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What did Daniel Peter add to chocolate in 1875?

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  1. 1 Easy

    What animal is Bern named after, according to legend?

    Answer: Bear

    Why: Bern's live bears go back to 1513, when its troops brought one home as a trophy from the Battle of Novara.

  2. 2 Medium

    When did Switzerland become a federal state?

    Answer: 1848

    Why: The federal state grew out of the Sonderbund War, a civil war that lasted less than a month in November 1847.

  3. 3 Hard

    When did the Swiss Guard adopt its striped uniform?

    Answer: 1914

    Why: Michelangelo had no hand in it: commandant Jules Repond based the uniform on 16th-century pictures of the Guard.

  4. 4 Easy

    What language gives Switzerland its 'CH' code?

    Answer: Latin

    Why: CH stands for Confoederatio Helvetica, a Latin name that favors none of the four national languages.

  5. 5 Medium

    When did Swiss women win the right to vote nationally?

    Answer: 1971

    Why: Appenzell Innerrhoden held out until 1990, when the Federal Supreme Court forced it to let women vote.

  6. 6 Hard

    Which country's king ruled Neuchâtel until 1848?

    Answer: Prussia

    Why: Prussia's king gave up his claim only in 1857, after a standoff known as the Neuchâtel Crisis.

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