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1.
Grammar for 20 Put this sentence into German. She is washing her face. ANS: Sie wäscht
sich das Gesicht.
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 Which
German archeologist discovered and excavated the ancient city of Troy? ANS: Heinrich Schliemann The
first all-German elections to the German Bundestag were held on what
date? ANS: Dec. 2, 1990 Welcher
Wald liegt zwischen der Tschechische Republik und Deutschland? ANS: Böhmerwald
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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