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As culture quiz to go with webquest on Teach it Languages. #German #a-level #culture
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1
Which German group had hits in the 1980’s with the songs “
Forever Young
” and “
Big in Japan
”?
Powerwolf
No Angels
Alphaville
Illuminate
2
What is the name of the river that flows through Berlin?
Spree
Neckar
Danube
Rhine
3
What is the full name of the singer who won the Eurovision Song Contest for Germany in 2010?
Natalie Horler
Lena Meyer-Landrut
Nina Hagen
Andrea Berg
4
During a speech in West Berlin in 1963, which world leader proclaimed “
Ich bin ein Berliner
”?
Josef Stalin
Franklin Roosevelt
Adolf Hitler
John F Kennedy
5
1. member of
Weiße Rose
resistance group - executed in 1943 for distributing anti-war leaflets?
Mildred Harnack Fisch
Sophie Scholl
Maria Terwiel
Anne Frank
6
On which date each year do Germans celebrate the re-unification of their country in 1990?
3rd October
2nd October
4th October
1st October
7
How many times did Michael Schumacher win the Formula 1 Drivers’ World Championship?
7
5
8
6
8
Two sportswear manufacturers have headquarters in the small town of Herzogenaurach. name them!
Adidas
Nike
Lonsdale
Puma
9
Which city was the birthplace of Beethoven and the capital of West Germany from 1949 - 1990?
Berlin
Bamberg
Bonn
Bochum
10
In which year did Berlin stage the Olympic Games?
1928
1932
1936
1940
11
In which year was the Berlin Wall erected?
1989
1961
1960
1959
12
“
The Model
” was a Number 1 single in the UK in 1982 for which German group?
Kraftwerk
Glashaus
Blutengel
Van Canto
13
In 1985, who became the 1st unseeded German to win Wimbledon Men’s Singles title aged just 17?
Florian Mayer
Boris Becker
Tommy Haas
Dustin Brown
14
With how many countries does Germany share a border?
9
7
6
8
15
The annual festival in the Bavarian town of Bayreuth celebrates the music of which composer?
Richard Wagner
Richard Strauss
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Ludwig Van Beethoven
16
Germany is divided into 16 states (
Länder
). In surface area, which of these is the largest?
Bavaria
Bremen
Lower Saxony
Hesse
17
Before Messi, which German footballer held the record for most goals scored in a calendar year?
Bastian Schweinsteiger
Gerd Muller
Manuel Neuer
Toni Kroos
18
Nicole won the Eurovision Song Contest for Germany in 1982. What was the title of her song?
"99 Luftballons"
"Männer"
"a little peace"
"du hast"
19
This cathedral was the tallest building in the world for some time in the 19
th
century?
Calbe
Cologne
Celle
Chemnitz
20
In which German city did The Beatles regularly perform between 1960 & 1962?
Hamburg
Munich
Cologne
Dresden
