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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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Match each statement with the correct term.
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1. George Frideric Handel was born in
the bell tower
Prince Alois
Audi - BMW - Volkswagen - Mercedes
Halle
2. Where is iron-ore mined?
A museum wehre you experience everyday things but without sight. You use smell - touch - and hearing. Your tour guides are blind.
Halle
Suhl - Thuringen
Wien
3. ___ farms have become popular in Sachsen-Anhlat.
Elbe
nine
Wind
Volkswagen
4. which German holiday is celebrated with fireworks?
5. 4th graders take....
standardized tests
1000
1961 to 1996
the Bust of Nefertiti
6. What can you find at a Fremdenvehrkehrsamt?
tourist information
Salzburg
Martin Luther; George Friederic Handel
Elbe River
7. Eisleben is located at the foot of the ___ mts.
Harz
subway
Berlin
Brothers Grimm
8. Wolfgang Peterson directed
Das Boot.
In front of the city
their nature reserves
Buchenwald Concentration Camp
9. What animal is considered a sign of good luck for New Years?
Soldiers from north Germany with colorful outfits - puffy sleeves that traveled around looking for work.
peace
pig
Havel
10. The Brandenburg Gate was used for ____ in WWII.
separation
Soldiers from north Germany with colorful outfits - puffy sleeves that traveled around looking for work.
the Bodensee
Realschule || general school
11. Berlin
Munchen
By an Austrian family
Gymnasium
Berlin
12. One river that forms the boundary of 2 countries
the Rhein
Audi - BMW - Volkswagen - Mercedes
Munchen
In front of the city
13. How was Liechtenstein founded?
Wien
By an Austrian family
Salzburg
a famous fashion designer
14. Kiel lies on the _______
Baltic Sea
the Rhein
Free and Hanseatic city of Hamburg Germany
Grundschule/Volksschule
15. What is the largest island in Germany?
austrian schilling
Rugen
A shield volcano
Flowers
16. Site of the annual Oktoberfest
Sirens
Hauptschule || Internship school
Suhl - Thuringen
Munchen
17. Who composed Germany's national anthem?
excercise paths
May 8th - 1945
Haydn
Harz
18. The ___________ collected fairy tales from around where they lived.
Brothers Grimm
Adidas
less
Koln
19. What is the name of the high school that university-bound stundents attend?
18 after lessons
Gymnasium
By an Austrian family
pig
20. What do the initials DB stand for?
their nature reserves
Deutsche Bundesbahn
Sirens
Salzburg
21. Home of the Spanish Riding School with its white Lippizan stallions
Wien
Grundschule/Volksschule
Sirens
the Bodensee
22. What is the unit of currency in Austria?
on a train
separation
austrian schilling
Deutsche Bundesbahn
23. Largest seaport
Porsche
the Rhein
Hamburg
Labor Day
24. Henry Bohlen is the first ______ Union general in the _____
their nature reserves
foreign-born; Civil War.
Catholic and Lutheran
Wind
25. Who is Liechtenstein's current Prince?
Prince Alois
pig
Gymnasium
Rentner
26. Who are the Landsknechte?
Realschule || general school
Munchen
Soldiers from north Germany with colorful outfits - puffy sleeves that traveled around looking for work.
1719
27. What is the elementary school called in German?
Constitutional Monarchy
Grundschule/Volksschule
nine
1000
28. M
Catholic and Lutheran
Porsche
Martin Luther; George Friederic Handel
The Oktoberfest; a beer festival and a fair
29. What river forms a natural boundary between Germany and Poland?
Oder-Neisse
Soldiers from north Germany with colorful outfits - puffy sleeves that traveled around looking for work.
the Bodensee
1961 to 1996
30. Liechtenstein is between ___ and ____
A shield volcano
the Elbe
Volkswagen
Switzerland; Austria
31. The Glockenspiel is located in...
foreign-born; Civil War.
Munchen
3.28 feet
Havel
32. Beyreuth is known for...
pig
Haydn
twin alster lakes - elbe river
Richard Wagner
33. What do small children receive on their first day of school?
cone filled with candy and gifts
chemical
Catholic and Lutheran
Tea
34. Which city holds a Wagner festival each year?
foreign-born; Civil War.
Animals
gymnastics
Bayreuth
35. What is the full name of Hamburg?
Free and Hanseatic city of Hamburg Germany
Medical improvements and vaccines
'Erpha' - brown water
Berlin
36. Inexpensive hotels for young people
landlocked
standardized tests
youth hostels
Munich
37. What is the name of the German airline?
Berlin
Lufthansa
Audi - BMW - Volkswagen - Mercedes
Hamburg
38. Who hid at the Wartburg Castle?
Rhine River Valley
Munchen
Martin Luther
Dresden
39. Two important people from Sachsen-Anhalt are
Salzburg
Martin Luther; George Friederic Handel
department store
Rugen
40. What is celebrated on May 1st?
the Bodensee
Labor Day
Wattenmeer in East Fresia
Audi - BMW - Volkswagen - Mercedes
41. What was Erfurt named after?
42. Who is the current chancellor of Germany?
chemical
Angela Merkel
Hauptschule || Internship school
Porsche
43. What is Austria's national flower?
A museum wehre you experience everyday things but without sight. You use smell - touch - and hearing. Your tour guides are blind.
Soldiers from north Germany with colorful outfits - puffy sleeves that traveled around looking for work.
Edelweiss
a famous fashion designer
44. What is the famous German automobile manufacturer in Stuttgart?
3 months
Munchen
Flowers
Porsche
45. How many years do stundents attend the Gymnasium?
Halle
nine
twin alster lakes - elbe river
Bayreuth
46. What is Dialogue in the Dark?
Labor Day
Suhl - Thuringen
A museum wehre you experience everyday things but without sight. You use smell - touch - and hearing. Your tour guides are blind.
L
47. Liechtenstein is a _______
Constitutional Monarchy
Hamburg
Grundschule/Volksschule
Oberammergau
48. Hard school; grades 5-10
twin alster lakes - elbe river
Elbe River
By an Austrian family
Gymnasium || Arbitur test - diploma
49. 4 German car companies
Koln
1000
Audi - BMW - Volkswagen - Mercedes
cone filled with candy and gifts
50. How long is the Christmas season?
chemical
Switzerland; Austria
advent till january 6
Munich