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Lake Geneva - Lac Leman is the customary name of the lake in French.What is the largest lake in Switzerland?

a. Lake Geneva
b. Lake Thun
c. Lake Maggiore
d. Lake Constance


Battle of Marignano - The battle was fought in Italy and was a French victory.Which 1515 battle ended the so-called heroic epoch of Swiss history?

a. Battle of Nefels
b. Battle of Calven
c. Battle of Sempach
d. Battle of Marignano


Graubunden - Graubunden is home to three of Switzerland's ethnic groups and the subsequent languages of Swiss German, Italian and Romansh are all native to the state.What is the largest canton of Switzerland?

a. Graubunden
b. Jura
c. Valais
d. Bern


Harp - Vollenweider received the first New Age music Grammy for the 1986 album Down to the Moon.Andreas Vollenweider is a Swiss famous for playing which musical instrument?

a. Piano
b. Guitar
c. Accordion
d. Harp


Aare - Aare is about 183 miles in length.Name the longest river that is entirely in Switzerland.

a. Aare
b. Thur
c. Inn
d. Rhone


Geneva - Switzerland did not become a member of the UN until 2002.The Palace of Nations, the second biggest centre for the United Nations after New York, is in which Swiss city?

a. Lausanne
b. Zurich
c. Chur
d. Geneva


Davos - The World Economic Forum is an annual meeting of global political and business elites held in Davos, which has a population of around 11,000.Host to the World Economic Forum, which Swiss city is the highest city in Europe?

a. St. Gallen
b. Chur
c. La Chaux-de-Fonds
d. Davos


University of Zurich - Founded in 1833, it was the first university in Europe to be founded by the state rather than a monarch or church.What is the biggest university in Switzerland?

a. University of Lausanne
b. University of Zurich
c. University of Basel
d. University of Geneva


Auguste Piccard - Piccard was the inspiration for Professor Cuthbert Calculus in The Adventures of Tintin.Which Swiss physicist designed the bathyscaphe?

a. Auguste Piccard
b. Jack Steinberger
c. Felix Bloch
d. Heinrich Rohrer


Schwingen - Wrestlers wear Schwingerhosen (wrestling breeches) with belts that are used for taking holds.Also known as Swiss wrestling, what is the name for this style of folk wrestling native to Switzerland?

a. Gallen
b. Schwingen
c. Steinstossen
d. Hornussen


Architecture - Herzog and de Meuron won the Pritzker Prize in 2001 a year after converting the Bankside Power Station to the new home of Tate Modern.Jacques Herzog, Pierre de Meuron and Peter Zumthor are Swiss famous in which field?

a. Economics
b. Music
c. Architecture
d. Painting


Monte Rosa - Monte Rosa is 4634 meters high.Which of the following mountains located in Switzerland is the highest?

a. Monte Rosa
b. Nordend
c. Zumsteinspitze
d. Signalkuppe




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