GermanyAufgabe 214 · Politics in a democracy
What are the colours of the German flag?
In the exam (German)
Welche Farben hat die deutsche Flagge?
- ablack-red-goldschwarz-rot-goldCorrect answer
- bred-white-blackrot-weiß-schwarz
- cblack-red-greenschwarz-rot-grün
- dblack-yellow-redschwarz-gelb-rot
Why?
The German flag is black-red-gold; this is laid down in Article 22 of the Basic Law (Grundgesetz). The colours are a symbol of the movement for unity and freedom, for example already at the Hambach Festival (Hambacher Fest) in 1832. Memory aid: black at the top, gold at the bottom. Black-white-red, on the other hand, was the flag of the German Empire.
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Sie haben in Deutschland absichtlich einen Brief geöffnet, der an eine andere Person adressiert ist. Was haben Sie nicht beachtet? — das Briefgeheimnis
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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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