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German Culture
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culture
Instructions:
Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Who hid at the Wartburg Castle?
gymnastics
18 after lessons
separation
Martin Luther
2. Bremen was first called what?
Breme/Bremum
'Erpha' - brown water
subway
Elbe River
3. At what age can you obtain a driver's license?
18 after lessons
Soldiers from north Germany with colorful outfits - puffy sleeves that traveled around looking for work.
pig
a 100 year old storage place that's still used today
4. Where would you find a Schlafwagen?
on a train
tourist information
post office
Rentner
5. Bremen is a port city because it is located on the ____ River.
the Bodensee
Weser
Rentner
the Rhein
6. What is celebrated on May 1st?
Berlin
A museum wehre you experience everyday things but without sight. You use smell - touch - and hearing. Your tour guides are blind.
Labor Day
The final exam from a gymnasium
7. Kiel lies on the _______
Baltic Sea
Labor Day
advent till january 6
Rosenthal
8. What is a Kaufhaus or Kaufhof?
department store
Flowers
Munchen
Adidas
9. Site of the annual Oktoberfest
Munchen
Catholic and Lutheran
Switzerland; Austria
foreign-born; Civil War.
10. What mountain chains line Rheinland-Pfalz?
Eifel - Hunsr
In front of the city
Speicherstadt
standardized tests
11. What is the unit of currency in Austria?
18 after lessons
Tea
gymnastics
austrian schilling
12. Which sport is most often practiced in school?
the bell tower
a 100 year old storage place that's still used today
Elbe
gymnastics
13. How many centimeters in a meter?
Flowers
Catholic and Lutheran
Rhine River Valley
1000
14. The ___________ collected fairy tales from around where they lived.
Brothers Grimm
Munchen
post office
Hamburg
15. Where can you make international phone calls?
cone filled with candy and gifts
post office
Brothers Grimm
Eifel - Hunsr
16. Large mountain rangw
Martin Luther
less
Prince Alois
the Alps
17. What do small children receive on their first day of school?
cone filled with candy and gifts
their nature reserves
the Rhein
Munich
18. What is celebrated on June 17th?
Medical improvements and vaccines
a Day of German Unity
1961 to 1996
a 100 year old storage place that's still used today
19. Rheinland-Pfalz is in the ____
Soldiers from north Germany with colorful outfits - puffy sleeves that traveled around looking for work.
Oder-Neisse
Rhine River Valley
Rugen
20. Hessen is a ______ state.
Angela Merkel
landlocked
Halle
gymnastics
21. What drink is popular in East Frisia?
Adidas
Hauptschule || Internship school
Volkswagen
Tea
22. Magdeburg is located on the ____
Free and Hanseatic city of Hamburg Germany
Elbe
Audi - BMW - Volkswagen - Mercedes
Elbe River
23. What is Austria's national flower?
Munich
Edelweiss
Berlin
Wien
24. Wolfgang Peterson directed
Das Boot.
A shield volcano
Sirens
Free and Hanseatic city of Hamburg Germany
25. Who composed Germany's national anthem?
Haydn
Prince Alois
a famous fashion designer
Havel
26. Is a liter more or less than an American gallon?
The Oktoberfest; a beer festival and a fair
Martin Luther
less
Munchen
27. Site of the Brandenburg Gate
cone filled with candy and gifts
excercise paths
Berlin
Breme/Bremum
28. Where is the zip code in a German address?
In front of the city
3 months
A museum wehre you experience everyday things but without sight. You use smell - touch - and hearing. Your tour guides are blind.
Volkswagen
29. Who is Karl Lagerfeld?
a famous fashion designer
Salzburg
Deutsche Bundesbahn
L
30. Inexpensive hotels for young people
a famous fashion designer
Volkswagen
youth hostels
landlocked
31. How was Liechtenstein founded?
peace
By an Austrian family
Havel
In front of the city
32. What major car comopany is based in Niedersachsen?
Johannes Brahms and The Beatles
Volkswagen
Hauptschule || Internship school
Rentner
33. Henry Bohlen is the first ______ Union general in the _____
Catholic and Lutheran
Berlin
twin alster lakes - elbe river
foreign-born; Civil War.
34. What can you find at a Fremdenvehrkehrsamt?
3.28 feet
Johannes Brahms and The Beatles
3 months
tourist information
35. What is Nordrhein-Westfalen known for?
separation
Edelweiss
Munchen
their nature reserves
36. What is the full name of Hamburg?
Volkswagen
less
Free and Hanseatic city of Hamburg Germany
Berlin
37. M
Salzburg
the bell tower
The Oktoberfest; a beer festival and a fair
twin alster lakes - elbe river
38. How long is a mile in kilometers?
Tea
The Oktoberfest; a beer festival and a fair
1.6 km
chemical
39. Robert Koch is famous for what?
Tea
Bayreuth
Catholic and Lutheran
Medical improvements and vaccines
40. which German holiday is celebrated with fireworks?
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41. What do the initials DB stand for?
Deutsche Bundesbahn
gymnastics
austrian schilling
Audi - BMW - Volkswagen - Mercedes
42. Lorelei?
separation
Sirens
less
Edelweiss
43. George Frideric Handel was born in
Halle
Gymnasium || Arbitur test - diploma
separation
A shield volcano
44. How long must you live in Berlin to be allowed to vote?
3 months
1.6 km
3.28 feet
18 after lessons
45. What river forms a natural boundary between Germany and Poland?
Oder-Neisse
Wien
Dresden
advent till january 6
46. Grades K-6
a Day of German Unity
their nature reserves
Grundschule
Realschule || general school
47. Berlin
the Bodensee
Berlin
Das Boot.
Prince Alois
48. Where does a 'Passionspiel' take place every ten years?
Oberammergau
Adidas
pig
L
49. People in Sachsen-Anhalt work in the ___ industry.
'Erpha' - brown water
Soldiers from north Germany with colorful outfits - puffy sleeves that traveled around looking for work.
chemical
gymnastics
50. ___ farms have become popular in Sachsen-Anhlat.
Leipzig
Harz
Soldiers from north Germany with colorful outfits - puffy sleeves that traveled around looking for work.
Wind