Trivia questions and answers, drawn fresh from the well

• Hard Hard difficulty.
• The Berlin Wall

Which square hosted the 1990 “The Wall—Live in Berlin” concert by Roger Waters?

Answer

Potsdamer Platz

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• Intermediate Intermediate difficulty.
• The Berlin Wall

On what date did the official demolition of the Berlin Wall begin?

Answer

13 June 1990

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• Intermediate Intermediate difficulty.
• The Berlin Wall

Which Berlin Wall crossing was the first to open spontaneously after the border announcement on 9 November 1989?

Answer

Bornholmer Straße

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• Easy Easy difficulty.
• The Berlin Wall

How many artists created the original murals of Berlin’s East Side Gallery?

Answer

118 artists

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• Intermediate Intermediate difficulty.
• The Berlin Wall

What name was given to the people who chipped pieces from the Berlin Wall after it opened?

Answer

Mauerspechte

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• The Berlin Wall

What nickname did West Berliners commonly give the Berlin Wall during Germany’s division?

Answer

Wall of Shame

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• Intermediate Intermediate difficulty.
• The Berlin Wall

In what year did East Germany introduce the Berlin Wall’s characteristic third-generation concrete barrier?

Answer

1965

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• Hard Hard difficulty.
• The Berlin Wall

What code name did East Germany use for the secret 1961 operation to build the Berlin Wall?

Answer

Operation Rose

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• Easy Easy difficulty.
• The Berlin Wall

In what year did artists begin painting the East Side Gallery on the Berlin Wall?

Answer

1990

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• Hard Hard difficulty.
• The Berlin Wall

On what date did U.S. and Soviet tanks face each other at Checkpoint Charlie during the Berlin Crisis?

Answer

27 October 1961

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• Easy Easy difficulty.
• The Berlin Wall

At which building did John F. Kennedy deliver his “Ich bin ein Berliner” speech?

Answer

Rathaus Schöneberg

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• Easy Easy difficulty.
• The Berlin Wall

How long is Berlin’s East Side Gallery, the famous open-air Berlin Wall art site?

Answer

1.3 kilometres

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