Answer these questions
1. Where did the Adidas come from? What company did the founder’s brother form?
2. What Germany car company was the first to use airbag? When?
3. When and what pain remedy did the German company Bayer first develop?
4. What was the idea behind Benz and Daimler's invention?
5. Why was Robert Koch important?
6. What is the Purity Law?
7. How did Gutenberg's invention help people?
8. How did Otto Lilienthal's invention help us even til today?
9. What does HARIBO make and how did it get its name?
10. How did a tailor from Bavaria change the clothing industry?
11. What social legislation did Bismarck introduce and why was it importa
nt?
12. What is the significance of the Berlin Wall?
1. Adidas originated in Germany. The founder's brother, Rudolf Dassler, formed Puma.
2. Mercedes-Benz was the first German car company to use airbags. The exact year is unclear.
3. Bayer, a German company, first developed the pain remedy known as Aspirin in 1897.
4. The idea behind Benz and Daimler's invention was to create an automobile that would revolutionize transportation.
5. Robert Koch was important because he was a German physician and microbiologist who discovered the bacterium that causes tuberculosis and developed a method for culturing bacteria.
6. The Purity Law (Reinheitsgebot) is a regulation in Germany that states that beer can only be made from four ingredients: water, barley, hops, and yeast.
7. Gutenberg's invention of the printing press helped people by allowing for the mass production of books and spreading knowledge more easily.
8. Otto Lilienthal's invention of the glider helped advance aviation and led to the development of modern airplanes.
9. HARIBO is a German confectionery company that makes gummy bears. The name HARIBO is derived from the founder's name (Hans Riegel) and the location of the company (Bonn).
10. A tailor from Bavaria, Levi Strauss, changed the clothing industry by inventing and popularizing blue jeans.
11. Bismark introduced social legislation, such as healthcare and pension schemes, to improve the living conditions of workers and decrease the appeal of socialism.
12. The Berlin Wall was a barrier constructed by East Germany to separate East Berlin from West Berlin. It symbolized the division between East and West during the Cold War and its fall in 1989 marked the reunification of Germany.