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Switzerland A-Z

For each letter A-Z, guess the answer that pertains to Switzerland.
Quiz by alberici
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Last updated: October 26, 2015
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First submittedOctober 25, 2015
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Clue
Answer
A
Major mountain range
Alps
B
Capital city
Bern
C
Subdivision of Switzerland
Canton
D
Ski resort and
World Economic Forum site
Davos
E
Scientist Leonhard
Euler
F
Bread dunked in molten cheese
Fondue
G
French-speaking city and
namesake for a lake
Geneva
H
Goat-herding girl
Heidi
I
An official language
Italian
J
Irish writer who died in Z
Joyce
K
Expressionist painter: Paul ____
Klee
L
Only Swiss city with a subway train
Lausanne
M
Most famous mountain in A
Matterhorn
 
Clue
Answer
N
Switzerland's position in WWII
Neutral
O
Sporting event headquartered
in Switzerland
Olympics
P
Scientific family of Auguste and Jacques
Piccard
Q
Valuable stone used to make W
Quartz
R
Humanitarian organization founded
in 1863 (two words)
Red Cross
S
"Switzerland" in German
Schweiz
T
Archer who shot an apple: William ____
Tell
U
Most important bank (initials)
UBS
V
L is the capital city of this subdivision
Vaud
W
Rolex and TAG Heuer produce these
Watches
X
Last name of footballer Granit
Xhaka
Y
Multi-pitched singing form
Yodel
Z
Most populous city
Zurich
danvan
+8
Level 44
Dec 26, 2015
Quartz is hardly valuable if you are talking about it in a monetary sense - Natural quartz is cheap, and in most electrical applications it is produced synthetically for even cheaper (I would assume). If you're talking about scarcity - it's the second most common mineral in the earths crust. I suppose it is valuable in the sense that it is useful...but that's the only way.
eurocrem
+2
Level 41
Dec 26, 2015
Guessed the U one! :D
ander217
+3
Level 75
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.)
WelshWizard
+2
Level 83
Dec 26, 2015
"Most famous mountain" is very ambiguous. I personally feel Mont Blanc is more famous than the Matterhorn.
alberici
+11
Level 74
Dec 26, 2015
Mont Blanc is in France and Italy. It is not even partially located in Switzerland...
Miqueas
+1
Level 69
Dec 26, 2015
Maybe clarify it's the most famous in Switzerland. I thoght Mont Blanc as well
alberici
+30
Level 74
Dec 26, 2015
There is nothing to clarify. The quiz is called "Switzerland A-Z" and Mont Blanc is not in Switzerland.
Arp2600
+3
Level 86
Dec 29, 2015
On Jetpunk, they seem to consider Matterhorn as more famous than Mont Blanc, I don't know why. Anyway, you can understand this question as "Most famous mountain in the Swiss Alps...
Carry
+3
Level 63
Jul 18, 2017
This is probably the first quiz I took where Matterhorn was an answer. So I'm not sure where you get the idea it's considered more famous. But anyway as alberici said the answer should be clear without further instructions as Mount Blanc is not in Switzerland and this quiz is about Switzerland.
joedimaggio
+2
Level 72
May 29, 2019
The name "Mont Blanc" is surely more famous than "Matterhorn". But nobody has any clue of what the Mont Blanc looks like. If you show a picture of the Matterhorn, everybody remembers seeing it at least once and recognizes its shape, even if you don't know its name.
EcceHomo
+3
Level 79
Sep 30, 2020
Fun fact: Toblerone is known for its triangle-shaped chocolate bar and the distinct mountain on the side. The mountain is The Matterhorn, located in Zermatt. Since Toblerone was created in Bern and Bern is known as the “City of Bears”, you can see a bear figure on the mountains. #JS
LarryLovage
+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..."

Gassu
+2
Level 70
Sep 14, 2018
You could have tried Verbier ;]
Liopleurodon
+2
Level 64
Dec 28, 2015
Thanks Swiss Air Flight 111, learned Vaud since it was the name of the plane

:( or :)

joeythelemur
+4
Level 84
Apr 10, 2018
Doh, thought there was an actual term for "Goat-herding girl". Should have realized that you were just describing a character. :-/
puzzler05
+3
Level 49
Jun 13, 2019
Euler is a mathematician right?
zaba2048
+4
Level 72
Sep 20, 2020
Definitely, although scientist is not incorrect because a) Euler did make many contributions to the sciences in general and b) maths can be considered as one of the sciences. However, I think it should be changed as it is more reflective of his achievements to describe him as a mathematician.
EcceHomo
+5
Level 79
Sep 30, 2020
Q: What's the best thing about Switzerland?

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

alberici
+2
Level 74
Sep 30, 2020
It’s a good thing but certainly not the best thing :)
JWade96
+1
Level 64
May 10, 2021
I know it's not strictly the question but you likely won't find quartz inside a swiss watch. The idea of swiss watches, and why they're so expensive, is the craftsmanship that has gone into the mechanical movement.
reverendmeat
+1
Level 80
Aug 26, 2023
That's ridiculous. There are tons of Swiss-made quartz watches.
ShievaAndGolly
+1
Level 56
Mar 3, 2022
I thought that Switzerland has no capital?
xXViolaXx
+1
Level 67
Feb 18, 2023
Definitely does lol.
habedibubu
+1
Level 90
Jan 17, 2024
Nah it actually doesn't. Bern is just the headquarter of the government and parliament, but nowhere in the constitution or the law is written that Bern is the capital.
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