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German Culture

Subject : culture
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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This is a study tool. The 3 wrong answers for each question are randomly chosen from answers to other questions. So, you might find at times the answers obvious, but you will see it re-enforces your understanding as you take the test each time.
1. What is Austria's national flower?






2. What is a Bahnof?






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






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






5. Grades 5-9






6. How long is a mile in kilometers?






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






8. ___ farms have become popular in Sachsen-Anhlat.






9. Who composed Germany's national anthem?






10. How was Liechtenstein founded?






11. Name two famous people from Hamburg.






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






13. Site of the annual Oktoberfest






14. The ___________ collected fairy tales from around where they lived.






15. Berlin






16. What are retired people called in Germany?






17. The Glockenspiel is located in...






18. What city is known ast he city of salt?






19. What is the 'Abitur' ?






20. Hessen is a ______ state.






21. Germany signed its surrender of Berlin on






22. Grades K-6






23. Inexpensive hotels for young people






24. Site of the Dahlem Museum






25. Where would you find a Schlafwagen?






26. Where are the mudflats located?






27. Site of the Brandenburg Gate






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






29. Magdeburg is located on the ____






30. Who is the current chancellor of Germany?






31. How many feet are in a meter?






32. Large mountain rangw






33. Largest seaport






34. Where is the Oktoberfest celebrated?






35. Hard school; grades 5-10






36. Kiel lies on the _______






37. Who are the Landsknechte?






38. Where is the zip code in a German address?






39. Liechtenstein is a _______






40. Which city holds a Mozart festival each year?






41. What mountain chains line Rheinland-Pfalz?






42. What is the full name of Hamburg?






43. Beyreuth is known for...






44. Where can you make international phone calls?






45. Rheinland-Pfalz is in the ____






46. What is the elementary school called in German?






47. Eisleben is located at the foot of the ___ mts.






48. Water found in Hamburg?






49. One river that forms the boundary of 2 countries






50. Bremen was first called what?