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German Culture

Subject : culture
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Is a liter more or less than an American gallon?






2. What does Hitzefrei mean in German?






3. Site of the annual Oktoberfest






4. Grades K-6






5. What is the Vogelsberg?






6. What animal is considered a sign of good luck for New Years?






7. People in Sachsen-Anhalt work in the ___ industry.






8. What is a Bahnof?






9. What drink is popular in East Frisia?






10. George Frideric Handel was born in






11. Kiel lies on the _______






12. Two important people from Sachsen-Anhalt are






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






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






15. Hessen is a ______ state.






16. How many years do stundents attend the Gymnasium?






17. Home of the Spanish Riding School with its white Lippizan stallions






18. How many feet are in a meter?






19. Grades 5-9






20. Most people come to the Neues Museum to see ____






21. What is a Kaufhaus or Kaufhof?






22. One river that flows through the cities of Dresden and Hamburg






23. At what age can you obtain a driver's license?






24. Large mountain rangw






25. What is the largest island in Germany?






26. What major concentration camp was in Weimar?






27. Hard school; grades 5-10






28. Which city holds a Wagner festival each year?






29. What is Minau known for?






30. Water found in Hamburg?






31. 4th graders take....






32. Where can you make international phone calls?






33. Magdeburg is located on the ____






34. Who is Karl Lagerfeld?






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






36. Germany signed its surrender of Berlin on






37. How long is a mile in kilometers?






38. Who composed Germany's national anthem?






39. Lake on the border of two countries






40. What is Austria's national flower?






41. Site of the Dahlem Museum






42. Lorelei?






43. What is the name of the German airline?






44. Berlin






45. Name two famous people from Hamburg.






46. Rheinland-Pfalz is in the ____






47. What is Nordrhein-Westfalen known for?






48. Wolfgang Peterson directed






49. What is a U-bahn?






50. What is the full name of Hamburg?