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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. What was Erfurt named after?
2. Where is the Oktoberfest celebrated?
Suhl - Thuringen
Animals
Munich
The final exam from a gymnasium
3. Beyreuth is known for...
18 after lessons
Richard Wagner
peace
By an Austrian family
4. What is a U-bahn?
a 100 year old storage place that's still used today
Wind
subway
Breme/Bremum
5. ___ farms have become popular in Sachsen-Anhlat.
Wind
Wien
standardized tests
Edelweiss
6. Robert Koch is famous for what?
Medical improvements and vaccines
subway
18 after lessons
standardized tests
7. Kiel lies on the _______
advent till january 6
Baltic Sea
Hauptschule || Internship school
Prince Alois
8. Lake on the border of two countries
twin alster lakes - elbe river
the bell tower
Adidas
the Bodensee
9. Who is the current chancellor of Germany?
youth hostels
the Bust of Nefertiti
Angela Merkel
Deutsche Bundesbahn
10. Home of the Spanish Riding School with its white Lippizan stallions
Wien
By an Austrian family
Salzburg
Berlin
11. Where would you find a Schlafwagen?
on a train
Free and Hanseatic city of Hamburg Germany
Sirens
The final exam from a gymnasium
12. Large mountain rangw
In front of the city
the Alps
A shield volcano
Munich
13. Where can you make international phone calls?
Constitutional Monarchy
post office
May 8th - 1945
Catholic and Lutheran
14. What is the warehouse complex?
15. What is the main attraction for the Reinoldikirche?
the bell tower
Gymnasium
Martin Luther; George Friederic Handel
Koln
16. What is the famous German automobile manufacturer in Stuttgart?
on a train
Porsche
peace
Soldiers from north Germany with colorful outfits - puffy sleeves that traveled around looking for work.
17. What does Hitzefrei mean in German?
twin alster lakes - elbe river
Havel
Volkswagen
no school because of heat wave
18. The Glockenspiel is located in...
Munchen
Oberammergau
gymnastics
austrian schilling
19. What is the name of the German airline?
separation
Lufthansa
a famous fashion designer
Haydn
20. Berlin
By an Austrian family
Berlin
Salzburg
Grundschule/Volksschule
21. Germany signed its surrender of Berlin on
3.28 feet
Wind
gymnastics
May 8th - 1945
22. City noted for art treasures and china
Angela Merkel
the Bodensee
Dresden
Brothers Grimm
23. Bremen is a port city because it is located on the ____ River.
Weser
Edelweiss
gymnastics
Oberammergau
24. Site of the Brandenburg Gate
the Rhein
A shield volcano
Berlin
nine
25. Potsdam is located on the River
Salzburg
Havel
department store
separation
26. What river forms a natural boundary between Germany and Poland?
youth hostels
Buchenwald Concentration Camp
Rhine River Valley
Oder-Neisse
27. Largest seaport
youth hostels
Animals
Hamburg
Eifel - Hunsr
28. Grades K-6
Grundschule
Havel
youth hostels
Martin Luther
29. Wolfgang Peterson directed
L
Das Boot.
landlocked
post office
30. Two important people from Sachsen-Anhalt are
Sirens
Martin Luther; George Friederic Handel
1000
Suhl - Thuringen
31. Eisleben is located at the foot of the ___ mts.
Audi - BMW - Volkswagen - Mercedes
Harz
youth hostels
In front of the city
32. Site of the annual Oktoberfest
Free and Hanseatic city of Hamburg Germany
Berlin
Munchen
1961 to 1996
33. Hamburg is a seaport on the
Elbe
May 8th - 1945
Elbe River
Leipzig
34. City noted for perfumes
subway
Koln
A shield volcano
The final exam from a gymnasium
35. What would you find in a Tierpark in Germany?
Breme/Bremum
Animals
Speicherstadt
the bell tower
36. Grades 5-10
advent till january 6
Brothers Grimm
Realschule || general school
Audi - BMW - Volkswagen - Mercedes
37. Liechtenstein is between ___ and ____
Elbe
Volkswagen
no school because of heat wave
Switzerland; Austria
38. Grades 5-9
Munchen
Adidas
3 months
Hauptschule || Internship school
39. The ___________ collected fairy tales from around where they lived.
Brothers Grimm
pig
Salzburg
Baltic Sea
40. Hessen is a ______ state.
Munchen
Rhine River Valley
The final exam from a gymnasium
landlocked
41. The Brandenburg Gate was a symbol for
3.28 feet
Sirens
peace
Buchenwald Concentration Camp
42. Who are the Landsknechte?
1961 to 1996
on a train
Buchenwald Concentration Camp
Soldiers from north Germany with colorful outfits - puffy sleeves that traveled around looking for work.
43. Which city holds a Wagner festival each year?
Munich
Volkswagen
Catholic and Lutheran
Bayreuth
44. What is another name for the Warehouse Complex?
1000
Oder-Neisse
Harz
Speicherstadt
45. Where is iron-ore mined?
cone filled with candy and gifts
Suhl - Thuringen
gymnastics
Gymnasium || Arbitur test - diploma
46. What city is known ast he city of salt?
In front of the city
L
Switzerland; Austria
a 100 year old storage place that's still used today
47. Who hid at the Wartburg Castle?
Martin Luther
Johannes Brahms and The Beatles
1.6 km
Grundschule
48. Where are the mudflats located?
Wattenmeer in East Fresia
Buchenwald Concentration Camp
twin alster lakes - elbe river
Realschule || general school
49. What drink is popular in East Frisia?
Tea
Martin Luther
Berlin
austrian schilling
50. 4th graders take....
the Bust of Nefertiti
Edelweiss
standardized tests
New Year's