State capital: Potsdam

Brandenburg — all 10 state questions for the citizenship test

If you file your citizenship application in Brandenburg, then 3 of the 10 questions below will appear in your exam, on top of the 300 general questions. The same state questions are used for the Leben in Deutschland test.

Brandenburg completely surrounds Berlin. Frequent questions cover Potsdam as the state capital, the Landtag, and the red eagle on the state coat of arms.

Brandenburg — facts worth memorising
State capitalPotsdam
State parliamentLandtag Brandenburg
Head of governmentMinisterpräsident (Minister-President)
State questions in the catalog10
How many appear in your exam3
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The 10 state questions for Brandenburg

Straight from the official catalog, with the correct answer marked. The trainer shuffles them so you learn the answer itself rather than its position in the list.

  1. 1. Welches Wappen gehört zum Bundesland Brandenburg?

    Which coat of arms belongs to Brandenburg?

    • AAnswer option A — Brandenburg state question 1Image 1Correct
    • BAnswer option B — Brandenburg state question 1Image 2
    • CAnswer option C — Brandenburg state question 1Image 3
    • DAnswer option D — Brandenburg state question 1Image 4

  2. 2. Welches ist ein Landkreis in Brandenburg?

    Which is a district (Landkreis) in Brandenburg?

    • APrignitzCorrect
    • BRhein-Sieg-Kreis
    • CVogtlandkreis
    • DAmberg-Sulzbach

  3. 3. Für wie viele Jahre wird der Landtag in Brandenburg gewählt?

    For how many years is the state parliament in Brandenburg elected?

    • A3
    • B4
    • C5Correct
    • D6

  4. 4. Ab welchem Alter darf man in Brandenburg bei Kommunalwahlen wählen?

    From what age can you vote in local elections in Brandenburg?

    • A14
    • B16Correct
    • C18
    • D20

  5. 5. Welche Farben hat die Landesflagge von Brandenburg?

    What colours does the state flag of Brandenburg have?

    • Ablau-weiß-rotblue-white-red
    • Brot-weißred-whiteCorrect
    • Cgrün-weiß-rotgreen-white-red
    • Dschwarz-gelbblack-yellow

  6. 6. Wo können Sie sich in Brandenburg über politische Themen informieren?

    Where can you find information about political topics in Brandenburg?

    • Abei den Kirchenat the churches
    • Bbeim Ordnungsamt der Gemeindeat the municipal public order office
    • Cbei der Landeszentrale für politische Bildungat the State Centre for Political EducationCorrect
    • Dbei der Verbraucherzentraleat the consumer advice centre

  7. 7. Die Landeshauptstadt von Brandenburg heißt ...

    The state capital of Brandenburg is called

    • APotsdam.Correct
    • BCottbus.
    • CBrandenburg.
    • DFrankfurt/Oder.

  8. 8. Welches Bundesland ist Brandenburg?

    Which federal state is Brandenburg?

    Illustration for Brandenburg state question 8

    • A1
    • B2
    • C3
    • D4Correct

  9. 9. Wie nennt man den Regierungschef / die Regierungschefin in Brandenburg?

    What is the head of government in Brandenburg called?

    • AErster Minister / Erste MinisterinFirst Minister
    • BPremierminister / PremierministerinPrime Minister
    • CBürgermeister / BürgermeisterinMayor
    • DMinisterpräsident / MinisterpräsidentinMinister-PresidentCorrect

  10. 10. Welchen Minister / welche Ministerin hat Brandenburg nicht?

    Which minister does Brandenburg not have?

    • AJustizminister / JustizministerinMinister of Justice
    • BAußenminister / AußenministerinForeign MinisterCorrect
    • CFinanzminister / FinanzministerinFinance Minister
    • DInnenminister / InnenministerinInterior Minister

How to lock these in

  1. Learn the state capital, the parliament and the coat of arms first — those come up most often
  2. Go through all 10 twice, then drill only the ones you got wrong
  3. Every mock exam automatically includes 3 questions from Brandenburg

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