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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. What is a German sportswear company?
Adidas
By an Austrian family
Rhine River Valley
Munchen
2. What is the unit of currency in Austria?
Tea
Catholic and Lutheran
austrian schilling
3.28 feet
3. Inexpensive hotels for young people
pig
the Alps
Harz
youth hostels
4. Where would you find a Schlafwagen?
1.6 km
Dresden
Catholic and Lutheran
on a train
5. Who composed Germany's national anthem?
By an Austrian family
subway
Haydn
3 months
6. Grades 5-10
Free and Hanseatic city of Hamburg Germany
Realschule || general school
Das Boot.
By an Austrian family
7. The Brandenburg Gate was used for ____ in WWII.
Tea
Hamburg
separation
Grundschule
8. What river forms a natural boundary between Germany and Poland?
Sirens
Oder-Neisse
twin alster lakes - elbe river
subway
9. What is the name of the high school that university-bound stundents attend?
Gymnasium
Bayreuth
on a train
excercise paths
10. Site of the Brandenburg Gate
tourist information
Adidas
Berlin
Koln
11. Grades 5-9
Hauptschule || Internship school
Buchenwald Concentration Camp
Prince Alois
Breme/Bremum
12. Large mountain rangw
the Alps
peace
Adidas
no school because of heat wave
13. which German holiday is celebrated with fireworks?
14. At what age can you obtain a driver's license?
youth hostels
Adidas
Volkswagen
18 after lessons
15. Is a liter more or less than an American gallon?
on a train
peace
less
gymnastics
16. What is celebrated on June 17th?
Buchenwald Concentration Camp
a Day of German Unity
A shield volcano
Rhine River Valley
17. Where is iron-ore mined?
Salzburg
Johannes Brahms and The Beatles
Suhl - Thuringen
their nature reserves
18. Where can you make international phone calls?
Koln
Realschule || general school
post office
Wien
19. Berlin
Berlin
no school because of heat wave
a famous fashion designer
foreign-born; Civil War.
20. Bremen is a port city because it is located on the ____ River.
Lufthansa
pig
Weser
peace
21. What is a U-bahn?
subway
The final exam from a gymnasium
Tea
gymnastics
22. ___ farms have become popular in Sachsen-Anhlat.
Wind
their nature reserves
tourist information
Das Boot.
23. What mountain chains line Rheinland-Pfalz?
standardized tests
Eifel - Hunsr
Richard Wagner
less
24. Which sport is most often practiced in school?
gymnastics
Wind
Havel
New Year's
25. One river that flows through the cities of Dresden and Hamburg
Munchen
the Elbe
18 after lessons
1000
26. Liechtenstein is between ___ and ____
Switzerland; Austria
The Oktoberfest; a beer festival and a fair
1000
their nature reserves
27. People in Sachsen-Anhalt work in the ___ industry.
the Alps
chemical
Martin Luther; George Friederic Handel
youth hostels
28. The Glockenspiel is located in...
Munchen
the Elbe
Elbe
New Year's
29. What is the largest island in Germany?
Oberammergau
Grundschule
Rugen
Tea
30. Hessen is a ______ state.
18 after lessons
separation
Hamburg
landlocked
31. What are two major religious denominations in Germany?
Volkswagen
Elbe River
the Alps
Catholic and Lutheran
32. What would you find in a Tierpark in Germany?
Catholic and Lutheran
Animals
The Oktoberfest; a beer festival and a fair
railroad station
33. Birthplace of Mozart
a 100 year old storage place that's still used today
pig
Salzburg
Wien
34. Kiel lies on the _______
chemical
Elbe River
a Day of German Unity
Baltic Sea
35. What is the Vogelsberg?
Grundschule
Adidas
Oder-Neisse
A shield volcano
36. How many years do stundents attend the Gymnasium?
nine
the Elbe
Edelweiss
Audi - BMW - Volkswagen - Mercedes
37. Famous German Porcelain manufacturer
Rosenthal
foreign-born; Civil War.
Bayreuth
Prince Alois
38. What year was Liechtenstien founded?
1719
the Rhein
Munich
Flowers
39. What animal is considered a sign of good luck for New Years?
chemical
pig
3 months
Munich
40. Hamburg is a seaport on the
By an Austrian family
Dresden
Elbe
Switzerland; Austria
41. What are Trimm-dich-Strecke?
the Elbe
excercise paths
Das Boot.
Wien
42. Site of the annual Oktoberfest
advent till january 6
on a train
Munchen
Bayreuth
43. Rheinland-Pfalz is in the ____
landlocked
3 months
department store
Rhine River Valley
44. Grades K-6
separation
Grundschule
austrian schilling
Buchenwald Concentration Camp
45. Henry Bohlen is the first ______ Union general in the _____
foreign-born; Civil War.
Constitutional Monarchy
Harz
Speicherstadt
46. What can you find at a Fremdenvehrkehrsamt?
subway
Wien
tourist information
Realschule || general school
47. What is a Bahnof?
1000
railroad station
Realschule || general school
Soldiers from north Germany with colorful outfits - puffy sleeves that traveled around looking for work.
48. Where are the mudflats located?
Grundschule
Tea
Rentner
Wattenmeer in East Fresia
49. Where is the Oktoberfest celebrated?
Munich
Animals
a Day of German Unity
Halle
50. City noted for perfumes
Angela Merkel
Koln
Martin Luther; George Friederic Handel
Flowers