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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. Home of the Spanish Riding School with its white Lippizan stallions
a 100 year old storage place that's still used today
Wien
Havel
the Alps
2. What is the warehouse complex?
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3. What is Minau known for?
Flowers
the Elbe
standardized tests
Harz
4. What is a U-bahn?
In front of the city
subway
the Elbe
pig
5. What river forms a natural boundary between Germany and Poland?
Prince Alois
a Day of German Unity
Berlin
Oder-Neisse
6. Bremen is a port city because it is located on the ____ River.
Elbe
Weser
Munchen
landlocked
7. What is Dialogue in the Dark?
Brothers Grimm
no school because of heat wave
A museum wehre you experience everyday things but without sight. You use smell - touch - and hearing. Your tour guides are blind.
Halle
8. Grades 5-10
separation
Realschule || general school
advent till january 6
Sirens
9. Where is the Oktoberfest celebrated?
Munich
The Oktoberfest; a beer festival and a fair
Rugen
Salzburg
10. Is a liter more or less than an American gallon?
Havel
no school because of heat wave
Porsche
less
11. Largest seaport
Hamburg
the Rhein
excercise paths
Baltic Sea
12. Magdeburg is located on the ____
Angela Merkel
Koln
Labor Day
Elbe River
13. What is a Bahnof?
A shield volcano
Wien
advent till january 6
railroad station
14. City noted for art treasures and china
Prince Alois
A museum wehre you experience everyday things but without sight. You use smell - touch - and hearing. Your tour guides are blind.
Dresden
Elbe River
15. What drink is popular in East Frisia?
Speicherstadt
Tea
Salzburg
Baltic Sea
16. M
The Oktoberfest; a beer festival and a fair
Labor Day
3 months
pig
17. One river that forms the boundary of 2 countries
Baltic Sea
the Rhein
subway
on a train
18. What city is known ast he city of salt?
Audi - BMW - Volkswagen - Mercedes
Realschule || general school
Adidas
L
19. Water found in Hamburg?
Volkswagen
subway
Wattenmeer in East Fresia
twin alster lakes - elbe river
20. 4 German car companies
Tea
the Rhein
Berlin
Audi - BMW - Volkswagen - Mercedes
21. Robert Koch is famous for what?
Halle
Medical improvements and vaccines
their nature reserves
Edelweiss
22. Site of the Dahlem Museum
Berlin
subway
Animals
the Bodensee
23. Two important people from Sachsen-Anhalt are
Koln
Martin Luther; George Friederic Handel
railroad station
Speicherstadt
24. Lake on the border of two countries
Elbe River
In front of the city
the Bodensee
Edelweiss
25. What does Hitzefrei mean in German?
Flowers
nine
no school because of heat wave
Gymnasium
26. How was Liechtenstein founded?
Audi - BMW - Volkswagen - Mercedes
By an Austrian family
Baltic Sea
May 8th - 1945
27. Lorelei?
Sirens
Gymnasium
standardized tests
Berlin
28. The Glockenspiel is located in...
Munchen
Flowers
Catholic and Lutheran
subway
29. What is another name for the Warehouse Complex?
Salzburg
advent till january 6
the Bust of Nefertiti
Speicherstadt
30. What is the main attraction for the Reinoldikirche?
Munchen
the bell tower
separation
Wind
31. Grades 5-9
Hauptschule || Internship school
Leipzig
advent till january 6
Elbe River
32. What is celebrated on May 1st?
Constitutional Monarchy
foreign-born; Civil War.
Labor Day
Havel
33. What would you find in a Tierpark in Germany?
nine
a 100 year old storage place that's still used today
Speicherstadt
Animals
34. What year was Liechtenstien founded?
1719
A museum wehre you experience everyday things but without sight. You use smell - touch - and hearing. Your tour guides are blind.
Grundschule/Volksschule
nine
35. Name two famous people from Hamburg.
the Elbe
the Bodensee
1961 to 1996
Johannes Brahms and The Beatles
36. Which city holds a Mozart festival each year?
Harz
Salzburg
Constitutional Monarchy
Wind
37. Eisleben is located at the foot of the ___ mts.
Munich
tourist information
Harz
chemical
38. What do small children receive on their first day of school?
cone filled with candy and gifts
separation
Rentner
Salzburg
39. Germany signed its surrender of Berlin on
Das Boot.
May 8th - 1945
Wien
Dresden
40. How long must you live in Berlin to be allowed to vote?
Leipzig
twin alster lakes - elbe river
Constitutional Monarchy
3 months
41. Large mountain rangw
Havel
the Alps
Hamburg
the Bodensee
42. Who are the Landsknechte?
Sirens
Richard Wagner
the Alps
Soldiers from north Germany with colorful outfits - puffy sleeves that traveled around looking for work.
43. What animal is considered a sign of good luck for New Years?
New Year's
Flowers
pig
Labor Day
44. Kiel lies on the _______
on a train
Baltic Sea
May 8th - 1945
no school because of heat wave
45. Who is Liechtenstein's current Prince?
Munchen
Richard Wagner
Audi - BMW - Volkswagen - Mercedes
Prince Alois
46. What do the initials DB stand for?
Deutsche Bundesbahn
gymnastics
Haydn
Suhl - Thuringen
47. The ___________ collected fairy tales from around where they lived.
Brothers Grimm
Soldiers from north Germany with colorful outfits - puffy sleeves that traveled around looking for work.
Buchenwald Concentration Camp
Grundschule
48. What major concentration camp was in Weimar?
Koln
Buchenwald Concentration Camp
nine
Salzburg
49. which German holiday is celebrated with fireworks?
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50. Where are the mudflats located?
Edelweiss
Adidas
gymnastics
Wattenmeer in East Fresia