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German Culture
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culture
Instructions:
Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Lake on the border of two countries
Salzburg
Grundschule
the Bodensee
Munich
2. How long must you live in Berlin to be allowed to vote?
Switzerland; Austria
3 months
3.28 feet
Soldiers from north Germany with colorful outfits - puffy sleeves that traveled around looking for work.
3. What are two major religious denominations in Germany?
the Bust of Nefertiti
Catholic and Lutheran
By an Austrian family
Munchen
4. What is Dialogue in the Dark?
standardized tests
nine
A museum wehre you experience everyday things but without sight. You use smell - touch - and hearing. Your tour guides are blind.
Soldiers from north Germany with colorful outfits - puffy sleeves that traveled around looking for work.
5. Where does a 'Passionspiel' take place every ten years?
Wien
Oberammergau
Rentner
standardized tests
6. What is a U-bahn?
twin alster lakes - elbe river
subway
Oder-Neisse
less
7. People in Sachsen-Anhalt work in the ___ industry.
chemical
1961 to 1996
18 after lessons
a famous fashion designer
8. Where is the zip code in a German address?
Martin Luther; George Friederic Handel
Salzburg
In front of the city
Grundschule
9. Where can you make international phone calls?
Wind
foreign-born; Civil War.
post office
advent till january 6
10. Magdeburg is located on the ____
Martin Luther; George Friederic Handel
L
Elbe River
peace
11. What major concentration camp was in Weimar?
Buchenwald Concentration Camp
austrian schilling
3.28 feet
Rosenthal
12. Largest seaport
gymnastics
Constitutional Monarchy
Hamburg
department store
13. The ___________ collected fairy tales from around where they lived.
Brothers Grimm
advent till january 6
the Bust of Nefertiti
Weser
14. One river that forms the boundary of 2 countries
the Rhein
nine
youth hostels
Suhl - Thuringen
15. How many centimeters in a meter?
Berlin
Elbe
less
1000
16. Home of the Spanish Riding School with its white Lippizan stallions
Wind
Wien
Switzerland; Austria
3 months
17. What is the largest island in Germany?
Rugen
Wattenmeer in East Fresia
gymnastics
landlocked
18. What do the initials DB stand for?
Munich
Salzburg
Deutsche Bundesbahn
3 months
19. Beyreuth is known for...
post office
Deutsche Bundesbahn
Richard Wagner
Free and Hanseatic city of Hamburg Germany
20. What is another name for the Warehouse Complex?
Speicherstadt
a Day of German Unity
Suhl - Thuringen
gymnastics
21. What year was Liechtenstien founded?
Free and Hanseatic city of Hamburg Germany
their nature reserves
1719
Elbe River
22. What is a Kaufhaus or Kaufhof?
'Erpha' - brown water
gymnastics
Rentner
department store
23. Wolfgang Peterson directed
Bayreuth
Das Boot.
Tea
Grundschule
24. Where is the Oktoberfest celebrated?
Munich
chemical
Prince Alois
Oder-Neisse
25. What is the 'Abitur' ?
standardized tests
Leipzig
The final exam from a gymnasium
less
26. Who composed Germany's national anthem?
gymnastics
1000
Haydn
Salzburg
27. What animal is considered a sign of good luck for New Years?
Johannes Brahms and The Beatles
pig
Havel
Leipzig
28. which German holiday is celebrated with fireworks?
29. Hard school; grades 5-10
Gymnasium || Arbitur test - diploma
Leipzig
'Erpha' - brown water
The Oktoberfest; a beer festival and a fair
30. How many feet are in a meter?
Gymnasium || Arbitur test - diploma
the Rhein
Berlin
3.28 feet
31. Two important people from Sachsen-Anhalt are
Elbe River
Koln
Martin Luther; George Friederic Handel
In front of the city
32. Site of a famous fair twice a year
3 months
Berlin
Porsche
Leipzig
33. What do small children receive on their first day of school?
Angela Merkel
cone filled with candy and gifts
landlocked
Soldiers from north Germany with colorful outfits - puffy sleeves that traveled around looking for work.
34. 4th graders take....
Suhl - Thuringen
Switzerland; Austria
standardized tests
tourist information
35. Which city holds a Mozart festival each year?
May 8th - 1945
Salzburg
By an Austrian family
department store
36. Where would you find a Schlafwagen?
a Day of German Unity
on a train
chemical
1.6 km
37. Who are the Landsknechte?
Grundschule/Volksschule
Martin Luther; George Friederic Handel
Grundschule
Soldiers from north Germany with colorful outfits - puffy sleeves that traveled around looking for work.
38. Large mountain rangw
Johannes Brahms and The Beatles
3.28 feet
Speicherstadt
the Alps
39. Site of the Dahlem Museum
Berlin
3.28 feet
landlocked
peace
40. What is a Bahnof?
A shield volcano
3 months
Soldiers from north Germany with colorful outfits - puffy sleeves that traveled around looking for work.
railroad station
41. From __________ the Berlin wall kept West and East Berlin separate.
1961 to 1996
excercise paths
Eifel - Hunsr
Switzerland; Austria
42. What would you find in a Tierpark in Germany?
Munchen
railroad station
Animals
Weser
43. What mountain chains line Rheinland-Pfalz?
Berlin
Wien
Catholic and Lutheran
Eifel - Hunsr
44. How many years do stundents attend the Gymnasium?
The Oktoberfest; a beer festival and a fair
1719
Rhine River Valley
nine
45. One river that flows through the cities of Dresden and Hamburg
the Bust of Nefertiti
the Elbe
post office
Weser
46. What is the main attraction for the Reinoldikirche?
Oder-Neisse
a Day of German Unity
Hamburg
the bell tower
47. City noted for art treasures and china
Dresden
a famous fashion designer
Medical improvements and vaccines
Rhine River Valley
48. Name two famous people from Hamburg.
Havel
Edelweiss
3.28 feet
Johannes Brahms and The Beatles
49. What is Nordrhein-Westfalen known for?
their nature reserves
Weser
By an Austrian family
Speicherstadt
50. Birthplace of Mozart
Johannes Brahms and The Beatles
Salzburg
1961 to 1996
Berlin