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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. Two important people from Sachsen-Anhalt are
landlocked
Martin Luther; George Friederic Handel
Realschule || general school
the Bust of Nefertiti
2. What is Dialogue in the Dark?
Tea
A museum wehre you experience everyday things but without sight. You use smell - touch - and hearing. Your tour guides are blind.
post office
Elbe
3. One river that forms the boundary of 2 countries
the Rhein
Haydn
Labor Day
a 100 year old storage place that's still used today
4. One river that flows through the cities of Dresden and Hamburg
Grundschule/Volksschule
gymnastics
1.6 km
the Elbe
5. What is the largest island in Germany?
Switzerland; Austria
Leipzig
austrian schilling
Rugen
6. Inexpensive hotels for young people
The final exam from a gymnasium
youth hostels
Breme/Bremum
1719
7. What animal is considered a sign of good luck for New Years?
pig
Audi - BMW - Volkswagen - Mercedes
Weser
the Elbe
8. From __________ the Berlin wall kept West and East Berlin separate.
separation
Dresden
1961 to 1996
tourist information
9. Beyreuth is known for...
Harz
Halle
Rosenthal
Richard Wagner
10. Where can you make international phone calls?
excercise paths
Constitutional Monarchy
standardized tests
post office
11. Who hid at the Wartburg Castle?
New Year's
chemical
Martin Luther
Deutsche Bundesbahn
12. Name two famous people from Hamburg.
Lufthansa
austrian schilling
Johannes Brahms and The Beatles
Wien
13. What is a Kaufhaus or Kaufhof?
Speicherstadt
Wattenmeer in East Fresia
department store
post office
14. Who are the Landsknechte?
Rugen
Soldiers from north Germany with colorful outfits - puffy sleeves that traveled around looking for work.
Richard Wagner
Suhl - Thuringen
15. Which sport is most often practiced in school?
Breme/Bremum
gymnastics
tourist information
By an Austrian family
16. Robert Koch is famous for what?
Medical improvements and vaccines
Halle
Munchen
Grundschule
17. Where does a 'Passionspiel' take place every ten years?
18 after lessons
Weser
Havel
Oberammergau
18. What is the name of the high school that university-bound stundents attend?
youth hostels
Rentner
Gymnasium
Berlin
19. Site of a famous fair twice a year
landlocked
peace
Leipzig
Eifel - Hunsr
20. At what age can you obtain a driver's license?
Grundschule/Volksschule
18 after lessons
the Alps
Catholic and Lutheran
21. Rheinland-Pfalz is in the ____
advent till january 6
Rhine River Valley
Lufthansa
Gymnasium
22. Bremen was first called what?
Constitutional Monarchy
Breme/Bremum
Leipzig
excercise paths
23. Wolfgang Peterson directed
Dresden
Das Boot.
The Oktoberfest; a beer festival and a fair
nine
24. Is a liter more or less than an American gallon?
less
Weser
Harz
In front of the city
25. Where would you find a Schlafwagen?
foreign-born; Civil War.
Gymnasium || Arbitur test - diploma
New Year's
on a train
26. How many feet are in a meter?
standardized tests
Rentner
3.28 feet
the Alps
27. What do small children receive on their first day of school?
Martin Luther; George Friederic Handel
cone filled with candy and gifts
1961 to 1996
a 100 year old storage place that's still used today
28. The Brandenburg Gate was used for ____ in WWII.
The final exam from a gymnasium
Free and Hanseatic city of Hamburg Germany
separation
department store
29. Where is the zip code in a German address?
In front of the city
By an Austrian family
subway
May 8th - 1945
30. What is Minau known for?
a famous fashion designer
Flowers
subway
the Bust of Nefertiti
31. What is Nordrhein-Westfalen known for?
their nature reserves
standardized tests
Realschule || general school
Hauptschule || Internship school
32. What mountain chains line Rheinland-Pfalz?
1719
Lufthansa
a Day of German Unity
Eifel - Hunsr
33. Most people come to the Neues Museum to see ____
advent till january 6
the Bust of Nefertiti
New Year's
the Elbe
34. How long must you live in Berlin to be allowed to vote?
Dresden
the Elbe
Grundschule/Volksschule
3 months
35. Where are the mudflats located?
The Oktoberfest; a beer festival and a fair
Wattenmeer in East Fresia
Free and Hanseatic city of Hamburg Germany
railroad station
36. Grades K-6
Catholic and Lutheran
Berlin
Grundschule
less
37. What drink is popular in East Frisia?
a Day of German Unity
A museum wehre you experience everyday things but without sight. You use smell - touch - and hearing. Your tour guides are blind.
Volkswagen
Tea
38. Which city holds a Wagner festival each year?
18 after lessons
Bayreuth
subway
Animals
39. What year was Liechtenstien founded?
Prince Alois
In front of the city
nine
1719
40. Magdeburg is located on the ____
'Erpha' - brown water
Weser
Elbe River
Grundschule
41. Germany signed its surrender of Berlin on
Koln
Salzburg
Wind
May 8th - 1945
42. Site of the Brandenburg Gate
Animals
Berlin
Tea
Rugen
43. What major concentration camp was in Weimar?
The Oktoberfest; a beer festival and a fair
A museum wehre you experience everyday things but without sight. You use smell - touch - and hearing. Your tour guides are blind.
Munchen
Buchenwald Concentration Camp
44. What is the Vogelsberg?
Lufthansa
a 100 year old storage place that's still used today
Oder-Neisse
A shield volcano
45. What would you find in a Tierpark in Germany?
Lufthansa
Animals
1719
Switzerland; Austria
46. 4th graders take....
18 after lessons
Munchen
standardized tests
Angela Merkel
47. Lake on the border of two countries
May 8th - 1945
a famous fashion designer
Berlin
the Bodensee
48. Liechtenstein is a _______
Suhl - Thuringen
Constitutional Monarchy
youth hostels
'Erpha' - brown water
49. What was Erfurt named after?
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50. What river forms a natural boundary between Germany and Poland?
May 8th - 1945
the Rhein
Realschule || general school
Oder-Neisse