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German Culture

Subject : culture
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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This is a study tool. The 3 wrong answers for each question are randomly chosen from answers to other questions. So, you might find at times the answers obvious, but you will see it re-enforces your understanding as you take the test each time.
1. Where is the zip code in a German address?






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






3. What is celebrated on May 1st?






4. Beyreuth is known for...






5. which German holiday is celebrated with fireworks?


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






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






8. Which city holds a Mozart festival each year?






9. Where can you make international phone calls?






10. How long is the Christmas season?






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






12. How many feet are in a meter?






13. What are retired people called in Germany?






14. Lorelei?






15. What is the main attraction for the Reinoldikirche?






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






17. Bremen was first called what?






18. Hessen is a ______ state.






19. What is a Bahnof?






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






21. How long is a mile in kilometers?






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






23. What is Austria's national flower?






24. Which city holds a Wagner festival each year?






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






26. What do small children receive on their first day of school?






27. Where is iron-ore mined?






28. What can you find at a Fremdenvehrkehrsamt?






29. Grades 5-10






30. Who hid at the Wartburg Castle?






31. George Frideric Handel was born in






32. Germany signed its surrender of Berlin on






33. Lake on the border of two countries






34. What is the 'Abitur' ?






35. What was Erfurt named after?


36. Grades 5-9






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






38. The Glockenspiel is located in...






39. Water found in Hamburg?






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






41. Name two famous people from Hamburg.






42. Birthplace of Mozart






43. Site of the Dahlem Museum






44. Who is the current chancellor of Germany?






45. What are two major religious denominations in Germany?






46. Who is Karl Lagerfeld?






47. Largest seaport






48. Where would you find a Schlafwagen?






49. Potsdam is located on the River






50. 4th graders take....