A) Dufourspitze B) Eiger C) Jungfrau D) Matterhorn
A) Aletsch Glacier B) Rhône Glacier C) Morteratsch Glacier D) Gorner Glacier
A) Surfing B) Sandboarding C) Scuba diving D) Skiing
A) Susten Pass B) Julier Pass C) Gotthard Pass D) Furka Pass
A) Romansh B) Italian C) German D) French
A) Matterhorn B) Eiger C) Mont Blanc D) Jungfrau
A) Alpine Aster B) Edelweiss C) Mountain Gentian D) Alpenrose
A) Interlaken B) Grindelwald C) Zermatt D) St. Moritz
A) Fondue B) Rösti C) Zürcher Geschnetzeltes D) Raclette
A) The Bavarian Alps, the Vosges, and the Massif Central B) The Pyrenees, the Carpathians, and the Apennines C) The Rhine Valley, Lake Geneva, and the Black Forest D) The Swiss Plateau, the Jura Mountains, and the Swiss Alps
A) 30% B) 80% C) 50% D) 60%
A) Austria B) France C) Italy D) Germany
A) 3,000 square kilometres B) 750 square kilometres C) 1,220 square kilometres D) 500 square kilometres
A) Ortler Alps B) Pennine Range C) Bernina Range D) Bernese Range
A) 60% B) 20% C) 30% D) 44%
A) Jura Mountains B) Central Alps C) Swiss Prealps D) Swiss Plateau
A) Zurich B) Grisons C) Bern D) Valais
A) Bernese Range, 4,000 metres B) Appenzell Alps, 2,500 metres C) Pennine Range, 3,000 metres D) Bernina Range, 4,500 metres
A) Mont Blanc B) Dufourspitze C) Matterhorn D) Weisshorn
A) From Vevey to Rorschach, passing close to Thun and Lucerne B) From Geneva to Zurich, passing close to Bern and Basel C) From Lugano to Interlaken, passing close to Locarno and Thun D) From St. Moritz to Chur, passing close to Davos and Coire
A) Valais B) Bern C) Graubünden D) Uri
A) Mediterranean Sea B) North Sea C) Adriatic Sea D) Black Sea
A) Mount Everest B) Kilimanjaro C) Piz Lunghin D) Denali
A) 15% B) 20% C) 6% D) 10%
A) Formation of Lake Geneva B) Flims Rockslide C) Creation of Matterhorn D) Expansion of Zermatt
A) 1200 meters B) 500 meters C) 700 meters D) 900 meters
A) Lake Sils B) Lake Geneva C) Lake Constance D) Lake Zurich
A) Sphinx Observatory B) Riederalp Climate Hub C) Alpine Research Station D) Engadin Weather Center
A) LAAX B) Les quatre vallées C) Aletsch Arena D) Silvretta Arena
A) Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS) B) Rhaetian Railway (RhB) C) Eurostar D) BLS
A) 1882 B) 1906 C) 2007 D) 1913
A) It enhances connectivity between cities. B) It reduces travel time significantly. C) It divides the European continent at places. D) It has no impact on transportation.
A) Davos – Klosters GR B) Zermatt C) Grindelwald D) Crans Montana VS
A) Bamboo B) Conifers C) Deciduous trees D) Cacti
A) Edmund Hillary B) Gerald Fox C) Toni Sailer D) Jean-Claude Killy
A) Tectonic Arena Sardona B) Entlebuch C) Parc Ela D) Jungfrau-Aletsch
A) Around half their volume B) A quarter of their volume C) All of their volume D) Three-quarters of their volume
A) Hydroelectricity B) Wind energy C) Solar power D) Nuclear power
A) Subduction under the African plate (Piemont Ocean). B) Collision between European and African plates. C) Formation of the Valais Ocean. D) Creation of the Helvetic zone.
A) Early twentieth century B) Mid-nineteenth century C) Start of the twenty-first century D) Late eighteenth century
A) Matterhorn B) Jungfrau C) Mount Everest D) Eiger
A) Ice skating B) Downhill snow Mountain Biking C) Skiing D) Snowboarding
A) Stable weather patterns. B) Increasing winter temperatures. C) Increased snowfall. D) Decreasing summer temperatures.
A) Silvretta Arena B) Aletsch Arena C) Les Portes du Soleil D) LAAX
A) Central Switzerland / OW B) Valais (VS) C) Grisons (GR) D) Bernese Oberland (BE)
A) Zermatt B) Davos – Klosters GR C) Crans Montana VS D) Verbier
A) Gstaad B) Aletsch Arena C) Les Portes du Soleil D) Silvretta Arena
A) Parc Ela B) Jungfrau-Aletsch Protected Area C) Tectonic Arena Sardona D) Swiss National Park
A) Decline in water supply originally provided by glaciers B) Increase in snowfall affecting solar panels C) Excessive ice formation on hydroelectric plants D) Glacier expansion blocking river paths
A) Engadin – St. Moritz GR B) Les Portes du Soleil C) Aletsch Arena D) LAAX
A) Jungfraujoch B) Pilatus Kulm C) Rigi Kulm D) Gornergrat Station
A) Valais (VS) B) Grisons (GR) C) Bernese Oberland (BE) D) Central Switzerland
A) 0.75 °C per 100 m B) 0.30 °C per 100 m C) 1.00 °C per 100 m D) 0.56 °C per 100 m
A) Val d'Anniviers B) Les Portes du Soleil C) Aletsch Arena D) Silvretta Arena
A) Valais (VS) B) Grisons (GR) C) Bernese Oberland (BE) D) Central Switzerland
A) November B) December C) January D) February
A) Grisons (GR) B) Central Switzerland C) Bernese Oberland (BE) D) Valais (VS)
A) Engadin B) Juf C) Riederalp D) Appenzell
A) Human settlements B) Permanent tree growth C) Overhanging seracs that periodically fall off. D) Extensive grasslands
A) Zermatt B) Crans Montana VS C) Davos – Klosters GR D) Les Diablerets-Glacier 3000
A) May B) March C) February D) April
A) Deciduous forests B) Human settlements C) River valleys D) The first permanent snow
A) LAAX B) Silvretta Arena C) Les Portes du Soleil D) Aletsch Arena
A) Rigi B) Jungfraubahn C) Gornergrat D) Pilatus
A) The 'fountain of youth' B) The 'spring of life' C) The 'oasis of the Alps' D) The 'water tower of Europe'
A) Matterhorn B) Weisshorn C) Jungfrau D) Piz Bernina
A) Amtrak B) PostBus (PostAuto / CarPostal / AutoPostale / Auto da Posta) C) GoldenPass Line D) Matterhorn Gotthard Bahn (MGB)
A) Glacial zone B) Alpine zone C) Valley zone D) Subalpine zone
A) Triftsee lake B) A new glacier C) A mountain peak D) An ice cave |