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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. What animal is considered a sign of good luck for New Years?
Berlin
pig
separation
excercise paths
2. Who composed Germany's national anthem?
Realschule || general school
Haydn
Wien
the Elbe
3. The Brandenburg Gate was a symbol for
'Erpha' - brown water
Hauptschule || Internship school
the Rhein
peace
4. Largest seaport
1.6 km
nine
Berlin
Hamburg
5. Home of the Spanish Riding School with its white Lippizan stallions
Wien
Porsche
Gymnasium || Arbitur test - diploma
Berlin
6. Grades K-6
Grundschule
the Alps
Halle
Breme/Bremum
7. George Frideric Handel was born in
The final exam from a gymnasium
subway
Halle
Havel
8. Site of a famous fair twice a year
chemical
Edelweiss
Leipzig
the Alps
9. Germany signed its surrender of Berlin on
The Oktoberfest; a beer festival and a fair
Free and Hanseatic city of Hamburg Germany
May 8th - 1945
foreign-born; Civil War.
10. ___ farms have become popular in Sachsen-Anhlat.
Deutsche Bundesbahn
Wind
Haydn
Oberammergau
11. Liechtenstein is between ___ and ____
foreign-born; Civil War.
Switzerland; Austria
Sirens
the Alps
12. Which sport is most often practiced in school?
the Elbe
18 after lessons
gymnastics
Haydn
13. Where would you find a Schlafwagen?
on a train
1000
nine
By an Austrian family
14. At what age can you obtain a driver's license?
Martin Luther; George Friederic Handel
18 after lessons
3.28 feet
Medical improvements and vaccines
15. What is the main attraction for the Reinoldikirche?
Eifel - Hunsr
Munchen
Berlin
the bell tower
16. Kiel lies on the _______
the bell tower
Hauptschule || Internship school
Munich
Baltic Sea
17. How many feet are in a meter?
Gymnasium || Arbitur test - diploma
3.28 feet
standardized tests
department store
18. What year was Liechtenstien founded?
landlocked
Tea
1719
Wind
19. How long is the Christmas season?
advent till january 6
nine
Elbe
Haydn
20. The Glockenspiel is located in...
Munchen
Dresden
the Rhein
Martin Luther; George Friederic Handel
21. What is the name of the German airline?
Lufthansa
Salzburg
1000
on a train
22. What mountain chains line Rheinland-Pfalz?
Hamburg
Eifel - Hunsr
Munchen
Free and Hanseatic city of Hamburg Germany
23. Large mountain rangw
3.28 feet
Halle
railroad station
the Alps
24. What is the name of the high school that university-bound stundents attend?
department store
foreign-born; Civil War.
Gymnasium
Das Boot.
25. Who are the Landsknechte?
Breme/Bremum
Salzburg
Soldiers from north Germany with colorful outfits - puffy sleeves that traveled around looking for work.
Flowers
26. What is the 'Abitur' ?
A shield volcano
The final exam from a gymnasium
Eifel - Hunsr
Munchen
27. What is another name for the Warehouse Complex?
Speicherstadt
Baltic Sea
gymnastics
austrian schilling
28. Site of the Dahlem Museum
peace
Salzburg
Dresden
Berlin
29. Birthplace of Mozart
Weser
Martin Luther
Prince Alois
Salzburg
30. Wolfgang Peterson directed
Gymnasium || Arbitur test - diploma
Das Boot.
1961 to 1996
gymnastics
31. From __________ the Berlin wall kept West and East Berlin separate.
post office
Gymnasium
Lufthansa
1961 to 1996
32. What is Dialogue in the Dark?
In front of the city
A museum wehre you experience everyday things but without sight. You use smell - touch - and hearing. Your tour guides are blind.
Johannes Brahms and The Beatles
the Bust of Nefertiti
33. What does Hitzefrei mean in German?
Edelweiss
department store
no school because of heat wave
Catholic and Lutheran
34. Famous German Porcelain manufacturer
Hamburg
Prince Alois
Rosenthal
3.28 feet
35. Water found in Hamburg?
Rhine River Valley
Salzburg
twin alster lakes - elbe river
Berlin
36. How long must you live in Berlin to be allowed to vote?
Volkswagen
3 months
1719
Oder-Neisse
37. What is a Kaufhaus or Kaufhof?
Wien
twin alster lakes - elbe river
department store
'Erpha' - brown water
38. Bremen is a port city because it is located on the ____ River.
Rentner
'Erpha' - brown water
Weser
Salzburg
39. Hessen is a ______ state.
Oberammergau
landlocked
Deutsche Bundesbahn
Free and Hanseatic city of Hamburg Germany
40. How was Liechtenstein founded?
landlocked
By an Austrian family
advent till january 6
3.28 feet
41. What major concentration camp was in Weimar?
Deutsche Bundesbahn
excercise paths
Wien
Buchenwald Concentration Camp
42. Who hid at the Wartburg Castle?
the Elbe
Martin Luther
Flowers
Eifel - Hunsr
43. Lorelei?
Audi - BMW - Volkswagen - Mercedes
Sirens
Grundschule/Volksschule
peace
44. What is the Vogelsberg?
Gymnasium || Arbitur test - diploma
Porsche
A shield volcano
subway
45. What is celebrated on May 1st?
Labor Day
Leipzig
less
Wattenmeer in East Fresia
46. Site of the Brandenburg Gate
Prince Alois
Animals
Gymnasium
Berlin
47. Where is iron-ore mined?
their nature reserves
the Bust of Nefertiti
Oder-Neisse
Suhl - Thuringen
48. What drink is popular in East Frisia?
nine
Tea
Oder-Neisse
L
49. Lake on the border of two countries
the Bodensee
advent till january 6
Berlin
Oberammergau
50. One river that forms the boundary of 2 countries
Hamburg
the Rhein
Animals
Medical improvements and vaccines