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German Culture
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culture
Instructions:
Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Who is the current chancellor of Germany?
Angela Merkel
pig
18 after lessons
Catholic and Lutheran
2. Who is Liechtenstein's current Prince?
Porsche
'Erpha' - brown water
Sirens
Prince Alois
3. Where is iron-ore mined?
Munchen
Eifel - Hunsr
Suhl - Thuringen
Breme/Bremum
4. What is the Vogelsberg?
Haydn
Das Boot.
A shield volcano
Switzerland; Austria
5. The Brandenburg Gate was a symbol for
Elbe River
Koln
the Rhein
peace
6. What mountain chains line Rheinland-Pfalz?
A shield volcano
Flowers
Eifel - Hunsr
the Alps
7. Liechtenstein is between ___ and ____
the Bodensee
Munchen
on a train
Switzerland; Austria
8. Site of a famous fair twice a year
youth hostels
Leipzig
Audi - BMW - Volkswagen - Mercedes
1719
9. Which sport is most often practiced in school?
gymnastics
In front of the city
on a train
Angela Merkel
10. What are retired people called in Germany?
Rentner
Richard Wagner
Baltic Sea
on a train
11. What animal is considered a sign of good luck for New Years?
pig
the Rhein
Tea
Deutsche Bundesbahn
12. What do small children receive on their first day of school?
youth hostels
cone filled with candy and gifts
Munchen
Speicherstadt
13. What is the elementary school called in German?
Elbe River
Grundschule/Volksschule
Breme/Bremum
Das Boot.
14. Inexpensive hotels for young people
nine
May 8th - 1945
youth hostels
Oder-Neisse
15. Where is the Oktoberfest celebrated?
Elbe
Johannes Brahms and The Beatles
Munich
austrian schilling
16. What is the famous German automobile manufacturer in Stuttgart?
Prince Alois
Elbe
Sirens
Porsche
17. Which city holds a Wagner festival each year?
Bayreuth
The Oktoberfest; a beer festival and a fair
Leipzig
chemical
18. Home of the Spanish Riding School with its white Lippizan stallions
Martin Luther
Wien
Angela Merkel
Rhine River Valley
19. Berlin
Berlin
Brothers Grimm
Das Boot.
Munchen
20. Henry Bohlen is the first ______ Union general in the _____
1000
their nature reserves
foreign-born; Civil War.
Free and Hanseatic city of Hamburg Germany
21. Magdeburg is located on the ____
landlocked
Elbe River
Sirens
the Elbe
22. Site of the annual Oktoberfest
a 100 year old storage place that's still used today
Salzburg
tourist information
Munchen
23. How long is the Christmas season?
Realschule || general school
cone filled with candy and gifts
advent till january 6
1719
24. Famous German Porcelain manufacturer
1719
Speicherstadt
a Day of German Unity
Rosenthal
25. What was Erfurt named after?
26. What is celebrated on June 17th?
Rentner
Buchenwald Concentration Camp
a Day of German Unity
Prince Alois
27. What is the unit of currency in Austria?
Rhine River Valley
Harz
austrian schilling
their nature reserves
28. Water found in Hamburg?
twin alster lakes - elbe river
their nature reserves
Elbe River
Lufthansa
29. Lake on the border of two countries
the Bodensee
Martin Luther; George Friederic Handel
The Oktoberfest; a beer festival and a fair
Munchen
30. What are two major religious denominations in Germany?
1000
nine
Catholic and Lutheran
Berlin
31. George Frideric Handel was born in
The Oktoberfest; a beer festival and a fair
foreign-born; Civil War.
Halle
post office
32. 4th graders take....
on a train
standardized tests
Hauptschule || Internship school
railroad station
33. Where does a 'Passionspiel' take place every ten years?
Martin Luther; George Friederic Handel
Brothers Grimm
Oberammergau
Weser
34. What are Trimm-dich-Strecke?
excercise paths
pig
1719
Catholic and Lutheran
35. What do the initials DB stand for?
Deutsche Bundesbahn
Soldiers from north Germany with colorful outfits - puffy sleeves that traveled around looking for work.
Gymnasium || Arbitur test - diploma
Wattenmeer in East Fresia
36. Rheinland-Pfalz is in the ____
Rhine River Valley
Havel
Das Boot.
Berlin
37. What is the main attraction for the Reinoldikirche?
Martin Luther
New Year's
Johannes Brahms and The Beatles
the bell tower
38. How many centimeters in a meter?
Switzerland; Austria
the Bust of Nefertiti
on a train
1000
39. What is Minau known for?
1.6 km
Salzburg
Grundschule/Volksschule
Flowers
40. ___ farms have become popular in Sachsen-Anhlat.
1.6 km
Wind
a 100 year old storage place that's still used today
Labor Day
41. Birthplace of Mozart
a 100 year old storage place that's still used today
Martin Luther
department store
Salzburg
42. How long must you live in Berlin to be allowed to vote?
L
New Year's
3 months
Martin Luther
43. How long is a mile in kilometers?
1719
1.6 km
Havel
By an Austrian family
44. People in Sachsen-Anhalt work in the ___ industry.
chemical
Constitutional Monarchy
Prince Alois
post office
45. What is Dialogue in the Dark?
1719
on a train
Munchen
A museum wehre you experience everyday things but without sight. You use smell - touch - and hearing. Your tour guides are blind.
46. The Glockenspiel is located in...
Munchen
1.6 km
Adidas
By an Austrian family
47. Where is the zip code in a German address?
Haydn
In front of the city
Eifel - Hunsr
Johannes Brahms and The Beatles
48. One river that flows through the cities of Dresden and Hamburg
Soldiers from north Germany with colorful outfits - puffy sleeves that traveled around looking for work.
Lufthansa
the Elbe
youth hostels
49. Site of the Brandenburg Gate
Berlin
Edelweiss
Labor Day
Prince Alois
50. Is a liter more or less than an American gallon?
less
Munchen
post office
1.6 km