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1
Switzerland Has _______ Lakes
70000
700
70
7000
2
Albert Einstein developed his famous formula for Mass–energy equivalence E=MC2 in Switzerland.
False
True
3
Their four national languages are
English, French, Italy, German
Italien, German, Roman, French
France, German, Romansc, Swiss
French, Italian, German, Romansch
4
The proportion of the Swiss population living in extreme poverty (___) is one of the lowest in Europe (_____ average).
4.6%, 28%
7.9%, 18.6%
4.6%, 18.6%
2.6%, 11%
5
There are about ________ alcoholics in Switzerland – or 3% of the population.
2.500
250.000
2.500.000
25.000
6
Swiss meat is It is 240% more expensive than the average European price.
True
False
7
Switzerland has one of the lowest crime rates of all industrialized countries.
True
False
8
Switzerland is home to numerous mountains over 7,000 meters high.
False
True
9
Amongst industrialized nations, Switzerland has one of the lowest rates of gun ownership.
False
True
10
Switzerland has the second-highest life expectancy after Japan.
False
True
11
The Swiss country is the least obese European country with only ______ of the population being obese
17.5%
25.7%
7.5%
27.5%
12
Approximately 180,000 tons of chocolate is made, and about 22 kilos of chocolate per person are eaten per year.
True
False
13
Assisted Suicide Is Legal and It Attracts ‘Suicide Tourists’.
False
True
14
Two of the most liveable cities turn out to be ______________.
Berne and Geneva
Zurich and Tokyo
Zurich and Geneva
Zurich and Paris
15
Switzerland is the 8th most innovative country in the world.
True
False
16
There are enough nuclear fallout shelters to accommodate its entire human population.
True
False
17
LSD was first made by a Swiss alchemist.
False
True
18
Switzerland has the ______-highest salary and job security out of all OECD countries.
third
first
last
second
19
Based on a report by the United Nations, the average marriage age for Swiss men is _____ and _____ for women.
31.8, 29.5
31.5, 29.5
31, 29
31.8, 29.8
20
In Switzerland, it is possible to give a child a name that could damage the child’s interest.
False
True
21
Switzerland may have some of the most expensive cities in the world to live in.
False
True
22
Switzerland is approximately ______sq km and its population is _____ million.
41,277, 8.67
41,277, 7.96
47,277, 8
42,277, 6.87
23
The unemployment rate amounted to around only 4.8%. This is due to its fairly prosperous and __________.
high education
smooth management
stable economy
fair politics
24
More than ___ of the foreigners living in Switzerland are from European countries.
70%
60%
50%
80%
25
The Red Cross was founded in 1863 in ________, Switzerland.
Geneva
Oppenheim
Berlin
Nurnberg