Fun Facts
Most Taxis in Germany are made by this German car maker.
What is the Mercedes Benz?
True or False - Students can ride as a passenger in a motorized vehicle such as a jetski or motorcycle?
False. Insurance will not cover you if you are a passenger in a restricted motorized vehicle.
Know what is allowed and NOT allowed on your insurance policy.
This person promotes the CBYX program in a positive manner on social media at all times.
What is a CBYX Scholarship recipient?
#cbyxppp, #cbyx, #asseconnect
This famous classical composer had to leave school at age 11 to help with family duties. As a result, he never learned to do multiplication or division.
Who is Beethoven?
This famous physicist lived in the 1800s.
Who is Albert Einstein?
Germany's official name is this.
What is the Federal Republic of Germany?
Students are able to take trips outside of Germany with friends and school if their host parents say it's okay. True or False?
False. It must be approved by the CBYX program/ASSE/GIVE, their host parents and their natural parents FIRST!
Plan ahead.
A student who finishes the program in good standing at the end of the program becomes this.
A CBYX Alumni. Your accomplishment will stick with you for life including resumes, job opportunities, networking, college applications and more!
This famous German classical composer had 20 children.
Who is Johann Sabastian Bach?
This famous German philosopher, economist, historian and journalist is best known for his work as a radical political theorist and socialist revolutionary.
Who is Karl Marx (1818-1883)?
This federally controlled-access highway system in Germany is famous for not having speed limits.
What is the Autobahn?
Students are expected to attend classes every day while on the program even if they have already graduated from high school in the U.S.A. True or False.
True. (This is not a travel program but an academic program.)
A CBYX alumni is expected to continue to stay involved in the program and promote good relations between the USA and Germany after they finish the program. GIVE BACK! True or False?
True.
This famous German composer became deaf by the time he was 27 years old.
Who is Beethoven?
This famous supermodel has been a judge on America's Got Talent for eight years running.
Who is Heidi Klum?
This is how many times Germany has hosted the Olympics.
What are three times (1936 both the Winter and Summer Games, and the 1972 Summer Olympics)
Use and purchase of illegal drugs, alcohol, marijuana, and tobacco products are okay to have as long as you don't use them. True or False
False - possession is also prohibited.
Fatigue, irritability, inability to cope with daily demands, fear of strangers, general frustration are all signs of this.
What is Culture Shock?
This famous composer was a well-known German-British baroque composer, famed for his operas, oratorios, anthems, and organ concertos.
Who was Handel?
This well-known seminal figure of the 16th-century movement in Christianity, known later as the Protestant Reformation wrote the famous Ninety-Five Theses.
Who is Martin Luther? (The Lutheran Church Denomination is named Martin Luther.)
Germany shares a border with this many countries.
What is nine?
Denmark, Poland, the Czech Republic, Austria, Switzerland, France, Belgium, Luxembourg and the Netherlands.
A CBYX scholarship student represents not only him/herself while in Germany but also their:
Family, School, Community/town, CBYX program and the U.S.A.
There is a greater danger of this when you don't limit time communicating with friends and family back home.
What is homesickness?
This kind of accordion music is famous in Germany and is often played at German festivals like Octoberfest and weddings and receptions.
What is the Polka?
This 13-year old Dutch Jewish girl wrote a diary while hiding from the Nazis during the Holocaust of WWII. This book is now one of the world's most-read books of all time.
Who is Anne Frank? (Diary of a Young Girl)