Cross, Questions season 2
Cross two
In the beginning, the St. Gallen embroideries were embroidered by hand on cotton fabrics. From when was the first embroidery machine used?
a) About 1828
b) About 1880
c) About 1850
Cross three
What wood still adorns the woodwork of early and late Gothic, Cathedrals, Minsters and Churches today?
a) From spruce wood
b) From oak wood
c) From elm wood
Cross four
What material do you not need to make a silhouette work of art?
a) Eraser
b) Scissors
c) Black felt tip pen
Cross five
Which Swiss invented the machine for mixing sugar and cocoa powder in 1826?
a) Philippe Suchard
b) Rodolphe Lindt
c) Francoise-Louis Cailler
Cross six
To make paper, you need water, cotton, hemp or flax. What is the technical term for the finely beaten fibre pulp?
a) Dough
b) Slip
c) Chute
Cross seven
In which village in Graubünden was the Swiss painter, draughtsman, lithographer and children’s book author Alois Carigiet born?
a) Chur
b) Trun
c) Platenga
Cross eight
Glasi Hergiswil is the only glassworks in Switzerland. What raw materials do they need to make glass?
a) Quarts Sand, Soda and Lime
b) Kaolin, Dolomite and Chalk
c) Phosphorus, Quartz and Feldspar
Cross nine
How many litres of fresh milk does it take to make 1 kilo of hard cheese?
a) 15 litres
b) 10 litres
c) 7 litres
Cross ten
In which town was the first watchmakers’ guild founded in Switzerland?
a) Biel
b) Geneva
c) Lausanne
Cross Jack
Where to discover the largest natural underground lake in Europe by guided boat?
a) In the Muotathal cave
b) In the St. Beatus caves
c) In St. Léonhard
Cross Queen
Basel has three city gates. One gate is called Spalentor. What are the other two called?
a) St. Urban Gate and St. Basilius Gate
b) St. Alban Gate and St. Johanns Gate
c) Wettsteiner Gate and St. Clara Gate
Cross King
What is in the core of Montebello Castle in Bellinzona?
a) An Archaeological Museum
b) The administration of the municipality of Bellinzona
c) A romantic restaurant
Cross Ace
In which year did the first ascent on the south face of the Eiger succeed?
a) In the year 1876
b) In the year 1901
c) In the year 1950