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German Culture

Subject : culture
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. George Frideric Handel was born in






2. Grades K-6






3. What is celebrated on May 1st?






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






5. Site of the annual Oktoberfest






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






7. Birthplace of Mozart






8. Where is the Oktoberfest celebrated?






9. Name two famous people from Hamburg.






10. Where is iron-ore mined?






11. What is the 'Abitur' ?






12. How many centimeters in a meter?






13. Which city holds a Wagner festival each year?






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






15. Liechtenstein is between ___ and ____






16. How long is a mile in kilometers?






17. What is the name of the German airline?






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






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






20. Who hid at the Wartburg Castle?






21. How many feet are in a meter?






22. How was Liechtenstein founded?






23. The Glockenspiel is located in...






24. Site of the Brandenburg Gate






25. Is a liter more or less than an American gallon?






26. What is the full name of Hamburg?






27. City noted for art treasures and china






28. What is Nordrhein-Westfalen known for?






29. Bremen was first called what?






30. Potsdam is located on the River






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






32. Eisleben is located at the foot of the ___ mts.






33. which German holiday is celebrated with fireworks?


34. Who are the Landsknechte?






35. What are retired people called in Germany?






36. What is the name of the high school that university-bound stundents attend?






37. Where are the mudflats located?






38. What mountain chains line Rheinland-Pfalz?






39. Rheinland-Pfalz is in the ____






40. Hard school; grades 5-10






41. What can you find at a Fremdenvehrkehrsamt?






42. Which city holds a Mozart festival each year?






43. What is the Vogelsberg?






44. Germany signed its surrender of Berlin on






45. Hamburg is a seaport on the






46. What is the unit of currency in Austria?






47. What is Austria's national flower?






48. What major concentration camp was in Weimar?






49. What are Trimm-dich-Strecke?






50. Henry Bohlen is the first ______ Union general in the _____