WorksheetsGerman Culture Bowl
Total questions: 100
Worksheet time: 33mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Which German word for early childhood education is also used in the U.S.?
a)
Kindergarten
b)
1904
c)
Wolf Biermann
2.
What animal is considered good luck for New Years?
a)
A pig
b)
1909
c)
Wladimir Klitschko
3.
What sport is most often practiced at school?
a)
gymnastics
b)
1918
c)
With a handshake
4.
How many feet are in 1 meter?
a)
3.28 feet
b)
1919
c)
Wind of Change (Scorpions)
5.
What does Hitzefrei mean to German students?
a)
No school due to heat wave
b)
1919
c)
Wim Wenders
6.
How many types of schools are in Germany?
a)
five
b)
1972
c)
Werner Herzog
7.
What are the names of the five types of German schools?
a)
Grundschule, Hauptschule, Realschule, Gymansium, and Gesamtschule.
b)
1990
c)
Wein
8.
What color is a public German mailbox?
a)
Yellow
b)
1998
c)
Weimar Republic
9.
Which German river is most visited by tourists?
a)
The Rhine river
b)
10031
c)
Wasser
10.
How do Germans greet each other?
a)
With a handshake
b)
14489
c)
Wartburg Castle
11.
How old are children when they begin grundschule?
a)
Six years old
b)
22506
c)
Walter Ulbricht
12.
When do Germans celebrate St. Nicholas day?
a)
December 6th
b)
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c)
von Hindenburg
13.
What is eine Trimm-dich-Strecke?
a)
An exercise path
b)
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c)
Volkswagen
14.
What is the full name for Germany?
a)
Federal Republic of Germany
b)
(Ehe)scheidung
c)
Voker Schlöndorff
15.
What is the current currency being used in Germany?
a)
Der EURO
b)
`A Tramp Abroad
c)
Vienna
16.
What was the former currency used in Germany?
a)
Deutsche Mark
b)
120 km/hr
c)
Vienna
17.
What is Europe's busiest airport?
a)
Frankfurt am Main
b)
18 to 35 years
c)
Vice Chancellor Papen
18.
At what age does der Kindergarten start in Germany?
a)
Generally at the age of 3
b)
18 years
c)
Vegetables
19.
When is English offered as a foreign language class in public schools?
a)
Usually 5th grade (average age of 10)
b)
18th
c)
Usually 5th grade (average age of 10)
20.
What is ein Landschuleheim?
a)
A hostel for students on a field trip.
b)
1945 and 1990
c)
US, Soviet Union, France, Great Britain
21.
What is ein Schülerlotse?
a)
A crossing guard.
b)
2.5 million
c)
Unter den Linden
22.
When is Thanksgiving celebrated in Germany?
a)
Late September or early October
b)
220 days.
c)
unification of Germany in 1871
23.
How may liters equal one gallon?
a)
3.78 liters.
b)
3 years
c)
Ulm
24.
How many people live in Germany?
a)
Over 80 million
b)
Artificial additives
c)
spelling reform
25.
How many couples in Germany live together without being married?
a)
2.5 million
b)
aspirin
c)
south to north
26.
In what age group is it most common for couples to live together without a marriage certificate?
a)
18 to 35 years
b)
At age 18
c)
Soccer
27.
What literary character tells the parable of the king who must give a ring to one of his three beloved sons?
a)
Nathan the Wise
b)
Brazil
c)
Reichstag and Reichsrat
28.
Who developed Twelve Tone music?
a)
Arnold Schönberg
b)
bug and rabbit
c)
Rainer Werner Fassbinder
29.
Which Schiller drama describes Swiss nationalism?
a)
Willhelm Tell
b)
Bundesliga
c)
RAF - Red Army Faction
30.
How many symphonies did Beethoven compose?
a)
Nine
b)
Cabaret
c)
public book burnings
31.
What is Germany's most popular sport?
a)
Soccer
b)
Cabbage
c)
Prussia and Austria
32.
Who are Liedermacher?
a)
Poets who write and perform songs that are politically or socially oriented
b)
Cakes and tortes
c)
Potatoes and Apples
33.
Der Zauberberg (The Magic Mountain) was written by which German author?
a)
Thomas Mann
b)
cantons
c)
Poland
34.
What is the German equivalent for soccer?
a)
Fuβball
b)
Catholic and Lutheran
c)
Poets who write and perform songs that are politically or socially oriented
35.
