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Switzerland Multiple Choice
How well do you know Switzerland? Answer these easy and tricky questions!
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Last updated: January 22, 2019
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1. How many countries border Switzerland?
There are 5; Austria, France, Germany, Italy and little Liechtenstein
5
6
4
3
2. What is the official capital of Switzerland?
In fact, Switzerland does not have a capital!
Bern is only a "federal city", sometimes referred to as a de facto capital
Bern is only a "federal city", sometimes referred to as a de facto capital
Geneva
Bern
none
Zürich
3. What is the southernmost canton of Switzerland?
Graubünden
Ticino
Valais
Geneva
4. What was Switzerland's position during both World Wars?
part of the Allies
part of the Axis / Central Powers
neutral
5. Which of the following companies is a Swiss one?
Nestlé is headquartered in Vevey, Novartis in Basel and Swatch in Biel/Bienne
Novartis
Swatch
Nestlé
all of them
6. What is the most commonly spoken non-official language in Switzerland?
English 5.4%, Albanian 2.7%, Serbo-Croatian 2.3%, Spanish 2.3%
English
Albanian
Spanish
Serbo-Croatian
7. What is the top-level domain of Switzerland?
"ch" is an abbreviation for Confoederatio Helvetica (Latin for Swiss Confederation)
.sz
.ch
.sw
.su
8. Which famous village is situated on the foot of the Matterhorn?
St. Moritz
Zermatt
Saas-Fee
Davos
9. Which of the following words is a common Swiss name?
It's pronounced bey-ah-t
Hit
Lose
Beat
Undo
10. The most successful Swiss ice hockey club hails from ... ?
It's the Hockey Club Davos, holding 31 titles
Davos
Lugano
Zürich
Bern
11. When did Switzerland get its independence?
Tricky! 1291 was just a judical oath and in 1815/1848, Switzerland already existed
1291 (Rütlischwur)
1648 (Peace of Westphalia)
1815 (Congress of Vienna)
1848 (Foundation of the Swiss Confederation)
12. Which of the following statements is true?
All of them are true. Fun fact: it is part of Swiss culture to rant about trains
when they're arriving one minute later than expected
when they're arriving one minute later than expected
Although every fourth person has a gun, we had a one mass shooting since 1980
Although we have the densest railway network,
it remains to this day the most punctual one
it remains to this day the most punctual one
All of them
Although we are landlocked, we do have a merchant navy
13. Who is the national personification of Switzerland?
Heidi
Marianne
Helvetia
Wilhelm Tell
14. What is the national airline of Switzerland?
Swiss
Helvetic Airways
Swissair
Edelweiss Air
15. Which of the following special records do we hold?
It's the National League (c. 6,700 spectators), coming second after the NHL
Highest percentage of smartphone users at nearly 74%
First to win the Eurovision Song Contest twice
Longest road tunnel outside Asia
Most-attended ice hockey league outside North America
16. Which of the following cities is located in Switzerland?
Évian is French, Cortina is Italian and Schaan is in Liechtenstein
Évian-les-Bains
Cortina d'Ampezzo
Verbier
Schaan
17. Which of the following dishes does not necessarily require cheese?
Rösti is made out of potatoes
Rösti
Malakoff
Raclette
Fondue
18. Who is the most successful Swiss tennis player of all time?
20 Grand Slams!
Martina Hingis
Stan Wawrinka
Roger Federer
Boris Becker
19. What is our relation towards the EU?
We never voted about joining the EU. We refused the EEA membership in 1992. As of 2018, only 3% have a favourable view towards the European Union. No referendum is planned.
An upcoming referendum in 2020 has good chances of being approved
We never held a EU membership referendum
We aren't part of it, but participate in the European Economic Area (EEA)
We rejected a EU membership by 50.3% of the votes back in 1992
20. As of 2019, how many years have passed since the last war took place on Swiss ground?
It was the Sonderbund War of 1847, basically Protestants vs. Catholics
204 years
74 years
172 years
126 years
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