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German Culture

Subject : culture
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Home of the Spanish Riding School with its white Lippizan stallions






2. What is Austria's national flower?






3. Site of a famous fair twice a year






4. Robert Koch is famous for what?






5. Most people come to the Neues Museum to see ____






6. Name two famous people from Hamburg.






7. How long is a mile in kilometers?






8. What do the initials DB stand for?






9. Where is iron-ore mined?






10. What is celebrated on May 1st?






11. What is celebrated on June 17th?






12. Eisleben is located at the foot of the ___ mts.






13. City noted for art treasures and china






14. Where does a 'Passionspiel' take place every ten years?






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






16. What are two major religious denominations in Germany?






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






18. Kiel lies on the _______






19. What is Minau known for?






20. Large mountain rangw






21. How long must you live in Berlin to be allowed to vote?






22. How was Liechtenstein founded?






23. The Glockenspiel is located in...






24. Lorelei?






25. 4th graders take....






26. Lake on the border of two countries






27. What is the largest island in Germany?






28. Potsdam is located on the River






29. What is the 'Abitur' ?






30. Where would you find a Schlafwagen?






31. Site of the Brandenburg Gate






32. What mountain chains line Rheinland-Pfalz?






33. Which city holds a Wagner festival each year?






34. What is a Kaufhaus or Kaufhof?






35. What is the warehouse complex?


36. Liechtenstein is between ___ and ____






37. Where are the mudflats located?






38. Inexpensive hotels for young people






39. Who are the Landsknechte?






40. How many centimeters in a meter?






41. What can you find at a Fremdenvehrkehrsamt?






42. What does Hitzefrei mean in German?






43. What is a U-bahn?






44. Grades 5-9






45. Wolfgang Peterson directed






46. What major concentration camp was in Weimar?






47. Berlin






48. What are retired people called in Germany?






49. Bremen was first called what?






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