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