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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. Large mountain rangw
the bell tower
'Erpha' - brown water
Rhine River Valley
the Alps
2. What city is known ast he city of salt?
L
Porsche
peace
The final exam from a gymnasium
3. Grades K-6
The final exam from a gymnasium
Grundschule
peace
Adidas
4. Eisleben is located at the foot of the ___ mts.
Harz
Hamburg
Leipzig
Soldiers from north Germany with colorful outfits - puffy sleeves that traveled around looking for work.
5. What drink is popular in East Frisia?
a Day of German Unity
cone filled with candy and gifts
Prince Alois
Tea
6. Hessen is a ______ state.
Wien
a famous fashion designer
landlocked
the Rhein
7. Berlin
no school because of heat wave
1719
Berlin
Flowers
8. Germany signed its surrender of Berlin on
Munchen
May 8th - 1945
Wattenmeer in East Fresia
By an Austrian family
9. Birthplace of Mozart
1000
Free and Hanseatic city of Hamburg Germany
Salzburg
Porsche
10. What animal is considered a sign of good luck for New Years?
The final exam from a gymnasium
Angela Merkel
pig
a 100 year old storage place that's still used today
11. Where is the zip code in a German address?
Havel
In front of the city
excercise paths
the Rhein
12. How long is a mile in kilometers?
Suhl - Thuringen
peace
standardized tests
1.6 km
13. 4 German car companies
Audi - BMW - Volkswagen - Mercedes
peace
landlocked
Rugen
14. What are two major religious denominations in Germany?
pig
Catholic and Lutheran
post office
Das Boot.
15. Which sport is most often practiced in school?
Martin Luther; George Friederic Handel
gymnastics
department store
The Oktoberfest; a beer festival and a fair
16. Henry Bohlen is the first ______ Union general in the _____
foreign-born; Civil War.
1000
railroad station
Leipzig
17. What would you find in a Tierpark in Germany?
Angela Merkel
post office
Animals
Grundschule/Volksschule
18. What is the name of the German airline?
A museum wehre you experience everyday things but without sight. You use smell - touch - and hearing. Your tour guides are blind.
Munich
Lufthansa
the bell tower
19. What do small children receive on their first day of school?
Labor Day
Breme/Bremum
Soldiers from north Germany with colorful outfits - puffy sleeves that traveled around looking for work.
cone filled with candy and gifts
20. Who hid at the Wartburg Castle?
Constitutional Monarchy
Breme/Bremum
Berlin
Martin Luther
21. Name two famous people from Hamburg.
Lufthansa
Oberammergau
the bell tower
Johannes Brahms and The Beatles
22. Largest seaport
a 100 year old storage place that's still used today
Hamburg
railroad station
Munchen
23. What river forms a natural boundary between Germany and Poland?
Oder-Neisse
Gymnasium || Arbitur test - diploma
Martin Luther; George Friederic Handel
Sirens
24. Liechtenstein is between ___ and ____
excercise paths
Switzerland; Austria
a 100 year old storage place that's still used today
3 months
25. What year was Liechtenstien founded?
Sirens
Gymnasium || Arbitur test - diploma
1719
Tea
26. What is another name for the Warehouse Complex?
New Year's
austrian schilling
Speicherstadt
Leipzig
27. Inexpensive hotels for young people
Medical improvements and vaccines
Koln
Lufthansa
youth hostels
28. City noted for perfumes
Speicherstadt
3 months
Elbe River
Koln
29. Most people come to the Neues Museum to see ____
the Elbe
Elbe
the Bust of Nefertiti
Rugen
30. Rheinland-Pfalz is in the ____
Rhine River Valley
May 8th - 1945
Audi - BMW - Volkswagen - Mercedes
Rosenthal
31. What mountain chains line Rheinland-Pfalz?
Rosenthal
Eifel - Hunsr
'Erpha' - brown water
Gymnasium || Arbitur test - diploma
32. What is the warehouse complex?
33. How many centimeters in a meter?
Munich
A shield volcano
New Year's
1000
34. How long must you live in Berlin to be allowed to vote?
gymnastics
Constitutional Monarchy
3 months
Oder-Neisse
35. Home of the Spanish Riding School with its white Lippizan stallions
Wien
landlocked
peace
1961 to 1996
36. Where can you make international phone calls?
chemical
A shield volcano
Medical improvements and vaccines
post office
37. What was Erfurt named after?
38. Where would you find a Schlafwagen?
on a train
Berlin
Catholic and Lutheran
Rhine River Valley
39. The ___________ collected fairy tales from around where they lived.
Realschule || general school
Salzburg
Brothers Grimm
3.28 feet
40. The Brandenburg Gate was used for ____ in WWII.
Brothers Grimm
no school because of heat wave
separation
1719
41. Hard school; grades 5-10
Haydn
Suhl - Thuringen
Martin Luther
Gymnasium || Arbitur test - diploma
42. Kiel lies on the _______
Catholic and Lutheran
Switzerland; Austria
tourist information
Baltic Sea
43. Which city holds a Wagner festival each year?
18 after lessons
Animals
Breme/Bremum
Bayreuth
44. Famous German Porcelain manufacturer
Berlin
the Alps
Rosenthal
on a train
45. What is celebrated on June 17th?
Free and Hanseatic city of Hamburg Germany
New Year's
a Day of German Unity
separation
46. How many years do stundents attend the Gymnasium?
1961 to 1996
Berlin
L
nine
47. What is Austria's national flower?
Edelweiss
Oberammergau
Volkswagen
Rugen
48. What is celebrated on May 1st?
Gymnasium || Arbitur test - diploma
foreign-born; Civil War.
Richard Wagner
Labor Day
49. The Glockenspiel is located in...
twin alster lakes - elbe river
Munchen
Dresden
department store
50. Magdeburg is located on the ____
landlocked
nine
Elbe River
Koln