Thursday, 20 February 2014

30. More About South Germany, Austria & Switzerland - Quiz Answers

30. More About South Germany, Austria & Switzerland - Quiz Answers

1    Baden Württemberg is in the south of Germany.

2    There are many beautiful tourist areas here along the Rhine & Danube rivers.

3    The largest city in this state is Stuttgart.

4    This city is the home of Mercedes & Porsche car production.

5     Ulm is famous as the birthplace of Albert Einstein.

6    The 'capital' of the Black Forest is Freiburg.

7    The Black Forest is famous for the Cuckoo Clock & BlackForest Cherry Cake.

8    The mountains in the Black Forest are not very high compared to the Alps.

9     The Black Forest consists mostly of magnificent conifer trees.

10   A walk through the Black Forest can be a very serene & exhilarating experience.

11    The highest peak in the Black Forest is the Feldberg at 1500 metres.

12   The lake at Titisee can freeze over in winter.

13   Austria has a wealth of relatively cheap & challenging ski areas.

14   The ski resort on a glacier near Zell am See is called Kaprun.

15   Kirchberg and Filzmoos are two very charming villages .

16   The train ride from Visp to Zermatt is quite overpowering.

17   You cannot take you car and drive in Zermatt.

18   The Matterhorn is the incredible pyramid like peak towering over Zermatt.

19   Most of the vehicles in Zermatt are basically service vehicles.

20   You can even find horse drawn vehicles still used in Zermatt.

21   The 3 major languages of Switzerland are German,  French  &  Italian.

22   The 4th language, Räto-Romanisch is derived from old Latin.

23   Swiss German is a very musical language.

24   Austrian German is very similar in many respects to Bavarian.

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