Test what you know about Philly’s German heritage
So you think you know Germantown? Try our quiz.
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Question 1 of 8
Where does the phrase “Pennsylvania Dutch” come from?
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The English called people from a broad swath of communities along the Rhine River “Dutch,” whether they were from Holland or the lands that would later become Germany.
Question 2 of 8
Which of these beers is a lager?
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So are Budweiser, Corona, and Coors.
Question 3 of 8
Which famous American was named civil administrator of Krefeld at World War II′s end?
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The German-born Kissinger was a private in the U.S. Army when tapped for the job.
Question 4 of 8
What old Philadelphia family name comes from a German immigrant?
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By the 1760s, one-third of Pennsylvania’s population was of German heritage.
Question 5 of 8
Back in 1682, when Philadelphia was founded, how many colonists lived in the territory that would become Pennsylvania, or Penn’s Woods?
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The population would grow quickly, reaching 18,000 colonists in 20 years.
Question 6 of 8
The original Krefeld families settled on 14 lots on either side of a Lenape trail in a community that would later be called:
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It also was called Germantown Township, until 1854 when consolidated into Philadelphia.
Question 7 of 8
German émigré John Nepomuk Maelzel, 1772-1838, is famous for what invention?
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He also made a Panharmonicon, a mechanical device that reproduced sounds of a full orchestra.
Question 8 of 8
Who printed the first English-language Bible in the United States?
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Sauer, who printed the Bible in 1743, also published the country’s most-popular German newspaper.
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