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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. Bremen was first called what?
Oder-Neisse
1.6 km
Realschule || general school
Breme/Bremum
2. Where would you find a Schlafwagen?
Munchen
Flowers
on a train
Grundschule
3. What city is known ast he city of salt?
Richard Wagner
L
Munich
advent till january 6
4. What year was Liechtenstien founded?
1719
Martin Luther; George Friederic Handel
Brothers Grimm
Adidas
5. Grades K-6
austrian schilling
the bell tower
a Day of German Unity
Grundschule
6. What is Minau known for?
the bell tower
their nature reserves
chemical
Flowers
7. ___ farms have become popular in Sachsen-Anhlat.
Wind
Rugen
a famous fashion designer
Haydn
8. Where can you make international phone calls?
Labor Day
post office
the Bust of Nefertiti
Audi - BMW - Volkswagen - Mercedes
9. City noted for perfumes
Koln
Labor Day
Rosenthal
The Oktoberfest; a beer festival and a fair
10. Bremen is a port city because it is located on the ____ River.
the Bust of Nefertiti
Weser
1961 to 1996
post office
11. How long must you live in Berlin to be allowed to vote?
Suhl - Thuringen
3 months
Porsche
Animals
12. Who composed Germany's national anthem?
nine
Edelweiss
excercise paths
Haydn
13. What is a Bahnof?
Gymnasium || Arbitur test - diploma
Johannes Brahms and The Beatles
Elbe River
railroad station
14. Site of the annual Oktoberfest
on a train
Munchen
austrian schilling
3.28 feet
15. 4th graders take....
Prince Alois
gymnastics
standardized tests
Realschule || general school
16. What are retired people called in Germany?
Volkswagen
Free and Hanseatic city of Hamburg Germany
Rentner
Munchen
17. How many years do stundents attend the Gymnasium?
Sirens
nine
Realschule || general school
peace
18. Berlin
Porsche
The final exam from a gymnasium
Grundschule/Volksschule
Berlin
19. Name two famous people from Hamburg.
railroad station
Johannes Brahms and The Beatles
Munchen
Munich
20. Inexpensive hotels for young people
youth hostels
3 months
the Bodensee
nine
21. Lake on the border of two countries
Edelweiss
The final exam from a gymnasium
the Bodensee
Lufthansa
22. Famous German Porcelain manufacturer
Wien
Tea
Haydn
Rosenthal
23. The Brandenburg Gate was used for ____ in WWII.
Constitutional Monarchy
Harz
separation
In front of the city
24. Beyreuth is known for...
Oberammergau
Richard Wagner
A shield volcano
1719
25. City noted for art treasures and china
Rhine River Valley
Dresden
Oberammergau
Hauptschule || Internship school
26. What major concentration camp was in Weimar?
standardized tests
Munchen
Buchenwald Concentration Camp
Johannes Brahms and The Beatles
27. Magdeburg is located on the ____
Flowers
Edelweiss
Elbe River
Gymnasium
28. Where is the zip code in a German address?
3.28 feet
Switzerland; Austria
In front of the city
1000
29. What is Austria's national flower?
pig
Hamburg
Edelweiss
1961 to 1996
30. How was Liechtenstein founded?
By an Austrian family
Wattenmeer in East Fresia
Munich
the Rhein
31. What are two major religious denominations in Germany?
Rentner
Dresden
Bayreuth
Catholic and Lutheran
32. Who is Karl Lagerfeld?
Hauptschule || Internship school
a famous fashion designer
L
Elbe
33. M
Lufthansa
The Oktoberfest; a beer festival and a fair
a Day of German Unity
Switzerland; Austria
34. Water found in Hamburg?
Berlin
twin alster lakes - elbe river
Hauptschule || Internship school
the Bodensee
35. Birthplace of Mozart
youth hostels
Sirens
Adidas
Salzburg
36. What is the Vogelsberg?
Wind
A shield volcano
Switzerland; Austria
Haydn
37. What is the full name of Hamburg?
Havel
Free and Hanseatic city of Hamburg Germany
Gymnasium
Halle
38. Site of the Brandenburg Gate
Oder-Neisse
In front of the city
Berlin
the Alps
39. What is the famous German automobile manufacturer in Stuttgart?
Porsche
Koln
a Day of German Unity
railroad station
40. Where are the mudflats located?
A shield volcano
no school because of heat wave
'Erpha' - brown water
Wattenmeer in East Fresia
41. What is another name for the Warehouse Complex?
Speicherstadt
Hamburg
pig
Brothers Grimm
42. What river forms a natural boundary between Germany and Poland?
1.6 km
Catholic and Lutheran
the Bodensee
Oder-Neisse
43. Henry Bohlen is the first ______ Union general in the _____
Baltic Sea
Soldiers from north Germany with colorful outfits - puffy sleeves that traveled around looking for work.
foreign-born; Civil War.
railroad station
44. One river that flows through the cities of Dresden and Hamburg
By an Austrian family
peace
Elbe River
the Elbe
45. Where does a 'Passionspiel' take place every ten years?
Oberammergau
post office
Rentner
Switzerland; Austria
46. Potsdam is located on the River
New Year's
Havel
Tea
standardized tests
47. What major car comopany is based in Niedersachsen?
'Erpha' - brown water
Volkswagen
Munchen
Realschule || general school
48. What can you find at a Fremdenvehrkehrsamt?
tourist information
A shield volcano
Richard Wagner
Berlin
49. Two important people from Sachsen-Anhalt are
advent till january 6
Martin Luther; George Friederic Handel
Rosenthal
a famous fashion designer
50. Grades 5-9
Soldiers from north Germany with colorful outfits - puffy sleeves that traveled around looking for work.
Martin Luther; George Friederic Handel
Hauptschule || Internship school
Rhine River Valley