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1.            Grammar for 20

                Put this sentence into German. She is washing her face.

                ANS:      Sie wäscht sich das Gesicht.


2.             Grammar for 10

                Change the subject and verb in this sentence to plural:

                Das Kind ist klein.

                ANS:      Die Kinder sind klein.

3.             Arts and Letter for 30

Which group of Expressionist painters gathered in Dresden in 1905? Emil Nolde and Max Beckmann are well known members of this group.

ANS:      Die Brücke

 

4.             History and Politics for 40

                After the death of Charles VI, Austria was attacked by Prussia, Bavaria and France. During this war which lasted from 1740-1748 Prussia seized and held Silesia. Name this war.

                ANS:      War of Austrian Succession


5.             Arts and Letters for 40

                Which German archeologist discovered and excavated the ancient city of Troy?

                ANS:      Heinrich Schliemann


6.             History and Politics for 30

                The first all-German elections to the German Bundestag were held on what date?

                ANS:      Dec. 2, 1990


7.             Erdkunde für 40 Auf Deutsch

                Welcher Wald liegt zwischen der Tschechische Republik und Deutschland?

                ANS:      Böhmerwald


8.             History and Politics for 10

                Who became the first Emperor of the Holy Roman Empire in 962?

                ANS:      Otto I

9.             Odds and Ends

                Give the German equivalent of – Nothing ventured, nothing gained.

                ANS:      Aus nichts, wird nichts.

10.           Erdkunde für 20 Auf Deutsch           

                Welcher Fluß ist die Grenze zwischen Liechtenstein und der Schweiz?

                ANS:      (der) Rhein

11.           Odd and Ends for 40

                Give the German name for the warm, dry winter winds that come over the northern Alps from the Mediterranean and are blamed for everything from an increase in accidents to an increase in headaches?

                ANS:      Föhn(wind)

12.           Odds and Ends for 30

                Give the German name for the famous boy’s vocal group from Vienna?

                ANS:      Wiener Sängerknaben

13.           History and Politics for 50

What agreement issued in 1122 ended the investiture dispute between Henry III and the pope over the selection of bishops?

ANS:      Concordat of Worms

14.           Arts and Letters for 50

Give the composers for each of the following pieces: Academic Festival Overture, Träumerei, and Der Rosenkavalier.

ANS:      Academic Festival Overture – Johannes Brahms

                Träumerei  - Robert Schumann

Der Rosenkavalier  -  Richard Strauss

15.           Grammar for 30

                Put the following sentence into German: The pupil helped the teacher.

                ANS:      Der Schuler half (hat) dem Lehrer (geholfen).

16.           Erdkunde für 50 Auf Deutsch

                Wie heissen die fünf neuen Länder DEutschlands?

                ANS:      Brandenburg, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Sachsen, Sachsen-Anhalt, Thüringen

17.           Odds and Ends for 50

Two part question. Name the oldest zoo in the German-speaking world and the city in which it is found?

ANS:      Schönbrunn Zoo  Vienna (Wien)

18.           Grammar for 40

Change the following sentence into the simple past, also known as the imperfect or narrative past tense.        Ich habe die Fragen schwer gefunden.

ANS:      Ich fand die Fragen schwer.

19.           Erdkunde für 10 Auf Deutsch

                Wie heist die älteste Stadt Deutschlands?

                ANS:      Trier

20.           Odds and Ends for 10

                What is a Stau?

                ANS:      traffic jam

21.           Grammar for 50\

                Translate the following sentence into German.               He looks as if he were ill.

                ANS:      Er sieht aus, als ob (als wenn) er krank wäre.

22.           Arts and Letters for 10

                Which German author, living from 1749-1832, is considered the greatest figure in German literature?

                ANS:      (Johann Wolfgang von) Goethe

23.           Arts and Letters for 20

                Which German wrote the words for the hymn Ein Feste Burg ist Unser Gott?

                ANS:      Martin Luther

24.           Erdkunde für 30 Auf Deutsch

                Wie heist der größte See Bayerns?

                ANS:      Chiemsee

25.           History and Politics for 20

                Which German Texas settlement was founded on Good Friday, 1845?

                ANS:      New Braunfels

 

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