Chamonix - Quiz
Chamonix
  • 1. What is the more common name for Chamonix-Mont-Blanc?
A) Sallanches
B) Chamonix
C) Mont Blanc
D) Chamôni
  • 2. In which French department is Chamonix located?
A) Savoie
B) Ain
C) Haute-Savoie
D) Isère
  • 3. Which region in southeastern France includes Chamonix?
A) Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
B) Occitanie
C) Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
D) Grand Est
  • 4. Which global sporting event did Chamonix host in 1924?
A) The World Ski Championships
B) The Summer Olympics
C) The Tour de France
D) The first Winter Olympics
  • 5. Where is Chamonix situated relative to Mont Blanc?
A) Just south
B) Just north
C) Directly east
D) Directly west
  • 6. What distinction does Mont Blanc hold in Western Europe?
A) Largest glacier
B) Oldest volcano
C) Highest mountain
D) Longest mountain range
  • 7. Which two mountain peaks frame the valley near Chamonix?
A) Matterhorn and Eiger
B) Aiguilles Rouges and Aiguille du Midi
C) Grand Combin and Dent du Géant
D) Mont Blanc and Mont Blanc du Tacul
  • 8. Which countries border the area near Chamonix?
A) Belgium and Luxembourg
B) Germany and Spain
C) Austria and Liechtenstein
D) Switzerland and Italy
  • 9. What type of well-known winter sports facility is Chamonix in France?
A) The newest snowboarding park
B) The largest indoor ice rink
C) The first bobsleigh track
D) One of the oldest ski resorts
  • 10. What off-piste ski run can be accessed via the cable car lift to the Aiguille du Midi?
A) Grand Montet
B) Vallée Blanche
C) Le Tour Blanc
D) La Combe Verte
  • 11. What early name meaning fortified plain or field was used for Chamonix in 1091?
A) Chamouny
B) Chamonis
C) Chamoni
D) Campum munitum
  • 12. In what year was the spelling 'Chamonix' first used?
A) 1793
B) 1786
C) 1581
D) 1652
  • 13. What does the final -x in Arpitan anthroponyms mark?
A) Oxytonic stress on the last syllable
B) A silent ending that is always pronounced
C) Paroxytonic stress on the penultimate syllable
D) A nasal vowel sound
  • 14. What does the final -z indicate in Arpitan anthroponyms?
A) Paroxytonic stress on the penultimate syllable
B) Oxytonic stress on the last syllable
C) A required glottal stop
D) A hard consonant sound
  • 15. What rank does Chamonix hold as a commune in metropolitan France by size?
A) Fiftieth-largest
B) Fourth-largest
C) Largest
D) Tenth-largest
  • 16. What is the approximate area of Chamonix?
A) 1,000 km2
B) 100 km2
C) 245 km2
D) 500 km2
  • 17. What is the approximate population of Chamonix?
A) 15,000
B) 50,000
C) 8,900
D) 2,500
  • 18. Who granted the valley to the Benedictine house of St. Michel de la Cluse in 1091?
A) The Bishop of Geneva
B) The Duke of Savoy
C) The Count of the Genevois
D) The King of France
  • 19. From whom did the inhabitants buy their freedom in 1786?
A) The French government
B) The Benedictine monks
C) The canons of Sallanches
D) The Count of the Genevois
  • 20. In what year was the priory transferred to the canons of Sallanches?
A) 1786
B) 1530
C) 1091
D) 1519
  • 21. What privilege did the inhabitants obtain from the Count of the Genevois in 1530?
A) Monopoly on timber cutting
B) Holding two fairs a year
C) Tax exemption for trade
D) Right to self-governance
  • 22. Who was the religious figure who visited Chamonix in 1606?
A) Richard Pococke
B) Horace Bénédict de Saussure
C) William Windham
D) St. Francis de Sales
  • 23. During which centuries did Chamonix emerge as the feudal territory of the House of Savoy?
A) 15th to 17th centuries
B) 9th to 10th centuries
C) 11th to 14th centuries
D) 18th to 19th centuries
  • 24. Which royal house became the longest surviving in Europe and ruled Savoy?
