Swiss History

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1. When was Switzerland 'officially' created? 1291 1481 1535 1678

2. What are the three 'original' Cantons (states) that signed the pact? Uri, Schwyz, Unterwalden Freiburg, Bern, Solothurn Lucern, Zurich, Glarus Vaud, Geneve, Valais

3. Who is the Swiss national (legendary) hero? Robin Hood Joan of Arc William Tell Thomas von Habsburg

4. Who wrote an opera about the Swiss National hero? G. Verdi G. Rossini Monteverdi Mozart

5. Switzerland is a Confederation. However, it was a Republic for a short time. Who was responsible for this? Otto von Bismark Louis XVIII Habsburgs Napoleon

6. What year was the most important year for the Swiss Constitution in the 1800s? 1815 1848 1863 1813

7. How many Cantons did Switzerland have after the Congress of Vienna of 1815? 15 13 22 26

8. Since the creation of Jura as a canton in 1979, Switerland has had 26 cantons, counting the half-cantons as full cantons. One of half-cantons is Unterwalden. Which is the other? Ticino Appenzell Luzern Uri

9. Who was the first female President of Switzerland? Ruth Dreyfuss Johanna Spyri Maguy Morand No female was ever President of Switzerland

10. Is Switzerland part of the European Union? Yes No