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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. Which city holds a Mozart festival each year?
Animals
Salzburg
Gymnasium || Arbitur test - diploma
Halle
2. George Frideric Handel was born in
Halle
Medical improvements and vaccines
Johannes Brahms and The Beatles
Wind
3. What is celebrated on May 1st?
Labor Day
the Elbe
Audi - BMW - Volkswagen - Mercedes
Switzerland; Austria
4. Famous German Porcelain manufacturer
1.6 km
Hauptschule || Internship school
nine
Rosenthal
5. What are retired people called in Germany?
Porsche
Breme/Bremum
1.6 km
Rentner
6. Hamburg is a seaport on the
landlocked
Baltic Sea
Elbe
Brothers Grimm
7. Is a liter more or less than an American gallon?
Munchen
less
Switzerland; Austria
3 months
8. What drink is popular in East Frisia?
excercise paths
tourist information
the Rhein
Tea
9. The Brandenburg Gate was a symbol for
Halle
'Erpha' - brown water
Sirens
peace
10. Water found in Hamburg?
Berlin
Gymnasium
twin alster lakes - elbe river
nine
11. What is the elementary school called in German?
1719
Grundschule/Volksschule
Eifel - Hunsr
Berlin
12. How was Liechtenstein founded?
By an Austrian family
the Bust of Nefertiti
L
Rugen
13. Grades 5-10
Realschule || general school
Havel
In front of the city
twin alster lakes - elbe river
14. What was Erfurt named after?
15. Bremen was first called what?
Rugen
standardized tests
Brothers Grimm
Breme/Bremum
16. Large mountain rangw
Martin Luther
cone filled with candy and gifts
the Alps
Lufthansa
17. What is the full name of Hamburg?
Free and Hanseatic city of Hamburg Germany
advent till january 6
Speicherstadt
separation
18. What are Trimm-dich-Strecke?
department store
excercise paths
Medical improvements and vaccines
the Bust of Nefertiti
19. Lake on the border of two countries
Porsche
the Bodensee
austrian schilling
The Oktoberfest; a beer festival and a fair
20. Home of the Spanish Riding School with its white Lippizan stallions
Wien
cone filled with candy and gifts
Prince Alois
the Bust of Nefertiti
21. Where is the zip code in a German address?
Sirens
foreign-born; Civil War.
In front of the city
separation
22. What would you find in a Tierpark in Germany?
Munchen
Das Boot.
Animals
foreign-born; Civil War.
23. What is a Kaufhaus or Kaufhof?
department store
advent till january 6
Grundschule
A museum wehre you experience everyday things but without sight. You use smell - touch - and hearing. Your tour guides are blind.
24. City noted for art treasures and china
austrian schilling
Rugen
Dresden
Constitutional Monarchy
25. What animal is considered a sign of good luck for New Years?
Labor Day
Hauptschule || Internship school
austrian schilling
pig
26. What is a U-bahn?
subway
foreign-born; Civil War.
Medical improvements and vaccines
gymnastics
27. What is the main attraction for the Reinoldikirche?
the bell tower
Gymnasium
Catholic and Lutheran
excercise paths
28. The Brandenburg Gate was used for ____ in WWII.
separation
on a train
Flowers
Prince Alois
29. What is another name for the Warehouse Complex?
Volkswagen
Speicherstadt
Gymnasium
Bayreuth
30. Largest seaport
Hamburg
Weser
their nature reserves
railroad station
31. Who composed Germany's national anthem?
Munich
Haydn
Berlin
Munchen
32. Site of the Dahlem Museum
Berlin
the Bust of Nefertiti
A shield volcano
Eifel - Hunsr
33. How many feet are in a meter?
3.28 feet
Johannes Brahms and The Beatles
Hauptschule || Internship school
The final exam from a gymnasium
34. How long must you live in Berlin to be allowed to vote?
Wattenmeer in East Fresia
railroad station
landlocked
3 months
35. Which city holds a Wagner festival each year?
Bayreuth
Elbe
Munchen
Constitutional Monarchy
36. Bremen is a port city because it is located on the ____ River.
gymnastics
Weser
Elbe River
Gymnasium || Arbitur test - diploma
37. What is a Bahnof?
a Day of German Unity
peace
Labor Day
railroad station
38. From __________ the Berlin wall kept West and East Berlin separate.
3.28 feet
a 100 year old storage place that's still used today
1961 to 1996
twin alster lakes - elbe river
39. Grades 5-9
Hauptschule || Internship school
Soldiers from north Germany with colorful outfits - puffy sleeves that traveled around looking for work.
a Day of German Unity
cone filled with candy and gifts
40. What do the initials DB stand for?
twin alster lakes - elbe river
1.6 km
Deutsche Bundesbahn
excercise paths
41. What is the unit of currency in Austria?
Elbe River
austrian schilling
18 after lessons
excercise paths
42. What is celebrated on June 17th?
Realschule || general school
Catholic and Lutheran
Brothers Grimm
a Day of German Unity
43. Berlin
Berlin
subway
youth hostels
department store
44. Robert Koch is famous for what?
a 100 year old storage place that's still used today
Medical improvements and vaccines
Buchenwald Concentration Camp
The Oktoberfest; a beer festival and a fair
45. Potsdam is located on the River
Havel
Rhine River Valley
Leipzig
Gymnasium || Arbitur test - diploma
46. Site of a famous fair twice a year
Flowers
a famous fashion designer
Leipzig
May 8th - 1945
47. What is Austria's national flower?
Hauptschule || Internship school
Salzburg
Bayreuth
Edelweiss
48. What is the 'Abitur' ?
subway
Brothers Grimm
The final exam from a gymnasium
Munchen
49. Liechtenstein is a _______
Edelweiss
Martin Luther
Constitutional Monarchy
Johannes Brahms and The Beatles
50. Which sport is most often practiced in school?
youth hostels
Speicherstadt
gymnastics
subway