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