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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. Kiel lies on the _______
1719
Baltic Sea
Switzerland; Austria
3.28 feet
2. Germany signed its surrender of Berlin on
Berlin
foreign-born; Civil War.
May 8th - 1945
1961 to 1996
3. Famous German Porcelain manufacturer
Buchenwald Concentration Camp
department store
Haydn
Rosenthal
4. What animal is considered a sign of good luck for New Years?
less
Hamburg
chemical
pig
5. What river forms a natural boundary between Germany and Poland?
Gymnasium || Arbitur test - diploma
3 months
Grundschule/Volksschule
Oder-Neisse
6. What is Dialogue in the Dark?
L
A museum wehre you experience everyday things but without sight. You use smell - touch - and hearing. Your tour guides are blind.
excercise paths
Elbe River
7. Eisleben is located at the foot of the ___ mts.
Harz
Edelweiss
Hamburg
Buchenwald Concentration Camp
8. Who is Liechtenstein's current Prince?
Das Boot.
Martin Luther; George Friederic Handel
Prince Alois
Leipzig
9. Magdeburg is located on the ____
Prince Alois
standardized tests
Labor Day
Elbe River
10. What is the name of the German airline?
Berlin
Rosenthal
Lufthansa
landlocked
11. Which sport is most often practiced in school?
Richard Wagner
gymnastics
1000
cone filled with candy and gifts
12. One river that forms the boundary of 2 countries
In front of the city
Johannes Brahms and The Beatles
the Rhein
post office
13. ___ farms have become popular in Sachsen-Anhlat.
Brothers Grimm
Salzburg
Rugen
Wind
14. One river that flows through the cities of Dresden and Hamburg
Berlin
a famous fashion designer
the Elbe
Berlin
15. What is a Kaufhaus or Kaufhof?
A museum wehre you experience everyday things but without sight. You use smell - touch - and hearing. Your tour guides are blind.
Breme/Bremum
department store
tourist information
16. What is Austria's national flower?
Flowers
The final exam from a gymnasium
Adidas
Edelweiss
17. How long is a mile in kilometers?
1.6 km
peace
New Year's
3.28 feet
18. Who hid at the Wartburg Castle?
Hauptschule || Internship school
Rentner
Elbe River
Martin Luther
19. What do small children receive on their first day of school?
Koln
Havel
Oder-Neisse
cone filled with candy and gifts
20. Where is the zip code in a German address?
In front of the city
Grundschule
a Day of German Unity
Gymnasium || Arbitur test - diploma
21. Where can you make international phone calls?
Buchenwald Concentration Camp
post office
Suhl - Thuringen
Grundschule
22. Water found in Hamburg?
Speicherstadt
less
Buchenwald Concentration Camp
twin alster lakes - elbe river
23. People in Sachsen-Anhalt work in the ___ industry.
chemical
peace
the Elbe
Angela Merkel
24. What are retired people called in Germany?
18 after lessons
Animals
a 100 year old storage place that's still used today
Rentner
25. Berlin
Porsche
Berlin
advent till january 6
Havel
26. City noted for art treasures and china
Salzburg
Eifel - Hunsr
youth hostels
Dresden
27. Who is the current chancellor of Germany?
a Day of German Unity
Martin Luther
Angela Merkel
the Bodensee
28. What drink is popular in East Frisia?
separation
Wien
the Bodensee
Tea
29. How long is the Christmas season?
Gymnasium
advent till january 6
1000
Sirens
30. George Frideric Handel was born in
Prince Alois
Halle
Flowers
Grundschule
31. What major car comopany is based in Niedersachsen?
pig
Porsche
Wien
Volkswagen
32. Large mountain rangw
Rhine River Valley
the Alps
Adidas
Realschule || general school
33. Is a liter more or less than an American gallon?
Wind
Gymnasium || Arbitur test - diploma
less
Wattenmeer in East Fresia
34. What is Minau known for?
Catholic and Lutheran
Volkswagen
Flowers
By an Austrian family
35. At what age can you obtain a driver's license?
Hamburg
the Elbe
Audi - BMW - Volkswagen - Mercedes
18 after lessons
36. Site of a famous fair twice a year
Wien
Haydn
Elbe River
Leipzig
37. What is a U-bahn?
subway
the Bust of Nefertiti
Audi - BMW - Volkswagen - Mercedes
Switzerland; Austria
38. What was Erfurt named after?
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39. How many feet are in a meter?
Catholic and Lutheran
Bayreuth
Grundschule
3.28 feet
40. Beyreuth is known for...
Prince Alois
the Rhein
Volkswagen
Richard Wagner
41. Hard school; grades 5-10
separation
Gymnasium || Arbitur test - diploma
railroad station
Tea
42. What is celebrated on May 1st?
Labor Day
3 months
austrian schilling
less
43. How long must you live in Berlin to be allowed to vote?
a Day of German Unity
Berlin
3 months
Prince Alois
44. M
The Oktoberfest; a beer festival and a fair
Flowers
Grundschule/Volksschule
Harz
45. Which city holds a Wagner festival each year?
twin alster lakes - elbe river
subway
Bayreuth
Berlin
46. Rheinland-Pfalz is in the ____
Rhine River Valley
Tea
Elbe River
their nature reserves
47. What is the name of the high school that university-bound stundents attend?
Flowers
1961 to 1996
Gymnasium
the Elbe
48. Robert Koch is famous for what?
1719
Medical improvements and vaccines
Havel
Prince Alois
49. Name two famous people from Hamburg.
Wattenmeer in East Fresia
post office
Johannes Brahms and The Beatles
their nature reserves
50. What are Trimm-dich-Strecke?
Soldiers from north Germany with colorful outfits - puffy sleeves that traveled around looking for work.
Oder-Neisse
excercise paths
department store