| Hint | Answer | % Correct |
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| Country Bern is the capital (or more exact: the federal city) of | Switzerland | 98%
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| Nearest 1M+ city (urban area) | Zürich | 96%
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| This language is commonly spoken about 20km west of Bern | French | 91%
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| Commonly believed myth that Bern was named after this animal | Bear | 87%
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| While working in Bern in 1905, this genius published his theory of special relativity | Albert Einstein | 85%
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| Major mountain range located about 30 km south of Bern | Alps | 85%
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| River flowing through the city of Bern | Aare | 70%
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| What the Germans won in the "Miracle of Bern" in Wankdorf Stadium in 1954 | FIFA World Cup | 66%
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| Soccer team whose initials are "YB" - pronounced ee beh | Young Boys Bern | 66%
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| This Russian revolutionary lived in Bern 1914-1917 | Vladimir Lenin | 60%
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| Most famous tower that also served as a prison, its name means "time bell" | Zytglogge | 57%
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| Local ice hockey team, known for having the highest attendance in Europe for the 18th year in a row | SC Bern | 55%
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| Home to both the Executive as well as the Legislature | Bundeshaus | 53%
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| Best-known Hausberg famous for its music festival in Summer | Gurten | 51%
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| Year in which Bern got founded (hint: 100 years before the legendary Rütli oath) | 1191 | 49%
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| Former Ghanaian Secretary-General of the UN who died in Bern aged 80 | Kofi Annan | 36%
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| Bern's biggest fair, held every November in the Old Town. Its name means "onion market" | Zibelemärit | 36%
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| Biggest foreign nationality in Bern (5,957 residents) | Germany | 34%
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| Most spoken dialect | Bernese German | 28%
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| At 100.6 meters in height the tallest cathedral in Switzerland | Bern {Minster} | 23%
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