A) The House of Habsburg
B) The House of Savoy
C) The House of Valois
D) The House of Bourbon
  • 25. Until what year did the House of Savoy rule the Duchy of Savoy?
A) 1789
B) 1914
C) 1416
D) 1860
  • 26. Who were among the first Englishmen to publish an account of visiting the Mer de Glace in 1741?
A) Horace Bénédict de Saussure and P. Martel
B) St. Francis de Sales and the Count of the Genevois
C) Richard Pococke and William Windham
D) Marc-Théodore Bourrit and Roger Frison-Roche
  • 27. In what year was the Compagnie des Guides de Chamonix formed?
A) 1821
B) 1892
C) 1916
D) 1741
  • 28. In what year was the guides' monopoly broken by French government action?
A) 1821
B) 1924
C) 1916
D) 1892
  • 29. After 1892, what was required for mountain guides to operate?
A) Permission from the Benedictine monks
B) A royal decree from the House of Savoy
C) Membership in the local commune council
D) A diploma issued by a commission
  • 30. In what year did the commune successfully lobby to change its name to Chamonix-Mont-Blanc?
A) 1892
B) 1924
C) 1916
D) 1821
  • 31. Who was the novelist and first member of the Compagnie not born in Chamonix?
A) Roger Frison-Roche
B) Richard Pococke
C) Marc-Théodore Bourrit
D) Horace Bénédict de Saussure
  • 32. What type of facility operated in Chamonix during the Second World War to hide Jewish children from the Nazis?
A) A military hospital
B) A Red Cross station
C) A Children's Home
D) A mountain refuge
  • 33. By which decade had agriculture been reduced to a marginal activity in Chamonix?
A) 1940s
B) 1960s
C) 1860s
D) 1900s
  • 34. Approximately how many tourist beds were available in Chamonix by the end of the 20th century?
A) 5,000
B) 60,000
C) 8,900
D) 245,000
  • 35. Approximately how many visitors come to Chamonix a year?
A) 5 million
B) 500,000
C) 60,000
D) 8,900
  • 36. How many villages and hamlets are included in the commune of Chamonix-Mont-Blanc?
A) 4
B) 24
C) 16
D) 10
  • 37. What is the elevation of Le Tour, the northernmost settlement listed in Chamonix?
A) 1,252 m
B) 1,060 m
C) 1,012 m
D) 1,462 m
  • 38. What is the elevation of Argentière?
A) 1,012 m
B) 1,060 m
C) 1,462 m
D) 1,252 m
  • 39. What is the elevation of Les-Praz-de-Chamonix?
A) 1,252 m
B) 1,462 m
C) 1,060 m
D) 1,012 m
  • 40. What is the elevation of Les Bossons, the southernmost settlement listed?
A) 1,462 m
B) 1,252 m
C) 1,060 m
D) 1,012 m
  • 41. What is the Köppen climate classification for Chamonix?
A) Dfb
B) Am
C) Cfb
D) BWh
  • 42. How are the summers described in Chamonix's climate?
A) Hot
B) Tropical
C) Arid
D) Mild
  • 43. What mountain attracts mountain climbers as the highest European mountain west of Russia?
A) Les Grands Montets
B) Montenvers
C) Aiguille du Midi
D) Mont Blanc
  • 44. In what month has the Ultra-Trail du Mont-Blanc been held every year since 2003?
A) June
B) July
C) August
D) September
  • 45. In what year was the Aiguille du Midi cable car constructed?
A) 1955
B) 1901
C) 1924
D) 1965
  • 46. How many separate ski areas is Chamonix divided into?
A) Four
B) Three
C) Two
D) Five
  • 47. Which of the following is one of Chamonix's three separate ski areas?
A) Les Grands Montets
B) Les Bossons
C) Montenvers
D) Le Fayet
  • 48. Which Winter Olympic Games were hosted in Chamonix?
A) 1968
B) 1924
C) 1948
D) 1936
  • 49. What international sporting event was mostly held at Chamonix in 1930?
