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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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Match each statement with the correct term.
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1. Potsdam is located on the River
gymnastics
A shield volcano
Havel
New Year's
2. Birthplace of Mozart
A shield volcano
Wattenmeer in East Fresia
Salzburg
Grundschule/Volksschule
3. Bremen is a port city because it is located on the ____ River.
Munchen
a Day of German Unity
youth hostels
Weser
4. How long is a mile in kilometers?
Switzerland; Austria
Edelweiss
A shield volcano
1.6 km
5. What is the warehouse complex?
6. Hessen is a ______ state.
3 months
Haydn
landlocked
Realschule || general school
7. Who are the Landsknechte?
Soldiers from north Germany with colorful outfits - puffy sleeves that traveled around looking for work.
Volkswagen
Labor Day
3 months
8. M
The Oktoberfest; a beer festival and a fair
Hamburg
gymnastics
Wien
9. Berlin
nine
Berlin
Labor Day
Oberammergau
10. Site of the Brandenburg Gate
Baltic Sea
subway
Prince Alois
Berlin
11. People in Sachsen-Anhalt work in the ___ industry.
department store
tourist information
chemical
A shield volcano
12. From __________ the Berlin wall kept West and East Berlin separate.
the Bodensee
1961 to 1996
Rentner
3.28 feet
13. What drink is popular in East Frisia?
Grundschule/Volksschule
Tea
Gymnasium || Arbitur test - diploma
foreign-born; Civil War.
14. What would you find in a Tierpark in Germany?
Animals
Hamburg
the Alps
Buchenwald Concentration Camp
15. The Brandenburg Gate was used for ____ in WWII.
the Bodensee
separation
Eifel - Hunsr
Grundschule
16. Two important people from Sachsen-Anhalt are
Harz
subway
Martin Luther; George Friederic Handel
Wind
17. The Brandenburg Gate was a symbol for
Deutsche Bundesbahn
advent till january 6
Breme/Bremum
peace
18. Home of the Spanish Riding School with its white Lippizan stallions
Berlin
the Bodensee
Wien
Johannes Brahms and The Beatles
19. Who is the current chancellor of Germany?
Angela Merkel
A museum wehre you experience everyday things but without sight. You use smell - touch - and hearing. Your tour guides are blind.
Martin Luther; George Friederic Handel
1961 to 1996
20. City noted for perfumes
post office
Koln
on a train
New Year's
21. Where is iron-ore mined?
Suhl - Thuringen
the Elbe
Tea
Switzerland; Austria
22. What is a Kaufhaus or Kaufhof?
Wattenmeer in East Fresia
less
department store
peace
23. Large mountain rangw
3.28 feet
the Alps
In front of the city
1719
24. Eisleben is located at the foot of the ___ mts.
'Erpha' - brown water
Soldiers from north Germany with colorful outfits - puffy sleeves that traveled around looking for work.
Harz
Buchenwald Concentration Camp
25. Largest seaport
Hamburg
Deutsche Bundesbahn
Gymnasium || Arbitur test - diploma
Adidas
26. What is the main attraction for the Reinoldikirche?
Eifel - Hunsr
The Oktoberfest; a beer festival and a fair
Salzburg
the bell tower
27. Grades 5-10
advent till january 6
Realschule || general school
Hauptschule || Internship school
Grundschule/Volksschule
28. What is Dialogue in the Dark?
Munchen
A museum wehre you experience everyday things but without sight. You use smell - touch - and hearing. Your tour guides are blind.
Eifel - Hunsr
Hauptschule || Internship school
29. Henry Bohlen is the first ______ Union general in the _____
Martin Luther; George Friederic Handel
separation
Adidas
foreign-born; Civil War.
30. How many feet are in a meter?
Catholic and Lutheran
Volkswagen
3.28 feet
Buchenwald Concentration Camp
31. Hard school; grades 5-10
Gymnasium || Arbitur test - diploma
Richard Wagner
New Year's
Deutsche Bundesbahn
32. Most people come to the Neues Museum to see ____
Weser
the Bust of Nefertiti
Dresden
A shield volcano
33. What is the unit of currency in Austria?
austrian schilling
Oder-Neisse
railroad station
In front of the city
34. Grades K-6
Grundschule/Volksschule
Grundschule
Angela Merkel
Wien
35. What is another name for the Warehouse Complex?
Grundschule
Speicherstadt
no school because of heat wave
1000
36. What river forms a natural boundary between Germany and Poland?
Catholic and Lutheran
Hauptschule || Internship school
Rugen
Oder-Neisse
37. Who is Liechtenstein's current Prince?
Prince Alois
the Bodensee
Weser
New Year's
38. What is the famous German automobile manufacturer in Stuttgart?
pig
Grundschule
Dresden
Porsche
39. Where can you make international phone calls?
pig
Edelweiss
post office
Munchen
40. Rheinland-Pfalz is in the ____
Rhine River Valley
railroad station
A shield volcano
standardized tests
41. How long is the Christmas season?
Animals
separation
advent till january 6
Rugen
42. Who composed Germany's national anthem?
Haydn
18 after lessons
Berlin
L
43. What is the Vogelsberg?
A shield volcano
Realschule || general school
18 after lessons
1.6 km
44. Grades 5-9
gymnastics
separation
Haydn
Hauptschule || Internship school
45. What major car comopany is based in Niedersachsen?
Gymnasium || Arbitur test - diploma
a Day of German Unity
Volkswagen
Grundschule
46. Liechtenstein is between ___ and ____
Martin Luther; George Friederic Handel
Switzerland; Austria
Animals
Flowers
47. One river that forms the boundary of 2 countries
the Rhein
Bayreuth
a 100 year old storage place that's still used today
tourist information
48. Where would you find a Schlafwagen?
on a train
Wien
youth hostels
Leipzig
49. What is Austria's national flower?
Dresden
Oder-Neisse
Edelweiss
department store
50. What are retired people called in Germany?
Labor Day
3 months
Rentner
separation