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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. Hessen is a ______ state.
Sirens
Richard Wagner
18 after lessons
landlocked
2. What is the famous German automobile manufacturer in Stuttgart?
twin alster lakes - elbe river
Porsche
the Rhein
3 months
3. What do small children receive on their first day of school?
Martin Luther; George Friederic Handel
Elbe
cone filled with candy and gifts
Koln
4. Grades K-6
Porsche
Flowers
Grundschule
Tea
5. Which city holds a Wagner festival each year?
Sirens
Bayreuth
By an Austrian family
Wien
6. The Glockenspiel is located in...
Switzerland; Austria
1961 to 1996
Suhl - Thuringen
Munchen
7. The Brandenburg Gate was used for ____ in WWII.
Halle
Grundschule/Volksschule
Audi - BMW - Volkswagen - Mercedes
separation
8. How long is the Christmas season?
Das Boot.
the bell tower
L
advent till january 6
9. What is the unit of currency in Austria?
austrian schilling
Brothers Grimm
department store
Gymnasium || Arbitur test - diploma
10. What is the full name of Hamburg?
Oberammergau
less
Free and Hanseatic city of Hamburg Germany
L
11. Kiel lies on the _______
austrian schilling
Baltic Sea
Free and Hanseatic city of Hamburg Germany
Angela Merkel
12. What is the name of the German airline?
Lufthansa
Rentner
post office
Dresden
13. Who hid at the Wartburg Castle?
Catholic and Lutheran
Medical improvements and vaccines
Martin Luther
Salzburg
14. City noted for art treasures and china
Dresden
Bayreuth
Rentner
Wattenmeer in East Fresia
15. Lake on the border of two countries
the Bodensee
Realschule || general school
3.28 feet
Hauptschule || Internship school
16. From __________ the Berlin wall kept West and East Berlin separate.
the Bust of Nefertiti
on a train
railroad station
1961 to 1996
17. What is the 'Abitur' ?
Hamburg
the bell tower
less
The final exam from a gymnasium
18. Where is the zip code in a German address?
Leipzig
Grundschule/Volksschule
By an Austrian family
In front of the city
19. Site of a famous fair twice a year
Leipzig
Oberammergau
Speicherstadt
1000
20. Hard school; grades 5-10
Switzerland; Austria
twin alster lakes - elbe river
Gymnasium || Arbitur test - diploma
1000
21. Who are the Landsknechte?
Soldiers from north Germany with colorful outfits - puffy sleeves that traveled around looking for work.
separation
3 months
Switzerland; Austria
22. Liechtenstein is a _______
1000
the Elbe
1.6 km
Constitutional Monarchy
23. Which sport is most often practiced in school?
Animals
Martin Luther
twin alster lakes - elbe river
gymnastics
24. What year was Liechtenstien founded?
New Year's
1719
Gymnasium
1000
25. ___ farms have become popular in Sachsen-Anhlat.
Wind
no school because of heat wave
Wattenmeer in East Fresia
Suhl - Thuringen
26. What does Hitzefrei mean in German?
no school because of heat wave
Dresden
1961 to 1996
A shield volcano
27. How long must you live in Berlin to be allowed to vote?
twin alster lakes - elbe river
Salzburg
Halle
3 months
28. Where are the mudflats located?
chemical
Wattenmeer in East Fresia
Rugen
In front of the city
29. Bremen was first called what?
Free and Hanseatic city of Hamburg Germany
Weser
separation
Breme/Bremum
30. Site of the Brandenburg Gate
1719
Berlin
1961 to 1996
Haydn
31. What is a Kaufhaus or Kaufhof?
department store
Wien
the Bodensee
Berlin
32. Which city holds a Mozart festival each year?
Salzburg
tourist information
separation
Havel
33. Berlin
no school because of heat wave
cone filled with candy and gifts
department store
Berlin
34. How was Liechtenstein founded?
By an Austrian family
1719
the Rhein
Gymnasium || Arbitur test - diploma
35. What are two major religious denominations in Germany?
Salzburg
Catholic and Lutheran
Edelweiss
austrian schilling
36. The Brandenburg Gate was a symbol for
1.6 km
Labor Day
peace
the Bodensee
37. Liechtenstein is between ___ and ____
Das Boot.
Switzerland; Austria
pig
Wien
38. Where is the Oktoberfest celebrated?
foreign-born; Civil War.
Munich
Berlin
railroad station
39. How long is a mile in kilometers?
chemical
1.6 km
Havel
Eifel - Hunsr
40. Grades 5-9
Munchen
Rosenthal
Hauptschule || Internship school
their nature reserves
41. Largest seaport
austrian schilling
L
Hamburg
1000
42. Name two famous people from Hamburg.
The final exam from a gymnasium
Rhine River Valley
Wien
Johannes Brahms and The Beatles
43. One river that flows through the cities of Dresden and Hamburg
Medical improvements and vaccines
the Elbe
less
In front of the city
44. Bremen is a port city because it is located on the ____ River.
Johannes Brahms and The Beatles
Weser
Animals
Elbe
45. Who is Karl Lagerfeld?
Koln
1961 to 1996
a famous fashion designer
excercise paths
46. What is a U-bahn?
less
subway
L
Berlin
47. What is Nordrhein-Westfalen known for?
department store
3 months
their nature reserves
Medical improvements and vaccines
48. One river that forms the boundary of 2 countries
cone filled with candy and gifts
the Rhein
foreign-born; Civil War.
Dresden
49. Where is iron-ore mined?
Johannes Brahms and The Beatles
railroad station
Suhl - Thuringen
the Bodensee
50. Most people come to the Neues Museum to see ____
Wind
tourist information
Haydn
the Bust of Nefertiti