German Geography
Nickname for Dresden
"Florence of the North" (because it's associated with art and culture)
Nickname for Hamburg
"Venice of the North" (because of many streams, rivers, and canals)
Names of some German classical music composers
1. Beethoven 2. J.S. Bach 3. Wagner 4. Brahms 5. Mendelssohn
Names of the 9 border countries
1. Belgium 2. Netherlands 3. Denmark 4. Austria 5. Switzerland 6. France 7. Czech Republic 8. Luxembourg 9. Poland
Two well-known products of Dresden
1. Bread (Dresdner Stollen) 2. Dresden china (produced in nearby Meissen)
Facts about the Berlin Wall
1. Built in 1961 2. Divided Berlin into 2 cities a) West Berlin (Capitalist) b) East Berlin (Communist) 3. Stopped immigration 4. Torn down in 1989 5. You can still see some parts of it today
Name some scientific advances that originated in Germany
1. Discovery of insulin 2. Clarinet invented 3. Pocket watch invented 4. Automated calculator invented 5. Light bulb invented 6. TV (1/2 invented in Germany) 7. Paraffin (candle wax; used to shine fruit) 8. Gasoline 9. Diesel engines
Two famous ski resorts in the Swiss Alps
1. Gstaad 2. St. Moritz
Major cities in Germany
1. Munich 2. Hamburg 3. Cologne 4. Stuttgart 5. Frankfurt
Germany's two seas
1. North Sea 2. Baltic Sea
4 important rivers in Germany
1. Rhine River 2. Danube River 3. Elbe River 4. Main River
In 1949 after WWII, Germany split into 2 parts. What were they?
1. WEST (Capitalist) - Federal Republic of Germany 2. EAST (Communist) - German Democratic Republic
Information about Germany's economy
1. World's 4th largest car producer (after China, U.S., and Japan) 2. Famous companies: Adidas, SAP 3. Soccer is most popular sport
Capital of Germany
Berlin
Swiss city that sponsors International Jazz Festival
Bern (Switzerland)
Berlin's major landmark
Brandenburg Gate
City that produces a famous cologne (i.e., perfume)
Cologne (Köln). Name of the cologne is Echt Kölnisch Wasser 4711.
From what word is the name Cologne derived?
Colonia, or colony. The Romans founded Cologne in 50 A.D.
Describe Germany's climate
Cool and temperate, and it varies in some regions
Name of Germany's currency
Euro
Birthplace of J.W. von Goethe
Frankfurt am Main
Official language of Germany
German (Deutsche)
Castles
Germany has hundreds of them.
Inventor of the printing press
Gutenburg
City is in the Guinness Book of World Records for largest number of bridges
Hamburg
What is Lake Constance called?
It is called "Bodensee" and is located in 3 different countries: 1. Germany 2. Switzerland 3. Austria
City of Leipzig
Its symbol is the "double M"
For hundreds of years, what was Germany divided into?
Many states
Number of people from German-speaking countries who have won the Nobel Prize
More than 100
City that holds Oktoberfest
Munich (Germany) 1. Oktoberfest is the largest folk festival in the world.
Number of countries bordering Germany
Nine (9)
What prize did Einstein win?
Nobel Prize
Longest river in Germany
Rhine River
First German winner of the Formula One World Championship
Schumacker
Ulm Cathedral
Tallest church in the world. It's 161.33 meters tall (530 feet).
What was the symbol of Europe divided?
The Brandenburg Gate
Name of Germany's Parliament building (located in Berlin)
The Reichstag
What did Albert Einstein invent?
Theory of Relativity
Cologne Cathedral (Kölner Dom)
Took over 200 years to build
Home of the famous Spanish Riding School
Vienna (Austria) 1. It is known for trained Lippizan stallions
