Some brutal historical stuff here and at least one question that is unworthy of being copied and pasted into anyone’s revision schedule. Anyone that asks that one should be permanently banned from writing quiz questions.
Questions
Historical and fictional characters lend their names to which four phases of Carl Jung’s animus, the equivalent of his female anima Eve, Helen, Mary and Sophia? The first refers to the man’s physical power, the second to his romantic aspect, the third to his ability to speak and finally being a spiritual guide in the search for meaning.
TARZAN ,BYRON, LLOYD GEORGE & HERMES
Characterised by genes being ‘marked’, what term refers to an inheritance process that doesn’t alter the DNA sequence but sees the allele of one parent being suppressed or ‘turned off’? A disease that arises from this occurring on chromosome 15 is Prader-Willi syndrome, a cureless genetic disorder named for two Swiss physicians.
IMPRINTING
Releasing a watch in the 2010s that was named for the ‘Shelby Cobra’ sports car, which Swiss subsidiary of luxury goods group Richemont uses the Greek letter phi as its logo?
BAUME & MERCIER
Based in Basel, which financial institution with the initials BIS aims to foster international co-operation between central banks, with its many members including the European Central Bank, Federal Reserve and Bank of England?
BANK FOR INTERNATIONAL SETTLEMENTS
Originating when the communities of Uri, Schwyz and Unterwalden decided they wanted to be friends, which founding document of Switzerland is celebrated on Swiss National Day? It contains a year in its title.
FEDERAL CHARTER OF 1291
Home to the world’s steepest cogwheel railway, which mountain massif that rises above Lake Lucerne has a legend that suggests its name comes from it being the burial place of a certain Roman?
PILATUS (The Roman being Pontius Pilate)
The term ‘Swiss’ began to be used in the period following which 1499 war, the last between the Old Swiss Confederacy and the House of Habsburg?
SWABIAN WAR
Producer and composer of the electronic music duo Goldfrapp, which keyboardist wrote the opera “Piccard in Space”? The title is a reference to the Swiss physicist Auguste Piccard’s record breaking hydrogen balloon flights.
WILL GREGORY
Friedrich Dürrenmatt was a member of which left-wing group of Swiss writers, named for a town in which they regularly convened in a restaurant? It can be found in the northern canton of Solothurn.
GRUPPE OLTEN
Centring around a woman who wants revenge on the lover who left her after she became pregnant, which play by Friedrich Dürrenmatt was made into a Palme d’Or nominated 1964 film starring Ingrid Bergman and Anthony Quinn?
THE VISIT
The entirety of which tiny municipality in the canton of Schaffhausen is designated as part of the Inventory of Swiss Heritage Sites, with its neolithic farming settlements including Goldäcker?
GÄCHLINGEN
Consisting of two words, which archaeological site and open-air museum near Basel is the oldest known Roman colony on the Rhine? Its theatre is a stand-out feature that sometimes holds concerts.
AUGUSTA RAURICA
The type site for a late Iron Age culture, the archaeological site of La Tène can be found on the north side of which Swiss lake that makes up the Three Lakes Region along with Biel and Morat?
LAKE NEUCHÂTEL
Harassed by Germanic tribes, the Helvetii tried to move into Western Gallia before being defeated by forces under the command of Julius Caesar at which 58 BC second major battle of the Gallic Wars, this forcing them to return to their homelands?
BIBRACTE
Brother of Tiberius and father to Claudius, which military commander is particularly noted for helping the Roman Empire to increase their influence in the Alps and across the Rhine? A 20-metre high stone named for him can be found in Mainz.
DRUSUS (THE ELDER)
The town of Windisch is situated at the site of a ruin of what large Roman camp, which lay at the confluence of the Aare and Reuss rivers?
VINDONISSA
Its remains lying near the modern town of Avenches and yet another site to boast an impressive theatre, what was the capital of the Helvetii under the Romans?
AVENTICUM
Now the modern town of Nyon in the canton of Vaud, which Swiss Roman site was named for a general and the cavalrymen veterans who settled there?
