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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. Where can you make international phone calls?
Soldiers from north Germany with colorful outfits - puffy sleeves that traveled around looking for work.
post office
Prince Alois
3 months
2. Inexpensive hotels for young people
youth hostels
Elbe River
L
railroad station
3. Who is Liechtenstein's current Prince?
cone filled with candy and gifts
Prince Alois
18 after lessons
Constitutional Monarchy
4. Birthplace of Mozart
chemical
1961 to 1996
Salzburg
twin alster lakes - elbe river
5. What are retired people called in Germany?
the Bodensee
post office
Elbe River
Rentner
6. Bremen was first called what?
excercise paths
Breme/Bremum
advent till january 6
Tea
7. Famous German Porcelain manufacturer
Haydn
Rosenthal
Volkswagen
Prince Alois
8. Germany signed its surrender of Berlin on
'Erpha' - brown water
May 8th - 1945
post office
Angela Merkel
9. What animal is considered a sign of good luck for New Years?
Johannes Brahms and The Beatles
gymnastics
3 months
pig
10. George Frideric Handel was born in
1719
Munich
A shield volcano
Halle
11. Site of the Brandenburg Gate
chemical
the Rhein
Volkswagen
Berlin
12. What does Hitzefrei mean in German?
Speicherstadt
no school because of heat wave
Oberammergau
Adidas
13. Wolfgang Peterson directed
Das Boot.
Suhl - Thuringen
separation
Adidas
14. Lake on the border of two countries
Breme/Bremum
Richard Wagner
the Bodensee
Das Boot.
15. What is the name of the German airline?
landlocked
Lufthansa
a 100 year old storage place that's still used today
less
16. What is the main attraction for the Reinoldikirche?
Breme/Bremum
Martin Luther; George Friederic Handel
Wind
the bell tower
17. The Brandenburg Gate was a symbol for
Weser
Rosenthal
Harz
peace
18. Where would you find a Schlafwagen?
1000
'Erpha' - brown water
Munchen
on a train
19. What are Trimm-dich-Strecke?
Volkswagen
Elbe
excercise paths
Realschule || general school
20. What city is known ast he city of salt?
Richard Wagner
L
Animals
1719
21. One river that flows through the cities of Dresden and Hamburg
Weser
the Elbe
Martin Luther; George Friederic Handel
Rugen
22. The Glockenspiel is located in...
Leipzig
Tea
1.6 km
Munchen
23. Water found in Hamburg?
Oberammergau
Baltic Sea
their nature reserves
twin alster lakes - elbe river
24. How many feet are in a meter?
landlocked
3.28 feet
Munich
Wattenmeer in East Fresia
25. City noted for art treasures and china
Labor Day
Dresden
the bell tower
Haydn
26. Who composed Germany's national anthem?
Brothers Grimm
Haydn
Elbe River
Hamburg
27. What is the warehouse complex?
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28. What is Nordrhein-Westfalen known for?
their nature reserves
Grundschule/Volksschule
cone filled with candy and gifts
nine
29. Bremen is a port city because it is located on the ____ River.
Elbe
a Day of German Unity
Weser
subway
30. ___ farms have become popular in Sachsen-Anhlat.
Wind
Flowers
the Alps
L
31. What is the full name of Hamburg?
the Elbe
3.28 feet
Free and Hanseatic city of Hamburg Germany
Suhl - Thuringen
32. Who is Karl Lagerfeld?
a famous fashion designer
Animals
separation
subway
33. The ___________ collected fairy tales from around where they lived.
Brothers Grimm
tourist information
Richard Wagner
In front of the city
34. Liechtenstein is between ___ and ____
subway
Das Boot.
Switzerland; Austria
Oberammergau
35. Most people come to the Neues Museum to see ____
Grundschule/Volksschule
Animals
the Bust of Nefertiti
foreign-born; Civil War.
36. Who hid at the Wartburg Castle?
Martin Luther
Wind
New Year's
Angela Merkel
37. Grades K-6
Berlin
Buchenwald Concentration Camp
Breme/Bremum
Grundschule
38. Rheinland-Pfalz is in the ____
Richard Wagner
subway
Rentner
Rhine River Valley
39. What is the unit of currency in Austria?
Sirens
the Rhein
austrian schilling
Munich
40. What is the famous German automobile manufacturer in Stuttgart?
Porsche
Suhl - Thuringen
Rhine River Valley
tourist information
41. Lorelei?
Das Boot.
Rentner
peace
Sirens
42. How many years do stundents attend the Gymnasium?
on a train
nine
the Bust of Nefertiti
Gymnasium || Arbitur test - diploma
43. How long is the Christmas season?
advent till january 6
Adidas
Martin Luther
excercise paths
44. What is Minau known for?
chemical
Brothers Grimm
Flowers
Johannes Brahms and The Beatles
45. Where is iron-ore mined?
Koln
In front of the city
Suhl - Thuringen
'Erpha' - brown water
46. What is Dialogue in the Dark?
Speicherstadt
A museum wehre you experience everyday things but without sight. You use smell - touch - and hearing. Your tour guides are blind.
Havel
austrian schilling
47. Two important people from Sachsen-Anhalt are
Rugen
Martin Luther; George Friederic Handel
Eifel - Hunsr
Gymnasium || Arbitur test - diploma
48. What is another name for the Warehouse Complex?
Speicherstadt
Rentner
18 after lessons
Soldiers from north Germany with colorful outfits - puffy sleeves that traveled around looking for work.
49. Site of the Dahlem Museum
18 after lessons
Sirens
Berlin
foreign-born; Civil War.
50. At what age can you obtain a driver's license?
Labor Day
Oberammergau
the Rhein
18 after lessons