History of Switzerland - Statistics

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