Q 01/05

Austria is a federation of how many states?

A) Seven

B) Twelve

C) Nine

D) Sixteen

Answer · why

C) Nine

Vienna is unique in being both a city and a state.

Q 02/05

Austria's native name Österreich derives from Ostarrîchi, first recorded in 996, meaning what?

A) Mountain land

B) Land of the Danube

C) Holy realm

D) Eastern realm

Answer · why

D) Eastern realm

At the time the area was the easternmost part of Bavaria.

Q 03/05

Austria shares borders with how many countries?

A) Five

B) Six

C) Eight

D) Ten

Answer · why

C) Eight

Germany, Czechia, Slovakia, Hungary, Slovenia, Italy, Switzerland and Liechtenstein.

Q 04/05

The Grossglockner, Austria's highest mountain, rises to what height?

A) 2,962 m

B) 3,340 m

C) 3,600 m

D) 3,798 m

Answer · why

D) 3,798 m

The Pasterze, Austria's longest glacier, lies on its eastern slope.

Q 05/05

The Eastern Alps make up roughly what share of Austria's territory?

A) 62%

B) 30%

C) 45%

D) 55%

Answer · why

A) 62%

Foothills and the Pannonian lowlands account for most of the rest.