Question 187 of 300 · General section

Which German state had a black, red and gold flag with a hammer, compass and spike wreath?

Correct answer

GDR

All answer options

  1. 1Prussia
  2. 2Federal Republic of Germany
  3. 3GDRCorrect
  4. 4"Third Reich"

Why is this answer correct?

From 1959 the GDR flew the black-red-gold flag with the state emblem in the centre: a hammer for the workers, a compass for the intelligentsia, and a wreath of grain for the farmers. West Germany used the same colours without any emblem.

Facts about this question

Question number
187 of 460
Section
General section (questions 1–300)
Success rate
99% answer it correctly
Source
Official BAMF question catalogue

This question is reproduced unchanged from the official question catalogue of the German Federal Office for Migration and Refugees (BAMF). The real Einbürgerungstest draws 33 questions from this set; 17 correct answers are needed to pass.

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