The Alps quiz
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Who is the orphan living with her grandfather in the Swiss Alps?
Answer: Heidi
Why: In the novel, Heidi is short for Adelheid, the name she shares with her late mother.
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Where were the first Winter Olympics held in 1924?
Answer: Chamonix
Why: The event was billed as International Winter Sports Week and only recognized as the first Winter Olympics two years later.
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How did Napoleon cross the Great St Bernard Pass in 1800?
Answer: On a mule
Why: The rearing horse everyone pictures comes from Jacques-Louis David's paintings, not from the crossing itself.
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What is the highest mountain in the Alps?
Answer: Mont Blanc
Why: Its rock tops out at about 4,792 m; the thick cap of ice and snow above it makes the official height change from year to year.
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Which plate's collision with Europe pushed up the Alps?
Answer: African Plate
Why: The Matterhorn's summit is made of rock that originally belonged to the African plate.
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Which river rising in Switzerland ends up in the Black Sea?
Answer: Inn
Why: Where they meet at Passau, the Inn brings more water on average than the Danube, yet the river keeps the Danube's name.
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