About Switzerland 
Which canton hosts the Camellia Festival every spring?
Is it the canton of Ticino or Basel-Stadt? Here’s a little hint: Ticino lies south of the Alps and is famous for its mild climate. Basel-Stadt is located north of the Alps in western Switzerland. It borders Germany and France. The correct answer is: Ticino.
How long is the Aletsch Glacier?
The Aletsch Glacier is the largest and longest glacier of the Alps. It spreads in the southern Bernese Alps in the canton of Wallis. Along with the unique Aletschwald forest and the surrounding regions, the area of the Great Aletsch Glacier became part of the UNESCO World Heritage Site “Jungfrau-Aletsch-Bietschhorn” on December 13, 2001. Is this glacier 23 or 33 kilometres long? The correct answer is: 23 kilometres.
Where did Albert Einstein develop his theory of relativity?
As a young man Einstein lived in Zurich. However, he did not write his scientific masterpiece in Zurich but in another host city. Would this be Geneva or Berne? The correct answer is: Berne, the capital of Switzerland.
Which castle inspired a poem by Lord Byron?
Everywhere in Switzerland visitors come across castles and fortresses. Some have become symbols of cities, such as in the city of Baden near Zurich. Others sit high atop hills, such as the one above Sargans. Others again are dilapidated. Two of Switzerland’s most magnificent castles are the Château de Chillon on Lake Geneva and the Castello Grande in Bellinzona (Ticino). Lord Byron was particularly taken by one of them. Which one was it? The correct answer is: Château de Chillon.
Which film was shot in Switzerland?
When 007 was on Her Majesty’s Secret Service, he visited Berne and the Schilthorn, among other places. Atop this mountain a scientist with a fiendish scheme for world dominance had established a clinical research institute. His fortress-like healing facility would only accept young women as patients…Was 007 Golden Eye also filmed in Switzerland? Or was it Notting Hill? The correct answer is: Golden Eye.
Swiss Quiz 7
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Which canton hosts the Camellia Festival every spring? How long is the Aletsch Glacier? Where did Albert Einstein develop his theory of relativity? Which castle inspired a poem by Lord Byron? Which film was shot in Switzerland?