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A) Chamonix B) Mont Blanc C) Chamôni D) Sallanches
A) Ain B) Isère C) Haute-Savoie D) Savoie
A) Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur B) Occitanie C) Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes D) Grand Est
A) The Summer Olympics B) The World Ski Championships C) The first Winter Olympics D) The Tour de France
A) Just north B) Just south C) Directly west D) Directly east
A) Largest glacier B) Highest mountain C) Oldest volcano D) Longest mountain range
A) Mont Blanc and Mont Blanc du Tacul B) Aiguilles Rouges and Aiguille du Midi C) Matterhorn and Eiger D) Grand Combin and Dent du Géant
A) Switzerland and Italy B) Belgium and Luxembourg C) Germany and Spain D) Austria and Liechtenstein
A) One of the oldest ski resorts B) The newest snowboarding park C) The largest indoor ice rink D) The first bobsleigh track
A) Le Tour Blanc B) Grand Montet C) La Combe Verte D) Vallée Blanche
A) Chamouny B) Chamoni C) Chamonis D) Campum munitum
A) 1652 B) 1793 C) 1786 D) 1581
A) Paroxytonic stress on the penultimate syllable B) A silent ending that is always pronounced C) Oxytonic stress on the last syllable D) A nasal vowel sound
A) Oxytonic stress on the last syllable B) A required glottal stop C) A hard consonant sound D) Paroxytonic stress on the penultimate syllable
A) Fourth-largest B) Fiftieth-largest C) Largest D) Tenth-largest
A) 1,000 km2 B) 500 km2 C) 245 km2 D) 100 km2
A) 2,500 B) 50,000 C) 15,000 D) 8,900
A) The Count of the Genevois B) The Duke of Savoy C) The Bishop of Geneva D) The King of France
A) The canons of Sallanches B) The Count of the Genevois C) The French government D) The Benedictine monks
A) 1519 B) 1091 C) 1786 D) 1530
A) Holding two fairs a year B) Monopoly on timber cutting C) Right to self-governance D) Tax exemption for trade
A) William Windham B) St. Francis de Sales C) Richard Pococke D) Horace Bénédict de Saussure
A) 11th to 14th centuries B) 15th to 17th centuries C) 18th to 19th centuries D) 9th to 10th centuries
A) The House of Savoy B) The House of Bourbon C) The House of Valois D) The House of Habsburg
A) 1914 B) 1860 C) 1789 D) 1416
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
A) 1916 B) 1821 C) 1892 D) 1741
A) 1924 B) 1892 C) 1821 D) 1916
A) Membership in the local commune council B) A diploma issued by a commission C) A royal decree from the House of Savoy D) Permission from the Benedictine monks
A) 1924 B) 1892 C) 1821 D) 1916
A) Marc-Théodore Bourrit B) Richard Pococke C) Roger Frison-Roche D) Horace Bénédict de Saussure
A) A military hospital B) A Red Cross station C) A mountain refuge D) A Children's Home
A) 1860s B) 1940s C) 1900s D) 1960s
A) 60,000 B) 5,000 C) 245,000 D) 8,900
A) 500,000 B) 5 million C) 8,900 D) 60,000
A) 24 B) 10 C) 4 D) 16
A) 1,462 m B) 1,060 m C) 1,252 m D) 1,012 m
A) 1,060 m B) 1,012 m C) 1,462 m D) 1,252 m
A) 1,462 m B) 1,252 m C) 1,060 m D) 1,012 m
A) 1,012 m B) 1,060 m C) 1,462 m D) 1,252 m
A) Am B) BWh C) Cfb D) Dfb
A) Arid B) Tropical C) Mild D) Hot
A) Montenvers B) Aiguille du Midi C) Mont Blanc D) Les Grands Montets
A) July B) June C) September D) August
A) 1955 B) 1965 C) 1901 D) 1924
A) Two B) Four C) Five D) Three
A) Montenvers B) Les Grands Montets C) Le Fayet D) Les Bossons
A) 1936 B) 1948 C) 1924 D) 1968
A) 1930 Ice Hockey World Championships B) European Curling Championships C) FIS Alpine Ski World Cup D) Biathlon World Championships
A) RN 205 B) RN 7 C) RN 506a D) RN 10
A) Le Fayet B) Courmayeur C) Martigny D) Geneva
A) 8.8-km B) 5.1-km C) 11.6-km D) 15.2-km
A) 1965 B) 2006 C) 1955 D) 1901
A) Lyon Airport B) Turin Airport C) Zurich Airport D) Geneva Airport
A) 150 kilometres B) 50 kilometres C) 120 kilometres D) 88 kilometres
A) 1901 B) 1965 C) 1908 D) 1909
A) 12 B) 3 C) 5 D) 10
A) Route blanche B) Mont Blanc Express C) Alpine Flyer D) Glacier Express
A) Monorail B) Standard adhesion railway C) Suspended railway D) Cog railway
A) 1901 B) 1965 C) 1909 D) 1955
A) 1950 B) 1920 C) 2008 D) 1979
A) 1950 B) 2008 C) 1979 D) 1920
A) 2000 B) 2008 C) 2014 D) 1990
A) Aiguille du Midi B) Planpraz C) Le Brévent D) Les Grands Montets
A) A second line B) A gondola C) A chairlift D) A walking path
A) 2100 meters B) 2525 meters C) 3000 meters D) 3842 meters
A) The Planpraz lift B) The Aiguille du Midi lift C) The Le Brévent cable car D) The Plan Joran chairlift
A) An 8-person chairlift B) A cable car C) A funicular D) A 10-person gondola
A) 1840–1911 B) 1826–1902 C) 1757–1827 D) 1854–1925
A) 1840–1911 B) 1932–1964 C) 1757–1827 D) 1826–1902
A) English B) French C) Italian D) Swiss
A) 1925 B) 1827 C) 1902 D) 1911
A) 1932–1964 B) 1854–1925 C) 1840–1911 D) 1757–1827
A) None B) Gold C) Silver D) Bronze
A) 1840–1911 B) 1854–1925 C) 1826–1902 D) 1932–1964 |