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German Culture
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1. Eisleben is located at the foot of the ___ mts.
Harz
a 100 year old storage place that's still used today
Catholic and Lutheran
A shield volcano
2. One river that flows through the cities of Dresden and Hamburg
the bell tower
the Elbe
1961 to 1996
Haydn
3. What is another name for the Warehouse Complex?
Koln
Speicherstadt
subway
Berlin
4. How long is a mile in kilometers?
1.6 km
youth hostels
Buchenwald Concentration Camp
Tea
5. What is the 'Abitur' ?
The final exam from a gymnasium
pig
Berlin
Richard Wagner
6. What is the unit of currency in Austria?
pig
Rentner
austrian schilling
'Erpha' - brown water
7. What would you find in a Tierpark in Germany?
subway
no school because of heat wave
Wien
Animals
8. Where is the zip code in a German address?
the Rhein
Sirens
In front of the city
Grundschule
9. What is the Vogelsberg?
By an Austrian family
department store
A shield volcano
Suhl - Thuringen
10. What do the initials DB stand for?
1000
tourist information
a famous fashion designer
Deutsche Bundesbahn
11. 4th graders take....
standardized tests
landlocked
A shield volcano
Gymnasium || Arbitur test - diploma
12. Lake on the border of two countries
the Bodensee
Gymnasium
Grundschule/Volksschule
Tea
13. What river forms a natural boundary between Germany and Poland?
Oder-Neisse
the Bust of Nefertiti
Berlin
By an Austrian family
14. Potsdam is located on the River
Havel
In front of the city
Harz
a 100 year old storage place that's still used today
15. Rheinland-Pfalz is in the ____
chemical
the bell tower
standardized tests
Rhine River Valley
16. What is Minau known for?
Oder-Neisse
1719
Buchenwald Concentration Camp
Flowers
17. What city is known ast he city of salt?
Realschule || general school
Speicherstadt
In front of the city
L
18. What is the warehouse complex?
19. Hard school; grades 5-10
foreign-born; Civil War.
Berlin
Brothers Grimm
Gymnasium || Arbitur test - diploma
20. What year was Liechtenstien founded?
1719
Rosenthal
Wind
The final exam from a gymnasium
21. Who are the Landsknechte?
A museum wehre you experience everyday things but without sight. You use smell - touch - and hearing. Your tour guides are blind.
Salzburg
Richard Wagner
Soldiers from north Germany with colorful outfits - puffy sleeves that traveled around looking for work.
22. Magdeburg is located on the ____
department store
Weser
the bell tower
Elbe River
23. What is the elementary school called in German?
advent till january 6
Grundschule/Volksschule
The Oktoberfest; a beer festival and a fair
Halle
24. Who is the current chancellor of Germany?
Koln
The final exam from a gymnasium
Eifel - Hunsr
Angela Merkel
25. What animal is considered a sign of good luck for New Years?
Wattenmeer in East Fresia
Berlin
Rosenthal
pig
26. Who is Karl Lagerfeld?
Harz
Oder-Neisse
a famous fashion designer
the bell tower
27. What do small children receive on their first day of school?
youth hostels
cone filled with candy and gifts
Haydn
foreign-born; Civil War.
28. Site of the Dahlem Museum
1.6 km
Berlin
3.28 feet
3 months
29. What major concentration camp was in Weimar?
Angela Merkel
Buchenwald Concentration Camp
the Alps
Baltic Sea
30. What mountain chains line Rheinland-Pfalz?
Catholic and Lutheran
Eifel - Hunsr
Martin Luther; George Friederic Handel
Rosenthal
31. What can you find at a Fremdenvehrkehrsamt?
Hauptschule || Internship school
Flowers
tourist information
Weser
32. At what age can you obtain a driver's license?
Eifel - Hunsr
18 after lessons
Lufthansa
post office
33. Who hid at the Wartburg Castle?
Flowers
Koln
Martin Luther
3 months
34. What is the famous German automobile manufacturer in Stuttgart?
Realschule || general school
nine
Das Boot.
Porsche
35. City noted for art treasures and china
Richard Wagner
standardized tests
Rugen
Dresden
36. Name two famous people from Hamburg.
Halle
'Erpha' - brown water
Johannes Brahms and The Beatles
Speicherstadt
37. What drink is popular in East Frisia?
1000
tourist information
Harz
Tea
38. Wolfgang Peterson directed
Deutsche Bundesbahn
Das Boot.
Koln
Harz
39. Is a liter more or less than an American gallon?
post office
New Year's
less
Tea
40. Hessen is a ______ state.
Medical improvements and vaccines
landlocked
Flowers
Deutsche Bundesbahn
41. What is a German sportswear company?
Eifel - Hunsr
3 months
Adidas
a 100 year old storage place that's still used today
42. Beyreuth is known for...
Richard Wagner
the Elbe
Edelweiss
the bell tower
43. The Brandenburg Gate was a symbol for
Brothers Grimm
on a train
Rosenthal
peace
44. What is a U-bahn?
Free and Hanseatic city of Hamburg Germany
Martin Luther
Realschule || general school
subway
45. Two important people from Sachsen-Anhalt are
Martin Luther; George Friederic Handel
Halle
May 8th - 1945
railroad station
46. Site of the annual Oktoberfest
on a train
Deutsche Bundesbahn
Munchen
the Bust of Nefertiti
47. What major car comopany is based in Niedersachsen?
foreign-born; Civil War.
Volkswagen
Switzerland; Austria
Koln
48. How many feet are in a meter?
Koln
Harz
3.28 feet
peace
49. Lorelei?
Sirens
their nature reserves
Gymnasium || Arbitur test - diploma
Hauptschule || Internship school
50. The Glockenspiel is located in...
Munchen
a 100 year old storage place that's still used today
Richard Wagner
Oberammergau