What is the name of the traditional Bavarian folk dance performed at Oktoberfest?
Answer
Schuhplattler
79 Oktoberfest Trivia Questions with Answers
79 public questions with answers, drawn from the well. How many can you answer?
Approximately how many visitors attend Oktoberfest each year?
Answer
6 million
What are the roasted almonds often sold at Oktoberfest called?
Answer
Gebrannte Mandeln
What is the German term for the beer tent owners at Oktoberfest?
Answer
Wiesnwirte
What type of race took place at the very first Oktoberfest in 1810?
Answer
Horse race
What is the area of the Theresienwiese in hectares?
Answer
42 hectares
What are the decorated gingerbread hearts sold at Oktoberfest called?
Answer
Lebkuchenherzen
What is the traditional Bavarian pork knuckle dish served at Oktoberfest?
Answer
Schweinshaxe
What is the name of the traditional parade on the first Sunday of Oktoberfest?
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Trachten- und Schützenzug
What phrase does the Mayor of Munich shout when tapping the first keg?
Answer
O'zapft is!
Which brewery still uses traditional wooden barrels at Oktoberfest?
Answer
Augustiner
What is the name of the largest beer tent at Oktoberfest?
Answer
Hofbräu-Festzelt
What is the traditional men's outfit worn at Oktoberfest?
Answer
Lederhosen
What is the name of the meadow where Oktoberfest is held?
Answer
Theresienwiese
Which German city hosts the original Oktoberfest?
Answer
Munich
In what year was the first Oktoberfest held?
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1810