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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. How many centimeters in a meter?
Grundschule/Volksschule
Labor Day
Buchenwald Concentration Camp
1000
2. How many years do stundents attend the Gymnasium?
A museum wehre you experience everyday things but without sight. You use smell - touch - and hearing. Your tour guides are blind.
Harz
1961 to 1996
nine
3. Who is the current chancellor of Germany?
Breme/Bremum
Switzerland; Austria
railroad station
Angela Merkel
4. Bremen is a port city because it is located on the ____ River.
Weser
Labor Day
Wattenmeer in East Fresia
foreign-born; Civil War.
5. Liechtenstein is between ___ and ____
Labor Day
New Year's
3 months
Switzerland; Austria
6. Most people come to the Neues Museum to see ____
Munich
chemical
Realschule || general school
the Bust of Nefertiti
7. What is the 'Abitur' ?
Audi - BMW - Volkswagen - Mercedes
Harz
The final exam from a gymnasium
post office
8. Largest seaport
Hamburg
Berlin
Das Boot.
Munich
9. What year was Liechtenstien founded?
1.6 km
1719
Halle
the bell tower
10. Lorelei?
landlocked
Berlin
Hauptschule || Internship school
Sirens
11. 4 German car companies
separation
Wind
Audi - BMW - Volkswagen - Mercedes
In front of the city
12. Rheinland-Pfalz is in the ____
Wien
Rugen
advent till january 6
Rhine River Valley
13. What is Minau known for?
3.28 feet
Martin Luther
Salzburg
Flowers
14. People in Sachsen-Anhalt work in the ___ industry.
peace
Hamburg
Catholic and Lutheran
chemical
15. 4th graders take....
Johannes Brahms and The Beatles
Leipzig
the Bust of Nefertiti
standardized tests
16. What is celebrated on June 17th?
no school because of heat wave
cone filled with candy and gifts
Rosenthal
a Day of German Unity
17. City noted for art treasures and china
Volkswagen
Dresden
Flowers
Munchen
18. Where is iron-ore mined?
Constitutional Monarchy
standardized tests
Suhl - Thuringen
Martin Luther
19. George Frideric Handel was born in
twin alster lakes - elbe river
Berlin
department store
Halle
20. The Brandenburg Gate was used for ____ in WWII.
Adidas
Johannes Brahms and The Beatles
separation
Haydn
21. The Glockenspiel is located in...
Soldiers from north Germany with colorful outfits - puffy sleeves that traveled around looking for work.
In front of the city
Munchen
Halle
22. What would you find in a Tierpark in Germany?
standardized tests
Animals
Volkswagen
Weser
23. What major car comopany is based in Niedersachsen?
Edelweiss
Volkswagen
Berlin
standardized tests
24. What is another name for the Warehouse Complex?
L
Speicherstadt
Harz
Rentner
25. What is the famous German automobile manufacturer in Stuttgart?
Porsche
Munchen
no school because of heat wave
standardized tests
26. Who is Karl Lagerfeld?
Baltic Sea
a famous fashion designer
Catholic and Lutheran
the Bust of Nefertiti
27. What is the name of the high school that university-bound stundents attend?
Wattenmeer in East Fresia
twin alster lakes - elbe river
Catholic and Lutheran
Gymnasium
28. What city is known ast he city of salt?
Oder-Neisse
Elbe River
Breme/Bremum
L
29. What is a German sportswear company?
Adidas
In front of the city
L
Berlin
30. Grades 5-10
Realschule || general school
landlocked
subway
Wind
31. Is a liter more or less than an American gallon?
Dresden
less
separation
Soldiers from north Germany with colorful outfits - puffy sleeves that traveled around looking for work.
32. Site of the Brandenburg Gate
Haydn
Berlin
Brothers Grimm
Johannes Brahms and The Beatles
33. Germany signed its surrender of Berlin on
May 8th - 1945
Volkswagen
foreign-born; Civil War.
tourist information
34. Hard school; grades 5-10
Gymnasium || Arbitur test - diploma
post office
Rugen
pig
35. What are retired people called in Germany?
Rosenthal
Rentner
Richard Wagner
Leipzig
36. Where is the Oktoberfest celebrated?
Oberammergau
standardized tests
Munich
A shield volcano
37. ___ farms have become popular in Sachsen-Anhlat.
separation
Gymnasium
youth hostels
Wind
38. Hamburg is a seaport on the
Elbe
Porsche
separation
Constitutional Monarchy
39. Famous German Porcelain manufacturer
Medical improvements and vaccines
less
Rosenthal
Baltic Sea
40. Large mountain rangw
Johannes Brahms and The Beatles
Catholic and Lutheran
the Alps
Das Boot.
41. What river forms a natural boundary between Germany and Poland?
nine
Labor Day
peace
Oder-Neisse
42. How was Liechtenstein founded?
Labor Day
their nature reserves
By an Austrian family
Rugen
43. City noted for perfumes
Breme/Bremum
Oberammergau
Rentner
Koln
44. Henry Bohlen is the first ______ Union general in the _____
department store
nine
foreign-born; Civil War.
Suhl - Thuringen
45. How long is a mile in kilometers?
the Bust of Nefertiti
Wind
Edelweiss
1.6 km
46. Where are the mudflats located?
Switzerland; Austria
Realschule || general school
Wattenmeer in East Fresia
A museum wehre you experience everyday things but without sight. You use smell - touch - and hearing. Your tour guides are blind.
47. How long must you live in Berlin to be allowed to vote?
Medical improvements and vaccines
A museum wehre you experience everyday things but without sight. You use smell - touch - and hearing. Your tour guides are blind.
3 months
Das Boot.
48. The ___________ collected fairy tales from around where they lived.
New Year's
Brothers Grimm
'Erpha' - brown water
cone filled with candy and gifts
49. What is a U-bahn?
Oberammergau
Brothers Grimm
Elbe
subway
50. Where does a 'Passionspiel' take place every ten years?
Dresden
Eifel - Hunsr
the Bust of Nefertiti
Oberammergau