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German Culture

Subject : culture
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. What is celebrated on May 1st?






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






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






4. How was Liechtenstein founded?






5. Which city holds a Wagner festival each year?






6. Where is iron-ore mined?






7. What is Austria's national flower?






8. What is Dialogue in the Dark?






9. Lorelei?






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






11. What is the famous German automobile manufacturer in Stuttgart?






12. How many years do stundents attend the Gymnasium?






13. What is the main attraction for the Reinoldikirche?






14. Site of a famous fair twice a year






15. Liechtenstein is a _______






16. What major car comopany is based in Niedersachsen?






17. What mountain chains line Rheinland-Pfalz?






18. What are retired people called in Germany?






19. Magdeburg is located on the ____






20. What is the 'Abitur' ?






21. M






22. How long is the Christmas season?






23. 4th graders take....






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






25. Liechtenstein is between ___ and ____






26. Where does a 'Passionspiel' take place every ten years?






27. Potsdam is located on the River






28. Lake on the border of two countries






29. How long must you live in Berlin to be allowed to vote?






30. Beyreuth is known for...






31. Which sport is most often practiced in school?






32. What river forms a natural boundary between Germany and Poland?






33. Henry Bohlen is the first ______ Union general in the _____






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






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






36. What is the name of the German airline?






37. Who is the current chancellor of Germany?






38. Which city holds a Mozart festival each year?






39. What is the unit of currency in Austria?






40. What do the initials DB stand for?






41. City noted for perfumes






42. Site of the annual Oktoberfest






43. Where can you make international phone calls?






44. Bremen was first called what?






45. Name two famous people from Hamburg.






46. Who is Karl Lagerfeld?






47. What is the Vogelsberg?






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






49. What is the full name of Hamburg?






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