Why was it important to Adolf Hitler to host the Olympic games in 1936?
a)
Hitler could showcase a new and powerful Germany
b)
Chancellor
c)
Plum and peach
36.
In what year were all German sports organizations for Jewish people disbanded?
a)
1933
b)
Chocolate
c)
Pilze (mushrooms)
37.
What German-American returned to her country to participate in the fencing competition despite her Jewish faith?
a)
Helene Mayer
b)
Christianity
c)
Peter Handke
38.
Who wrote Deutsches Requiem (German Requiem)?
a)
Johannes Brahms
b)
Cologne and Mainz
c)
Over 300 years ago
39.
What kind of group was Junges Deutschland? (Young Germany)
a)
Young, early 19th century authors who advocated political action to achieve republican ideals in Germany
b)
company of merchants trading with foreign lands
c)
Over 200
40.
Who wrote Die Bäder von Lucca?
a)
Heinrich Heine
b)
concentration camps
c)
Ostsee
41.
Richard Wagner is known for composing what type of music in the 19th century?
a)
Opera
b)
conifers
c)
Ostrogoths
42.
The poets Trakl, Heym, and Benn are part of what kind of literature?
a)
Expressionistic literature
b)
Crosswise above the plate
c)
Oranges
43.
Albrecht Dürer is best known for what form of art?
a)
Engraving
b)
cuckoo
c)
Opera
44.
Which German figure skater won her first gold medal during the Olympic games in 1984?
a)
Katharina Witt
b)
Felix
c)
Meats
45.
Who won the heavy-weight boxing world championship the third time in a row in 2002?
a)
Wladimir Klitschko
b)
Finland
c)
Meatloaf
46.
Who wrote Emilia Galotti?
a)
Gotthold Ephraim Lessing
b)
five
c)
Meatballs
47.
Who wrote Die Jungfrau von Orleans?
a)
Friedrich Schiller
b)
flooding
c)
Matthias Grünwald
48.
What is the devil's name in Goethe's Faust?
a)
Mephisto
b)
For literature
c)
Marzipan
49.
Who wrote the opera Lulu?
a)
Alban Berg
b)
France
c)
Marlene Dietrich
50.
Which work of Thomas Mann describes a family story of several generations?
a)
Die Buddenbrocks
b)
Frankfurt am Main
c)
Lufthansa
51.
What was the first name of Mendelssohn- Bartholdy?
a)
Felix
b)
Franks, Angles, and Saxons
c)
Ludwig van Beethoven
52.
What poultry is commonly eaten at Christmas time?
a)
Goose
b)
Generally at the age of 3
c)
Klöβe
53.
Where would you put the spoons if you were setting a German table?
a)
Crosswise above the plate
b)
German Democratic Republic
c)
Klaus Doldinger
54.
During what season are grapes harvested for wine?
a)
Fall
b)
Germany
c)
King Ludwig II
55.
What type of beer is the Oktoberfest Bier?
a)
Amber-gold lager
b)
Herman Göring
c)
Holocaust
56.
What cannot be included in bread recipes in Germany?
a)
Artificial additives
b)
Hermann Hesse
c)
Hitler could showcase a new and powerful Germany
57.
What month of the year is asparagus considered a delicacy?
a)
June
b)
His or her birthday
c)
His use of languages
58.
What is one of the German national foods?
a)
Wurst
b)
Holocaust
c)
Herman Göring
59.
What is ein Zahnstocher?
a)
A toothpick
b)
Holy Roman Empire
c)
Herbs
60.
What city is famous for its Fischmarkt?
a)
Hamburg
b)
Honig
c)
Herbert von Karajan
61.
Which is not a dairy product but often sold in the dairy counter?
a)
Eier
b)
Hot, sweet, spicy wine
c)
Helmut Kohl
62.
Which fish does live in both salt and fresh water?
a)
Lachs
b)
Ice cream
c)
Helene Mayer
63.
What is the German word for yummy?
a)
Lecker
b)
In 1951
c)
Heinrich Mann
64.
Name is German ice cream brand, known in the USA.
a)
Langnese (Good Humor)
b)
In Berlin
c)
Heinrich Heine
65.
What is das Haltbarkeitsdatum?
a)
The expiration date
b)
In front of the city
c)
Heinrich Heine
66.
Which tool referring to Schnee is used in the kitchen?
a)
Schneebesen
b)
in Schaffhausen
c)
Heinrich Böll
67.
