Question 9
What colors is the German flag?
German original: Welche Farben hat die deutsche Flagge?. In the test, all questions are asked in German.
Answer options
- black-red-gold — Correct answer
- red-white-black
- black-red-green
- black-yellow-red
Explanation
The German national flag has the colors black, red, and gold. These colors originate from the freedom movement during the Napoleonic Wars. They were adopted as the official state flag in 1919, during the Weimar Republic, and again in 1949, when the Federal Republic of Germany was founded.
Key terms in this question
- Which — An interrogative word used to ask about a selection from a group (e.g., 'Which party won?').
- German (female) / German — 'Deutsche' refers to a person who holds German citizenship or originates from Germany.
- Colors — Colors are visual properties such as red, yellow, blue, or black that are perceived with the eyes. In Germany, the national colors black, red, and gold represent the Federal Republic and its democratic values.
- Germans — Germans are people who hold German citizenship. They are citizens of the Federal Republic of Germany.
- flag — A flag is a colored piece of cloth with a specific pattern or symbol that represents a country, organization, or group. The German flag has the colors black, red, and gold.
- German — German is the official language of Germany, Austria, and part of Switzerland. It is the native language of approximately 100 million people.
- which / what — 'Welche' is a German interrogative or relative pronoun used to ask about or refer to a specific thing or person from a group.
- which / which one — 'Welchen' is an inflected form of the German interrogative pronoun 'welcher' (which), used in the accusative or genitive plural. It is used to ask about a specific person, thing, or group from a set of options.