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German Culture
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culture
Instructions:
Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. which German holiday is celebrated with fireworks?
2. Birthplace of Mozart
Rugen
Salzburg
In front of the city
Grundschule/Volksschule
3. What is Minau known for?
Bayreuth
Baltic Sea
their nature reserves
Flowers
4. M
The Oktoberfest; a beer festival and a fair
Salzburg
Free and Hanseatic city of Hamburg Germany
3 months
5. Liechtenstein is a _______
Constitutional Monarchy
Brothers Grimm
1719
a 100 year old storage place that's still used today
6. What is the warehouse complex?
7. Potsdam is located on the River
Tea
Havel
Halle
Harz
8. Most people come to the Neues Museum to see ____
the Bust of Nefertiti
austrian schilling
Munchen
Constitutional Monarchy
9. Where can you make international phone calls?
Labor Day
Edelweiss
post office
separation
10. How many feet are in a meter?
Tea
Medical improvements and vaccines
1000
3.28 feet
11. Bremen is a port city because it is located on the ____ River.
the Alps
Weser
Flowers
the Elbe
12. Bremen was first called what?
Breme/Bremum
Grundschule/Volksschule
Rosenthal
Lufthansa
13. The Glockenspiel is located in...
Brothers Grimm
Flowers
Munchen
Munich
14. Who is the current chancellor of Germany?
Angela Merkel
post office
Salzburg
Martin Luther
15. Berlin
Berlin
Harz
the Alps
Medical improvements and vaccines
16. Henry Bohlen is the first ______ Union general in the _____
excercise paths
foreign-born; Civil War.
railroad station
gymnastics
17. What is the Vogelsberg?
railroad station
subway
A shield volcano
Lufthansa
18. What is the full name of Hamburg?
Berlin
1961 to 1996
Free and Hanseatic city of Hamburg Germany
Catholic and Lutheran
19. What animal is considered a sign of good luck for New Years?
cone filled with candy and gifts
May 8th - 1945
Wind
pig
20. What is the main attraction for the Reinoldikirche?
Johannes Brahms and The Beatles
the bell tower
Gymnasium
cone filled with candy and gifts
21. Eisleben is located at the foot of the ___ mts.
Constitutional Monarchy
Flowers
Rentner
Harz
22. What is the famous German automobile manufacturer in Stuttgart?
Catholic and Lutheran
Angela Merkel
department store
Porsche
23. What is Nordrhein-Westfalen known for?
Salzburg
gymnastics
Animals
their nature reserves
24. Large mountain rangw
the Alps
Rhine River Valley
Constitutional Monarchy
Munich
25. One river that flows through the cities of Dresden and Hamburg
Das Boot.
a famous fashion designer
Buchenwald Concentration Camp
the Elbe
26. One river that forms the boundary of 2 countries
the Rhein
The Oktoberfest; a beer festival and a fair
L
Koln
27. Hessen is a ______ state.
Grundschule/Volksschule
Brothers Grimm
Dresden
landlocked
28. What is the name of the high school that university-bound stundents attend?
Flowers
Gymnasium
The Oktoberfest; a beer festival and a fair
Grundschule
29. Who is Liechtenstein's current Prince?
Prince Alois
Porsche
tourist information
Free and Hanseatic city of Hamburg Germany
30. Is a liter more or less than an American gallon?
less
Rugen
Weser
Edelweiss
31. What is a German sportswear company?
1000
A museum wehre you experience everyday things but without sight. You use smell - touch - and hearing. Your tour guides are blind.
Adidas
Munich
32. What is another name for the Warehouse Complex?
the Rhein
Lufthansa
Speicherstadt
a famous fashion designer
33. How long is a mile in kilometers?
their nature reserves
Edelweiss
1.6 km
1719
34. How long must you live in Berlin to be allowed to vote?
Wien
3 months
'Erpha' - brown water
on a train
35. Where would you find a Schlafwagen?
Salzburg
Rentner
on a train
3 months
36. What city is known ast he city of salt?
separation
twin alster lakes - elbe river
Weser
L
37. Hard school; grades 5-10
the Alps
Gymnasium || Arbitur test - diploma
1000
Leipzig
38. The Brandenburg Gate was used for ____ in WWII.
1719
A museum wehre you experience everyday things but without sight. You use smell - touch - and hearing. Your tour guides are blind.
separation
Dresden
39. Hamburg is a seaport on the
Elbe
excercise paths
Porsche
the Bust of Nefertiti
40. Site of a famous fair twice a year
tourist information
Baltic Sea
Leipzig
advent till january 6
41. What is a Kaufhaus or Kaufhof?
Brothers Grimm
department store
pig
3.28 feet
42. Largest seaport
the Bodensee
Salzburg
Hamburg
Munchen
43. Robert Koch is famous for what?
Switzerland; Austria
Medical improvements and vaccines
Das Boot.
Oberammergau
44. Site of the annual Oktoberfest
Munchen
Angela Merkel
Halle
Berlin
45. Who composed Germany's national anthem?
Haydn
Elbe River
nine
pig
46. What are Trimm-dich-Strecke?
their nature reserves
excercise paths
youth hostels
landlocked
47. What are two major religious denominations in Germany?
their nature reserves
Catholic and Lutheran
New Year's
Soldiers from north Germany with colorful outfits - puffy sleeves that traveled around looking for work.
48. Kiel lies on the _______
the Bust of Nefertiti
Wattenmeer in East Fresia
Baltic Sea
Hauptschule || Internship school
49. Site of the Brandenburg Gate
Berlin
New Year's
foreign-born; Civil War.
Munchen
50. What major car comopany is based in Niedersachsen?
separation
Volkswagen
Animals
Munich