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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. Who composed Germany's national anthem?
Haydn
Grundschule/Volksschule
Brothers Grimm
Havel
2. Who is Liechtenstein's current Prince?
L
Prince Alois
Weser
Lufthansa
3. Lorelei?
Elbe
Grundschule/Volksschule
Rugen
Sirens
4. What is Minau known for?
Berlin
Flowers
Breme/Bremum
Hauptschule || Internship school
5. 4 German car companies
Hamburg
less
Audi - BMW - Volkswagen - Mercedes
3 months
6. Where does a 'Passionspiel' take place every ten years?
Oberammergau
Rhine River Valley
Grundschule/Volksschule
Volkswagen
7. What is celebrated on June 17th?
Wind
Flowers
a Day of German Unity
1000
8. Inexpensive hotels for young people
youth hostels
1.6 km
Oder-Neisse
Bayreuth
9. City noted for art treasures and china
Dresden
Adidas
Brothers Grimm
Salzburg
10. City noted for perfumes
Eifel - Hunsr
the bell tower
Koln
a famous fashion designer
11. Large mountain rangw
the Alps
Rosenthal
Breme/Bremum
Baltic Sea
12. What can you find at a Fremdenvehrkehrsamt?
tourist information
post office
Grundschule/Volksschule
Martin Luther; George Friederic Handel
13. How long is the Christmas season?
advent till january 6
Wattenmeer in East Fresia
Weser
the Bodensee
14. Who hid at the Wartburg Castle?
Constitutional Monarchy
Labor Day
Johannes Brahms and The Beatles
Martin Luther
15. What is the name of the high school that university-bound stundents attend?
Hamburg
Gymnasium
austrian schilling
May 8th - 1945
16. What are retired people called in Germany?
1000
Brothers Grimm
Richard Wagner
Rentner
17. What river forms a natural boundary between Germany and Poland?
The final exam from a gymnasium
Soldiers from north Germany with colorful outfits - puffy sleeves that traveled around looking for work.
the Bodensee
Oder-Neisse
18. What is Nordrhein-Westfalen known for?
Richard Wagner
Rhine River Valley
post office
their nature reserves
19. Birthplace of Mozart
Richard Wagner
Salzburg
Grundschule/Volksschule
the Bodensee
20. Potsdam is located on the River
the Alps
The Oktoberfest; a beer festival and a fair
Deutsche Bundesbahn
Havel
21. Where is the zip code in a German address?
L
In front of the city
Baltic Sea
Eifel - Hunsr
22. Beyreuth is known for...
youth hostels
Richard Wagner
The Oktoberfest; a beer festival and a fair
subway
23. What is another name for the Warehouse Complex?
Speicherstadt
Porsche
Audi - BMW - Volkswagen - Mercedes
Adidas
24. How long is a mile in kilometers?
on a train
chemical
1.6 km
Animals
25. How was Liechtenstein founded?
peace
By an Austrian family
Halle
1.6 km
26. Grades 5-10
Realschule || general school
Oberammergau
peace
gymnastics
27. What is celebrated on May 1st?
Labor Day
cone filled with candy and gifts
a Day of German Unity
Koln
28. What is Dialogue in the Dark?
advent till january 6
Oberammergau
A museum wehre you experience everyday things but without sight. You use smell - touch - and hearing. Your tour guides are blind.
a Day of German Unity
29. Largest seaport
Hamburg
advent till january 6
Havel
separation
30. What do small children receive on their first day of school?
Grundschule
Adidas
cone filled with candy and gifts
advent till january 6
31. Site of the annual Oktoberfest
Munchen
Flowers
Edelweiss
the Alps
32. Eisleben is located at the foot of the ___ mts.
landlocked
3 months
Harz
'Erpha' - brown water
33. Who is the current chancellor of Germany?
Dresden
Leipzig
May 8th - 1945
Angela Merkel
34. What is the largest island in Germany?
Rugen
tourist information
Johannes Brahms and The Beatles
1000
35. Lake on the border of two countries
Audi - BMW - Volkswagen - Mercedes
A museum wehre you experience everyday things but without sight. You use smell - touch - and hearing. Your tour guides are blind.
the Bodensee
3.28 feet
36. What is a Bahnof?
Munich
railroad station
Angela Merkel
Buchenwald Concentration Camp
37. The ___________ collected fairy tales from around where they lived.
Brothers Grimm
18 after lessons
on a train
Berlin
38. ___ farms have become popular in Sachsen-Anhlat.
landlocked
Wind
1719
Medical improvements and vaccines
39. Magdeburg is located on the ____
Eifel - Hunsr
Richard Wagner
In front of the city
Elbe River
40. What would you find in a Tierpark in Germany?
Animals
In front of the city
Das Boot.
Wattenmeer in East Fresia
41. What drink is popular in East Frisia?
the Elbe
advent till january 6
Edelweiss
Tea
42. Kiel lies on the _______
3 months
Havel
Baltic Sea
nine
43. Germany signed its surrender of Berlin on
May 8th - 1945
Berlin
Gymnasium
Realschule || general school
44. What is a Kaufhaus or Kaufhof?
department store
youth hostels
Rentner
Oder-Neisse
45. What major concentration camp was in Weimar?
a famous fashion designer
Buchenwald Concentration Camp
By an Austrian family
Weser
46. Famous German Porcelain manufacturer
Rosenthal
Eifel - Hunsr
Wien
a Day of German Unity
47. What year was Liechtenstien founded?
1719
Switzerland; Austria
Munchen
Buchenwald Concentration Camp
48. Is a liter more or less than an American gallon?
Angela Merkel
a 100 year old storage place that's still used today
less
Rentner
49. What are two major religious denominations in Germany?
Soldiers from north Germany with colorful outfits - puffy sleeves that traveled around looking for work.
Oberammergau
Catholic and Lutheran
Volkswagen
50. Liechtenstein is a _______
Lufthansa
Constitutional Monarchy
Audi - BMW - Volkswagen - Mercedes
In front of the city