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Practice GAME

Grammar for 10

In German, some words are spelled with a consonant that does not exist in the English alphabet. Give the German name for this letter?

ANS:      Eszet (Scharfes S)

Arts and Letters for 10

Name the German scientist who is considered the father of the American space program?

ANS:      Werner von Braun

History and Politics for 10

Name the last major German offensive of WWII in the West.

ANS:      Battle of the Bulge

Odds and Ends for 10

As of January 1, 2002, what is the basic monetary unit in Germany?

ANS:      Euro

Erdkunde für 10, Auf Deutsch.!

Wie heisst die Hauptstadt von Deutschland?

ANS:      Berlin

Odds and Ends for 20

Give the German equivalent of We believe what we wish to believe.

ANS:      Was man wünscht, glaubt man gern.

Arts and Letters for 20

Which king of Bavaria was the royal patron of Richard Wagner?

ANS:      Ludwig II

Grammar for 20

Give the plural form of the following noun.     Mann

ANS:      Männer

Erdkunde für 20, Auf Deutsch!

In welchem Bundesland fliesst die Mosel?

ANS:      Rheinland-Pfalz

History and Politics for 20

Name the Prussian king who preferred French to German and often calmed his nerves before battle by playing the flute?

ANS:      Friedrich der Grosse  (Frederick the Great)

Grammar for 30

What are two ways to say it is 4:30 am?

ANS:      Es ist halb fünf.    Es ist vier Uhr dreissig. (Es dreissig Minuten nach vier Uhr. Es dreissig Minuten vor vier Uhr.)

History and Politics for 30

Two part question. Who is the current Chancellor of Germany and to which political party does he belong?

ANS:      (Gerhard) Schrörder             SPD

Odds and Ends for 30

What is the German name for the famous boy’s choir  from Vienna?

ANS:      Wiener Sängerknaben

Arts and Letters for 30

What was the name of the group of artists who gathered in munich before WWI and included the famous Russian-born artist Wassily Kandinsky?

ANS:      Der Blaue Reiter

Erdkunde für 30, Auf Deutsch!

Wie heisst die Landeshauptstadt von Niederösterreich?

ANS:      Sankt Pölten

Odds and Ends for 40

Give the German equivalent of A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush.

ANS:      Ein Sperling in der Hand ist besser als eine Taube auf dem Dache.

Erdkunde für 40, Auf Deutsch!

Zweiteilig!             Wie heisst Deutschlands höchster Berg und in welchem Bundesland steht er?

ANS:      Zugspitze              Bayern

Arts and Letters for 40

During the 15th century, guilds were formed to cultivate poetry and music. What were the members of these guilds called?

ANS:      Meistersinger (Meistersänger)

Grammar for 40

Change the following sentence into the present perfect or conversational past tense – Er lädt uns ein.

 

ANS:      Er hat uns eingeladen.

History and Politics for 40

Name the missionary who attempted to Christianize the Germanic tribes. He established the bishoprics of Salzburg, Regensburg, Passau, and Erfurt.

ANS:      St. Boniface

Grammar for 50

Put this sentence into German: She stands in front of the door.

ANS:      Sie steht vor der Tür.

Arts and Letters for 50

Multi-part question.            What period of German Literature followed the Aufklärung and was characterized by a love of sentimentality, nature and liberty? And who were its two most famous authors?

ANS:      Sturm und Drang                  Goether and Schiller

History and Politics for 50

Multi-part.

For the first time since 1933, a freely elected all-German parliament met in what year, in what building, in which German city?

ANS:      1990; Reichstag; Berlin

Erdkunde für 50, Auf Deutsch!

Welche Insel Gruppe liegt an der Nordsee Küste von Schleswig-Holstein?

ANS:      Nordfriesische Inseln

Odds and Ends for 50

In Germany and Austria most prices include a value-added tax. What is the German term for this tax?

ANS:      Mehrwertsteuer

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