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German Culture

Subject : culture
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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Home of the Spanish Riding School with its white Lippizan stallions






2. Which sport is most often practiced in school?






3. What is the name of the high school that university-bound stundents attend?






4. Bremen was first called what?






5. Who composed Germany's national anthem?






6. Which city holds a Wagner festival each year?






7. Hard school; grades 5-10






8. How many feet are in a meter?






9. What do small children receive on their first day of school?






10. What do the initials DB stand for?






11. Water found in Hamburg?






12. Site of a famous fair twice a year






13. From __________ the Berlin wall kept West and East Berlin separate.






14. What are Trimm-dich-Strecke?






15. Which city holds a Mozart festival each year?






16. Liechtenstein is a _______






17. Lorelei?






18. What is the largest island in Germany?






19. What mountain chains line Rheinland-Pfalz?






20. Who is the current chancellor of Germany?






21. Liechtenstein is between ___ and ____






22. Beyreuth is known for...






23. What is the warehouse complex?


24. How long is the Christmas season?






25. City noted for perfumes






26. Grades K-6






27. The Glockenspiel is located in...






28. Where are the mudflats located?






29. Famous German Porcelain manufacturer






30. The Brandenburg Gate was used for ____ in WWII.






31. What is a Bahnof?






32. Hamburg is a seaport on the






33. Berlin






34. Bremen is a port city because it is located on the ____ River.






35. What is celebrated on May 1st?






36. Largest seaport






37. Rheinland-Pfalz is in the ____






38. How many centimeters in a meter?






39. What is the unit of currency in Austria?






40. 4th graders take....






41. What is the full name of Hamburg?






42. What is a Kaufhaus or Kaufhof?






43. Site of the Brandenburg Gate






44. Who hid at the Wartburg Castle?






45. What are retired people called in Germany?






46. Kiel lies on the _______






47. Where would you find a Schlafwagen?






48. Who are the Landsknechte?






49. How many years do stundents attend the Gymnasium?






50. What is Nordrhein-Westfalen known for?