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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. Two important people from Sachsen-Anhalt are
Martin Luther; George Friederic Handel
Buchenwald Concentration Camp
the Bodensee
A shield volcano
2. ___ farms have become popular in Sachsen-Anhlat.
Breme/Bremum
Flowers
The Oktoberfest; a beer festival and a fair
Wind
3. Which city holds a Mozart festival each year?
Hauptschule || Internship school
Lufthansa
Salzburg
a famous fashion designer
4. Which city holds a Wagner festival each year?
May 8th - 1945
Eifel - Hunsr
Oder-Neisse
Bayreuth
5. Where can you make international phone calls?
Elbe River
post office
A shield volcano
Volkswagen
6. What is celebrated on June 17th?
chemical
Elbe
Salzburg
a Day of German Unity
7. Liechtenstein is a _______
Switzerland; Austria
Constitutional Monarchy
Gymnasium
Das Boot.
8. What is a Kaufhaus or Kaufhof?
department store
Wien
advent till january 6
Munich
9. The Brandenburg Gate was a symbol for
Breme/Bremum
peace
Salzburg
Wien
10. Bremen was first called what?
3.28 feet
Flowers
a Day of German Unity
Breme/Bremum
11. What is the Vogelsberg?
The final exam from a gymnasium
a famous fashion designer
1.6 km
A shield volcano
12. M
Grundschule
Harz
The Oktoberfest; a beer festival and a fair
Oder-Neisse
13. What river forms a natural boundary between Germany and Poland?
Buchenwald Concentration Camp
Oder-Neisse
Grundschule/Volksschule
Salzburg
14. Potsdam is located on the River
a famous fashion designer
Johannes Brahms and The Beatles
Havel
Halle
15. Lake on the border of two countries
Berlin
Animals
the Bodensee
Oder-Neisse
16. Who composed Germany's national anthem?
Haydn
the Alps
Switzerland; Austria
Berlin
17. Site of the annual Oktoberfest
Munchen
Hamburg
A shield volcano
their nature reserves
18. What city is known ast he city of salt?
L
Koln
department store
Halle
19. What mountain chains line Rheinland-Pfalz?
18 after lessons
In front of the city
Havel
Eifel - Hunsr
20. What is the main attraction for the Reinoldikirche?
the bell tower
New Year's
Speicherstadt
Realschule || general school
21. What is a Bahnof?
Koln
A shield volcano
railroad station
Oberammergau
22. Where does a 'Passionspiel' take place every ten years?
gymnastics
Rosenthal
Oberammergau
Dresden
23. What was Erfurt named after?
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24. Hamburg is a seaport on the
twin alster lakes - elbe river
landlocked
Speicherstadt
Elbe
25. George Frideric Handel was born in
Bayreuth
department store
a famous fashion designer
Halle
26. What is a U-bahn?
subway
Leipzig
Deutsche Bundesbahn
Sirens
27. Beyreuth is known for...
1000
pig
no school because of heat wave
Richard Wagner
28. How long is a mile in kilometers?
Elbe
1.6 km
Tea
peace
29. Most people come to the Neues Museum to see ____
subway
austrian schilling
the Bust of Nefertiti
18 after lessons
30. Who is the current chancellor of Germany?
Havel
Hauptschule || Internship school
A shield volcano
Angela Merkel
31. Is a liter more or less than an American gallon?
Breme/Bremum
department store
on a train
less
32. which German holiday is celebrated with fireworks?
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33. Where would you find a Schlafwagen?
Buchenwald Concentration Camp
1719
youth hostels
on a train
34. What does Hitzefrei mean in German?
Haydn
separation
no school because of heat wave
Sirens
35. What do small children receive on their first day of school?
Soldiers from north Germany with colorful outfits - puffy sleeves that traveled around looking for work.
cone filled with candy and gifts
Wind
less
36. Germany signed its surrender of Berlin on
Salzburg
Munchen
Animals
May 8th - 1945
37. Famous German Porcelain manufacturer
peace
Rosenthal
Berlin
Catholic and Lutheran
38. What is Austria's national flower?
Free and Hanseatic city of Hamburg Germany
cone filled with candy and gifts
Wind
Edelweiss
39. What are two major religious denominations in Germany?
Catholic and Lutheran
Elbe
Das Boot.
Havel
40. How many feet are in a meter?
Elbe River
3.28 feet
L
Grundschule/Volksschule
41. The Glockenspiel is located in...
Munchen
Flowers
18 after lessons
Labor Day
42. What can you find at a Fremdenvehrkehrsamt?
a Day of German Unity
the Elbe
the bell tower
tourist information
43. What major car comopany is based in Niedersachsen?
L
Johannes Brahms and The Beatles
Volkswagen
no school because of heat wave
44. What are Trimm-dich-Strecke?
pig
Berlin
Soldiers from north Germany with colorful outfits - puffy sleeves that traveled around looking for work.
excercise paths
45. Rheinland-Pfalz is in the ____
the bell tower
Elbe
Rhine River Valley
Oberammergau
46. How long is the Christmas season?
their nature reserves
Switzerland; Austria
advent till january 6
Tea
47. At what age can you obtain a driver's license?
cone filled with candy and gifts
Eifel - Hunsr
The final exam from a gymnasium
18 after lessons
48. Berlin
Constitutional Monarchy
Johannes Brahms and The Beatles
separation
Berlin
49. Bremen is a port city because it is located on the ____ River.
Weser
The final exam from a gymnasium
on a train
a famous fashion designer
50. What is the largest island in Germany?
3.28 feet
1961 to 1996
Rugen
Martin Luther; George Friederic Handel