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German Culture

Subject : culture
Instructions:
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1. What is the name of the high school that university-bound stundents attend?






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






3. Where is the Oktoberfest celebrated?






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






5. Who is the current chancellor of Germany?






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






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






8. What is the elementary school called in German?






9. What is Dialogue in the Dark?






10. How long is the Christmas season?






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






12. Which city holds a Wagner festival each year?






13. What do the initials DB stand for?






14. Where would you find a Schlafwagen?






15. What is the full name of Hamburg?






16. Who are the Landsknechte?






17. What does Hitzefrei mean in German?






18. What is celebrated on June 17th?






19. Largest seaport






20. What is another name for the Warehouse Complex?






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






22. Who is Karl Lagerfeld?






23. 4 German car companies






24. What are retired people called in Germany?






25. Liechtenstein is between ___ and ____






26. which German holiday is celebrated with fireworks?

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27. What is the 'Abitur' ?






28. The Glockenspiel is located in...






29. What is Minau known for?






30. What are Trimm-dich-Strecke?






31. What drink is popular in East Frisia?






32. Germany signed its surrender of Berlin on






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






34. Birthplace of Mozart






35. City noted for art treasures and china






36. Wolfgang Peterson directed






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






38. The Brandenburg Gate was used for ____ in WWII.






39. How many years do stundents attend the Gymnasium?






40. What is a Kaufhaus or Kaufhof?






41. What is the warehouse complex?

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






43. What is Nordrhein-Westfalen known for?






44. What major car comopany is based in Niedersachsen?






45. George Frideric Handel was born in






46. Where is iron-ore mined?






47. Where is the zip code in a German address?






48. What mountain chains line Rheinland-Pfalz?






49. What is the unit of currency in Austria?






50. What major concentration camp was in Weimar?