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History of Switzerland - Statistics
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- This quiz has been taken 99 times
- The average score is 12 of 24
Answer Stats
| Year | Hint | Answer | % Correct |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1191 | This newly-founded city is (allegedly) named after a bear | Bern | 82%
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| 1506 | This small army unit starts protecting the pope | Papal Swiss Guard | 81%
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| 1971 | This people group is given the right to vote | women | 81%
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| 1938 | This language is made official | Romansh | 79%
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| 2003 | This tennis player wins the first of his 20 Grand Slam titles | Roger Federer | 77%
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| 1856 | Credit Suisse, this type of institution, is established in Zürich | a bank | 76%
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| 1804 | Friedrich Schiller writes this legendary drama about a Swiss marksman and folk hero who shot an apple off the head of his son | William Tell | 73%
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| 1860 | Henry Dunant co-founds this humanitarian movement | Red Cross | 68%
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| 1564 | This theologian and reformer who rejected papal authority dies in Geneva | John Calvin | 64%
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| 1815 | This principle of foreign policy which hasn't been changed ever since is adopted | neutrality | 64%
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| 2002 | This national airline goes bankrupt | Swissair | 60%
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| 1954 | Germany unexpectedly wins this tournament in Bern | FIFA World Cup | 55%
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| 1315 | In a decisive victory, Swiss defeat this superpower at Morgarten | the Habsburgs | 54%
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| 2009 | The construction of this type of Islamic architecture becomes prohibited by law | minarets | 48%
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| 1798 | Napoleon establishes this puppet government | {Helvetic} Republic | 42%
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| 1693 | This religion nowadays known for a simple lifestyle find its beginnings in Switzerland | Amish | 38%
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| 1648 | Switzerland is granted independence in this treaty | Peace of {Westphalia} | 38%
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| 1707 | This famous mathematician is born in Basel | Leonhard Euler | 36%
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| 1882 | The opening of this mountain rail line brings the era of alpine postcoaches to an end | Gotthard line | 26%
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| 1979 | This rebellious canton coins the Confederation | Jura | 25%
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| 1291 | According to tradition, this event marks the beginning of the Swiss confederacy | Rütli {oath} | 20%
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| 1847 | This civil war marks the last military conflict on Swiss territory | {Sonderbund} War | 20%
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| 1848 | The transformation into a federal state culminates in the record of this | a Constitution | 17%
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| c. 450 BC | This greek-influenced Celtic culture flourishes in present-day Switzerland | {La} {Tène} culture | 8%
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