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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. Beyreuth is known for...
Grundschule
Soldiers from north Germany with colorful outfits - puffy sleeves that traveled around looking for work.
Buchenwald Concentration Camp
Richard Wagner
2. What are two major religious denominations in Germany?
the bell tower
separation
Catholic and Lutheran
Speicherstadt
3. Site of the Brandenburg Gate
railroad station
Catholic and Lutheran
the bell tower
Berlin
4. Which city holds a Mozart festival each year?
Salzburg
Switzerland; Austria
railroad station
Rosenthal
5. What is the name of the German airline?
a famous fashion designer
Martin Luther
Lufthansa
1.6 km
6. Bremen is a port city because it is located on the ____ River.
3.28 feet
Weser
Speicherstadt
Suhl - Thuringen
7. What do the initials DB stand for?
a famous fashion designer
Deutsche Bundesbahn
Labor Day
twin alster lakes - elbe river
8. Where is the zip code in a German address?
Martin Luther
Breme/Bremum
In front of the city
tourist information
9. Site of the annual Oktoberfest
Munchen
the bell tower
separation
1000
10. Bremen was first called what?
nine
Tea
twin alster lakes - elbe river
Breme/Bremum
11. People in Sachsen-Anhalt work in the ___ industry.
The Oktoberfest; a beer festival and a fair
Soldiers from north Germany with colorful outfits - puffy sleeves that traveled around looking for work.
chemical
In front of the city
12. Home of the Spanish Riding School with its white Lippizan stallions
Wien
L
1961 to 1996
Martin Luther; George Friederic Handel
13. Henry Bohlen is the first ______ Union general in the _____
their nature reserves
foreign-born; Civil War.
twin alster lakes - elbe river
Johannes Brahms and The Beatles
14. What is celebrated on May 1st?
Martin Luther; George Friederic Handel
Labor Day
Haydn
Switzerland; Austria
15. M
The Oktoberfest; a beer festival and a fair
Elbe
Deutsche Bundesbahn
youth hostels
16. Who hid at the Wartburg Castle?
on a train
A museum wehre you experience everyday things but without sight. You use smell - touch - and hearing. Your tour guides are blind.
Martin Luther
Elbe River
17. What river forms a natural boundary between Germany and Poland?
Oder-Neisse
The final exam from a gymnasium
Breme/Bremum
Grundschule
18. Which city holds a Wagner festival each year?
Das Boot.
Salzburg
Bayreuth
tourist information
19. Who composed Germany's national anthem?
Haydn
the bell tower
the Bodensee
Munich
20. At what age can you obtain a driver's license?
post office
Wind
18 after lessons
Elbe
21. Who is Karl Lagerfeld?
Halle
Porsche
a famous fashion designer
3 months
22. Magdeburg is located on the ____
Baltic Sea
Elbe River
no school because of heat wave
Audi - BMW - Volkswagen - Mercedes
23. which German holiday is celebrated with fireworks?
24. Where does a 'Passionspiel' take place every ten years?
their nature reserves
Constitutional Monarchy
Rosenthal
Oberammergau
25. Lorelei?
peace
Grundschule
less
Sirens
26. What is the Vogelsberg?
Buchenwald Concentration Camp
Berlin
1.6 km
A shield volcano
27. One river that forms the boundary of 2 countries
Oberammergau
Oder-Neisse
the Rhein
excercise paths
28. City noted for art treasures and china
Dresden
The Oktoberfest; a beer festival and a fair
Prince Alois
the Alps
29. From __________ the Berlin wall kept West and East Berlin separate.
3.28 feet
1961 to 1996
Wind
austrian schilling
30. Hessen is a ______ state.
3.28 feet
landlocked
the Bust of Nefertiti
Elbe River
31. 4th graders take....
chemical
In front of the city
standardized tests
Angela Merkel
32. What animal is considered a sign of good luck for New Years?
Suhl - Thuringen
pig
Bayreuth
cone filled with candy and gifts
33. Grades 5-10
Flowers
Realschule || general school
Constitutional Monarchy
Suhl - Thuringen
34. What is celebrated on June 17th?
1.6 km
excercise paths
a Day of German Unity
railroad station
35. The Glockenspiel is located in...
Angela Merkel
Leipzig
Volkswagen
Munchen
36. What is a Bahnof?
1719
Rentner
Grundschule
railroad station
37. What is a German sportswear company?
Havel
Adidas
Sirens
austrian schilling
38. Liechtenstein is a _______
Das Boot.
Adidas
Constitutional Monarchy
Munchen
39. How long must you live in Berlin to be allowed to vote?
no school because of heat wave
3 months
their nature reserves
Catholic and Lutheran
40. What can you find at a Fremdenvehrkehrsamt?
subway
tourist information
Angela Merkel
landlocked
41. Hard school; grades 5-10
May 8th - 1945
the Elbe
Gymnasium || Arbitur test - diploma
Hamburg
42. Most people come to the Neues Museum to see ____
the Bust of Nefertiti
austrian schilling
youth hostels
Munich
43. ___ farms have become popular in Sachsen-Anhlat.
Lufthansa
Wind
Rosenthal
Sirens
44. What major car comopany is based in Niedersachsen?
youth hostels
Martin Luther
Volkswagen
the Elbe
45. What is Dialogue in the Dark?
the Bust of Nefertiti
A museum wehre you experience everyday things but without sight. You use smell - touch - and hearing. Your tour guides are blind.
Grundschule/Volksschule
subway
46. Lake on the border of two countries
Prince Alois
subway
the Bodensee
Baltic Sea
47. Is a liter more or less than an American gallon?
less
subway
The Oktoberfest; a beer festival and a fair
1719
48. Where are the mudflats located?
Animals
Wattenmeer in East Fresia
Breme/Bremum
their nature reserves
49. What would you find in a Tierpark in Germany?
Bayreuth
Animals
Prince Alois
Switzerland; Austria
50. Famous German Porcelain manufacturer
the Bodensee
Rosenthal
subway
on a train