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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. What are two major religious denominations in Germany?
the Alps
their nature reserves
Catholic and Lutheran
Angela Merkel
2. What is celebrated on May 1st?
advent till january 6
Labor Day
the Bodensee
Das Boot.
3. What mountain chains line Rheinland-Pfalz?
Audi - BMW - Volkswagen - Mercedes
Gymnasium || Arbitur test - diploma
Eifel - Hunsr
Martin Luther; George Friederic Handel
4. Hamburg is a seaport on the
Elbe
Sirens
tourist information
Rhine River Valley
5. What is the unit of currency in Austria?
Wattenmeer in East Fresia
Halle
austrian schilling
May 8th - 1945
6. What is Dialogue in the Dark?
Halle
A museum wehre you experience everyday things but without sight. You use smell - touch - and hearing. Your tour guides are blind.
Rugen
nine
7. Largest seaport
Munchen
Hamburg
nine
L
8. Lorelei?
Salzburg
Medical improvements and vaccines
Sirens
Berlin
9. What year was Liechtenstien founded?
1961 to 1996
Brothers Grimm
1719
railroad station
10. Kiel lies on the _______
Deutsche Bundesbahn
Munich
Baltic Sea
Gymnasium
11. Hessen is a ______ state.
landlocked
advent till january 6
Bayreuth
May 8th - 1945
12. Henry Bohlen is the first ______ Union general in the _____
Constitutional Monarchy
Munchen
foreign-born; Civil War.
The Oktoberfest; a beer festival and a fair
13. How long must you live in Berlin to be allowed to vote?
Oberammergau
3 months
Lufthansa
Adidas
14. Eisleben is located at the foot of the ___ mts.
Harz
New Year's
Medical improvements and vaccines
Angela Merkel
15. Liechtenstein is a _______
Gymnasium
Buchenwald Concentration Camp
Constitutional Monarchy
Switzerland; Austria
16. Bremen was first called what?
youth hostels
Baltic Sea
Rhine River Valley
Breme/Bremum
17. Site of the annual Oktoberfest
twin alster lakes - elbe river
Angela Merkel
L
Munchen
18. City noted for perfumes
Koln
Bayreuth
Elbe River
standardized tests
19. What is the Vogelsberg?
Wien
Catholic and Lutheran
A shield volcano
By an Austrian family
20. Which city holds a Mozart festival each year?
By an Austrian family
'Erpha' - brown water
Grundschule
Salzburg
21. Site of the Dahlem Museum
the Rhein
May 8th - 1945
Berlin
less
22. Wolfgang Peterson directed
Flowers
Rentner
Harz
Das Boot.
23. Who is Karl Lagerfeld?
a famous fashion designer
chemical
peace
Martin Luther; George Friederic Handel
24. Where can you make international phone calls?
a 100 year old storage place that's still used today
post office
May 8th - 1945
Grundschule
25. What is a German sportswear company?
the Bodensee
Adidas
less
A shield volcano
26. Inexpensive hotels for young people
1961 to 1996
Sirens
Bayreuth
youth hostels
27. Famous German Porcelain manufacturer
Rosenthal
Labor Day
Eifel - Hunsr
their nature reserves
28. What is celebrated on June 17th?
1961 to 1996
chemical
a Day of German Unity
Leipzig
29. Who is the current chancellor of Germany?
Rhine River Valley
Volkswagen
Angela Merkel
Richard Wagner
30. What is the famous German automobile manufacturer in Stuttgart?
A museum wehre you experience everyday things but without sight. You use smell - touch - and hearing. Your tour guides are blind.
Porsche
cone filled with candy and gifts
on a train
31. Which city holds a Wagner festival each year?
Labor Day
Lufthansa
the Rhein
Bayreuth
32. Who composed Germany's national anthem?
Wattenmeer in East Fresia
their nature reserves
Weser
Haydn
33. Where is the Oktoberfest celebrated?
Oberammergau
Elbe River
Munich
Sirens
34. Where does a 'Passionspiel' take place every ten years?
3.28 feet
Oberammergau
Adidas
By an Austrian family
35. From __________ the Berlin wall kept West and East Berlin separate.
May 8th - 1945
1961 to 1996
Realschule || general school
1.6 km
36. Two important people from Sachsen-Anhalt are
Berlin
By an Austrian family
Breme/Bremum
Martin Luther; George Friederic Handel
37. Bremen is a port city because it is located on the ____ River.
austrian schilling
1961 to 1996
A shield volcano
Weser
38. What major car comopany is based in Niedersachsen?
Volkswagen
Grundschule
Switzerland; Austria
Wattenmeer in East Fresia
39. What animal is considered a sign of good luck for New Years?
pig
landlocked
Breme/Bremum
Oder-Neisse
40. Magdeburg is located on the ____
Elbe River
advent till january 6
1961 to 1996
Lufthansa
41. What is the full name of Hamburg?
Free and Hanseatic city of Hamburg Germany
Hamburg
Dresden
Koln
42. What are Trimm-dich-Strecke?
Havel
New Year's
excercise paths
Berlin
43. Liechtenstein is between ___ and ____
Switzerland; Austria
cone filled with candy and gifts
excercise paths
Gymnasium
44. Birthplace of Mozart
A museum wehre you experience everyday things but without sight. You use smell - touch - and hearing. Your tour guides are blind.
Animals
Weser
Salzburg
45. How many centimeters in a meter?
standardized tests
Dresden
1000
austrian schilling
46. What is the main attraction for the Reinoldikirche?
the bell tower
1000
Salzburg
Grundschule
47. The ___________ collected fairy tales from around where they lived.
A shield volcano
the Rhein
Brothers Grimm
Hauptschule || Internship school
48. One river that flows through the cities of Dresden and Hamburg
the Elbe
Realschule || general school
Salzburg
less
49. How many feet are in a meter?
Rhine River Valley
3.28 feet
foreign-born; Civil War.
Eifel - Hunsr
50. Water found in Hamburg?
twin alster lakes - elbe river
Flowers
the Bodensee
Rentner