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German Culture

Subject : culture
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Inexpensive hotels for young people






2. Lorelei?






3. What is Austria's national flower?






4. Who is Karl Lagerfeld?






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






6. What are Trimm-dich-Strecke?






7. Bremen was first called what?






8. What is the elementary school called in German?






9. Where is the Oktoberfest celebrated?






10. What is the main attraction for the Reinoldikirche?






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






12. What is a U-bahn?






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






14. People in Sachsen-Anhalt work in the ___ industry.






15. From __________ the Berlin wall kept West and East Berlin separate.






16. 4th graders take....






17. Two important people from Sachsen-Anhalt are






18. Most people come to the Neues Museum to see ____






19. Where is iron-ore mined?






20. Grades 5-9






21. How many years do stundents attend the Gymnasium?






22. Who is Liechtenstein's current Prince?






23. Hard school; grades 5-10






24. What is the name of the high school that university-bound stundents attend?






25. What do the initials DB stand for?






26. Germany signed its surrender of Berlin on






27. Liechtenstein is between ___ and ____






28. What is the full name of Hamburg?






29. Wolfgang Peterson directed






30. Beyreuth is known for...






31. Which city holds a Wagner festival each year?






32. What is the Vogelsberg?






33. Where are the mudflats located?






34. What are retired people called in Germany?






35. Which city holds a Mozart festival each year?






36. City noted for perfumes






37. Site of a famous fair twice a year






38. What city is known ast he city of salt?






39. Magdeburg is located on the ____






40. What year was Liechtenstien founded?






41. Home of the Spanish Riding School with its white Lippizan stallions






42. Hamburg is a seaport on the






43. Who hid at the Wartburg Castle?






44. What are two major religious denominations in Germany?






45. What is a Bahnof?






46. Where would you find a Schlafwagen?






47. Famous German Porcelain manufacturer






48. Where can you make international phone calls?






49. What is celebrated on May 1st?






50. Water found in Hamburg?