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German Culture

Subject : culture
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Hamburg is a seaport on the






2. What does Hitzefrei mean in German?






3. Which sport is most often practiced in school?






4. What is a Kaufhaus or Kaufhof?






5. What is the unit of currency in Austria?






6. Kiel lies on the _______






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






8. Birthplace of Mozart






9. What is the 'Abitur' ?






10. What is celebrated on June 17th?






11. Wolfgang Peterson directed






12. What is the famous German automobile manufacturer in Stuttgart?






13. What is Austria's national flower?






14. Where would you find a Schlafwagen?






15. Site of the annual Oktoberfest






16. What year was Liechtenstien founded?






17. Who composed Germany's national anthem?






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






19. What is a U-bahn?






20. Which city holds a Mozart festival each year?






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






22. Where is the Oktoberfest celebrated?






23. Rheinland-Pfalz is in the ____






24. Where is iron-ore mined?






25. Bremen was first called what?






26. What are retired people called in Germany?






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






28. What is the largest island in Germany?






29. Who are the Landsknechte?






30. What can you find at a Fremdenvehrkehrsamt?






31. Hard school; grades 5-10






32. What is Minau known for?






33. Who is Karl Lagerfeld?






34. George Frideric Handel was born in






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






36. Grades K-6






37. What is the full name of Hamburg?






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






39. Who hid at the Wartburg Castle?






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






41. What was Erfurt named after?


42. What is the elementary school called in German?






43. Magdeburg is located on the ____






44. What are two major religious denominations in Germany?






45. which German holiday is celebrated with fireworks?


46. What is a German sportswear company?






47. City noted for perfumes






48. How many centimeters in a meter?






49. Liechtenstein is a _______






50. What river forms a natural boundary between Germany and Poland?