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Literature, Music, Art and Traditions

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  1. Which writer wrote the play Faust?
  2. Which poet wrote the Ode to Joy, later set to music by Beethoven?
  3. In which city was Ludwig van Beethoven born?
  4. Which composer wrote the six Brandenburg Concertos?
  5. Which two brothers collected German fairy tales such as Hansel and Gretel and Snow White?
  6. Which composer wrote the opera cycle The Ring of the Nibelung?
  7. Which German writer received the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1929 for the novel Buddenbrooks?
  8. Which German writer won the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1999 and wrote The Tin Drum?
  9. Which playwright wrote The Threepenny Opera with music by Kurt Weill?
  10. Which art school, founded by Walter Gropius in Weimar in 1919, shaped modern design and architecture?
  11. Which painter and printmaker from Nuremberg is known for the engraving Melencolia I?
  12. Which philosopher from Königsberg wrote the Critique of Pure Reason?
  13. In which city was Karl Marx born in 1818?
  14. Who wrote the Communist Manifesto together with Karl Marx in 1848?
  15. Which castle in Bavaria was built for King Ludwig II and is said to have inspired a fairy-tale castle?
  16. Which group of five museums on an island in the Spree in Berlin is a UNESCO World Heritage site?
  17. Which annual festival in Bayreuth is dedicated to the operas of Richard Wagner?
  18. What is the name of the main prize of the Berlin International Film Festival?
  19. Which law of 1516, issued in Bavaria, set rules for the ingredients of beer?
  20. Which tree is a widely known German Christmas tradition decorated with lights and ornaments?
  21. Which two cities are best known for their large carnival parades on Rose Monday?
  22. Which baked item with a knotted shape is typical of Bavaria?
  23. Which German film director made the silent science-fiction film Metropolis in 1927?
  24. Which German film of 1930 starring Marlene Dietrich made her an international star?

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