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True of False: Every household in Germany has to pay for for public television.
True
100
Fritz Lang is very famous in the German film industry but also where else?
Hollywood
100
If you do head onto the Autobahn on the first or last day of these vacations, expect to encounter a:
Stau (Traffic jam)
100
What term refers to vacation from school or university?
Ferien
100
What is die Karibik?
The Caribbean
200
Paul Nipkow helped in the development of what device?
Television
200
Who played Lola Lola in 'The Blue Angel'?
Marlene Dietrich
200
What is typically bought at a Weihnachtsmarkt?
Christmas decorations
200
Why is Ferien staggered at different times in each Bundesland?
So that the entire transportation network doesn’t collapse with everyone in Germany heading to Southern Europe at once.
200
What is a Erlebnisurlaub?
A vacation aimed at experiencing something particularly exciting.
Ex. A safari, white water rafting, or trekking in the Himalayas come to mind as possibilities here.
300
What is the "king of the Krimis" and the most watch police show?
Tatort
300
Traditionally German Christmas trees use _______ instead of electric lights.
Kerzen or Candles
300
Who is this?
Marlene Dietrich
300
How long is the average amount of vacation for a worker?
Six weeks
300
A Badeurlaub or Strandurlaub?
Spent by the water.
Faulenzen, schöne Hotels, and Wärme are all associations one usually has with a Badeurlaub.
400
Who wrote Faust?
Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
400
Using Sekt to anstoßen and after saying "Prost Neujahr!" is usually associated with?
Silvester (New Year's Eve)
400
When do they watch “Dinner for One” involving Miss Sophie and her butler James?
Silvester
400
How long are is Sommerurlaub(200points) and Winterurlaub(200points)?
Sommerurlaub (often four weeks)
Winterurlaub (about two weeks)
400
A paid vacation from work for continuing education, such as foreign language training?
Bildungsurlaub
500
What is FAZ?
Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung. Fairly conservative and focused on money, a bit like the Wall Street Journal.
500
What is the traditional meal for Silvester?
Silvesterkarpfen
500
What county is this?
Luxemburg
500
What is usually implied with Ballermann?
A Club-Urlaub in the south. Germans arrive, change into a mini speedo or bikini, go to the beach, drink, party and sing along to corny German Schlager (60s hit music) for weeks on end.
500
This can be a tour package such as covering England in 6 days with 40 other people, or it can simply involve a flight, accommodations and board at a hotel somewhere.
Pauschalurlaub