Question 11
What words does the German national anthem begin with?
German original: Mit welchen Worten beginnt die deutsche Nationalhymne?. In the test, all questions are asked in German.
Answer options
- Völker, hört die Signale …
- Einigkeit und Recht und Freiheit … — Correct answer
- Freude schöner Götterfunken …
- Deutschland einig Vaterland …
Explanation
The national anthem begins with 'Einigkeit und Recht und Freiheit' (Unity and Justice and Freedom), the third stanza of the Song of the Germans by Hoffmann von Fallersleben (1841), with music by Joseph Haydn.
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.
- which / which one — 'Welchen' is an inflected form of the German interrogative pronoun 'welcher' (which). It is used to ask about a specific person or thing from a group.
- Germans — Germans are people who hold German citizenship. They are citizens of the Federal Republic of Germany.
- beginning / start — The beginning is the point in time when something starts or commences.
- German — German is the official language of Germany, Austria, and part of Switzerland. It is the native language of approximately 100 million people.
- Nation — A nation is a large group of people connected by a common language, culture, history, or origin, who usually live together in a shared state.
- national anthem — A national anthem is an official song that represents a country. In Germany, it is the third stanza of the 'Deutschlandlied', sung at official events.