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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 are retired people called in Germany?
Rhine River Valley
cone filled with candy and gifts
Lufthansa
Rentner
2. Grades 5-10
In front of the city
Realschule || general school
Angela Merkel
May 8th - 1945
3. Who is Liechtenstein's current Prince?
Rhine River Valley
Prince Alois
Tea
Martin Luther
4. Large mountain rangw
Grundschule/Volksschule
the Alps
18 after lessons
Dresden
5. What is celebrated on June 17th?
The final exam from a gymnasium
a Day of German Unity
the Bust of Nefertiti
1.6 km
6. Grades K-6
tourist information
Richard Wagner
Grundschule
Animals
7. Kiel lies on the _______
Baltic Sea
Richard Wagner
nine
Johannes Brahms and The Beatles
8. How long is the Christmas season?
Adidas
Berlin
advent till january 6
Halle
9. Where is the zip code in a German address?
austrian schilling
Flowers
Animals
In front of the city
10. Where would you find a Schlafwagen?
cone filled with candy and gifts
no school because of heat wave
on a train
advent till january 6
11. Water found in Hamburg?
Angela Merkel
L
twin alster lakes - elbe river
Lufthansa
12. Who hid at the Wartburg Castle?
Martin Luther
New Year's
Munchen
Angela Merkel
13. How was Liechtenstein founded?
18 after lessons
Edelweiss
By an Austrian family
Gymnasium || Arbitur test - diploma
14. Bremen is a port city because it is located on the ____ River.
Weser
twin alster lakes - elbe river
Rugen
Labor Day
15. George Frideric Handel was born in
The final exam from a gymnasium
Audi - BMW - Volkswagen - Mercedes
separation
Halle
16. What does Hitzefrei mean in German?
cone filled with candy and gifts
Baltic Sea
the Alps
no school because of heat wave
17. What mountain chains line Rheinland-Pfalz?
the Bust of Nefertiti
Haydn
Berlin
Eifel - Hunsr
18. What is Austria's national flower?
Edelweiss
The final exam from a gymnasium
advent till january 6
Medical improvements and vaccines
19. Birthplace of Mozart
Gymnasium
1.6 km
chemical
Salzburg
20. What was Erfurt named after?
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21. Liechtenstein is between ___ and ____
Richard Wagner
Switzerland; Austria
post office
Wattenmeer in East Fresia
22. One river that forms the boundary of 2 countries
Grundschule
the Rhein
L
peace
23. What animal is considered a sign of good luck for New Years?
1.6 km
cone filled with candy and gifts
pig
Adidas
24. The Glockenspiel is located in...
Eifel - Hunsr
Munchen
Havel
Hauptschule || Internship school
25. Grades 5-9
Constitutional Monarchy
Animals
A museum wehre you experience everyday things but without sight. You use smell - touch - and hearing. Your tour guides are blind.
Hauptschule || Internship school
26. Inexpensive hotels for young people
Free and Hanseatic city of Hamburg Germany
youth hostels
Speicherstadt
cone filled with candy and gifts
27. What is a German sportswear company?
Prince Alois
Angela Merkel
Adidas
a famous fashion designer
28. City noted for perfumes
the Bust of Nefertiti
3.28 feet
Catholic and Lutheran
Koln
29. How long is a mile in kilometers?
1.6 km
austrian schilling
Porsche
twin alster lakes - elbe river
30. Bremen was first called what?
the Elbe
Breme/Bremum
A shield volcano
Rosenthal
31. Potsdam is located on the River
Wattenmeer in East Fresia
Johannes Brahms and The Beatles
railroad station
Havel
32. How many years do stundents attend the Gymnasium?
Deutsche Bundesbahn
nine
Brothers Grimm
Soldiers from north Germany with colorful outfits - puffy sleeves that traveled around looking for work.
33. From __________ the Berlin wall kept West and East Berlin separate.
May 8th - 1945
1961 to 1996
Edelweiss
austrian schilling
34. Hessen is a ______ state.
A shield volcano
peace
no school because of heat wave
landlocked
35. The ___________ collected fairy tales from around where they lived.
Brothers Grimm
Wien
Das Boot.
The final exam from a gymnasium
36. Where is iron-ore mined?
austrian schilling
Suhl - Thuringen
foreign-born; Civil War.
Constitutional Monarchy
37. Is a liter more or less than an American gallon?
Animals
the Elbe
less
Leipzig
38. ___ farms have become popular in Sachsen-Anhlat.
L
Weser
Elbe
Wind
39. How long must you live in Berlin to be allowed to vote?
3 months
subway
Angela Merkel
the Bust of Nefertiti
40. People in Sachsen-Anhalt work in the ___ industry.
3.28 feet
Hauptschule || Internship school
Haydn
chemical
41. Where can you make international phone calls?
the Bust of Nefertiti
the Rhein
post office
Adidas
42. What would you find in a Tierpark in Germany?
Animals
Koln
cone filled with candy and gifts
less
43. Henry Bohlen is the first ______ Union general in the _____
Martin Luther
'Erpha' - brown water
foreign-born; Civil War.
Eifel - Hunsr
44. Germany signed its surrender of Berlin on
In front of the city
a famous fashion designer
May 8th - 1945
the Rhein
45. Who is Karl Lagerfeld?
Hauptschule || Internship school
Adidas
a famous fashion designer
Constitutional Monarchy
46. Hard school; grades 5-10
a 100 year old storage place that's still used today
Oberammergau
Gymnasium || Arbitur test - diploma
Volkswagen
47. which German holiday is celebrated with fireworks?
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48. What do small children receive on their first day of school?
Wien
cone filled with candy and gifts
Martin Luther
austrian schilling
49. Site of the Brandenburg Gate
Catholic and Lutheran
Elbe River
Berlin
subway
50. Site of the Dahlem Museum
Berlin
Leipzig
subway
Edelweiss