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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. How was Liechtenstein founded?
Gymnasium || Arbitur test - diploma
May 8th - 1945
Rhine River Valley
By an Austrian family
2. Grades 5-9
Hauptschule || Internship school
Gymnasium
post office
Rhine River Valley
3. What was Erfurt named after?
4. What is celebrated on May 1st?
Salzburg
Labor Day
Eifel - Hunsr
Weser
5. How many feet are in a meter?
Labor Day
Grundschule
Koln
3.28 feet
6. Hard school; grades 5-10
Berlin
railroad station
Suhl - Thuringen
Gymnasium || Arbitur test - diploma
7. Where does a 'Passionspiel' take place every ten years?
Elbe River
cone filled with candy and gifts
Oberammergau
3 months
8. What year was Liechtenstien founded?
Porsche
1719
advent till january 6
Hauptschule || Internship school
9. What animal is considered a sign of good luck for New Years?
Dresden
Volkswagen
a Day of German Unity
pig
10. Largest seaport
Rugen
Berlin
Salzburg
Hamburg
11. Is a liter more or less than an American gallon?
less
the Bodensee
In front of the city
A shield volcano
12. Hessen is a ______ state.
no school because of heat wave
landlocked
Richard Wagner
cone filled with candy and gifts
13. What drink is popular in East Frisia?
Grundschule/Volksschule
department store
Flowers
Tea
14. What major car comopany is based in Niedersachsen?
Volkswagen
twin alster lakes - elbe river
Havel
Eifel - Hunsr
15. Wolfgang Peterson directed
Berlin
Catholic and Lutheran
a Day of German Unity
Das Boot.
16. What is a Bahnof?
railroad station
Deutsche Bundesbahn
1961 to 1996
Prince Alois
17. One river that flows through the cities of Dresden and Hamburg
Havel
Halle
the Elbe
Gymnasium
18. What is the warehouse complex?
19. What is the unit of currency in Austria?
separation
Soldiers from north Germany with colorful outfits - puffy sleeves that traveled around looking for work.
Haydn
austrian schilling
20. Which city holds a Mozart festival each year?
Angela Merkel
Salzburg
3.28 feet
Audi - BMW - Volkswagen - Mercedes
21. What is the full name of Hamburg?
youth hostels
3 months
peace
Free and Hanseatic city of Hamburg Germany
22. Liechtenstein is a _______
a Day of German Unity
the Elbe
austrian schilling
Constitutional Monarchy
23. Beyreuth is known for...
Rentner
Koln
Richard Wagner
Oberammergau
24. Lake on the border of two countries
Breme/Bremum
Johannes Brahms and The Beatles
the Bodensee
Bayreuth
25. What do the initials DB stand for?
Deutsche Bundesbahn
Koln
The final exam from a gymnasium
Wien
26. Inexpensive hotels for young people
Animals
Hauptschule || Internship school
Salzburg
youth hostels
27. What is the largest island in Germany?
L
Rugen
Salzburg
Gymnasium || Arbitur test - diploma
28. which German holiday is celebrated with fireworks?
29. What is the main attraction for the Reinoldikirche?
Wind
Medical improvements and vaccines
the bell tower
Berlin
30. Famous German Porcelain manufacturer
Rosenthal
cone filled with candy and gifts
Prince Alois
subway
31. What are retired people called in Germany?
Rentner
1961 to 1996
Prince Alois
Wien
32. Kiel lies on the _______
nine
Baltic Sea
Munchen
Breme/Bremum
33. Where is the zip code in a German address?
In front of the city
L
Deutsche Bundesbahn
Free and Hanseatic city of Hamburg Germany
34. Bremen was first called what?
Gymnasium
Labor Day
Breme/Bremum
the Bust of Nefertiti
35. Who hid at the Wartburg Castle?
'Erpha' - brown water
Martin Luther
Deutsche Bundesbahn
the Elbe
36. Site of the Brandenburg Gate
Berlin
Deutsche Bundesbahn
cone filled with candy and gifts
Koln
37. What is the famous German automobile manufacturer in Stuttgart?
Porsche
Wien
A museum wehre you experience everyday things but without sight. You use smell - touch - and hearing. Your tour guides are blind.
Das Boot.
38. The Brandenburg Gate was a symbol for
advent till january 6
peace
Munchen
Audi - BMW - Volkswagen - Mercedes
39. Robert Koch is famous for what?
Volkswagen
Medical improvements and vaccines
railroad station
Weser
40. Which city holds a Wagner festival each year?
Free and Hanseatic city of Hamburg Germany
1.6 km
Bayreuth
Havel
41. Who is Karl Lagerfeld?
Berlin
3.28 feet
a famous fashion designer
Leipzig
42. What is a U-bahn?
Realschule || general school
subway
Oberammergau
Audi - BMW - Volkswagen - Mercedes
43. Potsdam is located on the River
Havel
Baltic Sea
Haydn
Suhl - Thuringen
44. What can you find at a Fremdenvehrkehrsamt?
the Elbe
Berlin
In front of the city
tourist information
45. Where would you find a Schlafwagen?
a 100 year old storage place that's still used today
no school because of heat wave
on a train
In front of the city
46. The Glockenspiel is located in...
Munchen
Animals
Medical improvements and vaccines
no school because of heat wave
47. Who are the Landsknechte?
Soldiers from north Germany with colorful outfits - puffy sleeves that traveled around looking for work.
the bell tower
Realschule || general school
on a train
48. What mountain chains line Rheinland-Pfalz?
the bell tower
the Elbe
Sirens
Eifel - Hunsr
49. From __________ the Berlin wall kept West and East Berlin separate.
A shield volcano
Porsche
Elbe
1961 to 1996
50. Hamburg is a seaport on the
May 8th - 1945
foreign-born; Civil War.
Elbe
Edelweiss