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German Culture

Subject : culture
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Site of a famous fair twice a year






2. One river that flows through the cities of Dresden and Hamburg






3. Bremen is a port city because it is located on the ____ River.






4. Wolfgang Peterson directed






5. Where is the Oktoberfest celebrated?






6. Site of the annual Oktoberfest






7. Germany signed its surrender of Berlin on






8. What is another name for the Warehouse Complex?






9. What is the unit of currency in Austria?






10. Large mountain rangw






11. Two important people from Sachsen-Anhalt are






12. Site of the Dahlem Museum






13. Eisleben is located at the foot of the ___ mts.






14. The ___________ collected fairy tales from around where they lived.






15. Which city holds a Wagner festival each year?






16. What year was Liechtenstien founded?






17. Henry Bohlen is the first ______ Union general in the _____






18. Who is Liechtenstein's current Prince?






19. Who are the Landsknechte?






20. What do the initials DB stand for?






21. What is Nordrhein-Westfalen known for?






22. Where is iron-ore mined?






23. What drink is popular in East Frisia?






24. Lorelei?






25. What are retired people called in Germany?






26. Who hid at the Wartburg Castle?






27. What major car comopany is based in Niedersachsen?






28. Who is the current chancellor of Germany?






29. Site of the Brandenburg Gate






30. Birthplace of Mozart






31. Hessen is a ______ state.






32. What are Trimm-dich-Strecke?






33. Bremen was first called what?






34. How long is the Christmas season?






35. Water found in Hamburg?






36. ___ farms have become popular in Sachsen-Anhlat.






37. Where can you make international phone calls?






38. Berlin






39. What is a Kaufhaus or Kaufhof?






40. Is a liter more or less than an American gallon?






41. How many feet are in a meter?






42. How long must you live in Berlin to be allowed to vote?






43. Hard school; grades 5-10






44. Where would you find a Schlafwagen?






45. Who is Karl Lagerfeld?






46. What is the full name of Hamburg?






47. What major concentration camp was in Weimar?






48. What would you find in a Tierpark in Germany?






49. What is the elementary school called in German?






50. Inexpensive hotels for young people