Q 01/05

Which river flows out of Lake Zurich through the city centre?

A) Limmat

B) Aare

C) Rhine

D) Sihl

Answer · why

A) Limmat

The Sihl joins it at the tip of the Platzspitz park by the National Museum.

Q 02/05

Is Zurich the capital of Switzerland?

A) Yes, since 1848

B) No, Bern is the federal city

C) No, Lausanne is

D) Yes, jointly with Geneva

Answer · why

B) No, Bern is the federal city

It was briefly federal capital in 1839–40 and 1845–46 under the old rotating system.

Q 03/05

What did the Romans call Zurich?

A) Aventicum

B) Turicum

C) Augusta Raurica

D) Vindonissa

Answer · why

B) Turicum

It was a customs post collecting a 2.5 percent tax on goods moving along the Limmat.

Q 04/05

On which small hill did the Romans build their castellum in the city centre?

A) Lindenhof

B) Zürichberg

C) Käferberg

D) Uetliberg

Answer · why

A) Lindenhof

It remains the geographic and historic centre, on the west bank of the Limmat.

Q 05/05

Which Carolingian king founded the Fraumünster abbey in 853 for his daughter?

A) Charles the Bald

B) Louis the German

C) Lothair I

D) Charlemagne

Answer · why

B) Louis the German

In 1045 the abbess was granted markets, tolls and a mint, effectively ruling the city.