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German Culture

Subject : culture
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1. What major car comopany is based in Niedersachsen?






2. Where is iron-ore mined?






3. 4 German car companies






4. Hard school; grades 5-10






5. Site of the annual Oktoberfest






6. Magdeburg is located on the ____






7. Two important people from Sachsen-Anhalt are






8. Most people come to the Neues Museum to see ____






9. Site of the Brandenburg Gate






10. Rheinland-Pfalz is in the ____






11. Home of the Spanish Riding School with its white Lippizan stallions






12. From __________ the Berlin wall kept West and East Berlin separate.






13. What major concentration camp was in Weimar?






14. The Glockenspiel is located in...






15. Inexpensive hotels for young people






16. What is celebrated on May 1st?






17. Wolfgang Peterson directed






18. The ___________ collected fairy tales from around where they lived.






19. What city is known ast he city of salt?






20. How many years do stundents attend the Gymnasium?






21. Who is Liechtenstein's current Prince?






22. What is Austria's national flower?






23. What is the name of the German airline?






24. George Frideric Handel was born in






25. Site of a famous fair twice a year






26. Kiel lies on the _______






27. At what age can you obtain a driver's license?






28. What mountain chains line Rheinland-Pfalz?






29. What do the initials DB stand for?






30. What is the 'Abitur' ?






31. What drink is popular in East Frisia?






32. Largest seaport






33. What river forms a natural boundary between Germany and Poland?






34. What are Trimm-dich-Strecke?






35. Where does a 'Passionspiel' take place every ten years?






36. Who is the current chancellor of Germany?






37. Water found in Hamburg?






38. Germany signed its surrender of Berlin on






39. Grades 5-9






40. Where are the mudflats located?






41. What do small children receive on their first day of school?






42. City noted for perfumes






43. What year was Liechtenstien founded?






44. ___ farms have become popular in Sachsen-Anhlat.






45. Name two famous people from Hamburg.






46. What is the famous German automobile manufacturer in Stuttgart?






47. Site of the Dahlem Museum






48. 4th graders take....






49. Famous German Porcelain manufacturer






50. The Brandenburg Gate was used for ____ in WWII.