Q 01/05

Oktoberfest is held on the Theresienwiese, a meadow just outside the old walls of which city?

A) Munich

B) Berlin

C) Hamburg

D) Frankfurt

Answer · why

A) Munich

It takes place on the Theresienwiese, a 42-hectare meadow just outside the old city walls, known to locals simply as the Wiesn.

Q 02/05

What event did the very first Oktoberfest, in October 1810, celebrate?

A) A military victory

B) A royal wedding

C) The king's coronation

D) A record harvest

Answer · why

B) A royal wedding

Crown Prince Ludwig married Princess Therese of Saxe-Hildburghausen and the citizens of Munich were invited to party in the fields.

Q 03/05

The festival grounds, the Theresienwiese, are named after whom?

A) The wife of the first mayor

B) Saint Theresa of Avila

C) Princess Therese, the 1810 bride

D) Empress Maria Theresa

Answer · why

C) Princess Therese, the 1810 bride

'Therese's Meadow' got the name a year after the wedding and Munich residents still just call it the Wiesn.

Q 04/05

What was the main attraction at the first Oktoberfest in 1810?

A) A brass-band tournament

B) A beer-drinking contest

C) A shooting competition

D) A horse race

Answer · why

D) A horse race

About 40,000 people watched from a natural hillside grandstand; the race, not the beer, was the core tradition for decades.

Q 05/05

Despite its name, in which month has most of Oktoberfest fallen since the 19th century?

A) September

B) November

C) August

D) October

Answer · why

A) September

The start was moved earlier in the 19th century to catch warmer evenings; only the last few days fall in October.