Our 30-day quiz continues into its 2nd week during which we look at questions relating to the years 1995-1999. We would like to ask all our Secondary School students to take part and send your answers to Frau Niederprüm every day and be in for a chance to win a little treat.
Monday 12th October
Answer: He veiled the Reichstag building with 109,400 sq.m. of polypropylene fabric.
Tuesday 13th October
Answer: A spelling reform for the German language came into effect which allowed for triple letters in compound words
Wednesday 14th October
Answer: In August 1997 the last head of state and party leader Egon Krenz as well as Günter Schabowski and Horst Kleiber were convicted of “manslaughter and joint responsibility for the border regime of the GDR”.
Thursday 15th October
Answer: Gerhard Schröder; SPD: 40,9 %
Friday 16th October
Answer: Total solar eclipse