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German Culture
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culture
Instructions:
Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Grades K-6
Berlin
post office
Grundschule
less
2. Who composed Germany's national anthem?
Prince Alois
foreign-born; Civil War.
Haydn
the Bodensee
3. Lake on the border of two countries
tourist information
austrian schilling
the Bodensee
Wien
4. Germany signed its surrender of Berlin on
Hamburg
Medical improvements and vaccines
a Day of German Unity
May 8th - 1945
5. What is Nordrhein-Westfalen known for?
their nature reserves
cone filled with candy and gifts
Speicherstadt
a Day of German Unity
6. What river forms a natural boundary between Germany and Poland?
Elbe River
Baltic Sea
youth hostels
Oder-Neisse
7. At what age can you obtain a driver's license?
18 after lessons
Das Boot.
Berlin
Elbe River
8. Which city holds a Wagner festival each year?
Bayreuth
Leipzig
Prince Alois
A shield volcano
9. What is Dialogue in the Dark?
railroad station
Gymnasium || Arbitur test - diploma
A museum wehre you experience everyday things but without sight. You use smell - touch - and hearing. Your tour guides are blind.
Harz
10. Rheinland-Pfalz is in the ____
Grundschule/Volksschule
Wind
Free and Hanseatic city of Hamburg Germany
Rhine River Valley
11. From __________ the Berlin wall kept West and East Berlin separate.
Martin Luther
landlocked
excercise paths
1961 to 1996
12. The Brandenburg Gate was used for ____ in WWII.
Berlin
Das Boot.
Martin Luther; George Friederic Handel
separation
13. What city is known ast he city of salt?
1000
18 after lessons
L
Martin Luther
14. Water found in Hamburg?
gymnastics
The final exam from a gymnasium
Porsche
twin alster lakes - elbe river
15. What is celebrated on June 17th?
Wattenmeer in East Fresia
a Day of German Unity
nine
Medical improvements and vaccines
16. Potsdam is located on the River
gymnastics
Havel
Sirens
post office
17. 4th graders take....
standardized tests
Berlin
Angela Merkel
18 after lessons
18. What is another name for the Warehouse Complex?
A shield volcano
Leipzig
Soldiers from north Germany with colorful outfits - puffy sleeves that traveled around looking for work.
Speicherstadt
19. One river that flows through the cities of Dresden and Hamburg
the Elbe
a famous fashion designer
New Year's
Elbe River
20. Site of the Dahlem Museum
tourist information
Salzburg
Berlin
Havel
21. Where are the mudflats located?
Wattenmeer in East Fresia
less
Wind
on a train
22. What is the 'Abitur' ?
Halle
Rhine River Valley
The final exam from a gymnasium
Munchen
23. Which city holds a Mozart festival each year?
Salzburg
Free and Hanseatic city of Hamburg Germany
the Bodensee
Munchen
24. Is a liter more or less than an American gallon?
less
Harz
Richard Wagner
nine
25. What is the full name of Hamburg?
Wattenmeer in East Fresia
Berlin
the Rhein
Free and Hanseatic city of Hamburg Germany
26. What animal is considered a sign of good luck for New Years?
3 months
pig
Rosenthal
Richard Wagner
27. M
standardized tests
L
Berlin
The Oktoberfest; a beer festival and a fair
28. How many years do stundents attend the Gymnasium?
Hamburg
nine
standardized tests
cone filled with candy and gifts
29. Liechtenstein is a _______
Constitutional Monarchy
Haydn
Hamburg
post office
30. What do small children receive on their first day of school?
Animals
cone filled with candy and gifts
Leipzig
Wien
31. What is the Vogelsberg?
The Oktoberfest; a beer festival and a fair
1719
Buchenwald Concentration Camp
A shield volcano
32. What is a German sportswear company?
advent till january 6
no school because of heat wave
Deutsche Bundesbahn
Adidas
33. What mountain chains line Rheinland-Pfalz?
railroad station
Haydn
pig
Eifel - Hunsr
34. Bremen is a port city because it is located on the ____ River.
excercise paths
the Rhein
Angela Merkel
Weser
35. Name two famous people from Hamburg.
Prince Alois
Johannes Brahms and The Beatles
Dresden
May 8th - 1945
36. Home of the Spanish Riding School with its white Lippizan stallions
Gymnasium
Wien
Animals
austrian schilling
37. Wolfgang Peterson directed
1.6 km
Salzburg
no school because of heat wave
Das Boot.
38. Magdeburg is located on the ____
excercise paths
Elbe River
Rhine River Valley
In front of the city
39. ___ farms have become popular in Sachsen-Anhlat.
Audi - BMW - Volkswagen - Mercedes
nine
Wind
Soldiers from north Germany with colorful outfits - puffy sleeves that traveled around looking for work.
40. Hard school; grades 5-10
Richard Wagner
Gymnasium || Arbitur test - diploma
Constitutional Monarchy
Medical improvements and vaccines
41. Where does a 'Passionspiel' take place every ten years?
1719
Oberammergau
1961 to 1996
nine
42. Birthplace of Mozart
department store
advent till january 6
Adidas
Salzburg
43. The ___________ collected fairy tales from around where they lived.
a Day of German Unity
Brothers Grimm
Harz
the Rhein
44. What is the main attraction for the Reinoldikirche?
Switzerland; Austria
the bell tower
Deutsche Bundesbahn
on a train
45. City noted for perfumes
The Oktoberfest; a beer festival and a fair
Edelweiss
Koln
In front of the city
46. What drink is popular in East Frisia?
Brothers Grimm
Munich
Rhine River Valley
Tea
47. Where is iron-ore mined?
Martin Luther; George Friederic Handel
Suhl - Thuringen
Harz
L
48. How long must you live in Berlin to be allowed to vote?
3 months
Baltic Sea
railroad station
Rhine River Valley
49. What are Trimm-dich-Strecke?
excercise paths
Wattenmeer in East Fresia
A museum wehre you experience everyday things but without sight. You use smell - touch - and hearing. Your tour guides are blind.
Audi - BMW - Volkswagen - Mercedes
50. Liechtenstein is between ___ and ____
Switzerland; Austria
a famous fashion designer
Animals
Catholic and Lutheran