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Novice Pass Auf 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 |