Q 01/05

Which monster did Disneyland add to its Matterhorn Bobsleds ride in 1978?

A) Bigfoot, the Sasquatch

B) The Abominable Snowman

C) An ice ogre

D) A mountain troll

Answer · why

B) The Abominable Snowman

The Abominable Snowman arrived in a 1978 revamp that also brought two-car bobsleds, greatly increasing how many riders the ride could carry.

Q 02/05

In the 1890s, what was proposed to carry visitors up the Matterhorn but never built?

A) A road

B) A railway

C) An elevator

D) A chairlift

Answer · why

B) A railway

A railway was proposed, but while the same builder's line to a nearby viewpoint opened in 1898, the Matterhorn line was dropped.

Q 03/05

Which Disneyland ride used to pass straight through the park's copy of the Matterhorn?

A) The Monorail

B) The Skyway

C) The PeopleMover

D) Autopia

Answer · why

B) The Skyway

The Skyway ran through the mountain until 1994, and the Matterhorn itself was built partly to hide the Skyway's big support tower.

Q 04/05

Which Italian resort town sits below the Matterhorn's south face?

A) Breuil-Cervinia

B) Macugnaga

C) Courmayeur

D) Gressoney-La-Trinité

Answer · why

A) Breuil-Cervinia

Breuil-Cervinia is where Jean-Antoine Carrel's Italian party set off in July 1865, only to be beaten to the summit by a British-led team.

Q 05/05

In which Swiss canton is the Matterhorn?

A) Ticino

B) Graubünden

C) Bern

D) Valais

Answer · why

D) Valais

Valais is home to Zermatt, which the 1865 first ascent turned from a farming village into a famous mountain resort.