IULIA EQUESTRIS
Covering areas like the Jura and Black Forest, the Roman loss of which two-word territory north of the Rhine in 260 AD transformed Switzerland into a frontier of the Roman empire?
AGRI DECUMATES
Named for the Germanic tribe that drove the Romans out of the Agri Decumates, which kingdom established by a Germanic tribal confederation existed from 213 to 911, covering parts of Switzerland during its existence?
ALEMANNIA
Switzerland became part of the Frankish empire following Clovis I’s victory over the Alemanni at which battle with a traditional date of 496 AD, this having taken place in modern North Rhine-Westphalia?
TOLBIAC
A lone Conrad interpolating a mass of rulers called Berthold, which dynasty of Swabian nobility derived their name from a castle near Freiburg im Breisgau?
ZÄHRINGER/N
Having their castle in the modern canton of Zürich near Winterthur, which noble family in the Duchy of Swabia was a significant player in the 12th-century alongside the likes of the Zähringer, being annexed to the Habsburgs in 1264 following the extinction of its male line?
KYBURG
Later elected after an interegnum following the fall of the Hohenstaufen dynasty, which first Habsburg King of Germany laid claim to the property of the County of Kyburg following the extinction of its male line in 1264?
RUDOLF I
In Vevey there is a large statue of what object sticking out of Lake Geneva? Originally installed in 1995, it was replaced in 2007, but disturbingly is not the largest such installation with versions in the US pushing it out of the record books.
FORK
Turned into an animated series that hit screens in 2000, which Swiss author and illustrator is responsible for the children’s book “The Rainbow Fish”, a work that has shiny foil scales on its cover?
MARCUS PFISTER
Appropriately found in the town of Schwyz, which museum is named for the German term for the Federal Charter of 1291, with the document being on display if you fancy a read?
BUNDESBRIEFMUSEUM
In the 14th century which three city-states had joined Uri, Schwyz and Unterwalden to take their place in the ‘Old Confederency’ of eight states? These entities worked together to counter the growing influence of the Habsburgs.
ZÜRICH, BERN AND LUCERNE
Along with Zug, which canton beginning with G that has a capital of the same name was one of the eight states of the ‘Old Confederency’?
GLARUS
Seen as a turning point in the growth of Switzerland, which battle of 1386 that took place in the modern canton of Lucerne saw the Swiss Confederacy defeat Leopold III, Duke of Austria, the Habsburg member not coming out of the event alive?
SEMPACH
Despite being hugely outnumbered, which battle of 1388 saw the canton of Glarus defeat the Habsburg-ruled Duchy of Austria? Pilgrimages to the site are made in honour of this success, with it also being celebrated by a localised public holiday.
NÄFELS
The Swiss reputation for invincibility suffered a setback when they were defeated in which 1515 battle on Italian soil against French forces led by Francis I, this being the last major conflict of the War of the League of Cambrai?
MARIGNANO
Arising as one of the consequences of the Reformation in Switzerland that was promoted by Huldrych Zwingli, which pair of wars named for a municipality in the canton of Zürich occurred in 1529 and 1531?
WARS OF KAPPEL
Occurring following a de facto Bernese devaluation where people ended up hoarding the more valuable silver coins, which war against the financial policies of the time took place in 1653?
SWISS PEASANT WAR (OF 1653)
Which Swiss municipality in the canton of Aargau gives its name to two wars in 1656 and 1712, the latter also being known as the Toggenburg War? The first of these saw the Catholics defeat the Protestants, with the second seeing a reversal of that result.
VILLMERGEN
Although the Matterhorn is included in the Pennine or Valais Alps, it is way down the list in terms of height. What is this range’s highest peak?
DUFOURSPITZE
Issued by Napoleon to abolish the Helvetic Republic, which act led to the establishment of the Swiss Confederation in 1803 until the Restoration of 1815?
ACT OF MEDIATION
Taking place in Lazio, which siege from 1860 to 1861 was the concluding event between the wars of the Kingdom of Sardinia and the Kingdom of the Two Sicilies, this being the last time the Swiss army served foreign governments?
GAETA
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