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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. From __________ the Berlin wall kept West and East Berlin separate.
standardized tests
Salzburg
Rosenthal
1961 to 1996
2. Famous German Porcelain manufacturer
Rosenthal
railroad station
Labor Day
Haydn
3. Berlin
Buchenwald Concentration Camp
'Erpha' - brown water
1719
Berlin
4. 4th graders take....
Adidas
standardized tests
tourist information
Suhl - Thuringen
5. Henry Bohlen is the first ______ Union general in the _____
foreign-born; Civil War.
Medical improvements and vaccines
Brothers Grimm
Oberammergau
6. Magdeburg is located on the ____
cone filled with candy and gifts
peace
Elbe River
Harz
7. Grades 5-9
Hauptschule || Internship school
Elbe River
Angela Merkel
the Elbe
8. Which sport is most often practiced in school?
18 after lessons
gymnastics
Suhl - Thuringen
the Bodensee
9. What is a U-bahn?
subway
Halle
Edelweiss
Wind
10. What river forms a natural boundary between Germany and Poland?
Switzerland; Austria
a 100 year old storage place that's still used today
subway
Oder-Neisse
11. People in Sachsen-Anhalt work in the ___ industry.
no school because of heat wave
Hamburg
austrian schilling
chemical
12. What major car comopany is based in Niedersachsen?
Volkswagen
In front of the city
the bell tower
pig
13. What is the warehouse complex?
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14. Most people come to the Neues Museum to see ____
Deutsche Bundesbahn
peace
the Bust of Nefertiti
Eifel - Hunsr
15. Which city holds a Mozart festival each year?
Rosenthal
Salzburg
chemical
less
16. Large mountain rangw
Munchen
the Alps
Hauptschule || Internship school
Buchenwald Concentration Camp
17. Who composed Germany's national anthem?
Animals
Haydn
Rosenthal
Hamburg
18. What do the initials DB stand for?
a famous fashion designer
the Bodensee
Deutsche Bundesbahn
Berlin
19. Grades 5-10
Realschule || general school
post office
A museum wehre you experience everyday things but without sight. You use smell - touch - and hearing. Your tour guides are blind.
1000
20. Where is the Oktoberfest celebrated?
the Rhein
Munich
austrian schilling
their nature reserves
21. What are two major religious denominations in Germany?
Sirens
Eifel - Hunsr
Halle
Catholic and Lutheran
22. George Frideric Handel was born in
Elbe River
Rhine River Valley
a famous fashion designer
Halle
23. Lorelei?
Hamburg
foreign-born; Civil War.
Sirens
Koln
24. M
a Day of German Unity
Johannes Brahms and The Beatles
The Oktoberfest; a beer festival and a fair
1000
25. One river that forms the boundary of 2 countries
the Rhein
Soldiers from north Germany with colorful outfits - puffy sleeves that traveled around looking for work.
post office
Catholic and Lutheran
26. What is the famous German automobile manufacturer in Stuttgart?
New Year's
Sirens
Elbe River
Porsche
27. Where does a 'Passionspiel' take place every ten years?
subway
Gymnasium
Oberammergau
Munich
28. What was Erfurt named after?
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29. How long is the Christmas season?
advent till january 6
Angela Merkel
youth hostels
Adidas
30. ___ farms have become popular in Sachsen-Anhlat.
A museum wehre you experience everyday things but without sight. You use smell - touch - and hearing. Your tour guides are blind.
Koln
Speicherstadt
Wind
31. Robert Koch is famous for what?
Medical improvements and vaccines
Elbe
Martin Luther; George Friederic Handel
A shield volcano
32. Potsdam is located on the River
foreign-born; Civil War.
Salzburg
Havel
standardized tests
33. What can you find at a Fremdenvehrkehrsamt?
tourist information
Munchen
Deutsche Bundesbahn
Wind
34. Who hid at the Wartburg Castle?
Martin Luther
New Year's
the Elbe
Dresden
35. Where is the zip code in a German address?
Salzburg
In front of the city
Oder-Neisse
18 after lessons
36. What is Minau known for?
Free and Hanseatic city of Hamburg Germany
Tea
youth hostels
Flowers
37. The Brandenburg Gate was used for ____ in WWII.
Hauptschule || Internship school
Bayreuth
the Rhein
separation
38. What is a German sportswear company?
Adidas
railroad station
Gymnasium
Brothers Grimm
39. What is the full name of Hamburg?
peace
1961 to 1996
Free and Hanseatic city of Hamburg Germany
department store
40. What is the main attraction for the Reinoldikirche?
the bell tower
advent till january 6
1719
Suhl - Thuringen
41. What is the name of the high school that university-bound stundents attend?
Havel
'Erpha' - brown water
Gymnasium
the Bust of Nefertiti
42. Grades K-6
Grundschule
the bell tower
tourist information
youth hostels
43. What would you find in a Tierpark in Germany?
pig
Harz
Dresden
Animals
44. Kiel lies on the _______
3 months
Baltic Sea
Tea
The final exam from a gymnasium
45. What is the largest island in Germany?
Deutsche Bundesbahn
separation
Rugen
Salzburg
46. 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.
Weser
Grundschule/Volksschule
Volkswagen
47. What does Hitzefrei mean in German?
no school because of heat wave
Rugen
Martin Luther; George Friederic Handel
Breme/Bremum
48. What animal is considered a sign of good luck for New Years?
pig
Oder-Neisse
peace
Salzburg
49. Site of a famous fair twice a year
Suhl - Thuringen
Leipzig
the Alps
'Erpha' - brown water
50. What mountain chains line Rheinland-Pfalz?
L
their nature reserves
standardized tests
Eifel - Hunsr