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Official question #187Einbürgerungstest

Welcher deutsche Staat hatte eine schwarz-rot-goldene Flagge mit Hammer, Zirkel und Ährenkranz?

Which German state had a black, red and gold flag with a hammer, a pair of compasses and a wreath of grain?

Correct answer

DDR

GDR

Why

The GDR flag added its coat of arms (hammer, compasses and wreath of grain, symbolising workers, the intelligentsia and farmers) to the black-red-gold colours. The Federal Republic uses plain black-red-gold.

Answer choices

  • APreußenPrussia
  • BBundesrepublik DeutschlandFederal Republic of Germany
  • C"Drittes Reich"'Third Reich'
  • DDDRGDR