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  • 1. Which sport did Pepi Bader participate in?
A) Curling
B) Bobsledding
C) Alpine skiing
D) Biathlon
  • 2. How many Olympic gold medals did Laura Dahlmeier win?
A) Four
B) Two
C) One
D) Three
  • 3. Who is a six-time biathlon world champion from the list?
A) Käthe Grasegger
B) Magdalena Neuner
C) Miriam Gössner
D) Martina Beck
  • 4. What sport did Andrea Schöpp compete in?
A) Cycling
B) Figure skating
C) Racing
D) Curling
  • 5. Which mountain is recognized as the highest in Germany?
A) Zugspitze
B) Partnach Gorge
C) Leutasch Dreitorspitze
D) Schachen
  • 6. Where is the Partnach Gorge located?
A) North of Garmisch
B) South of Partenkirchen
C) At the summit of the Zugspitze
D) In Austria
  • 7. For whom was the King's House on Schachen built?
A) Ludwig II of Bavaria
B) Hanns Kilian
C) Thaddäus Robl
D) Pepi Bader
  • 8. What is the name of the alpine botanical garden located on the grounds of the King's House?
A) Bavarian Alpine Flora
B) Garmisch Botanical Park
C) Partnach Garden
D) Alpengarten auf dem Schachen
  • 9. What is the name of Germany's fourth-highest mountain overlooking Garmisch-Partenkirchen?
A) Partnach
B) Schachen
C) Zugspitze
D) Leutasch Dreitorspitze
  • 10. Which of these athletes was a racing driver?
A) Christian Neureuther
B) Roman Wörndle
C) Hans-Joachim Stuck
D) Stefan Gaisreiter
  • 11. How long is the Partnach Gorge?
A) 10 kilometres
B) 2 kilometres
C) 5 kilometres
D) 1 kilometre
  • 12. Which athlete was a cyclist?
A) Reinhard E. Ketterer
B) Michael Pössinger
C) Armin Bittner
D) Thaddäus Robl
  • 13. What sport did Rosi Mittermaier practice?
A) Alpine ski racing
B) Cross-country skiing
C) Biathlon
D) Bobsledding
  • 14. Which country does the Zugspitze share a border with?
A) Switzerland
B) Italy
C) Austria
D) France
  • 15. Matthias Wörndle was a specialist in which sport?
A) Figure skating
B) Cross-country skiing
C) Alpine skiing
D) Biathlon
  • 16. When is the 'Hornschlittenrennen' held?
A) 15 July
B) 30 April
C) 6 January
D) August
  • 17. Which festival is held in July and August in Garmisch and Partenkirchen?
A) Georgimarkt
B) Musik im Park
C) Alpentestival
D) Festwoche
  • 18. What is the name of the trail running event around the Zugspitze held in June?
A) Zugspitz Ultratrail
B) White night
C) Alpentestival
D) BMW Motorbike Days
  • 19. Where is the George C. Marshall European Center for Security Studies located?
A) Lahti
B) Aspen
C) Garmisch-Partenkirchen
D) Chamonix-Mont-Blanc
  • 20. In what year was the Marshall Center established?
A) 1929
B) 1993
C) 1949
D) 1952
  • 21. What facility replaced the U.S. Army Russian Institute?
A) German Centre for Pediatric and Adolescent Rheumatology
B) Edelweiss Lodge and Resort
C) George C. Marshall European Center for Security Studies
D) Olympic track at Riessersee
  • 22. Which recreation center serves U.S. and NATO military and their families in Garmisch?
A) Edelweiss Lodge and Resort
B) Georgimarkt
C) Alpentestival
D) Marshall Center
  • 23. Since what year has the German Centre for Pediatric and Adolescent Rheumatology been active?
A) 1993
B) 1934
C) 1952
D) 1964
  • 24. Which city is a sister city to Garmisch-Partenkirchen?
A) Aspen
B) London
C) Berlin
D) Rome
  • 25. Which of these cities is NOT listed as a twin town of Garmisch-Partenkirchen?
A) Vienna
B) Chamonix-Mont-Blanc
C) Aspen
D) Lahti
  • 26. Who wrote 'The Neverending Story'?
A) Richard Strauss
B) Michael Ende
C) Sir Karl Popper
D) Ludwig Thoma
  • 27. Which notable person was a member of the White Rose resistance group?
A) Robert Rosner
B) Alfred Gerstenberg
C) Hans Peter Blochwitz
D) Christoph Hermann Probst
  • 28. What was Richard Strauss's profession?
A) Astrophysicist
B) Biogeochemist
C) Composer
D) Physician
  • 29. When does the 'Martinimarkt' take place?
