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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. Name two famous people from Hamburg.
peace
New Year's
Rosenthal
Johannes Brahms and The Beatles
2. Famous German Porcelain manufacturer
Wind
Rosenthal
Elbe River
the Bodensee
3. George Frideric Handel was born in
Halle
Baltic Sea
Dresden
subway
4. 4 German car companies
Dresden
Volkswagen
gymnastics
Audi - BMW - Volkswagen - Mercedes
5. Grades K-6
a 100 year old storage place that's still used today
18 after lessons
Elbe
Grundschule
6. Which city holds a Wagner festival each year?
1000
Speicherstadt
their nature reserves
Bayreuth
7. Henry Bohlen is the first ______ Union general in the _____
Gymnasium
Weser
foreign-born; Civil War.
Sirens
8. Kiel lies on the _______
Switzerland; Austria
the Elbe
Halle
Baltic Sea
9. What major car comopany is based in Niedersachsen?
The final exam from a gymnasium
Oder-Neisse
Volkswagen
Hauptschule || Internship school
10. Hamburg is a seaport on the
department store
Munich
Angela Merkel
Elbe
11. The Glockenspiel is located in...
Koln
austrian schilling
Munchen
Wattenmeer in East Fresia
12. One river that forms the boundary of 2 countries
Munchen
the Rhein
less
Munich
13. Which sport is most often practiced in school?
Wien
gymnastics
L
advent till january 6
14. Site of the annual Oktoberfest
Munchen
Haydn
Tea
Sirens
15. Lake on the border of two countries
In front of the city
the Bodensee
Switzerland; Austria
the Rhein
16. What is a U-bahn?
Sirens
tourist information
subway
Harz
17. City noted for art treasures and china
Dresden
Rosenthal
Havel
Rhine River Valley
18. Who is the current chancellor of Germany?
Medical improvements and vaccines
subway
twin alster lakes - elbe river
Angela Merkel
19. Beyreuth is known for...
the Bust of Nefertiti
Richard Wagner
the Rhein
Animals
20. How many centimeters in a meter?
Volkswagen
1719
on a train
1000
21. What animal is considered a sign of good luck for New Years?
Berlin
no school because of heat wave
post office
pig
22. What is a German sportswear company?
less
a Day of German Unity
1719
Adidas
23. ___ farms have become popular in Sachsen-Anhlat.
Tea
Wind
Johannes Brahms and The Beatles
austrian schilling
24. Berlin
Flowers
Berlin
Angela Merkel
Rentner
25. What is Minau known for?
nine
Flowers
the Rhein
Free and Hanseatic city of Hamburg Germany
26. Site of the Dahlem Museum
subway
Berlin
Audi - BMW - Volkswagen - Mercedes
'Erpha' - brown water
27. Most people come to the Neues Museum to see ____
Wien
By an Austrian family
Suhl - Thuringen
the Bust of Nefertiti
28. Liechtenstein is between ___ and ____
the Alps
1961 to 1996
Bayreuth
Switzerland; Austria
29. Where would you find a Schlafwagen?
pig
separation
on a train
Das Boot.
30. What is the unit of currency in Austria?
austrian schilling
Eifel - Hunsr
1000
18 after lessons
31. Eisleben is located at the foot of the ___ mts.
less
New Year's
Elbe
Harz
32. Grades 5-10
railroad station
the Alps
Lufthansa
Realschule || general school
33. What does Hitzefrei mean in German?
no school because of heat wave
the Elbe
New Year's
chemical
34. How many years do stundents attend the Gymnasium?
Leipzig
Oberammergau
Suhl - Thuringen
nine
35. What is a Kaufhaus or Kaufhof?
Weser
foreign-born; Civil War.
department store
Breme/Bremum
36. How long is the Christmas season?
Rosenthal
Martin Luther; George Friederic Handel
cone filled with candy and gifts
advent till january 6
37. What are two major religious denominations in Germany?
pig
Munchen
peace
Catholic and Lutheran
38. Germany signed its surrender of Berlin on
May 8th - 1945
peace
Lufthansa
standardized tests
39. What is the 'Abitur' ?
1719
standardized tests
Lufthansa
The final exam from a gymnasium
40. What is the full name of Hamburg?
youth hostels
Free and Hanseatic city of Hamburg Germany
Wien
Suhl - Thuringen
41. What is the main attraction for the Reinoldikirche?
Berlin
the bell tower
Harz
on a train
42. What can you find at a Fremdenvehrkehrsamt?
tourist information
Prince Alois
Johannes Brahms and The Beatles
Suhl - Thuringen
43. Wolfgang Peterson directed
Das Boot.
chemical
By an Austrian family
Berlin
44. Water found in Hamburg?
Sirens
cone filled with candy and gifts
twin alster lakes - elbe river
Volkswagen
45. Who is Karl Lagerfeld?
department store
A shield volcano
Salzburg
a famous fashion designer
46. What is the famous German automobile manufacturer in Stuttgart?
Porsche
Edelweiss
Hamburg
Gymnasium || Arbitur test - diploma
47. What was Erfurt named after?
48. What is the Vogelsberg?
A shield volcano
a 100 year old storage place that's still used today
Brothers Grimm
Lufthansa
49. Liechtenstein is a _______
Soldiers from north Germany with colorful outfits - puffy sleeves that traveled around looking for work.
Hamburg
18 after lessons
Constitutional Monarchy
50. How was Liechtenstein founded?
Hauptschule || Internship school
subway
Oberammergau
By an Austrian family