Life in Liechtenstein Trivia Quiz

Answer: Uzbekistan

Uzbekistan is surrounded by Afghanistan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan and Turkmenistan. Landlocked countries see the biggest disadvantage in being unable to transport any goods by sea, or establish a fishing industry.

Liechtenstein is 300 kilometers to the northwest of Venice and the Adriatic Sea, the closest sea to the country.

Answer: Austria and Switzerland

Switzerland has the longer of the two borders, at 41 km. The Swiss border can be found to the west and south of Liechtenstein. Austria borders to the east of the country and shares 35 kms.

Answer: North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO)

For such a small nation, Liechtenstein maintains strong foreign relations. The country was accepted into the UN in 1990 and the WTO in 1995. Liechtenstein has had a representative on the IOC since 1984. The country has a few embassies around the world, including in Germany and the United States.

Answer: Dentures

Ivoclar Vivadent, whose plant is located north of the capital Vaduz, produces 60 million sets of false teeth annually in a variety of shapes and sizes. It has been estimated that 40% of European and 20% of global denture sales are of Liechtenstein manufactured dentures.

If you're fortunate enough to not need dentures, you could check your car for another commercial Liechtenstein export. ThyssenKrupp Presta Steering produces steering columns found in many different models rolling off the production line each year.

Answer: An election for Prime Minister

The Swiss-born Frick was only 28 when he won the 1993 general election. Frick won the election under the banner of the Patriotic Union party, a historically dominant centre-left party in the country's constitutional monarchy order. Under Frick's guidance, Liechtenstein joined the European Economic Area. Frick won re-election in the 25-seat parliament again in 1997 but was unseated in 2001 by the rival Progressive Citizens Party and ceded the role to Otmar Hasler.

Answer: True

Czechoslovak diplomats confiscated castles and property that belonged to the Liechtenstein royal family in the Czech region of Moravia in the wake of the Second World War, arguing that the family were Germans who sympathized with the Nazis. The land seized was more than ten times the size of the country itself! The family tried many times to regain control through the legal system but were consistently denied. One of the castles, Lednice Castle, is now listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site.

Answer: A GPS satellite mapping project was conducted

The surveying mission was launched to improve previous estimates done by hand and measurement without the benefits of modern technology. As a result, nearly one full acre was removed from the country's land estimate. The nation's official area is 160 squared kilometers.

Answer: Alpine skiing

Despite its small area, there is still over a 2000m elevation difference between Liechtenstein's highest and lowest point. This hilly landscape provides some excellent terrain for downhill skiing. Liechtenstein broke into the medal column at the nearby 1976 Innsbruck Olympics with bronzes from Willi Frommelt and Hanni Wenzel each in their respective slalom events. Hanni scored the country's only two gold medals (plus a silver of her own) at Lake Placid in 1980, and her brother Andreas won his first of two medals that year as well. Willi's brother Paul Frommelt captured a bronze medal in Calgary in 1988, and Hanni's daughter Tina Weirather captured bronze a generation later in Pyeongchang in 2018. Ursula Konzett's bronze in Sarajevo in 1984 remains the only Liechtensteiner medalist not from either family.

Answer: "God Save The Queen/King" (United Kingdom)

"Oben am jungen Rhein" (translates to English as High on the Young Rhine) was written in the mid-19th century at a time when many German language-based anthems were set to the tune of "God Save the Queen/King". It is the only remaining anthem set to that anthem today.

The original rendition is believed to have been written by Jakob Josef Jauch, a much travelled Swiss cleric who befriended the royal family during his stay in Liechtenstein from 1852 to 1856. The anthem did not become the official anthem of the nation until 1920 when it was abridged.

Answer: A fun fair at the royal palace for all to attend

For one day a year the doors of the Vaduz Castle are opened to the public to attend a social that includes speeches from the Prince and government leaders. The royal family also holds a social where they interact with guests. The all day event also includes public access to the restricted royal gardens, and are capped off at night with a castle-top fireworks display.

The date of August 15 was chosen for the celebration to mark both the Feast of the Assumption on August 15th and the birthday of the monarch at the time, Prince Franz Joseph II on August 16th.