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Switzerland A-Z

For each letter A-Z, guess the answer that pertains to the country of Switzerland.
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A
Major mountain range
Alps
B
De-facto capital city
Bern
C
Term for one of the 26 subdivision of Switzerland
Canton
D
Ski resort which hosts the World Economic Forum
Davos
E
Arguably the greatest mathematician of all time
Euler
F
Bread dunked in molten cheese
Fondue
G
Switzerland's largest French-speaking city
Geneva
H
Fictional goat-herding girl
Heidi
I
One of Switzerland's four official languages
Italian
J
Irish writer who died in Z
Joyce
K
Expressionist painter: Paul ____
Klee
L
The only city in Switzerland with a metro system, and the smallest
city in the world to have one
Lausanne
M
Mountain which appears on the logo of Toblerone
Matterhorn
N
Switzerland's official position in WWII
Neutral
O
Group headquartered in L: International _______ Committee
Olympic
P
Last name of Auguste (a high altitude balloonist) or his son
Jacques (a low depth submariner)
Piccard
Q
Mineral used to make W since 1969, disrupting traditional Swiss makers
Quartz
R
Humanitarian organization founded in 1863
Red Cross
S
"Switzerland" in German
Schweiz
T
Archer who shot an apple: William ____
Tell
U
Switzerland's largest bank (initials)
UBS
V
Subdivision whose capital is L
Vaud
W
Product made by Rolex
Watches
X
Footballer with the most international caps in Swiss history: Granit _____
Xhaka
Y
Singing form which originated in A
Yodel
Z
Switzerland's largest city
Zurich
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7 Comments
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Level 41
Dec 26, 2015
Guessed the U one! :D
+3
Level 74
Dec 26, 2015
Same here, first try. Not so difficult though, how many bank names could there be other than United Bank of Switzerland? (After looking it up I realized it was actually Union Bank, but still got it.)
+2
Level 55
Dec 27, 2015
No idea about 'V'. Then I think of Switzerland as a place for skiing, so I tried "Vail?"

"Shoop, shoop, shoop..."

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Level 70
Sep 14, 2018
You could have tried Verbier ;]
+2
Level 66
Dec 28, 2015
Thanks Swiss Air Flight 111, learned Vaud since it was the name of the plane

:( or :)

+5
Level 85
Sep 30, 2020
Q: What's the best thing about Switzerland?

A: Well, the flag's a big plus.

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Level 74
Sep 30, 2020
It’s a good thing but certainly not the best thing :)