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German Culture
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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Site of the annual Oktoberfest
Munchen
Martin Luther; George Friederic Handel
Rentner
Angela Merkel
2. Lorelei?
Sirens
Salzburg
3.28 feet
Oder-Neisse
3. Who composed Germany's national anthem?
Haydn
Medical improvements and vaccines
Animals
Sirens
4. One river that flows through the cities of Dresden and Hamburg
the Elbe
Elbe River
chemical
Oder-Neisse
5. Where is iron-ore mined?
the Alps
Suhl - Thuringen
Catholic and Lutheran
Adidas
6. What are two major religious denominations in Germany?
Catholic and Lutheran
austrian schilling
Eifel - Hunsr
1.6 km
7. What would you find in a Tierpark in Germany?
less
Munchen
Animals
Rhine River Valley
8. Site of the Dahlem Museum
Berlin
Tea
By an Austrian family
New Year's
9. City noted for art treasures and china
the Alps
Dresden
Munchen
a 100 year old storage place that's still used today
10. Birthplace of Mozart
Porsche
Speicherstadt
on a train
Salzburg
11. Site of a famous fair twice a year
Labor Day
the Bodensee
Leipzig
Brothers Grimm
12. What year was Liechtenstien founded?
1961 to 1996
separation
Speicherstadt
1719
13. Famous German Porcelain manufacturer
peace
Edelweiss
Rosenthal
Koln
14. Who is Karl Lagerfeld?
Oder-Neisse
Sirens
subway
a famous fashion designer
15. What is the main attraction for the Reinoldikirche?
Edelweiss
1000
the bell tower
Salzburg
16. What is the full name of Hamburg?
Free and Hanseatic city of Hamburg Germany
excercise paths
Catholic and Lutheran
1719
17. Largest seaport
May 8th - 1945
Hamburg
Martin Luther
Koln
18. Hamburg is a seaport on the
1719
on a train
the Bust of Nefertiti
Elbe
19. Potsdam is located on the River
Berlin
Realschule || general school
Havel
Grundschule/Volksschule
20. How many years do stundents attend the Gymnasium?
May 8th - 1945
Martin Luther; George Friederic Handel
nine
Flowers
21. 4 German car companies
In front of the city
Audi - BMW - Volkswagen - Mercedes
Koln
By an Austrian family
22. M
austrian schilling
The Oktoberfest; a beer festival and a fair
Breme/Bremum
Switzerland; Austria
23. What is celebrated on May 1st?
nine
Labor Day
Berlin
tourist information
24. 4th graders take....
Constitutional Monarchy
Audi - BMW - Volkswagen - Mercedes
standardized tests
cone filled with candy and gifts
25. What is the name of the high school that university-bound stundents attend?
Gymnasium || Arbitur test - diploma
the bell tower
Gymnasium
Berlin
26. Rheinland-Pfalz is in the ____
Martin Luther
gymnastics
Gymnasium
Rhine River Valley
27. Bremen is a port city because it is located on the ____ River.
'Erpha' - brown water
foreign-born; Civil War.
Weser
1000
28. What is another name for the Warehouse Complex?
Realschule || general school
Rhine River Valley
Speicherstadt
Rugen
29. What is the 'Abitur' ?
Breme/Bremum
The final exam from a gymnasium
A shield volcano
Tea
30. What is the unit of currency in Austria?
In front of the city
Koln
austrian schilling
Catholic and Lutheran
31. Grades 5-10
Wien
Realschule || general school
Leipzig
1000
32. Bremen was first called what?
1000
Munich
Brothers Grimm
Breme/Bremum
33. What city is known ast he city of salt?
youth hostels
advent till january 6
Flowers
L
34. What are retired people called in Germany?
Breme/Bremum
Lufthansa
Rentner
Gymnasium
35. Grades K-6
Oder-Neisse
Grundschule
Eifel - Hunsr
Leipzig
36. What can you find at a Fremdenvehrkehrsamt?
Catholic and Lutheran
gymnastics
tourist information
Free and Hanseatic city of Hamburg Germany
37. Where can you make international phone calls?
advent till january 6
post office
less
Rugen
38. Kiel lies on the _______
Sirens
gymnastics
Grundschule/Volksschule
Baltic Sea
39. What is the famous German automobile manufacturer in Stuttgart?
Porsche
railroad station
Hauptschule || Internship school
Munchen
40. What is the warehouse complex?
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41. At what age can you obtain a driver's license?
Hauptschule || Internship school
the Bodensee
18 after lessons
Porsche
42. Two important people from Sachsen-Anhalt are
youth hostels
Rhine River Valley
Martin Luther; George Friederic Handel
1719
43. What is the Vogelsberg?
Suhl - Thuringen
Sirens
Volkswagen
A shield volcano
44. What does Hitzefrei mean in German?
Richard Wagner
no school because of heat wave
Grundschule
'Erpha' - brown water
45. How long must you live in Berlin to be allowed to vote?
Animals
By an Austrian family
3 months
Speicherstadt
46. ___ farms have become popular in Sachsen-Anhlat.
Wind
a 100 year old storage place that's still used today
Salzburg
post office
47. From __________ the Berlin wall kept West and East Berlin separate.
Munchen
New Year's
Berlin
1961 to 1996
48. What is a Bahnof?
Realschule || general school
Prince Alois
twin alster lakes - elbe river
railroad station
49. What is the largest island in Germany?
Hamburg
New Year's
1000
Rugen
50. Where does a 'Passionspiel' take place every ten years?
Berlin
Martin Luther
Rugen
Oberammergau