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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. What is the unit of currency in Austria?
Audi - BMW - Volkswagen - Mercedes
Munchen
Hauptschule || Internship school
austrian schilling
2. Magdeburg is located on the ____
Labor Day
Wien
Elbe River
the Elbe
3. What mountain chains line Rheinland-Pfalz?
Dresden
the bell tower
Eifel - Hunsr
Flowers
4. From __________ the Berlin wall kept West and East Berlin separate.
Elbe River
no school because of heat wave
1961 to 1996
The Oktoberfest; a beer festival and a fair
5. Home of the Spanish Riding School with its white Lippizan stallions
Eifel - Hunsr
Baltic Sea
on a train
Wien
6. Is a liter more or less than an American gallon?
Realschule || general school
Volkswagen
less
By an Austrian family
7. Bremen was first called what?
twin alster lakes - elbe river
18 after lessons
Elbe River
Breme/Bremum
8. What is a German sportswear company?
the Rhein
Soldiers from north Germany with colorful outfits - puffy sleeves that traveled around looking for work.
Berlin
Adidas
9. What can you find at a Fremdenvehrkehrsamt?
tourist information
'Erpha' - brown water
Rhine River Valley
pig
10. What is a Bahnof?
Porsche
tourist information
railroad station
L
11. City noted for perfumes
Koln
standardized tests
Rentner
Salzburg
12. How many centimeters in a meter?
1000
pig
advent till january 6
Das Boot.
13. What is the full name of Hamburg?
Free and Hanseatic city of Hamburg Germany
Tea
Berlin
'Erpha' - brown water
14. Hamburg is a seaport on the
1.6 km
Elbe
railroad station
Porsche
15. What is celebrated on May 1st?
Labor Day
the Rhein
the bell tower
Buchenwald Concentration Camp
16. Rheinland-Pfalz is in the ____
twin alster lakes - elbe river
Rhine River Valley
youth hostels
austrian schilling
17. What is the 'Abitur' ?
Haydn
Breme/Bremum
Halle
The final exam from a gymnasium
18. Where are the mudflats located?
Wattenmeer in East Fresia
Animals
By an Austrian family
twin alster lakes - elbe river
19. What was Erfurt named after?
20. Henry Bohlen is the first ______ Union general in the _____
Animals
Koln
Labor Day
foreign-born; Civil War.
21. ___ farms have become popular in Sachsen-Anhlat.
a Day of German Unity
their nature reserves
Angela Merkel
Wind
22. Which city holds a Mozart festival each year?
Das Boot.
cone filled with candy and gifts
the Bust of Nefertiti
Salzburg
23. The Brandenburg Gate was used for ____ in WWII.
Rugen
pig
Brothers Grimm
separation
24. Who is Liechtenstein's current Prince?
Leipzig
Prince Alois
department store
Munich
25. What do small children receive on their first day of school?
Buchenwald Concentration Camp
Speicherstadt
Elbe River
cone filled with candy and gifts
26. What is the main attraction for the Reinoldikirche?
their nature reserves
the bell tower
Free and Hanseatic city of Hamburg Germany
Gymnasium || Arbitur test - diploma
27. Site of the Brandenburg Gate
peace
Hauptschule || Internship school
Berlin
the Elbe
28. People in Sachsen-Anhalt work in the ___ industry.
chemical
3 months
Rosenthal
Adidas
29. Large mountain rangw
Soldiers from north Germany with colorful outfits - puffy sleeves that traveled around looking for work.
Lufthansa
the Alps
Rentner
30. How many feet are in a meter?
Martin Luther
Bayreuth
3.28 feet
Elbe
31. How many years do stundents attend the Gymnasium?
nine
Havel
chemical
Volkswagen
32. How long is the Christmas season?
Breme/Bremum
Havel
Leipzig
advent till january 6
33. The ___________ collected fairy tales from around where they lived.
Harz
Brothers Grimm
May 8th - 1945
austrian schilling
34. What is a Kaufhaus or Kaufhof?
Halle
1719
Porsche
department store
35. What major concentration camp was in Weimar?
Buchenwald Concentration Camp
Volkswagen
A shield volcano
Rosenthal
36. Birthplace of Mozart
Rugen
cone filled with candy and gifts
Salzburg
Realschule || general school
37. How long is a mile in kilometers?
Rosenthal
the Alps
1.6 km
Elbe
38. What is the name of the German airline?
Bayreuth
1719
Lufthansa
Rentner
39. Site of the annual Oktoberfest
Munchen
By an Austrian family
Oder-Neisse
Volkswagen
40. What is the name of the high school that university-bound stundents attend?
post office
Breme/Bremum
Gymnasium
Das Boot.
41. What is the warehouse complex?
42. Inexpensive hotels for young people
Gymnasium || Arbitur test - diploma
youth hostels
Havel
Edelweiss
43. 4 German car companies
Audi - BMW - Volkswagen - Mercedes
Salzburg
their nature reserves
Flowers
44. Where would you find a Schlafwagen?
peace
18 after lessons
department store
on a train
45. The Glockenspiel is located in...
18 after lessons
Munchen
Rentner
Adidas
46. What is Minau known for?
Gymnasium || Arbitur test - diploma
excercise paths
Flowers
Deutsche Bundesbahn
47. 4th graders take....
Brothers Grimm
standardized tests
Constitutional Monarchy
Sirens
48. What is a U-bahn?
Rhine River Valley
3.28 feet
subway
Salzburg
49. The Brandenburg Gate was a symbol for
the Alps
Oder-Neisse
Martin Luther
peace
50. Grades K-6
Rosenthal
tourist information
Grundschule
railroad station