topic="";availablegames=3;game=new Array();  for (var n = 0; n < availablegames; n++) {game[n] = new Array();};game[0][0]=new Array ("Who became President of the new Weimar Republic in 1918?","Ebert","Stresemann","Cuno","Hitler","RJ Tarr (www.activehistory.co.uk)");game[0][1]=new Array ("One problem for the Weimar politicians was that they signed an armistice with the allies. In other words, they were the...?","November Criminals","March Hares","April Fools","January Jokers","RJ Tarr (www.activehistory.co.uk)");game[0][2]=new Array ("Who was head of state in Germany before the Weimar Republic was created?","Kaiser","Tsar","King","Caesar","RJ Tarr (www.activehistory.co.uk)");game[0][3]=new Array ("What was the name of the left wing extremists who attempted to overthrow the new Republic in 1919?","Spartacists","Freikorps","Nazis","Falangists","RJ Tarr (www.activehistory.co.uk)");game[0][4]=new Array ("After defeating the Spartacists in 1919, Ebert then faced a rebellion from which right-wing group in 1920?","Freikorps","Nazis","Young Conservatives","DVP","RJ Tarr (www.activehistory.co.uk)");game[0][5]=new Array ("Ebert lost a lot of support when he crushed the Spartacist rebellion using the Freikorps. Who were the leaders of the Spartacists killed in these clashes?","Luxembourg and Liebknecht","Laurel and Hardy","Abbot and Costello","Morcambe and Wise","RJ Tarr (www.activehistory.co.uk)");game[0][6]=new Array ("The right-wing spartacist rebellion of 1920 was known as the...?","Kapp Putsch","Spartacist Rebellion","Munich Putsch","Pitch Putsch","RJ Tarr (www.activehistory.co.uk)");game[0][7]=new Array ("The Treaty of Versailles was so unpopular with the German people that the foreign minister who signed it was assassinated. What was his name?","Rathenau","Schindler","Ebert","Stresemann","RJ Tarr (www.activehistory.co.uk)");game[0][8]=new Array ("In 1918 the Kaiser of Germany gave up the throne. In other words, he...?","Abdicated","Absconded","Attriotioned","Aquiesced","RJ Tarr (www.activehistory.co.uk)");game[0][9]=new Array ("What political party did Ebert belong to?","SPD","NSDAP","DVP","Zentrum","RJ Tarr (www.activehistory.co.uk)");game[0][10]=new Array ("A serious problem for the new republic was that the German people were not used to democracy: instead, they preferred...?","Authoritarianism","Anarchism","Communism","Fascism","RJ Tarr (www.activehistory.co.uk)");game[0][11]=new Array ("What was Hitler in 1918?","Disabled soldier","President","Chancellor","Leader of the Opposition","RJ Tarr (www.activehistory.co.uk)");game[0][12]=new Array ("When Bavaria was taken over by communists in 1919 it clearly illustrated the instability of the new Republic. Who led this rebellion?","Kurt Eisner","Kurt Cobain","Kris Novesilic","David Grohl","RJ Tarr (www.activehistory.co.uk)");game[0][13]=new Array ("The instability of the new Republic was stressed by the communist takeover of which German state in 1919?","Bavaria","Brandenburg","Kassel","Bielefeld","RJ Tarr (www.activehistory.co.uk)");game[0][14]=new Array ("What was the first name of Dr. Kapp, who led a right-wing rebellion against the Weimar Republic?","Wolfgang","Hermann","Josef","Kurt","RJ Tarr (www.activehistory.co.uk)");game[1][0]=new Array ("The Kapp Putsch was only defeated in 1920 because the workers...?","Went on strike","Attacked the rebels","Demanded a pay rise","Took their annual holiday","RJ Tarr (www.activehistory.co.uk)");game[1][1]=new Array ("One weakness of the Weimar Constitution was that it gave the President the power to rule alone. In other words, he could become a...?","Dictator","Descriptor","Democrat","Monarch","RJ Tarr (www.activehistory.co.uk)");game[1][2]=new Array ("In which year did the French and Belgians invade the Ruhr?","1923","1921","1925","1929","RJ Tarr (www.activehistory.co.uk)");game[1][3]=new Array ("Which article of the Weimar Constitution gave the President the power to rule as a dictator in a 'state of emergency'?","48","69","33","231","RJ Tarr (www.activehistory.co.uk)");game[1][4]=new Array ("A worrying feature of the Weimar Constitution was that it used Proportional Representation to elect representatives, leading to...?","Weak Coalitions","Strong government","Fast decision-making","Cheaper Food","RJ Tarr (www.activehistory.co.uk)");game[1][5]=new Array ("A serious problem for the new Republic was that there were a number of weaknesses in its rule book for government, which we call its...?","Constitution","Constipation","Conscription","Conversion","RJ Tarr (www.activehistory.co.uk)");game[1][6]=new Array ("The French and Belgians invaded the Ruhr because the Germans had stopped...?","Paying reparations","Applauding Clemenceau","Going to the toilet","The World Cup","RJ Tarr (www.activehistory.co.uk)");game[1][7]=new Array ("Following the French invasion of the Ruhr in 1923, the workers adopted a tactic of...?","Passive Resistance","Morris Dancing","Mud-Wrestling","Car-Bombing","RJ Tarr (www.activehistory.co.uk)");game[1][8]=new Array ("The government responded to the French invasion of the Ruhr by printing off more money, creating...?","Hyperinflation","Hyperventilation","Hypermarkets","Hippie Communes","RJ Tarr (www.activehistory.co.uk)");game[1][9]=new Array ("The political result of the French invasion of the Ruhr was the...?","Munich Putsch","Kapp Putsch","Spartacist Uprising","Winter of Discontent","RJ Tarr (www.activehistory.co.uk)");game[1][10]=new Array ("Who led the Munich Putsch of 1923 against the republic?","Hitler","Kapp","Liebknecht","Luxembourg","RJ Tarr (www.activehistory.co.uk)");game[1][11]=new Array ("Although the Munich Putsch was defeated, Hitler still gained in the long run because whilst in jail he clarified his beliefs in his book, ...?","Mein Kampf","Meine Katze","Meine Katastrophe","Mein Kamikaze","RJ Tarr (www.activehistory.co.uk)");game[1][12]=new Array ("Why was hyperinflation so damaging to the young republic?","Destroyed life savings","Created more jobs","Raised wages","Caused stock market crash","RJ Tarr (www.activehistory.co.uk)");game[1][13]=new Array ("In Mein Kampf, Hitler decided to gain election to Parliament. As he put it, 'We must hold our noses and enter the...'?","Reichstag","Bundesrat","House of Lords","Toilet","RJ Tarr (www.activehistory.co.uk)");game[1][14]=new Array ("Which well-respected First World War General was involved in the Munich Putsch?","Ludendorff","Hindenburg","von Moltke","Schlieffen","RJ Tarr (www.activehistory.co.uk)");game[2][0]=new Array ("Which respected politician became Chancellor in 1923 and promptly ended the occupation of the Ruhr?","Stresemann","Cuno","Bruning","Hindenburg","RJ Tarr (www.activehistory.co.uk)");game[2][1]=new Array ("Upon becoming Chancellor in 1923, Stresemann immediately called off passive resistance and introduced a new, stable currency called the...?","Rentenmark","Pound","Dollar","Euro","RJ Tarr (www.activehistory.co.uk)");game[2][2]=new Array ("Chancellor Stresemann helped the country to recover immediately following the 1923 crises by negotiating the...?","Dawes Plan","Young Plan","Munich Agreement","Kellogg-Briand Pact","RJ Tarr (www.activehistory.co.uk)");game[2][3]=new Array ("Under the Dawes Plan of 1924, the Weimar Republic was given a loan from the USA to rebuild itself. How much money was lent?","800 million gold marks","600 million gold marks","400 million gold marks","575 million gold marks","RJ Tarr (www.activehistory.co.uk)");game[2][4]=new Array ("Chancellor Stresemann helped to improve Germany's international reputation by signing the...?","Locarno Treaties","Munich Agreement","Treaty of Brest-Litovsk","Treaty of Versailles","RJ Tarr (www.activehistory.co.uk)");game[2][5]=new Array ("Under the Locarno Treaties, Germany agreed to respect her...?","Western borders","Eastern borders","Southern borders","Northern borders","RJ Tarr (www.activehistory.co.uk)");game[2][6]=new Array ("Following the signing of the 1925 border agreements, Germany had a warm relationship with Western Europe called the...?","Locarno Honeymoon","Washington Warm-up","Sicilian Snog","French Fondle","RJ Tarr (www.activehistory.co.uk)");game[2][7]=new Array ("Following the Locarno Treaties, Germany was allowed to join the League of Nations in...?","1926","1925","1927","1928","RJ Tarr (www.activehistory.co.uk)");game[2][8]=new Array ("In 1929, Stresemann scored his last major success by negotiating...?","The Young Plan","The Dawes Plan","The Locarno Treaties","Entry into the League","RJ Tarr (www.activehistory.co.uk)");game[2][9]=new Array ("The election of which ancient right-wing figure as President in 1925 showed that Germany was still not reconciled to the young republic?","Hindenburg","Ludendorff","Kaiser Wilhelm","Adolf Hitler","RJ Tarr (www.activehistory.co.uk)");game[2][10]=new Array ("In 1928 Stresemann famously said that he thought Germany was...?","Dancing on a volcano","Sleeping on a fire","Jumping on gelagnite","Punching an old woman","RJ Tarr (www.activehistory.co.uk)");game[2][11]=new Array ("The worrying thing about the Dawes Plan was that it left Germany reliant upon...?","American loans","French goodwill","English armaments","Italian pasta","RJ Tarr (www.activehistory.co.uk)");game[2][12]=new Array ("One sign of recovery for the republic after 1924 was the explosion of creativity symbolized by artists such as...?","Grosz and Schiele","Picasso and Monet","Constable and Turner","Freud and Hirst","RJ Tarr (www.activehistory.co.uk)");game[2][13]=new Array ("Because of the Dawes Plan, the German economy collapsed after...?","The Wall Street Crash","The Bash Street Kids","The Coronation Street","The Quality Streets","RJ Tarr (www.activehistory.co.uk)");game[2][14]=new Array ("In what year did Ebert die, to be replaced by the much more reactionary Hindenburg?","1925","1927","1926","1929","RJ Tarr (www.activehistory.co.uk)");