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Geography of Switzerland

Can you answer these random questions about the geography of Switzerland?
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Last updated: October 1, 2022
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What is the de facto capital of Switzerland?
Bern
What is the most populous city in Switzerland?
Zurich
What is the name of the highest administrative division of Switzerland?
Canton
What most famous peak is located near the ski resort of Zermatt?
Matterhorn
What major lake is located between Switzerland and France?
Lake Geneva
What major lake is located between Switzerland, Austria and Germany?
Lake Constance
What resort town hosts the World Economic Forum annually?
Davos
What is the official currency of Switzerland?
Swiss Franc
What is the only Swiss city with an operating metro system?
Lausanne
What "flowery" mountain has the highest peak in Switzerland?
Mount Rosa
What indigenous language has official status in Switzerland?
Romansh
What subdivision, the largest by area, is where that language is mostly spoken?
Grisons
What small nation between Switzerland and Austria is doubly-landlocked?
Liechtenstein
What city sits at the intersection of Switzerland, Germany, and France?
Basel
On what river is that city located?
Rhine
What is the full official English name of Switzerland?
Swiss Confederation
What major river starts in the far eastern end of Valais and empties into the
Mediterranean Sea in southern France?
Rhône
What Alpine resort hosted the Winter Olympics twice?
St. Moritz
What is the only Swiss subdivision that has Italian as its sole official language?
Ticino
What is the name of the world’s leading particle physics laboratory,
that is located in Switzerland?
CERN
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6 Comments
CardinalSin
+1
Level 82
Jul 30, 2019
Good quiz. One correction: the Mattertal is a valley, not a mountain. Did you mean Matterhorn?
Aaron197
+1
Level 76
Jul 30, 2019
I meant Matterhorn, fixed it now.
alberici
+1
Level 74
Sep 1, 2019
Good quiz, but the last clue is a little equivocal, as « Lugano » could also be an answer.
Fptoohic201
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Level 87
Apr 28, 2021
Léman should be an accepted answer for Lake Geneva.
CardinalSin
+1
Level 82
Oct 1, 2022
I agree with kujxn - Lac Leman is the local name.
MHX
+3
Level 49
Aug 19, 2022
"Dufourspitze" should also be accepted for Mount Rosa.
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