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German Culture
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culture
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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Magdeburg is located on the ____
Elbe River
1000
1.6 km
twin alster lakes - elbe river
2. Berlin
on a train
Switzerland; Austria
Bayreuth
Berlin
3. Germany signed its surrender of Berlin on
May 8th - 1945
twin alster lakes - elbe river
railroad station
their nature reserves
4. City noted for art treasures and china
18 after lessons
Dresden
1000
The final exam from a gymnasium
5. What major concentration camp was in Weimar?
May 8th - 1945
Buchenwald Concentration Camp
the Bust of Nefertiti
Labor Day
6. Site of the Brandenburg Gate
Berlin
Martin Luther
Grundschule
May 8th - 1945
7. Who hid at the Wartburg Castle?
a Day of German Unity
Wattenmeer in East Fresia
nine
Martin Luther
8. The Glockenspiel is located in...
Munchen
Labor Day
Adidas
advent till january 6
9. The Brandenburg Gate was a symbol for
the Bodensee
peace
Buchenwald Concentration Camp
Dresden
10. Where are the mudflats located?
Wattenmeer in East Fresia
Flowers
A shield volcano
3 months
11. What is the 'Abitur' ?
The final exam from a gymnasium
department store
foreign-born; Civil War.
Rosenthal
12. What is Austria's national flower?
Edelweiss
1719
Labor Day
Martin Luther; George Friederic Handel
13. What major car comopany is based in Niedersachsen?
Lufthansa
Volkswagen
Berlin
Grundschule/Volksschule
14. Who is the current chancellor of Germany?
Angela Merkel
Munich
Sirens
Soldiers from north Germany with colorful outfits - puffy sleeves that traveled around looking for work.
15. What would you find in a Tierpark in Germany?
18 after lessons
their nature reserves
Dresden
Animals
16. Inexpensive hotels for young people
Lufthansa
Tea
youth hostels
Martin Luther; George Friederic Handel
17. What animal is considered a sign of good luck for New Years?
the Rhein
New Year's
pig
Brothers Grimm
18. Grades K-6
the bell tower
nine
the Bodensee
Grundschule
19. What is celebrated on June 17th?
3 months
Gymnasium || Arbitur test - diploma
a Day of German Unity
Leipzig
20. Most people come to the Neues Museum to see ____
Edelweiss
the Bust of Nefertiti
advent till january 6
standardized tests
21. Bremen was first called what?
1000
Breme/Bremum
3.28 feet
Suhl - Thuringen
22. Hessen is a ______ state.
Labor Day
landlocked
Koln
Hauptschule || Internship school
23. M
By an Austrian family
The Oktoberfest; a beer festival and a fair
May 8th - 1945
Martin Luther
24. What is Nordrhein-Westfalen known for?
May 8th - 1945
their nature reserves
Hauptschule || Internship school
1719
25. Site of the Dahlem Museum
Berlin
pig
Oder-Neisse
3 months
26. Kiel lies on the _______
Deutsche Bundesbahn
Rosenthal
Realschule || general school
Baltic Sea
27. What is the warehouse complex?
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28. What are retired people called in Germany?
Flowers
Prince Alois
Rentner
Gymnasium || Arbitur test - diploma
29. Who are the Landsknechte?
Munich
Munchen
Soldiers from north Germany with colorful outfits - puffy sleeves that traveled around looking for work.
the Rhein
30. What do small children receive on their first day of school?
department store
cone filled with candy and gifts
Angela Merkel
Audi - BMW - Volkswagen - Mercedes
31. The ___________ collected fairy tales from around where they lived.
Brothers Grimm
Salzburg
A museum wehre you experience everyday things but without sight. You use smell - touch - and hearing. Your tour guides are blind.
Haydn
32. Who composed Germany's national anthem?
Haydn
advent till january 6
Rentner
Animals
33. What are two major religious denominations in Germany?
Catholic and Lutheran
Johannes Brahms and The Beatles
Salzburg
Bayreuth
34. Home of the Spanish Riding School with its white Lippizan stallions
Wien
post office
Oberammergau
cone filled with candy and gifts
35. People in Sachsen-Anhalt work in the ___ industry.
Porsche
Labor Day
chemical
1.6 km
36. What river forms a natural boundary between Germany and Poland?
Bayreuth
Animals
Gymnasium
Oder-Neisse
37. Liechtenstein is a _______
nine
Constitutional Monarchy
Wind
The final exam from a gymnasium
38. Wolfgang Peterson directed
Das Boot.
Richard Wagner
A museum wehre you experience everyday things but without sight. You use smell - touch - and hearing. Your tour guides are blind.
Wind
39. What is another name for the Warehouse Complex?
Speicherstadt
landlocked
railroad station
Wien
40. What drink is popular in East Frisia?
subway
tourist information
post office
Tea
41. What is the Vogelsberg?
Porsche
A shield volcano
advent till january 6
the Elbe
42. ___ farms have become popular in Sachsen-Anhlat.
Wind
Haydn
Sirens
Audi - BMW - Volkswagen - Mercedes
43. What is a Bahnof?
Flowers
Eifel - Hunsr
Leipzig
railroad station
44. What do the initials DB stand for?
Elbe River
a Day of German Unity
Deutsche Bundesbahn
Munchen
45. Two important people from Sachsen-Anhalt are
Adidas
Free and Hanseatic city of Hamburg Germany
Martin Luther; George Friederic Handel
Suhl - Thuringen
46. What does Hitzefrei mean in German?
post office
no school because of heat wave
Switzerland; Austria
Berlin
47. Which sport is most often practiced in school?
Breme/Bremum
Volkswagen
gymnastics
The Oktoberfest; a beer festival and a fair
48. Bremen is a port city because it is located on the ____ River.
Weser
twin alster lakes - elbe river
Gymnasium || Arbitur test - diploma
subway
49. Where would you find a Schlafwagen?
1000
Munchen
Grundschule/Volksschule
on a train
50. What is Dialogue in the Dark?
A museum wehre you experience everyday things but without sight. You use smell - touch - and hearing. Your tour guides are blind.
Berlin
advent till january 6
pig