Which museum opened in 1963 to document escape attempts across the Berlin Wall?
Answer
Checkpoint Charlie Museum
96 The Berlin Wall Trivia Questions with Answers
96 public questions with answers, drawn from the well. How many can you answer?
Which Soviet leader was in power when the Berlin Wall opened in November 1989?
Answer
Mikhail Gorbachev
Which East German border crossing connected West Berlin with East Germany near the A2 autobahn?
Answer
Checkpoint Alpha
How tall was the main concrete segment of the Berlin Wall?
Answer
3.6 metres
What was the official East German name for the Berlin Wall?
Answer
Anti-Fascist Protection Rampart
Which square hosted the 1990 “The Wall—Live in Berlin” concert by Roger Waters?
Answer
Potsdamer Platz
On what date did the official demolition of the Berlin Wall begin?
Answer
13 June 1990
How many artists created the original murals of Berlin’s East Side Gallery?
Answer
118 artists
At which building did John F. Kennedy deliver his “Ich bin ein Berliner” speech?
Answer
Rathaus Schöneberg
How long is Berlin’s East Side Gallery, the famous open-air Berlin Wall art site?
Answer
1.3 kilometres
Which Berlin Wall crossing became known as the “Palace of Tears”?
Answer
Friedrichstraße station
What was the cleared border zone beside the Berlin Wall commonly called?
Answer
Death strip
Which treaty finalized the international settlement allowing German reunification in 1990?
Answer
Two Plus Four Treaty
On what date did German reunification formally take effect after the Berlin Wall era?
Answer
3 October 1990
What type of barrier formed the main visible structure of the Berlin Wall?
Answer
Reinforced concrete
Which East German leader authorized the construction of the Berlin Wall in 1961?
Answer
Walter Ulbricht
Who was the first person to die while attempting to cross the Berlin Wall?
Answer
Ida Siekmann
Who was the East German soldier photographed escaping over the Berlin Wall in 1961?
Answer
Conrad Schumann
Which river did the Berlin Wall cross near the Oberbaum Bridge?
Answer
River Spree
Who founded the Checkpoint Charlie Museum in Berlin?
Answer
Rainer Hildebrandt
Which person was the last to be shot and killed while crossing the Berlin Wall?
Answer
Chris Gueffroy
What was the Berlin Wall’s longest remaining open-air gallery called?
Answer
East Side Gallery
What was the name of the Berlin Wall memorial section opened in 1998 on Bernauer Straße?
Answer
Berlin Wall Memorial
Which gate stood beside the Berlin Wall and became a symbol of divided Berlin?
Answer
Brandenburg Gate
Which Berlin Wall crossing was named for the letter C in the NATO phonetic alphabet?
Answer
Checkpoint Charlie
How long was the Berlin Wall system around West Berlin?
Answer
About 155 kilometres
Which U.S. president said “Tear down this wall!” in a 1987 Berlin speech?
Answer
Ronald Reagan
On what date did the Berlin Wall open to unrestricted crossings?
Answer
9 November 1989
On what date did East Germany begin building the Berlin Wall?
Answer
13 August 1961