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1
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What is the capital of Germany?

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Berlin

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What is the population of Germany?

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82 million

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Bundeskanzlerin (German chancellor)

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Angela Merkel

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Bunespräsident (German president)

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Joachim Gauck

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Joachim Guack is…

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a German politician, Lutheran pastor, and former anti-communist civil rights activist in East Germany

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How many federal states does German have?

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16

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Welche drei Bundesländer haben am meisten Einwohner?

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Nordrhein-Westfalen (17.8 million), Bayern (12.5 million), Baden-Württemberg (10.8 million)

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Welche drei Bundesländer haben am wenigsten Einwohner?

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Bremen (0.7 million), Saarland (1 million), Mecklenburg-Vorpommern (1.6 million)

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Welche drei Bundesländer sind am größten?

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Bayern, Niedersachsen, Baden-Württemberg

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Welche drei Bundesländer sind am kleinsten?

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Bremen, Hamburg, Berlin

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Welche drei Bundesländer haben am meisten Einwohner pro Fläche?

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Berlin, Hamburg, Bremen

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Welche drei Bundesländer haben am wenigsten Einwohner pro Fläche?

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Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Brandenburg, Sachsen-Anhalt

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Ruhrpott/Ruhrgebiet

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The industrial region in Nordrhein-Westfalen. Consists of Dortmund, Essen, Duisburg and Bochum.

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Saarland

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Frontier area between Germany and France

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Hansestädte (Hanseatic Cities)

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The Hanseatic League was an economical alliance of trading cities from the 13th to the 17th century and dominated trade along the coast of Northern Europe, stretching from the Baltic to the North Sea. Traditionally Bremen, Hamburg and Lübeck carry the title Hansestadt in their name.

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Norddeutschland

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The Hanseatic Cities with their harbous and seafaring traditions are the heartland of Norddeutschland. Refers to Bremen, Hamburg, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Niedersachsen and Schleswig-Holstein Shaped from protestant values and traditions.

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Neue Bundersländer

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Used to belong to the DDR (Deutsche Demokratische Republik) and joined Germany in 1990 after the fall of the wall: Berlin (east), Brandenburg, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Sachsen, Sachsen-Anhalt, Thüringen.

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Schwarzwald

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Black Forest: wooded mountain range in Baden-Württemberg. It is Germany’s highest continuous low mountain range. Famous for its ham and cake, and also many hiking paths.

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Süddeutschland

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Divided from the North by the Weißwurstäquator. Includes Bayern and Baden-Württemberg, and the southern part of Hessen. Saarland and Rheinland-Pfalz are also often included. Culturally shaped from Catholic values and traditions.

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Austria

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Österreich

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21
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When did Austria become its own country?

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1945

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22
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What is the population of Austria?

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8 million

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23
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How many federal states does Austria have?

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9

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24
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What is the capital of Austria?

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Wien (Vienna)

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What are the states of Austria?

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Kärnten, Niederösterreich, Wein, Oerösterreich, Burgenland, Salzburg, Tirol, Steiermark and Vorarlberg

26
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Austria: music

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Vienna Classic (Haydn, Mozart, Beethoven, Schubert)

Romantic period (Brahms, Wolf, Bruckner, Haler)

Operetta (Strauss, Lehár)

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Austria: literature

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Grillparzer, Raimund, Nestroy, Stifter, Jelinek (Nobel Prize for Literature 2004)

28
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Austria: visual arts

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“Art Nouveau” - Gustav Klimt

Schiele and Kokschka are Klimt’s comtempories

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Austria: cuisine

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Very mulit-national derived cuisine: apfelstrudel, Wiener Schnitzel, Palatschinken (crêpes), Gulasch, Frittatensuppe, Speckknödel, Salzburger Nockerln

30
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Switzerland

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Die Schweiz

31
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How many official languages does Switzerland have and what are they?

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4

German, French, Italian, and Romansh

32
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What is the population of Switzerland?

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7.8 milllion

33
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What is the Swiss dialect of German?

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Schweizerdeutsch

34
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True or false

In Switzerland, High German is used as a written language?

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True

35
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Which Swiss German dialect is most popular?

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Bernese (27%)

36
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How many states does Switzerland have and what are they called?

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23 - cantons (three of which are subdivided into half-cantons)

37
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Is Switzerland a republic or a democracy?

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Republic

38
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Who is allowed to vote in Switzerland?

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All those over the age of 18 (woman gained the ability to vote in 1971)

39
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Where in Switzerland is french mainly spoken?

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West

40
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What is PDI?

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Power distance index - the extent to which the less powerful members of organisations and institutions (like the family) accept and expect that power is distributed unequally. A high score reflects the a high level of societal inequality.

41
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What is IDV?

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Individualism - the degree to which individuals are integrated into groups. A high score reflects that individuals are expected to look after themselves and their immediate family.

42
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What is MAS?

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Masculinity - distribution of roles between sexes

43
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What is UAI?

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Uncertainty avoidance index - a society’s tolerance for uncertainty and ambiguity

44
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What is LTO?

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Long-term orientation - associated values are thrift and perseverance

45
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True or false

Gender plays a less important role in Europe than in the rest of the world

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False

46
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True or false

Europeans have a higher sense of injustice than the rest of the world

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True

47
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True or false

In Europe individualism is less pronounced than in the rest of the world

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False

48
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True or false

Europeans deal lightly (compared to the rest of the world) with changes

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False

49
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Wie viele Sprachen spricht man in der Welt?

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6500

50
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Wie viele Menschen wohnen in Berlin?

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3,5 Millionen

51
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Wie viele Buchstaben hat das deutsche Alphabet (ohne besondere Buchstaben)?

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26

52
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Wie viele Millionenstädte hat Deutschland?

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4 (Berlin, Hamburg, München und Köln)

53
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True or false

Spoken and written forms of german are the same?

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False

54
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Variations of German language are divided into three main categories. These categories are:

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Dialekt (dialect), Umgangssprache (colloquial language), and Hochsprache (standard German)

55
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What are the main German dialects?

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Friesisch (Frisian - spoken in the north of Germany), Mitteldeutsch (Middle German - spoken in the middle of Germany), Niederdeutsch (Lower German - spoken in the north of Germany), Fränkisch (Frankish - spoken in Germany’s centre), Bairisch-Österreichisch (Bavarian-Austrian - spoken in Bayern and Austria), and Alemannisch (Alemannic - spoken in North Switzerland)

56
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Where is the spoken version of High German spoken?

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Centrally, especially in Hannover

57
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Until when was Latin the prominent written language in Germany?

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The 15th Century

58
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Who first translated the Latin Bible into German?

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Martin Luther

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