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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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Match each statement with the correct term.
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1. Grades 5-10
gymnastics
landlocked
Martin Luther; George Friederic Handel
Realschule || general school
2. Which city holds a Mozart festival each year?
Munchen
Salzburg
The Oktoberfest; a beer festival and a fair
1961 to 1996
3. The Brandenburg Gate was a symbol for
18 after lessons
peace
Wind
Wien
4. People in Sachsen-Anhalt work in the ___ industry.
pig
Elbe
chemical
Tea
5. What was Erfurt named after?
6. which German holiday is celebrated with fireworks?
7. George Frideric Handel was born in
Labor Day
Halle
Angela Merkel
1719
8. Beyreuth is known for...
Richard Wagner
the Rhein
Angela Merkel
department store
9. What is another name for the Warehouse Complex?
Speicherstadt
a famous fashion designer
Haydn
no school because of heat wave
10. What city is known ast he city of salt?
L
Eifel - Hunsr
Grundschule/Volksschule
Martin Luther; George Friederic Handel
11. Where can you make international phone calls?
the Elbe
post office
Soldiers from north Germany with colorful outfits - puffy sleeves that traveled around looking for work.
Hauptschule || Internship school
12. Who are the Landsknechte?
Buchenwald Concentration Camp
Eifel - Hunsr
Soldiers from north Germany with colorful outfits - puffy sleeves that traveled around looking for work.
standardized tests
13. City noted for perfumes
Koln
the Bust of Nefertiti
peace
Constitutional Monarchy
14. Inexpensive hotels for young people
youth hostels
Dresden
New Year's
Medical improvements and vaccines
15. M
their nature reserves
Haydn
youth hostels
The Oktoberfest; a beer festival and a fair
16. Home of the Spanish Riding School with its white Lippizan stallions
landlocked
Rhine River Valley
Wien
Oberammergau
17. 4 German car companies
Audi - BMW - Volkswagen - Mercedes
Hauptschule || Internship school
Martin Luther
1000
18. Bremen was first called what?
Breme/Bremum
youth hostels
A museum wehre you experience everyday things but without sight. You use smell - touch - and hearing. Your tour guides are blind.
Richard Wagner
19. Berlin
Wind
Berlin
Bayreuth
Medical improvements and vaccines
20. Where is the zip code in a German address?
In front of the city
a Day of German Unity
landlocked
Sirens
21. How many years do stundents attend the Gymnasium?
Soldiers from north Germany with colorful outfits - puffy sleeves that traveled around looking for work.
Rugen
nine
Rhine River Valley
22. What is a German sportswear company?
Tea
Adidas
Weser
the bell tower
23. What animal is considered a sign of good luck for New Years?
Suhl - Thuringen
pig
less
a famous fashion designer
24. What would you find in a Tierpark in Germany?
Edelweiss
the Rhein
Animals
Deutsche Bundesbahn
25. What mountain chains line Rheinland-Pfalz?
Constitutional Monarchy
L
a Day of German Unity
Eifel - Hunsr
26. Site of the Dahlem Museum
Berlin
Elbe River
Tea
By an Austrian family
27. The Brandenburg Gate was used for ____ in WWII.
separation
Hamburg
Tea
Breme/Bremum
28. Bremen is a port city because it is located on the ____ River.
landlocked
Weser
Volkswagen
gymnastics
29. Birthplace of Mozart
Halle
Realschule || general school
Salzburg
Munchen
30. What major car comopany is based in Niedersachsen?
on a train
a famous fashion designer
Volkswagen
Munchen
31. Hamburg is a seaport on the
Wattenmeer in East Fresia
Edelweiss
the Elbe
Elbe
32. How long is the Christmas season?
Haydn
Wind
advent till january 6
18 after lessons
33. What do small children receive on their first day of school?
The Oktoberfest; a beer festival and a fair
Wind
cone filled with candy and gifts
Dresden
34. What is the 'Abitur' ?
separation
The final exam from a gymnasium
Wien
Switzerland; Austria
35. Most people come to the Neues Museum to see ____
Animals
1961 to 1996
landlocked
the Bust of Nefertiti
36. What is a Bahnof?
their nature reserves
railroad station
A museum wehre you experience everyday things but without sight. You use smell - touch - and hearing. Your tour guides are blind.
standardized tests
37. How many feet are in a meter?
L
subway
3.28 feet
Brothers Grimm
38. What is celebrated on June 17th?
a Day of German Unity
Rhine River Valley
the Alps
In front of the city
39. Water found in Hamburg?
the Alps
the Rhein
twin alster lakes - elbe river
department store
40. Which city holds a Wagner festival each year?
the Elbe
A museum wehre you experience everyday things but without sight. You use smell - touch - and hearing. Your tour guides are blind.
peace
Bayreuth
41. 4th graders take....
A shield volcano
standardized tests
Tea
Speicherstadt
42. The ___________ collected fairy tales from around where they lived.
tourist information
Grundschule
Brothers Grimm
Deutsche Bundesbahn
43. Eisleben is located at the foot of the ___ mts.
foreign-born; Civil War.
Koln
chemical
Harz
44. Where does a 'Passionspiel' take place every ten years?
Oberammergau
less
Suhl - Thuringen
Havel
45. How many centimeters in a meter?
Salzburg
1000
Suhl - Thuringen
Munchen
46. Grades 5-9
Hauptschule || Internship school
tourist information
less
nine
47. What river forms a natural boundary between Germany and Poland?
Tea
Oder-Neisse
18 after lessons
Rhine River Valley
48. What is Minau known for?
a famous fashion designer
Wind
Flowers
their nature reserves
49. Site of the annual Oktoberfest
chemical
Munchen
Buchenwald Concentration Camp
Catholic and Lutheran
50. One river that flows through the cities of Dresden and Hamburg
the Bodensee
the Elbe
on a train
By an Austrian family