the United Kingdom agreed on an exchange of islands in 1890. Britain received control over Sansibar, Germany received this island:

• Norderney

• Rügen

• Helgoland

• Sylt

Which US President has German roots?

• Joe Biden

• Donald Trump

• Barack Obama

• George W. Bush

Which UK Prime Minister coined the phrase "The Iron Curtain"?

• Margaret Thatcher

• Tony Blair

• Winston Churchill

• Neville Chamberlain

Which US President said: "Ich bin ein Berliner"?

• Ronald Reagan

• Jimmy Carter

• John F. Kennedy

• George Bush sen.

Former US Secretary of State Henry Kissinger was born in this Northern Bavarian City:

• Nürnberg

• Würzburg

• Kissingen

• Fürth

Former California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger was born in this German-speaking country:

• Bundesrepublik Deutschland

• Schweiz

• Österreich

• Deutsche Demokratische Republik

The Code of Arms of the Prince of Wales contains this German phrase:

• Ich mach

• Ich komm

• Ich dien

• Ich tu

When Germany was reunified in 1990, __________ was President of the United States and __________ was Prime Minister of the United Kingdom.

• George W. Bush & John Major

• George Bush sen. & Margaret Thatcher

• Jimmy Carter & Tony Blair

• Ronald Reagan & Gordon Brown

Prince Philip's uncle was a member of a German noble family whose name was anglicized during World War I in order to avoid the assocation with Germany. What was the family's name?

• Sachsen-Coburg-Gotha

• Battenberg

• Hohenlohe

• Wittelsbach