GermanyAufgabe 187 · History and responsibility
Which German state had a black-red-gold flag with a hammer, a pair of compasses and a wreath of ears of grain?
In the exam (German)
Welcher deutsche Staat hatte eine schwarz-rot-goldene Flagge mit Hammer, Zirkel und Ährenkranz?
- aPrussia (Preußen)Preußen
- bFederal Republic of Germany (Bundesrepublik Deutschland)Bundesrepublik Deutschland
- c“Third Reich” (Drittes Reich)"Drittes Reich"
- dGDR (DDR)DDRCorrect answer
Why?
The GDR had the same colours as the Federal Republic: black, red and gold. But from 1959, its state emblem was in the middle: a hammer (for the workers), a pair of compasses (for the intelligentsia) and a wreath of ears of grain (for the farmers). The federal flag, on the other hand, is simply black-red-gold.
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Questions and options: Federal Office for Migration and Refugees (BAMF), Gesamtfragenkatalog for the “Leben in Deutschland” test and the Einbürgerungstest, as of 07.05.2025 (Annex 1 to the Einbürgerungstestverordnung). The English translation and the explanations are ours, written with AI; in the exam the questions are asked in German. The coats of arms, flags and photos come from Wikimedia Commons, the maps and ballot papers are drawn by us – authors and licences are listed under Image credits. This is not a government service.
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