Answer 10 questions about the life and work of Martin Luther. Click the correct answer. If you answer all the questions correctly, you will receive 50 bonus points. Displaying clues will result in points being taken away. The questions are randomly selected from a collection of questions and change if you play several times.
What was the Reichstag (Imperial Diet)? (1/10)
An assembly of the people.
A public holiday in the empire.
A meeting of the most powerful men in the land.
The Reichstag is a meeting of the most powerful men in the empire.
Hint: You look forward to meeting up with friends in power.
If you display a hint, this will result in a point deduction.
What was Martin Luther asked by the emperor's spokesman? (2/10)
Do you admit to being a bad person?
Do you confess that your writings are all wrong?
Did you have a good trip to Wittenberg?
The speaker asked if he admits that everything he has written is wrong.
Hint: Do you, like Martin, write down important things?
Why did Martin Luther become a monk on 2 July 1505? (3/10)
A thunderstorm caused him to make this commitment.
A friend convinced him to become a monk.
A serious conflict in the family.
Martin Luther was caught in a heavy thunderstorm. He promised to become a monk if he survived.
Hint: A bright, hot spike comes briefly with a thunderclap. It is very thin, but can crack trees.
What was Martin Luther doing at Wartburg Castle? (4/10)
He translated texts from the Bible into German.
He took a rest.
He wrote a book.
He translated the second part of the Bible into German in 11 weeks.
Hint: Anyone who learns a foreign language can translate.
What happened to Luther after the questioning at the Imperial Diet? (5/10)
He was sentenced and taken prisoner.
He was kidnapped by his enemies.
God made sure that Luther came to Wartburg Castle.
God made sure that Luther came to Wartburg Castle, where his enemies could not find him.
Hint: What was your best hiding place when playing hide and seek?
What did his father want Martin to study? (6/10)
Medicine
Law
Geography
Martin was supposed to study law.
Hint: Would you like to become a judge or a lawyer?
What happened to Luther's 95 theses? (7/10)
They were read and then forgotten.
They were torn down and burnt.
They were read, printed and distributed.
They were read, translated, printed and distributed throughout the country.
Hint: Four quadrupled five times is more than five quintupled four times.
What did Martin Luther do in Wittenberg on 31st October 1517? (8/10)
He took a look at the city.
He visited friends.
He nailed 95 sentences onto the door of the castle church.
He nailed 95 sentences (theses) onto the door of the castle church in Wittenberg.
Hint: Martin needed a hammer for what he was doing.
Under which codename did Luther live at Wartburg Castle? (9/10)
Martin Luther King
Knight Martin
Squire Joerg
At Wartburg Castle, Martin Luther uses the name Squire Joerg.
Hint: A codename that partly contains the real name does not fulfil its purpose.
