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German Culture
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culture
Instructions:
Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. One river that forms the boundary of 2 countries
the Rhein
twin alster lakes - elbe river
The final exam from a gymnasium
railroad station
2. Lake on the border of two countries
Brothers Grimm
the Bodensee
standardized tests
New Year's
3. Bremen was first called what?
Halle
standardized tests
Weser
Breme/Bremum
4. Eisleben is located at the foot of the ___ mts.
Harz
Grundschule
less
the Rhein
5. Wolfgang Peterson directed
New Year's
Das Boot.
Hamburg
Halle
6. Magdeburg is located on the ____
Elbe River
Hauptschule || Internship school
the Elbe
austrian schilling
7. What is the unit of currency in Austria?
austrian schilling
the Rhein
3 months
foreign-born; Civil War.
8. One river that flows through the cities of Dresden and Hamburg
Grundschule/Volksschule
Angela Merkel
the Elbe
department store
9. Hard school; grades 5-10
Munchen
a 100 year old storage place that's still used today
Gymnasium || Arbitur test - diploma
Tea
10. Where is iron-ore mined?
Suhl - Thuringen
Speicherstadt
Wien
Baltic Sea
11. The Brandenburg Gate was used for ____ in WWII.
separation
Gymnasium || Arbitur test - diploma
3.28 feet
Oberammergau
12. ___ farms have become popular in Sachsen-Anhlat.
Suhl - Thuringen
Wind
Harz
Animals
13. Germany signed its surrender of Berlin on
3 months
Audi - BMW - Volkswagen - Mercedes
May 8th - 1945
the Alps
14. Most people come to the Neues Museum to see ____
the Bust of Nefertiti
Dresden
the Rhein
Angela Merkel
15. Beyreuth is known for...
Berlin
Richard Wagner
Bayreuth
Flowers
16. How long must you live in Berlin to be allowed to vote?
Hauptschule || Internship school
Das Boot.
By an Austrian family
3 months
17. 4th graders take....
Rhine River Valley
austrian schilling
standardized tests
nine
18. Which city holds a Wagner festival each year?
tourist information
Bayreuth
Grundschule/Volksschule
Das Boot.
19. Who composed Germany's national anthem?
the Elbe
Haydn
Angela Merkel
Rugen
20. Who are the Landsknechte?
Soldiers from north Germany with colorful outfits - puffy sleeves that traveled around looking for work.
Rosenthal
Eifel - Hunsr
Adidas
21. Potsdam is located on the River
Gymnasium || Arbitur test - diploma
Flowers
Haydn
Havel
22. M
landlocked
Wattenmeer in East Fresia
The Oktoberfest; a beer festival and a fair
Prince Alois
23. Birthplace of Mozart
Salzburg
Brothers Grimm
Catholic and Lutheran
standardized tests
24. Liechtenstein is a _______
Das Boot.
Constitutional Monarchy
Switzerland; Austria
Catholic and Lutheran
25. What is Dialogue in the Dark?
no school because of heat wave
Berlin
tourist information
A museum wehre you experience everyday things but without sight. You use smell - touch - and hearing. Your tour guides are blind.
26. The Glockenspiel is located in...
Flowers
Dresden
Munchen
Munich
27. What is Minau known for?
1.6 km
Adidas
Breme/Bremum
Flowers
28. Home of the Spanish Riding School with its white Lippizan stallions
Angela Merkel
Wien
Wind
Switzerland; Austria
29. What is the full name of Hamburg?
excercise paths
The Oktoberfest; a beer festival and a fair
Free and Hanseatic city of Hamburg Germany
standardized tests
30. Site of the Brandenburg Gate
Flowers
Deutsche Bundesbahn
Berlin
advent till january 6
31. What is a German sportswear company?
Adidas
Martin Luther; George Friederic Handel
Halle
Tea
32. Bremen is a port city because it is located on the ____ River.
1000
on a train
Weser
Switzerland; Austria
33. At what age can you obtain a driver's license?
Hauptschule || Internship school
a Day of German Unity
18 after lessons
Edelweiss
34. How many centimeters in a meter?
the Alps
Halle
3.28 feet
1000
35. What is the warehouse complex?
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183
36. What is the name of the high school that university-bound stundents attend?
Weser
Gymnasium
youth hostels
Richard Wagner
37. What is another name for the Warehouse Complex?
Speicherstadt
a 100 year old storage place that's still used today
the Elbe
less
38. What is the Vogelsberg?
austrian schilling
youth hostels
Berlin
A shield volcano
39. How long is a mile in kilometers?
3 months
Free and Hanseatic city of Hamburg Germany
Rugen
1.6 km
40. What major car comopany is based in Niedersachsen?
L
Volkswagen
austrian schilling
a famous fashion designer
41. What is the largest island in Germany?
Das Boot.
Rosenthal
Brothers Grimm
Rugen
42. Water found in Hamburg?
twin alster lakes - elbe river
Wind
Buchenwald Concentration Camp
nine
43. Where can you make international phone calls?
18 after lessons
Rugen
post office
Adidas
44. What is Nordrhein-Westfalen known for?
Leipzig
their nature reserves
By an Austrian family
austrian schilling
45. Hessen is a ______ state.
Gymnasium
department store
landlocked
standardized tests
46. Who is the current chancellor of Germany?
Grundschule/Volksschule
Angela Merkel
Wattenmeer in East Fresia
less
47. Largest seaport
twin alster lakes - elbe river
Hamburg
Dresden
3 months
48. Name two famous people from Hamburg.
Berlin
their nature reserves
Realschule || general school
Johannes Brahms and The Beatles
49. The ___________ collected fairy tales from around where they lived.
Rosenthal
Elbe River
pig
Brothers Grimm
50. Liechtenstein is between ___ and ____
the Elbe
The Oktoberfest; a beer festival and a fair
Oder-Neisse
Switzerland; Austria