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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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This is a study tool. The 3 wrong answers for each question are randomly chosen from answers to other questions. So, you might find at times the answers obvious, but you will see it re-enforces your understanding as you take the test each time.
1. What does Hitzefrei mean in German?
nine
no school because of heat wave
Eifel - Hunsr
Wind
2. What are Trimm-dich-Strecke?
Salzburg
excercise paths
cone filled with candy and gifts
Elbe River
3. Beyreuth is known for...
Richard Wagner
Audi - BMW - Volkswagen - Mercedes
Tea
department store
4. Who is Liechtenstein's current Prince?
youth hostels
Deutsche Bundesbahn
Halle
Prince Alois
5. Bremen was first called what?
3.28 feet
Breme/Bremum
By an Austrian family
Havel
6. Home of the Spanish Riding School with its white Lippizan stallions
Munich
the Bodensee
foreign-born; Civil War.
Wien
7. M
The Oktoberfest; a beer festival and a fair
Adidas
Buchenwald Concentration Camp
less
8. which German holiday is celebrated with fireworks?
9. What is the main attraction for the Reinoldikirche?
Prince Alois
separation
Elbe River
the bell tower
10. What is Nordrhein-Westfalen known for?
their nature reserves
tourist information
Porsche
Martin Luther; George Friederic Handel
11. Large mountain rangw
the Alps
the Bodensee
nine
The final exam from a gymnasium
12. Name two famous people from Hamburg.
Prince Alois
1000
Munich
Johannes Brahms and The Beatles
13. Site of the annual Oktoberfest
Weser
a 100 year old storage place that's still used today
Munchen
Hauptschule || Internship school
14. What is Dialogue in the Dark?
Elbe River
Deutsche Bundesbahn
A museum wehre you experience everyday things but without sight. You use smell - touch - and hearing. Your tour guides are blind.
nine
15. Which city holds a Wagner festival each year?
Grundschule
Prince Alois
Martin Luther
Bayreuth
16. Liechtenstein is between ___ and ____
Switzerland; Austria
post office
the Bodensee
peace
17. Site of a famous fair twice a year
1000
post office
Flowers
Leipzig
18. Hamburg is a seaport on the
Elbe
Hauptschule || Internship school
Brothers Grimm
Constitutional Monarchy
19. People in Sachsen-Anhalt work in the ___ industry.
the bell tower
Berlin
Wind
chemical
20. The ___________ collected fairy tales from around where they lived.
Martin Luther; George Friederic Handel
The Oktoberfest; a beer festival and a fair
Adidas
Brothers Grimm
21. Who composed Germany's national anthem?
Haydn
Lufthansa
austrian schilling
New Year's
22. What is a U-bahn?
Dresden
Havel
Munich
subway
23. How long must you live in Berlin to be allowed to vote?
Martin Luther
3 months
Animals
Grundschule/Volksschule
24. Henry Bohlen is the first ______ Union general in the _____
pig
Suhl - Thuringen
post office
foreign-born; Civil War.
25. Where is iron-ore mined?
Suhl - Thuringen
pig
less
In front of the city
26. Germany signed its surrender of Berlin on
May 8th - 1945
A shield volcano
separation
the Elbe
27. Liechtenstein is a _______
Bayreuth
gymnastics
Constitutional Monarchy
The final exam from a gymnasium
28. What is the full name of Hamburg?
youth hostels
Hamburg
Free and Hanseatic city of Hamburg Germany
Eifel - Hunsr
29. 4 German car companies
Audi - BMW - Volkswagen - Mercedes
Bayreuth
foreign-born; Civil War.
Haydn
30. What is the Vogelsberg?
Switzerland; Austria
A shield volcano
on a train
Martin Luther; George Friederic Handel
31. Lake on the border of two countries
the Bodensee
Leipzig
Wien
Constitutional Monarchy
32. Potsdam is located on the River
Havel
Berlin
Dresden
foreign-born; Civil War.
33. How long is the Christmas season?
Elbe
advent till january 6
Grundschule
post office
34. Magdeburg is located on the ____
3 months
less
Speicherstadt
Elbe River
35. Eisleben is located at the foot of the ___ mts.
Constitutional Monarchy
Sirens
Salzburg
Harz
36. What year was Liechtenstien founded?
post office
1719
gymnastics
Medical improvements and vaccines
37. Rheinland-Pfalz is in the ____
Switzerland; Austria
18 after lessons
austrian schilling
Rhine River Valley
38. What are two major religious denominations in Germany?
gymnastics
Salzburg
tourist information
Catholic and Lutheran
39. Hessen is a ______ state.
Constitutional Monarchy
Berlin
landlocked
Richard Wagner
40. Two important people from Sachsen-Anhalt are
New Year's
Edelweiss
Martin Luther; George Friederic Handel
no school because of heat wave
41. What drink is popular in East Frisia?
a 100 year old storage place that's still used today
Tea
foreign-born; Civil War.
Berlin
42. 4th graders take....
Free and Hanseatic city of Hamburg Germany
Martin Luther; George Friederic Handel
standardized tests
Harz
43. What do small children receive on their first day of school?
Lufthansa
cone filled with candy and gifts
Das Boot.
Sirens
44. Where is the Oktoberfest celebrated?
Munich
less
Leipzig
Salzburg
45. Lorelei?
New Year's
Richard Wagner
Halle
Sirens
46. What animal is considered a sign of good luck for New Years?
Johannes Brahms and The Beatles
May 8th - 1945
Elbe
pig
47. At what age can you obtain a driver's license?
Oberammergau
Constitutional Monarchy
nine
18 after lessons
48. Is a liter more or less than an American gallon?
Munich
foreign-born; Civil War.
In front of the city
less
49. Site of the Brandenburg Gate
Berlin
advent till january 6
on a train
The Oktoberfest; a beer festival and a fair
50. Who are the Landsknechte?
Johannes Brahms and The Beatles
Soldiers from north Germany with colorful outfits - puffy sleeves that traveled around looking for work.
Martin Luther; George Friederic Handel
Baltic Sea