Switzerland Quiz

Vincent Augustine D'Souza
September 26, 2024
Categories: Countries
Tags: athens olympics 2004, Pub Quizzes, Quiz Questions and Answers, Trivia Quiz Questions, Trivia Quiz Questions and Answers, trivia quizzes

1. To which year Switzerland dates its independence?

1815
1848
1291
1945
Correct Answer: 1291

2. Which is the capital of Switzerland?

Geneva
Lausanne
Berne
Friburg
Correct Answer: Berne

3. Who is known as Swiss Miss?

Maria Sharapova
Martina Hingis
Elena Dementieva
Mary Pierce
Correct Answer: Martina Hingis

4. Which of following is not an official language of Switzerland?

Spanish
French
Italian
German
Correct Answer: Spanish

5. How many cantons are in Switzerland?

14
22
24
26
Correct Answer: 26

6. Which of the following countries does not have a border with Switzerland?

Belgium
France
Germany
Italy
Correct Answer: Belgium

7. How many medals were won by Switzerland in Athens Olympics 2004?

Three
Five
Six
Eight
Correct Answer: Five

8. Which city is the seat of International Labour Organization?

Geneva
Lausanne
Montreaux
Friburg
Correct Answer: Geneva

9. Where was Protestant reformer Ulrich Zwingli born?

Boredaux
Zurich
Wildhaus
Rome
Correct Answer: Wildhaus

10. Who is protected by Swiss Guards?

President of France
President of Italy
Pope
President of Germany
Correct Answer: Pope

11. Which mountain range in Switzerland?

Hindukush
Himalaya
Alps
Andes
Correct Answer: Alps

12. Which reformer died in Geneva in 1564?

Martin Luther
Ulrich Zwingli
John Calvin
John Knox
Correct Answer: John Calvin

13. Which is the national flower of Switzerland?

Lotus
Rose
Edelweiss
Sunflower
Correct Answer: Edelweiss

14. Which is the national anthem of Switzerland?

Swiss Psalm
God save the Queen
Star spangled banner
Jana Gana Mana
Correct Answer: Swiss Psalm

15. Where does World Economic Forum hold its Annual Meetings?

Geneva
Davos
Berne
Friburg
Correct Answer: Davos

16. Where did fictional characters Sherlock Holmes and Professor Moriarty engage in a hand to hand fight?

Lake Geneva
Red Cross Building
Reichenbach Falls
Palais de Rumine
Correct Answer: Reichenbach Falls

17. Who along with Walter Haworth won the Nobel Prize for Chemistry in 1937?

Paul Karrer
Albert Hoffman
Christopher Glaser
Marc Delafontaine
Correct Answer: Paul Karrer

18. Who of the following is not a painter?

Giovanni Giacometti
Alberto Giacometti
Richard R. Ernst
Donato Giancola
Correct Answer: Richard R. Ernst

19. Which are the two Houses of Swiss Parliament?

House of Lords and House of Commons
Council of States and National Council
Senate and House of Commons
Senate and House of Representatives
Correct Answer: Council of States and National Council

20. What is the area of Switzerland?

41,285 sq. km.
34,585 sq. km.
56,277 sq. km.
64,622 sq. km.
Correct Answer: 41,285 sq. km.

21. Which name appears on Switzerland’s postal stamps?

Switzerland
Helvetia
Swiss Republic
Swiss Federation
Correct Answer: Helvetia

22. Which is the currency of Switzerland?

Euro
Dollar
Swiss Franc
Pound
Correct Answer: Swiss Franc

23. Which city is known as Switzerland’s San Francisco ?

Basel
Lausanne
Berne
Friburg
Correct Answer: Lausanne

24. Since when Switzerland is neutral?

1271
1417
1948
1515
Correct Answer: 1515

25. Who founded Red Cross?

Alfred Bernard Nobel
Jean Paul Sartre
Henry Dunant
Victor Hugo
Correct Answer:Henry Dunant