Who was the president of Germany when Hitler came to power?
a)
von Hindenburg
b)
Marzipan
c)
For literature
68.
What is the oldest German city?
a)
Trier
b)
Matthias Grünwald
c)
flooding
69.
What were the women called who helped to rebuild Germany after WWII?
a)
Trümmerfrauen
b)
Meatloaf
c)
Finland
70.
When was Charlemagne crowned Emperor?
a)
December 25, 800AD
b)
Meats
c)
Felix
71.
What was the systematic annihilation of six million Jews by the Nazi regime during WWII called?
a)
Holocaust
b)
People who live in Berlin
c)
Claudia
72.
Where did Anne Frank move with her parents to avoid the anti-Jewish sentiment of the Nazi Party?
a)
Amsterdam
b)
People who live in Frankfurt
c)
Cinderella
73.
What year was the German soccer league Bundesliga founded?
a)
1963
b)
Robert Koch
c)
Bern
74.
Who was the first social-democratic chancellor in Germany after WWII?
a)
Willy Brandt
b)
Romantic Road
c)
Berliner
75.
What year was the chancellor Willy Brandt first elected?
a)
1969
b)
Romanticism
c)
Berlin, Hamburg, Munich
76.
What event started the '68 student revolution in West Berlin in 1967?
a)
shooting of Benno Ohnesorg during a student demonstration
b)
Rudi Dutschke
c)
Berlin, Bremen, Hamburg
77.
Who was the first social-democratic Bundespräsident of the FRG?
a)
Gustav Heinemann
b)
Saarland
c)
Berlin
78.
On what date was the Berlin wall construction begun?
a)
22506
b)
To aid each other in defense
c)
A Catholic holiday
79.
What four allied countries occupied Germany after the second World War?
a)
US, Soviet Union, France, Great Britain
b)
To fight against Napoleon
c)
A breaded veal cut
80.
What is the capital of Baden-Würtemberg?
a)
Stuttgart
b)
To get seated
c)
A bakery
81.
Who built the castle Neuschwanstein?
a)
King Ludwig II
b)
To live with roommates, called Wohngemeinschaft
c)
A 19th century style of furniture
82.
How long is the Mittelland Canal?
a)
320km
b)
To order
c)
6000 years
83.
Between what years was Germany divided into East and West?
a)
1945 and 1990
b)
To students of universities
c)
6 weeks
84.
People of the Black Forest region are known for making what type of clock?
a)
cuckoo
b)
Trümmerfrauen
c)
3.78 liters.
85.
How many states are in Germany?
a)
16
b)
Vegetables
c)
18 years
86.
When did East and West Germany reunify?
a)
33149
b)
Vice Chancellor Papen
c)
18 to 35 years
87.
What major German city is closest to the Austrian border?
a)
Munich
b)
Vienna
c)
120 km/hr
88.
What is the second longest river in Europe?
a)
Danube
b)
Vienna
c)
`A Tramp Abroad
89.
Where does the Danube river end?
a)
Black Sea
b)
Voker Schlöndorff
c)
(Ehe)scheidung
90.
Name all German-speaking countries.
a)
Germany, Austria, Liechtenstein, Switzerland, Luxemburg
b)
Volkswagen
c)
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91.
On which river is the city of Bremen situated?
a)
Weser
b)
von Hindenburg
c)
33149
92.
What is the name of the famous street that runs through the Brandenburg Gate>
a)
Unter den Linden
b)
Walter Ulbricht
c)
22506
93.
Where can you find the highest golf course in Europe?
a)
Arosa, Canton Grisons, Switzerland
b)
Wladimir Klitschko
c)
1909
94.
What is the name of the longest European glacier?
a)
Aletsch
b)
Wolf Biermann
c)
1904
95.
Where can you find the famous ski paradise in Davos?
a)
Alps
b)
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
c)
1903
96.
Austria is known for which breed of white horses?
a)
Lipizzaner
b)
Wolfsburg
c)
95
97.
Which city is the "Global Winter Sports Capital" in Austria
a)
Innsbruck
b)
Wurst
c)
39
98.
What does the word "Alps" mean?
a)
A high place
b)
Yellow
c)
20
99.
In what city is "der Marienplatz"?
a)
Munich
b)
Youth hostels
c)
9
100.
What city is the cultural center of Germany?
a)
Berlin
b)
Zermatt
c)
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