A) August
B) May
C) November
D) January
  • 30. What type of festival occurs in August and September?
A) Richard-Strauss-Festival
B) BMW Motorbike Days
C) New Year's Ski Jump
D) Straßen.Kunst.Festival
  • 31. What does the German Centre for Pediatric and Adolescent Rheumatology treat?
A) Sports injuries
B) Cardiovascular conditions
C) Respiratory illnesses
D) Rheumatic diseases
  • 32. Which notable person served as the town's voluntary environmental officer after retiring?
A) Hermann Levi
B) Hank Smith
C) Franz Klarwein
D) Wolfgang Seiler
  • 33. What is the primary target group for the Marshall Center's conferences?
A) Governments from the former Soviet Union and Eastern Europe
B) Tourism industry representatives
C) Professional athletes
D) Local Bavarian citizens
  • 34. Which historic bob-race takes place in February?
A) Zugspitz Ultratrail
B) New Year's Ski Jump
C) Historic bob-race at Riessersee
D) BMW Motorbike Days
  • 35. What type of climate does Garmisch-Partenkirchen generally lean towards?
A) Tropical
B) Oceanic
C) Arid
D) Mediterranean
  • 36. How do winters in Garmisch-Partenkirchen compare to the rest of Bavaria?
A) The same
B) Warmer
C) Milder
D) Colder
  • 37. At which town does the A 95 motorway end?
A) Munich
B) Eschenlohe
C) Innsbruck
D) Garmisch-Partenkirchen
  • 38. How far north of Garmisch-Partenkirchen does the A 95 motorway end?
A) 50 km
B) 5 km
C) 30 km
D) 16 km
  • 39. Which railway is Garmisch-Partenkirchen a terminus for?
A) Munich-Berlin Line
B) Außerfern Railway
C) Bavarian Coastal Rail
D) Central European Express
  • 40. How long is the drive from Garmisch-Partenkirchen to Innsbruck Airport?
A) Two hours
B) Three hours
C) 30 minutes
D) One hour
  • 41. Which city did Garmisch-Partenkirchen replace as host for the 1940 Winter Olympics?
A) Innsbruck
B) Berlin
C) Sapporo
D) Pyeongchang
  • 42. Where are the World Cup ski races usually held in Garmisch-Partenkirchen?
A) Zugspitze Peak
B) Kandahar Track
C) Olympic Stadium
D) Town Center
  • 43. Which city won the bid for the 2018 Winter Olympics?
A) Innsbruck
B) Munich
C) Pyeongchang
D) Garmisch-Partenkirchen
  • 44. What is the abbreviation for the district of Garmisch-Partenkirchen?
A) BVAR
B) GARM
C) GAP
D) GPK
  • 45. Which Winter Olympic Games were hosted in Garmisch-Partenkirchen?
A) 1936
B) 1924
C) 1952
D) 1948
  • 46. What was the name of the Roman town that Partenkirchen originated as?
A) Werdenfels
B) Germareskauue
C) Partanum
D) Ludwigsstrasse
  • 47. What is the name of the main street in Partenkirchen that follows an original Roman road?
A) Hauptstrasse
B) Marienplatz
C) Ludwigsstrasse
D) Werdenfelsweg
  • 48. What does the name Garmisch (originally Germareskauue) mean?
A) Mountain meadow
B) New church
C) Germar's gau
D) Roman trade
  • 49. The region was under the rule of the prince-bishops of which city until 1803?
A) Munich
B) Augsburg
C) Freising
D) Venice
  • 50. What was the title of the prince-bishop's representative who governed the area?
A) Pfleger
B) Burgomaster
C) Governor
D) Prefect
  • 51. How many people were executed in the witch hunts between 1589 and 1596?
A) 30
B) 10
C) 150
D) 63
  • 52. What building was built using stones from the torn-down Werdenfels Castle?
A) Alte Kirche
B) City hall
C) Olympic stadium
D) Neue Kirche
  • 53. When was the Neue Kirche (New Church) completed?
A) 1803
B) 1752
C) 1650
D) 1736
  • 54. What role did Garmisch-Partenkirchen serve during World War II?
A) A secret bunker
B) A naval base
C) A weapons factory
D) A major hospital centre
  • 55. On what date was Garmisch-Partenkirchen handed over to the US Army?
A) 29 April 1945
B) 8 May 1945
C) 1 January 1945
D) 12 April 1945
  • 56. Which of these animals was a threat to livestock in the region's past?
A) Giraffe
B) Lynx
C) Tiger
D) Lion
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