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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 Minau known for?
Elbe River
the Alps
3 months
Flowers
2. Hessen is a ______ state.
landlocked
Catholic and Lutheran
Buchenwald Concentration Camp
excercise paths
3. Robert Koch is famous for what?
'Erpha' - brown water
Medical improvements and vaccines
May 8th - 1945
Bayreuth
4. M
The Oktoberfest; a beer festival and a fair
A museum wehre you experience everyday things but without sight. You use smell - touch - and hearing. Your tour guides are blind.
Halle
Porsche
5. How many centimeters in a meter?
Haydn
1000
the Elbe
Gymnasium
6. What is the full name of Hamburg?
Haydn
separation
May 8th - 1945
Free and Hanseatic city of Hamburg Germany
7. What river forms a natural boundary between Germany and Poland?
Oder-Neisse
standardized tests
Harz
tourist information
8. What is a German sportswear company?
Realschule || general school
no school because of heat wave
18 after lessons
Adidas
9. Where does a 'Passionspiel' take place every ten years?
Rosenthal
pig
Oberammergau
Lufthansa
10. What is the name of the German airline?
their nature reserves
Lufthansa
Harz
Realschule || general school
11. Which sport is most often practiced in school?
Catholic and Lutheran
1.6 km
gymnastics
18 after lessons
12. Henry Bohlen is the first ______ Union general in the _____
The final exam from a gymnasium
foreign-born; Civil War.
Sirens
Soldiers from north Germany with colorful outfits - puffy sleeves that traveled around looking for work.
13. City noted for perfumes
Flowers
Hamburg
Koln
Leipzig
14. The Glockenspiel is located in...
Koln
Realschule || general school
Munchen
Salzburg
15. At what age can you obtain a driver's license?
Labor Day
the Rhein
18 after lessons
Koln
16. Large mountain rangw
railroad station
the Alps
Suhl - Thuringen
the Rhein
17. Site of the Brandenburg Gate
Berlin
the bell tower
youth hostels
a famous fashion designer
18. Site of a famous fair twice a year
Sirens
Weser
twin alster lakes - elbe river
Leipzig
19. Magdeburg is located on the ____
Elbe River
Angela Merkel
The final exam from a gymnasium
Animals
20. Grades K-6
standardized tests
Grundschule
A shield volcano
landlocked
21. Home of the Spanish Riding School with its white Lippizan stallions
Dresden
Wien
on a train
tourist information
22. 4 German car companies
Salzburg
May 8th - 1945
peace
Audi - BMW - Volkswagen - Mercedes
23. What is the main attraction for the Reinoldikirche?
their nature reserves
the bell tower
Free and Hanseatic city of Hamburg Germany
Elbe River
24. Water found in Hamburg?
The Oktoberfest; a beer festival and a fair
Martin Luther
twin alster lakes - elbe river
gymnastics
25. Liechtenstein is between ___ and ____
Switzerland; Austria
Lufthansa
Realschule || general school
Munchen
26. Who is the current chancellor of Germany?
Buchenwald Concentration Camp
Grundschule
Angela Merkel
Koln
27. How long is the Christmas season?
A shield volcano
advent till january 6
the bell tower
Koln
28. What would you find in a Tierpark in Germany?
Animals
Gymnasium || Arbitur test - diploma
Hauptschule || Internship school
gymnastics
29. Where is the Oktoberfest celebrated?
excercise paths
Munich
Soldiers from north Germany with colorful outfits - puffy sleeves that traveled around looking for work.
on a train
30. Eisleben is located at the foot of the ___ mts.
Angela Merkel
Dresden
Harz
The final exam from a gymnasium
31. Who is Liechtenstein's current Prince?
Berlin
Prince Alois
the Elbe
Koln
32. What is the Vogelsberg?
A shield volcano
L
Lufthansa
1719
33. Germany signed its surrender of Berlin on
'Erpha' - brown water
May 8th - 1945
advent till january 6
no school because of heat wave
34. What major concentration camp was in Weimar?
Wien
Buchenwald Concentration Camp
Constitutional Monarchy
A shield volcano
35. Kiel lies on the _______
Lufthansa
Wattenmeer in East Fresia
Baltic Sea
Speicherstadt
36. Hamburg is a seaport on the
Grundschule
Volkswagen
Elbe
Switzerland; Austria
37. Who hid at the Wartburg Castle?
Martin Luther
1719
foreign-born; Civil War.
nine
38. Inexpensive hotels for young people
Harz
excercise paths
Rosenthal
youth hostels
39. What do small children receive on their first day of school?
department store
3.28 feet
Rhine River Valley
cone filled with candy and gifts
40. The Brandenburg Gate was a symbol for
a famous fashion designer
Halle
Martin Luther; George Friederic Handel
peace
41. What are retired people called in Germany?
A shield volcano
peace
Rentner
May 8th - 1945
42. What mountain chains line Rheinland-Pfalz?
twin alster lakes - elbe river
gymnastics
Eifel - Hunsr
railroad station
43. What is another name for the Warehouse Complex?
a Day of German Unity
Speicherstadt
Elbe River
Deutsche Bundesbahn
44. Where are the mudflats located?
Wattenmeer in East Fresia
chemical
1719
Bayreuth
45. Birthplace of Mozart
1000
Salzburg
1961 to 1996
foreign-born; Civil War.
46. What animal is considered a sign of good luck for New Years?
Deutsche Bundesbahn
Lufthansa
pig
Adidas
47. Bremen is a port city because it is located on the ____ River.
Rosenthal
Lufthansa
the Rhein
Weser
48. People in Sachsen-Anhalt work in the ___ industry.
twin alster lakes - elbe river
3 months
Eifel - Hunsr
chemical
49. Who are the Landsknechte?
less
Koln
Soldiers from north Germany with colorful outfits - puffy sleeves that traveled around looking for work.
foreign-born; Civil War.
50. What is Dialogue in the Dark?
Richard Wagner
1961 to 1996
peace
A museum wehre you experience everyday things but without sight. You use smell - touch - and hearing. Your tour guides are blind.