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German Culture

Subject : culture
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Who hid at the Wartburg Castle?






2. What is the name of the German airline?






3. Site of the annual Oktoberfest






4. Site of a famous fair twice a year






5. Where is the zip code in a German address?






6. What is another name for the Warehouse Complex?






7. What drink is popular in East Frisia?






8. How was Liechtenstein founded?






9. What is the name of the high school that university-bound stundents attend?






10. What is Dialogue in the Dark?






11. One river that flows through the cities of Dresden and Hamburg






12. What year was Liechtenstien founded?






13. What was Erfurt named after?


14. Water found in Hamburg?






15. What city is known ast he city of salt?






16. Bremen is a port city because it is located on the ____ River.






17. The ___________ collected fairy tales from around where they lived.






18. Two important people from Sachsen-Anhalt are






19. City noted for perfumes






20. What is celebrated on June 17th?






21. Liechtenstein is between ___ and ____






22. What are two major religious denominations in Germany?






23. Where is the Oktoberfest celebrated?






24. Largest seaport






25. What river forms a natural boundary between Germany and Poland?






26. What is the unit of currency in Austria?






27. Grades 5-10






28. 4 German car companies






29. Who are the Landsknechte?






30. The Brandenburg Gate was used for ____ in WWII.






31. Site of the Brandenburg Gate






32. What do the initials DB stand for?






33. What is the largest island in Germany?






34. Where is iron-ore mined?






35. What is the Vogelsberg?






36. Liechtenstein is a _______






37. Lorelei?






38. Site of the Dahlem Museum






39. Which city holds a Mozart festival each year?






40. People in Sachsen-Anhalt work in the ___ industry.






41. Which sport is most often practiced in school?






42. Is a liter more or less than an American gallon?






43. Henry Bohlen is the first ______ Union general in the _____






44. How many feet are in a meter?






45. What do small children receive on their first day of school?






46. What is the warehouse complex?


47. Germany signed its surrender of Berlin on






48. George Frideric Handel was born in






49. What is the 'Abitur' ?






50. City noted for art treasures and china