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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 is the warehouse complex?
2. Liechtenstein is a _______
Realschule || general school
New Year's
Constitutional Monarchy
Grundschule/Volksschule
3. What year was Liechtenstien founded?
a 100 year old storage place that's still used today
tourist information
1719
A shield volcano
4. What are Trimm-dich-Strecke?
Munchen
Breme/Bremum
excercise paths
less
5. Where is the zip code in a German address?
Haydn
cone filled with candy and gifts
standardized tests
In front of the city
6. What can you find at a Fremdenvehrkehrsamt?
Richard Wagner
Prince Alois
tourist information
1719
7. 4th graders take....
Audi - BMW - Volkswagen - Mercedes
Oder-Neisse
1961 to 1996
standardized tests
8. Bremen was first called what?
Breme/Bremum
Gymnasium
excercise paths
1961 to 1996
9. What animal is considered a sign of good luck for New Years?
advent till january 6
Baltic Sea
pig
Prince Alois
10. What mountain chains line Rheinland-Pfalz?
Wien
Dresden
Eifel - Hunsr
Havel
11. Eisleben is located at the foot of the ___ mts.
Catholic and Lutheran
Harz
Brothers Grimm
Porsche
12. Who is the current chancellor of Germany?
Gymnasium
Switzerland; Austria
Angela Merkel
1.6 km
13. Two important people from Sachsen-Anhalt are
advent till january 6
tourist information
excercise paths
Martin Luther; George Friederic Handel
14. Hard school; grades 5-10
Prince Alois
1.6 km
Gymnasium || Arbitur test - diploma
department store
15. What is the unit of currency in Austria?
railroad station
cone filled with candy and gifts
advent till january 6
austrian schilling
16. Birthplace of Mozart
Salzburg
Edelweiss
excercise paths
advent till january 6
17. What is the 'Abitur' ?
railroad station
Martin Luther
Medical improvements and vaccines
The final exam from a gymnasium
18. What is celebrated on May 1st?
no school because of heat wave
Lufthansa
Labor Day
18 after lessons
19. which German holiday is celebrated with fireworks?
20. George Frideric Handel was born in
Rosenthal
Free and Hanseatic city of Hamburg Germany
Prince Alois
Halle
21. Who are the Landsknechte?
Wien
the Elbe
L
Soldiers from north Germany with colorful outfits - puffy sleeves that traveled around looking for work.
22. What are two major religious denominations in Germany?
Free and Hanseatic city of Hamburg Germany
a famous fashion designer
foreign-born; Civil War.
Catholic and Lutheran
23. From __________ the Berlin wall kept West and East Berlin separate.
1961 to 1996
the Alps
Audi - BMW - Volkswagen - Mercedes
Buchenwald Concentration Camp
24. Site of the Brandenburg Gate
Salzburg
Lufthansa
Berlin
their nature reserves
25. How many feet are in a meter?
1.6 km
May 8th - 1945
3.28 feet
a 100 year old storage place that's still used today
26. What do the initials DB stand for?
Brothers Grimm
Deutsche Bundesbahn
Rhine River Valley
Bayreuth
27. Germany signed its surrender of Berlin on
Free and Hanseatic city of Hamburg Germany
Richard Wagner
May 8th - 1945
Audi - BMW - Volkswagen - Mercedes
28. Grades K-6
Grundschule
Richard Wagner
Munchen
In front of the city
29. What is the name of the German airline?
Baltic Sea
Weser
Lufthansa
Eifel - Hunsr
30. What is a U-bahn?
peace
subway
18 after lessons
Munich
31. What is Austria's national flower?
Koln
Edelweiss
their nature reserves
Deutsche Bundesbahn
32. What was Erfurt named after?
33. What do small children receive on their first day of school?
tourist information
cone filled with candy and gifts
gymnastics
Munich
34. How long must you live in Berlin to be allowed to vote?
nine
the Rhein
Weser
3 months
35. Grades 5-10
Realschule || general school
less
standardized tests
department store
36. What is the main attraction for the Reinoldikirche?
landlocked
the bell tower
Wattenmeer in East Fresia
chemical
37. One river that forms the boundary of 2 countries
The Oktoberfest; a beer festival and a fair
Constitutional Monarchy
subway
the Rhein
38. Which sport is most often practiced in school?
Speicherstadt
Edelweiss
Rentner
gymnastics
39. What river forms a natural boundary between Germany and Poland?
the Bodensee
Oder-Neisse
Haydn
Rhine River Valley
40. Hessen is a ______ state.
Free and Hanseatic city of Hamburg Germany
tourist information
landlocked
Hauptschule || Internship school
41. Where does a 'Passionspiel' take place every ten years?
cone filled with candy and gifts
Oberammergau
Edelweiss
The final exam from a gymnasium
42. What city is known ast he city of salt?
Wattenmeer in East Fresia
L
Breme/Bremum
Oberammergau
43. What is the full name of Hamburg?
Wind
L
Free and Hanseatic city of Hamburg Germany
Elbe
44. The Glockenspiel is located in...
Free and Hanseatic city of Hamburg Germany
Munchen
Gymnasium
Koln
45. Where is iron-ore mined?
Munchen
Suhl - Thuringen
Elbe River
Lufthansa
46. Who hid at the Wartburg Castle?
Wattenmeer in East Fresia
department store
The final exam from a gymnasium
Martin Luther
47. Lorelei?
Sirens
Weser
Leipzig
1961 to 1996
48. Where can you make international phone calls?
Buchenwald Concentration Camp
post office
18 after lessons
the Elbe
49. How long is the Christmas season?
Munchen
Volkswagen
Elbe
advent till january 6
50. Famous German Porcelain manufacturer
excercise paths
Catholic and Lutheran
Labor Day
Rosenthal