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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. City noted for perfumes
austrian schilling
Rentner
Wien
Koln
2. What is the elementary school called in German?
Grundschule/Volksschule
Weser
By an Austrian family
Realschule || general school
3. Name two famous people from Hamburg.
Johannes Brahms and The Beatles
Eifel - Hunsr
their nature reserves
1000
4. The Brandenburg Gate was used for ____ in WWII.
Constitutional Monarchy
separation
Buchenwald Concentration Camp
Munich
5. Most people come to the Neues Museum to see ____
Lufthansa
less
By an Austrian family
the Bust of Nefertiti
6. At what age can you obtain a driver's license?
less
1000
Audi - BMW - Volkswagen - Mercedes
18 after lessons
7. 4th graders take....
standardized tests
no school because of heat wave
Eifel - Hunsr
cone filled with candy and gifts
8. Who composed Germany's national anthem?
Johannes Brahms and The Beatles
Haydn
nine
The Oktoberfest; a beer festival and a fair
9. Who are the Landsknechte?
Soldiers from north Germany with colorful outfits - puffy sleeves that traveled around looking for work.
Berlin
Deutsche Bundesbahn
In front of the city
10. ___ farms have become popular in Sachsen-Anhlat.
Wind
advent till january 6
New Year's
3 months
11. How long must you live in Berlin to be allowed to vote?
Munchen
3 months
Hamburg
nine
12. Where does a 'Passionspiel' take place every ten years?
1000
Oberammergau
Rosenthal
Elbe River
13. What is the name of the German airline?
Lufthansa
department store
Salzburg
1000
14. Lake on the border of two countries
the Bodensee
Salzburg
Soldiers from north Germany with colorful outfits - puffy sleeves that traveled around looking for work.
Oder-Neisse
15. What are Trimm-dich-Strecke?
post office
Eifel - Hunsr
excercise paths
Catholic and Lutheran
16. Largest seaport
Volkswagen
Hamburg
Oberammergau
Realschule || general school
17. Where is the Oktoberfest celebrated?
The final exam from a gymnasium
peace
Munich
Volkswagen
18. People in Sachsen-Anhalt work in the ___ industry.
on a train
chemical
New Year's
the bell tower
19. What major concentration camp was in Weimar?
Soldiers from north Germany with colorful outfits - puffy sleeves that traveled around looking for work.
Buchenwald Concentration Camp
Tea
Animals
20. Hessen is a ______ state.
landlocked
Animals
Berlin
the Alps
21. Which sport is most often practiced in school?
Flowers
gymnastics
Elbe River
foreign-born; Civil War.
22. Water found in Hamburg?
Breme/Bremum
Audi - BMW - Volkswagen - Mercedes
Flowers
twin alster lakes - elbe river
23. How long is the Christmas season?
department store
advent till january 6
a Day of German Unity
the Elbe
24. How many years do stundents attend the Gymnasium?
Salzburg
Switzerland; Austria
nine
Hauptschule || Internship school
25. From __________ the Berlin wall kept West and East Berlin separate.
1961 to 1996
Deutsche Bundesbahn
on a train
Munchen
26. Site of the Brandenburg Gate
Wattenmeer in East Fresia
Berlin
New Year's
Salzburg
27. How long is a mile in kilometers?
Deutsche Bundesbahn
The Oktoberfest; a beer festival and a fair
1.6 km
Richard Wagner
28. 4 German car companies
Munchen
Audi - BMW - Volkswagen - Mercedes
3 months
the Alps
29. Liechtenstein is between ___ and ____
Switzerland; Austria
Rugen
department store
Martin Luther
30. Which city holds a Mozart festival each year?
Salzburg
on a train
Koln
Wattenmeer in East Fresia
31. Henry Bohlen is the first ______ Union general in the _____
tourist information
By an Austrian family
'Erpha' - brown water
foreign-born; Civil War.
32. Site of a famous fair twice a year
a 100 year old storage place that's still used today
Leipzig
the Rhein
Elbe River
33. What is a U-bahn?
Salzburg
May 8th - 1945
subway
Adidas
34. What is another name for the Warehouse Complex?
the bell tower
L
Speicherstadt
a famous fashion designer
35. What do small children receive on their first day of school?
austrian schilling
Animals
Adidas
cone filled with candy and gifts
36. Magdeburg is located on the ____
Elbe River
Switzerland; Austria
18 after lessons
Martin Luther
37. One river that flows through the cities of Dresden and Hamburg
separation
the Elbe
Martin Luther; George Friederic Handel
a 100 year old storage place that's still used today
38. What is Dialogue in the Dark?
Das Boot.
A museum wehre you experience everyday things but without sight. You use smell - touch - and hearing. Your tour guides are blind.
Baltic Sea
the Bodensee
39. City noted for art treasures and china
The final exam from a gymnasium
Dresden
youth hostels
A museum wehre you experience everyday things but without sight. You use smell - touch - and hearing. Your tour guides are blind.
40. The ___________ collected fairy tales from around where they lived.
Brothers Grimm
L
a famous fashion designer
Rentner
41. Site of the annual Oktoberfest
Munchen
Gymnasium
pig
Switzerland; Austria
42. Famous German Porcelain manufacturer
Leipzig
Rosenthal
Elbe
Wattenmeer in East Fresia
43. which German holiday is celebrated with fireworks?
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44. What is Nordrhein-Westfalen known for?
Koln
Bayreuth
their nature reserves
nine
45. What is the largest island in Germany?
landlocked
Grundschule/Volksschule
Edelweiss
Rugen
46. Beyreuth is known for...
Richard Wagner
Edelweiss
Grundschule
Constitutional Monarchy
47. Berlin
Oberammergau
1961 to 1996
Berlin
Munchen
48. What river forms a natural boundary between Germany and Poland?
foreign-born; Civil War.
Oder-Neisse
Grundschule
By an Austrian family
49. What is the warehouse complex?
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50. What is the famous German automobile manufacturer in Stuttgart?
Porsche
Rhine River Valley
youth hostels
Brothers Grimm