Oktoberfest Facts and Trivia

Test your knowledge of Oktoberfest (facts) with this interesting Oktoberfest trivia quiz. There are a total of 12 trivia questions. Answers to the Oktoberfest trivia can be found at the end of the quiz.

1. What is Oktoberfest?
a) A national holiday b) A major sporting event c) A singing contest d) An autumn harvest festival e) The name of a horror movie

2. The most popular Oktoberfest activity is ________.
a) Singing b) Dancing c) Drinking d) Merrymaking e) Parading

3. What beverage is most associated with Oktoberfest?
a) Wine b) Beer c) Soda d) Fruit juice e) Water

4. Oktoberfest is celebrated primarily in which European country.
a) Russia b) Ireland c) France d) Australia e) Germany

5. How many times have Oktoberfest been canceled due to emergencies and other reasons?
a) 4 b) 14 c) 24 d) 34 e) Never

6. The first Oktoberfest was in the year _______.
a) 1710 b) 1810 c) 1910 d) 1990 e) Not known

7. Celebrations for Oktoberfest usually last for how many days.
a) 1 b) 7 c) 10 d) 16 e) 20

8. Oktoberfest is originated from which local culture.
a) Bavarian b) Saxonian c) Wartberg d) Bremen e) Saarland

9. People celebrate Oktoberfest by wearing hats that contain hair of which of these animals.
a) Horse b) Sheep c) Donkey d) Goat e) Bear

10. The world's largest Oktoberfest fair is at which city or region.
a) Berlin b) Kitchener-Waterloo c) Cincinnati d) Mexico City e) Munich

11. Oktober is translated to English as ________.
a) October b) Binge c) Autumn d) Harvest e) No direct translation

12. True or False. The end of Oktoberfest was designed to coincide with the German Unity Day.

Answer Key:
1)d 2)c 3)b 4)e 5)c 6)b 7)d 8)a 9)d 10)e 11)a 12)True

Classification:
Expert - more than 10 correct
Intermediate - 8 to 10 correct
Novice - less than 8 correct