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German Culture
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culture
Instructions:
Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Largest seaport
the bell tower
the Alps
Hamburg
separation
2. What can you find at a Fremdenvehrkehrsamt?
tourist information
Brothers Grimm
Martin Luther; George Friederic Handel
subway
3. Germany signed its surrender of Berlin on
Haydn
May 8th - 1945
Martin Luther; George Friederic Handel
separation
4. Name two famous people from Hamburg.
Tea
Angela Merkel
Haydn
Johannes Brahms and The Beatles
5. Who is Liechtenstein's current Prince?
Prince Alois
twin alster lakes - elbe river
Koln
the Elbe
6. What city is known ast he city of salt?
cone filled with candy and gifts
L
Audi - BMW - Volkswagen - Mercedes
Angela Merkel
7. What is the famous German automobile manufacturer in Stuttgart?
Suhl - Thuringen
Porsche
on a train
austrian schilling
8. What is Dialogue in the Dark?
a 100 year old storage place that's still used today
New Year's
A museum wehre you experience everyday things but without sight. You use smell - touch - and hearing. Your tour guides are blind.
a Day of German Unity
9. The ___________ collected fairy tales from around where they lived.
austrian schilling
Brothers Grimm
A shield volcano
Martin Luther; George Friederic Handel
10. What do small children receive on their first day of school?
Edelweiss
3 months
Elbe River
cone filled with candy and gifts
11. 4 German car companies
Hamburg
Audi - BMW - Volkswagen - Mercedes
subway
Volkswagen
12. Hard school; grades 5-10
Gymnasium || Arbitur test - diploma
Free and Hanseatic city of Hamburg Germany
advent till january 6
Rosenthal
13. Which city holds a Mozart festival each year?
18 after lessons
the Rhein
Salzburg
Rosenthal
14. How many centimeters in a meter?
Edelweiss
Labor Day
Hamburg
1000
15. Most people come to the Neues Museum to see ____
the Bust of Nefertiti
1719
twin alster lakes - elbe river
Animals
16. Inexpensive hotels for young people
Adidas
Elbe
youth hostels
Wattenmeer in East Fresia
17. What are retired people called in Germany?
Gymnasium || Arbitur test - diploma
Rentner
standardized tests
excercise paths
18. George Frideric Handel was born in
The Oktoberfest; a beer festival and a fair
Tea
the Bodensee
Halle
19. Who is Karl Lagerfeld?
cone filled with candy and gifts
Munich
a famous fashion designer
Volkswagen
20. Hamburg is a seaport on the
Rentner
Hamburg
Elbe
the Bust of Nefertiti
21. Where are the mudflats located?
Wien
Labor Day
Wattenmeer in East Fresia
Baltic Sea
22. Potsdam is located on the River
Rugen
separation
Animals
Havel
23. City noted for art treasures and china
a Day of German Unity
Speicherstadt
Dresden
the Alps
24. Where does a 'Passionspiel' take place every ten years?
Berlin
Bayreuth
Oberammergau
1961 to 1996
25. What is Minau known for?
Speicherstadt
Das Boot.
Flowers
Grundschule
26. Two important people from Sachsen-Anhalt are
the bell tower
Martin Luther; George Friederic Handel
Constitutional Monarchy
excercise paths
27. What is Austria's national flower?
Edelweiss
Richard Wagner
L
Elbe
28. What is the name of the German airline?
18 after lessons
tourist information
Lufthansa
Johannes Brahms and The Beatles
29. The Glockenspiel is located in...
post office
the Alps
Munchen
3 months
30. Who hid at the Wartburg Castle?
Martin Luther
the Bust of Nefertiti
the Bodensee
L
31. which German holiday is celebrated with fireworks?
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32. Grades 5-9
advent till january 6
Grundschule/Volksschule
gymnastics
Hauptschule || Internship school
33. Henry Bohlen is the first ______ Union general in the _____
foreign-born; Civil War.
Berlin
Berlin
Das Boot.
34. What animal is considered a sign of good luck for New Years?
Havel
pig
Volkswagen
landlocked
35. What is a Kaufhaus or Kaufhof?
Elbe
Gymnasium
Flowers
department store
36. Bremen is a port city because it is located on the ____ River.
1000
Weser
Prince Alois
Volkswagen
37. Liechtenstein is a _______
Wind
subway
Constitutional Monarchy
Speicherstadt
38. Water found in Hamburg?
twin alster lakes - elbe river
18 after lessons
Rhine River Valley
Rugen
39. What would you find in a Tierpark in Germany?
Animals
the Alps
the Elbe
Flowers
40. What do the initials DB stand for?
Porsche
Munchen
Koln
Deutsche Bundesbahn
41. At what age can you obtain a driver's license?
18 after lessons
the Rhein
advent till january 6
Hamburg
42. Lorelei?
Havel
Deutsche Bundesbahn
a 100 year old storage place that's still used today
Sirens
43. Rheinland-Pfalz is in the ____
Rhine River Valley
Dresden
standardized tests
A shield volcano
44. What is a U-bahn?
Labor Day
3.28 feet
subway
the Rhein
45. What major concentration camp was in Weimar?
Buchenwald Concentration Camp
Havel
a Day of German Unity
Richard Wagner
46. Large mountain rangw
the Alps
Adidas
Switzerland; Austria
Rentner
47. Grades 5-10
excercise paths
Realschule || general school
landlocked
Halle
48. Which city holds a Wagner festival each year?
Animals
Oberammergau
a 100 year old storage place that's still used today
Bayreuth
49. Liechtenstein is between ___ and ____
Angela Merkel
Labor Day
Wind
Switzerland; Austria
50. One river that flows through the cities of Dresden and Hamburg
Rentner
the Elbe
Bayreuth
Leipzig