Big pile up in Germany answers

By Berni | March 6, 2008

Big pile up in Germany

questions

  1. What does ‘pile up’ mean (in the title)? a car crash involving several vehicles
  2. What does the opening shot show ‘south of Berlin’? the aftermath of a motorway pile up
  3. How long has the severe weather been a problem in Germany? 1 week
  4. How many vehicles were involved in the crash? 35 – 22 cars and 13 trucks
  5. When did many of the cars’ airbags open? during the first shunt
  6. How old is the man being interviewed? 55 (56 on Saturday)
  7. How many were injured in the crash? 5
  8. What did the Red Cross provide? shelter, hot drinks and blankets
  9. What was snow causing on the streets of Berlin? misery
  10. Why were people travelling in their own cars? because there is a public transport strike

 

 

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