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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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Match each statement with the correct term.
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1. Robert Koch is famous for what?
advent till january 6
foreign-born; Civil War.
Soldiers from north Germany with colorful outfits - puffy sleeves that traveled around looking for work.
Medical improvements and vaccines
2. Where does a 'Passionspiel' take place every ten years?
Richard Wagner
Lufthansa
Oberammergau
Berlin
3. What can you find at a Fremdenvehrkehrsamt?
the bell tower
tourist information
Audi - BMW - Volkswagen - Mercedes
cone filled with candy and gifts
4. Liechtenstein is a _______
Constitutional Monarchy
1719
Catholic and Lutheran
the Bust of Nefertiti
5. What major car comopany is based in Niedersachsen?
Volkswagen
Johannes Brahms and The Beatles
less
department store
6. What is a Kaufhaus or Kaufhof?
department store
pig
on a train
advent till january 6
7. One river that forms the boundary of 2 countries
the Rhein
Salzburg
excercise paths
3 months
8. Is a liter more or less than an American gallon?
less
the Bodensee
standardized tests
tourist information
9. which German holiday is celebrated with fireworks?
10. What river forms a natural boundary between Germany and Poland?
Volkswagen
1.6 km
Berlin
Oder-Neisse
11. Magdeburg is located on the ____
Elbe River
Buchenwald Concentration Camp
Flowers
Wind
12. Inexpensive hotels for young people
Dresden
excercise paths
1961 to 1996
youth hostels
13. Which city holds a Mozart festival each year?
nine
tourist information
Berlin
Salzburg
14. Most people come to the Neues Museum to see ____
railroad station
austrian schilling
peace
the Bust of Nefertiti
15. How long is the Christmas season?
chemical
Labor Day
Harz
advent till january 6
16. How long must you live in Berlin to be allowed to vote?
Berlin
3 months
1719
Rentner
17. Germany signed its surrender of Berlin on
May 8th - 1945
department store
standardized tests
youth hostels
18. What does Hitzefrei mean in German?
Realschule || general school
gymnastics
no school because of heat wave
austrian schilling
19. People in Sachsen-Anhalt work in the ___ industry.
Audi - BMW - Volkswagen - Mercedes
the Elbe
1719
chemical
20. George Frideric Handel was born in
the Rhein
Free and Hanseatic city of Hamburg Germany
youth hostels
Halle
21. 4 German car companies
Audi - BMW - Volkswagen - Mercedes
Rentner
Haydn
on a train
22. Bremen is a port city because it is located on the ____ River.
the Elbe
the bell tower
18 after lessons
Weser
23. What is the famous German automobile manufacturer in Stuttgart?
Edelweiss
Brothers Grimm
New Year's
Porsche
24. Who hid at the Wartburg Castle?
Gymnasium
Martin Luther
their nature reserves
Rugen
25. What is celebrated on May 1st?
Rosenthal
Martin Luther; George Friederic Handel
Labor Day
Elbe
26. What is the full name of Hamburg?
Dresden
Free and Hanseatic city of Hamburg Germany
Salzburg
Suhl - Thuringen
27. Liechtenstein is between ___ and ____
Hauptschule || Internship school
tourist information
Switzerland; Austria
austrian schilling
28. Grades 5-10
railroad station
chemical
Realschule || general school
Berlin
29. What do small children receive on their first day of school?
Berlin
Richard Wagner
cone filled with candy and gifts
New Year's
30. Grades 5-9
Rugen
Hauptschule || Internship school
Berlin
Berlin
31. What animal is considered a sign of good luck for New Years?
pig
department store
Wind
Lufthansa
32. How many feet are in a meter?
chemical
Halle
no school because of heat wave
3.28 feet
33. Who is Liechtenstein's current Prince?
By an Austrian family
3.28 feet
Prince Alois
foreign-born; Civil War.
34. What is the name of the high school that university-bound stundents attend?
their nature reserves
Angela Merkel
Gymnasium
18 after lessons
35. Beyreuth is known for...
May 8th - 1945
Labor Day
railroad station
Richard Wagner
36. What is the warehouse complex?
37. What would you find in a Tierpark in Germany?
Animals
Munich
May 8th - 1945
1.6 km
38. What mountain chains line Rheinland-Pfalz?
Breme/Bremum
1.6 km
Munich
Eifel - Hunsr
39. ___ farms have become popular in Sachsen-Anhlat.
Wind
Martin Luther; George Friederic Handel
Sirens
'Erpha' - brown water
40. City noted for perfumes
Wind
Haydn
Koln
Deutsche Bundesbahn
41. Famous German Porcelain manufacturer
foreign-born; Civil War.
Rosenthal
The final exam from a gymnasium
the Rhein
42. How many centimeters in a meter?
Weser
Eifel - Hunsr
1000
Martin Luther
43. Rheinland-Pfalz is in the ____
Rhine River Valley
A museum wehre you experience everyday things but without sight. You use smell - touch - and hearing. Your tour guides are blind.
Martin Luther
Wattenmeer in East Fresia
44. Hessen is a ______ state.
landlocked
Volkswagen
Audi - BMW - Volkswagen - Mercedes
Grundschule/Volksschule
45. Grades K-6
Grundschule
Rentner
cone filled with candy and gifts
Realschule || general school
46. Kiel lies on the _______
Wien
Baltic Sea
Angela Merkel
pig
47. Home of the Spanish Riding School with its white Lippizan stallions
Wattenmeer in East Fresia
Elbe
Das Boot.
Wien
48. What is the 'Abitur' ?
Eifel - Hunsr
The final exam from a gymnasium
less
railroad station
49. What is another name for the Warehouse Complex?
Gymnasium
Wattenmeer in East Fresia
1961 to 1996
Speicherstadt
50. Hard school; grades 5-10
Martin Luther
Gymnasium
Elbe
Gymnasium || Arbitur test - diploma