Q 01/05

Which artist couple wrapped the whole Reichstag building in fabric for two weeks in 1995?

A) Marina Abramović and Ulay

B) Christo and Jeanne-Claude

C) Bernd and Hilla Becher

D) Claes Oldenburg and Coosje van Bruggen

Answer · why

B) Christo and Jeanne-Claude

Christo and Jeanne-Claude lobbied for 24 years before parliament voted to allow it. They paid for the project themselves by selling drawings and early...

Q 02/05

Which English singer's 1987 show by the Reichstag drew East Germans to listen from behind the Wall?

A) Elton John

B) Rod Stewart

C) Mick Jagger

D) David Bowie

Answer · why

D) David Bowie

David Bowie played close to the Wall on 6 June 1987, and the night ended with rioting among the listeners on the eastern side.

Q 03/05

What was scratched out of the famous 1945 photograph of a Soviet flag raised over the Reichstag?

A) A second wristwatch

B) A German pistol

C) A bottle of looted wine

D) A burning cigarette

Answer · why

A) A second wristwatch

A second wristwatch on one soldier's arm hinted at looting. The photographer removed it with a needle before the picture was published.

Q 04/05

Which Berlin landmark crowned by a four-horse chariot stands one block south of the Reichstag?

A) Victory Column

B) Berlin Cathedral

C) Brandenburg Gate

D) Charlottenburg Palace

Answer · why

C) Brandenburg Gate

Brandenburg Gate lost its chariot to Napoleon, who carried the sculpture off to Paris in 1806. It came home after his defeat eight years later.

Q 05/05

Which group did the Nazis blame for the Reichstag fire, jailing thousands of its members in days?

A) Social Democrats

B) Communists

C) Monarchists

D) Trade unionists

Answer · why

B) Communists

Communists were accused of plotting a coup, which let the new government suspend civil liberties by emergency decree the very next day.