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Junior Cycle German: German-speaking countries

How often German-speaking countries comes up on the German papers, every year it was asked, and questions to try.

CL Asked on 3 of the last 5 Common Level papers, most recently in 2025. most years

German-speaking countries, Common Level(6 marks)

Quick ones on German-speaking countries.

(a)„Wie heißt die Hauptstadt von Österreich?“
  1. Salzburg
  2. Wien
  3. Graz
(b)Which country has four national languages, one of them German?
  1. Liechtenstein
  2. Austria
  3. Switzerland
(c)What is a „Schultüte“?
  1. A cone of treats for the first day of school
  2. A lunch box children bring on school trips
  3. A bag of sweets for the last day of school
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(a) Wien

(b) Switzerland

(c) A cone of treats for the first day of school

Your turn: Common Level questions on German-speaking countries.

Common Level

Asked on 3 of the last 5 Common Level papers, most recently in 2025. most years

Every paper, year by year

YearWhere it came up
2026Not asked
2025Q17, Q18
2024Not asked
2023Q8, Q13
2022Q9

Links open the State Examinations Commission’s paper for that year.

More German-speaking countries questions

German-speaking countries, 2 marks

When do many Germans have Kaffee und Kuchen?

  1. At breakfast
  2. Late at night
  3. In the afternoon
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In the afternoon

Kaffee und Kuchen is an afternoon break, especially at weekends, with coffee and cake or a Torte. Konditoreien (cake shops) are busy then.

German-speaking countries, 2 marks

What are the colours of the German flag?

  1. Red, white and red
  2. Black, red and gold
  3. Black, red and white
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Black, red and gold

The German flag is Schwarz-Rot-Gold, in three stripes. Austria's flag is red-white-red, and Switzerland's is a white cross on red.

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