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Thuringia state questions
These 10 questions about Thuringia are part of the naturalization test in this state, in addition to the 300 federal questions.
1. Which coat of arms belongs to the Free State of Thuringia?
Correct answer: Image 4
Thuringia's coat of arms shows a striped lion with eight stars on a blue shield, a medieval design representing the region's old territories.
2. Which is a district in Thuringia?
Correct answer: Wartburgkreis
Wartburgkreis, named for the Wartburg castle, is a district in Thuringia. Ammerland, Altötting and Nordfriesland belong to other states.
3. For how many years is the state parliament in Thuringia elected?
Correct answer: 5
Thuringia elects its Landtag for five years, the standard term followed by most German states.
4. From what age are you allowed to vote in local elections in Thuringia?
Correct answer: 16
Thuringia allows voting in municipal elections from age 16, while federal elections still require 18.
5. What are the colors of the state flag of Thuringia?
Correct answer: white-red
Thuringia's flag is a simple two-stripe design, white above red, shown with the coat of arms in official use.
6. Where can you obtain information about political topics in Thuringia?
Correct answer: at the State Center for Political Education
Thuringia's Landeszentrale für politische Bildung provides neutral information on politics and democracy, unlike churches, the consumer center or the regulatory office.
7. The state capital of Thuringia is called …
Correct answer: Erfurt.
Erfurt is the capital of Thuringia and houses its government and Landtag, while Jena, Gera and Eisenach are notable cities but not the seat of power.
8. Which federal state is Thuringia?
Correct answer: Number 2 in the image
Thuringia lies in central Germany, landlocked and surrounded by Saxony, Saxony-Anhalt, Lower Saxony, Hesse and Bavaria.
9. What is the title of the head of government in Thuringia?
Correct answer: Minister President
Thuringia, a German Land, gives its head of government the title Ministerpräsident (Ministerpräsidentin), not Premierminister or Bürgermeister.
10. Which minister does Thuringia not have?
Correct answer: Minister of Foreign Affairs
Thuringia has ministries for the interior, justice and finance, but no foreign ministry, since foreign affairs are handled only at the federal level.
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