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German Culture

Subject : culture
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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This is a study tool. The 3 wrong answers for each question are randomly chosen from answers to other questions. So, you might find at times the answers obvious, but you will see it re-enforces your understanding as you take the test each time.
1. What is celebrated on June 17th?






2. Who are the Landsknechte?






3. Lake on the border of two countries






4. Which city holds a Wagner festival each year?






5. What is a U-bahn?






6. Henry Bohlen is the first ______ Union general in the _____






7. How many feet are in a meter?






8. Rheinland-Pfalz is in the ____






9. The ___________ collected fairy tales from around where they lived.






10. What would you find in a Tierpark in Germany?






11. What is the unit of currency in Austria?






12. Famous German Porcelain manufacturer






13. One river that flows through the cities of Dresden and Hamburg






14. Grades 5-9






15. Wolfgang Peterson directed






16. which German holiday is celebrated with fireworks?

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17. Where is iron-ore mined?






18. City noted for art treasures and china






19. Lorelei?






20. Site of the annual Oktoberfest






21. What was Erfurt named after?

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22. How many years do stundents attend the Gymnasium?






23. What is the warehouse complex?

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24. What does Hitzefrei mean in German?






25. What is a Bahnof?






26. Germany signed its surrender of Berlin on






27. The Glockenspiel is located in...






28. What is Dialogue in the Dark?






29. Name two famous people from Hamburg.






30. What is the main attraction for the Reinoldikirche?






31. What are Trimm-dich-Strecke?






32. Where is the zip code in a German address?






33. Grades 5-10






34. How long is a mile in kilometers?






35. Who is Liechtenstein's current Prince?






36. What major car comopany is based in Niedersachsen?






37. Where can you make international phone calls?






38. Where does a 'Passionspiel' take place every ten years?






39. Robert Koch is famous for what?






40. Potsdam is located on the River






41. What city is known ast he city of salt?






42. Liechtenstein is between ___ and ____






43. What are retired people called in Germany?






44. What is Minau known for?






45. Largest seaport






46. What is a Kaufhaus or Kaufhof?






47. M






48. What do small children receive on their first day of school?






49. One river that forms the boundary of 2 countries






50. What is Austria's national flower?