A) FIS Alpine Ski World Cup
B) European Curling Championships
C) Biathlon World Championships
D) 1930 Ice Hockey World Championships
  • 50. What French Route Nationale serves the town of Chamonix?
A) RN 506a
B) RN 7
C) RN 205
D) RN 10
  • 51. Where does French autoroute 40 (A40) end?
A) Le Fayet
B) Courmayeur
C) Geneva
D) Martigny
  • 52. What is the length of the Mont Blanc Tunnel?
A) 11.6-km
B) 15.2-km
C) 5.1-km
D) 8.8-km
  • 53. In what year did the Mont Blanc Tunnel open?
A) 1955
B) 1901
C) 2006
D) 1965
  • 54. What is the nearest airport to Chamonix?
A) Lyon Airport
B) Turin Airport
C) Zurich Airport
D) Geneva Airport
  • 55. What is the distance between Chamonix and Geneva Airport?
A) 120 kilometres
B) 88 kilometres
C) 150 kilometres
D) 50 kilometres
  • 56. In what year did the rail line from Saint Gervais open?
A) 1965
B) 1901
C) 1908
D) 1909
  • 57. How many stations on the St Gervais-Vallorcine line are within the commune of Chamonix?
A) 12
B) 5
C) 3
D) 10
  • 58. What is the name of the train service from Vallorcine to Martigny?
A) Route blanche
B) Alpine Flyer
C) Mont Blanc Express
D) Glacier Express
  • 59. What type of railway is the section from Vallorcine to Martigny?
A) Cog railway
B) Standard adhesion railway
C) Suspended railway
D) Monorail
  • 60. In what year did the Montenvers Railway open?
A) 1965
B) 1909
C) 1955
D) 1901
  • 61. When was the original cable car system to the Aiguille du Midi built?
A) 1979
B) 2008
C) 1950
D) 1920
  • 62. When was the Aiguille du Midi cable car fully modernized?
A) 2008
B) 1950
C) 1920
D) 1979
  • 63. In what year was the Aiguille du Midi cable car upgraded again after its 1979 modernization?
A) 2000
B) 2014
C) 1990
D) 2008
  • 64. What viewpoint is linked to Chamonix by a cable car on the other side of the valley?
A) Les Grands Montets
B) Le Brévent
C) Aiguille du Midi
D) Planpraz
  • 65. What links Planpraz to the summit of Le Brévent?
A) A chairlift
B) A walking path
C) A gondola
D) A second line
  • 66. What is the summit elevation of Le Brévent?
A) 2100 meters
B) 3842 meters
C) 2525 meters
D) 3000 meters
  • 67. What lift at the base of Les Grands Montets was scheduled to be replaced for the Winter 2014/15 season?
A) The Aiguille du Midi lift
B) The Planpraz lift
C) The Le Brévent cable car
D) The Plan Joran chairlift
  • 68. What type of lift was set to replace the Plan Joran chairlift for the Winter 2014/15 season?
A) A funicular
B) A cable car
C) A 10-person gondola
D) An 8-person chairlift
  • 69. What was the birth and death year range for Michel-Gabriel Paccard?
A) 1757–1827
B) 1854–1925
C) 1826–1902
D) 1840–1911
  • 70. What was the lifespan of Venance Payot?
A) 1757–1827
B) 1840–1911
C) 1826–1902
D) 1932–1964
  • 71. What nationality was Edward Whymper?
A) Italian
B) French
C) Swiss
D) English
  • 72. In what year did Edward Whymper die in Chamonix?
A) 1902
B) 1911
C) 1925
D) 1827
  • 73. What was the lifespan of Joseph Vallot?
A) 1854–1925
B) 1757–1827
C) 1840–1911
D) 1932–1964
  • 74. What medal did Charles Bozon win at the 1960 Winter Olympics?
A) Silver
B) Bronze
C) Gold
D) None
  • 75. What was the lifespan of Charles Bozon?
A) 1826–1902
B) 1840–1911
C) 1932–1964
D) 1854–1925
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