Quiz: Test Your Berlin Wall Knowledge

The Berlin Wall began to come down 25 years ago this weekend, on Nov. 9, 1989. Now that so many years have passed, how much do you remember about the wall and the events surrounding it?

Test your knowledge with this quiz — extra points if you don’t use our Berlin Wall history timeline to cheat.

Read TIME’s 1989 cover story about the fall of the Berlin Wall here in the archives: Freedom!

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