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German Culture
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Subject
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culture
Instructions:
Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Who is Karl Lagerfeld?
1719
a famous fashion designer
Koln
Havel
2. Lake on the border of two countries
1719
Wind
austrian schilling
the Bodensee
3. Where is the zip code in a German address?
Berlin
In front of the city
Rosenthal
Lufthansa
4. Grades 5-10
Rosenthal
Realschule || general school
Leipzig
1.6 km
5. Bremen was first called what?
Breme/Bremum
Salzburg
Gymnasium || Arbitur test - diploma
Munich
6. What are retired people called in Germany?
Rentner
separation
Berlin
3 months
7. What is a German sportswear company?
Lufthansa
Adidas
The final exam from a gymnasium
Edelweiss
8. How was Liechtenstein founded?
3.28 feet
18 after lessons
Adidas
By an Austrian family
9. What would you find in a Tierpark in Germany?
Realschule || general school
1.6 km
their nature reserves
Animals
10. Bremen is a port city because it is located on the ____ River.
pig
A museum wehre you experience everyday things but without sight. You use smell - touch - and hearing. Your tour guides are blind.
Weser
Hamburg
11. One river that forms the boundary of 2 countries
excercise paths
the Rhein
Berlin
advent till january 6
12. The Brandenburg Gate was a symbol for
peace
Sirens
18 after lessons
Salzburg
13. What do the initials DB stand for?
Deutsche Bundesbahn
railroad station
Martin Luther; George Friederic Handel
Dresden
14. From __________ the Berlin wall kept West and East Berlin separate.
Free and Hanseatic city of Hamburg Germany
Hauptschule || Internship school
Medical improvements and vaccines
1961 to 1996
15. How long is the Christmas season?
Animals
3 months
advent till january 6
Catholic and Lutheran
16. What is a Bahnof?
Eifel - Hunsr
1000
the bell tower
railroad station
17. ___ farms have become popular in Sachsen-Anhlat.
gymnastics
Wind
Rugen
chemical
18. Large mountain rangw
the Bodensee
the Alps
Breme/Bremum
1719
19. Lorelei?
Sirens
pig
Oder-Neisse
'Erpha' - brown water
20. Who are the Landsknechte?
tourist information
subway
twin alster lakes - elbe river
Soldiers from north Germany with colorful outfits - puffy sleeves that traveled around looking for work.
21. How many feet are in a meter?
Wien
3.28 feet
Martin Luther
Constitutional Monarchy
22. Inexpensive hotels for young people
Harz
department store
a 100 year old storage place that's still used today
youth hostels
23. What is the name of the high school that university-bound stundents attend?
Gymnasium
a Day of German Unity
By an Austrian family
Grundschule
24. What is Austria's national flower?
Wattenmeer in East Fresia
Hamburg
subway
Edelweiss
25. Which city holds a Mozart festival each year?
Salzburg
Edelweiss
1000
Grundschule
26. What are two major religious denominations in Germany?
Johannes Brahms and The Beatles
Catholic and Lutheran
department store
Berlin
27. Famous German Porcelain manufacturer
Elbe
The Oktoberfest; a beer festival and a fair
Rosenthal
The final exam from a gymnasium
28. How many centimeters in a meter?
1000
Gymnasium || Arbitur test - diploma
Tea
Elbe
29. Kiel lies on the _______
Baltic Sea
Koln
no school because of heat wave
twin alster lakes - elbe river
30. How long is a mile in kilometers?
1961 to 1996
Deutsche Bundesbahn
1.6 km
Haydn
31. Magdeburg is located on the ____
Speicherstadt
Salzburg
Elbe River
Hauptschule || Internship school
32. What is celebrated on June 17th?
post office
chemical
a Day of German Unity
Soldiers from north Germany with colorful outfits - puffy sleeves that traveled around looking for work.
33. Grades K-6
a 100 year old storage place that's still used today
Oder-Neisse
Grundschule
Adidas
34. What is the elementary school called in German?
Salzburg
Free and Hanseatic city of Hamburg Germany
Grundschule/Volksschule
Leipzig
35. Who is Liechtenstein's current Prince?
Martin Luther; George Friederic Handel
on a train
Prince Alois
chemical
36. Who is the current chancellor of Germany?
Grundschule
Havel
Angela Merkel
peace
37. George Frideric Handel was born in
the Bodensee
Munich
Halle
their nature reserves
38. Site of the annual Oktoberfest
Munchen
Salzburg
advent till january 6
Constitutional Monarchy
39. 4th graders take....
Havel
the Elbe
Realschule || general school
standardized tests
40. What river forms a natural boundary between Germany and Poland?
excercise paths
Hamburg
Oder-Neisse
a 100 year old storage place that's still used today
41. Hamburg is a seaport on the
Martin Luther
Das Boot.
'Erpha' - brown water
Elbe
42. Which sport is most often practiced in school?
Grundschule
Animals
gymnastics
the Elbe
43. One river that flows through the cities of Dresden and Hamburg
Martin Luther
standardized tests
the Elbe
Salzburg
44. Water found in Hamburg?
Richard Wagner
Munchen
austrian schilling
twin alster lakes - elbe river
45. The ___________ collected fairy tales from around where they lived.
Catholic and Lutheran
post office
Brothers Grimm
less
46. What is another name for the Warehouse Complex?
Martin Luther
May 8th - 1945
Speicherstadt
tourist information
47. Is a liter more or less than an American gallon?
Switzerland; Austria
Elbe River
Buchenwald Concentration Camp
less
48. What major car comopany is based in Niedersachsen?
Grundschule/Volksschule
landlocked
Free and Hanseatic city of Hamburg Germany
Volkswagen
49. What is the full name of Hamburg?
Hamburg
18 after lessons
Free and Hanseatic city of Hamburg Germany
Munchen
50. How many years do stundents attend the Gymnasium?
nine
department store
gymnastics
post office