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German Culture

Subject : culture
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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. What is a Bahnof?






2. What are retired people called in Germany?






3. Water found in Hamburg?






4. What is the name of the German airline?






5. What is a U-bahn?






6. How many centimeters in a meter?






7. How many feet are in a meter?






8. Who are the Landsknechte?






9. What is the unit of currency in Austria?






10. What is celebrated on June 17th?






11. What is Dialogue in the Dark?






12. What mountain chains line Rheinland-Pfalz?






13. What is the warehouse complex?


14. Where would you find a Schlafwagen?






15. Lorelei?






16. Bremen was first called what?






17. What is another name for the Warehouse Complex?






18. What is the largest island in Germany?






19. Site of the annual Oktoberfest






20. What is the main attraction for the Reinoldikirche?






21. What would you find in a Tierpark in Germany?






22. Robert Koch is famous for what?






23. Which city holds a Wagner festival each year?






24. Hamburg is a seaport on the






25. What is Austria's national flower?






26. What is the 'Abitur' ?






27. City noted for art treasures and china






28. Site of the Brandenburg Gate






29. Which sport is most often practiced in school?






30. Hard school; grades 5-10






31. What animal is considered a sign of good luck for New Years?






32. How was Liechtenstein founded?






33. What can you find at a Fremdenvehrkehrsamt?






34. What is Nordrhein-Westfalen known for?






35. Rheinland-Pfalz is in the ____






36. What drink is popular in East Frisia?






37. Site of a famous fair twice a year






38. Potsdam is located on the River






39. Who is the current chancellor of Germany?






40. Berlin






41. What does Hitzefrei mean in German?






42. Kiel lies on the _______






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






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






45. Where are the mudflats located?






46. Large mountain rangw






47. Who hid at the Wartburg Castle?






48. Famous German Porcelain manufacturer






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






50. What is celebrated on May 1st?