Statistics for Bern Trivia

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Hint	Answer	% Correct
This language is commonly spoken about 20km west of Bern	French	96%
Country Bern is the capital (or more exact: the federal city) of	Switzerland	96%
Nearest 1M+ city (urban area)	Zürich	92%
Major mountain range located about 30 km south of Bern	Alps	88%
Commonly believed myth that Bern was named after this animal	Bear	88%
While working in Bern in 1905, this genius published his theory of special relativity	Albert Einstein	84%
What the Germans won in the "Miracle of Bern" in Wankdorf Stadium in 1954	FIFA World Cup	80%
This Russian revolutionary lived in Bern 1914-1917	Vladimir Lenin	76%
Soccer team whose initials are "YB" - pronounced ee beh	Young Boys Bern	72%
River flowing through the city of Bern	Aare	68%
Most famous tower that also served as a prison, its name means "time bell"	Zytglogge	64%
Local ice hockey team, known for having the highest attendance in Europe for the 18th year in a row	SC Bern	60%
Year in which Bern got founded (hint: 100 years before the legendary Rütli oath)	1191	56%
Home to both the Executive as well as the Legislature	Bundeshaus	52%
Best-known Hausberg famous for its music festival in Summer	Gurten	52%
Bern's biggest fair, held every November in the Old Town. Its name means "onion market"	Zibelemärit	48%
Former Ghanaian Secretary-General of the UN who died in Bern aged 80	Kofi Annan	44%
Most spoken dialect	Bernese German	40%
Biggest foreign nationality in Bern (5,957 residents)	Germany	40%
At 100.6 meters in height the tallest cathedral in Switzerland	Bern {Minster}	36%