All posts in Swiss trivia
Another bad year for the Swiss at Eurovision, failing to reach the final for the fifth time in six years.
The Swiss on board Titanic
When RMS Titanic sank 100 years ago even landlocked Switzerland was touched by the tragedy: twelve Swiss died that night.
The United States of Switzerland?
When I was in the US last summer, I couldn’t help but notice how many Swiss references there were all around me.
Ten essential facts about Bern
The New York Times recently had a great little article about 36 hours in Bern, with 12 things to see and do in the Swiss capital.
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Switzerland is now Six-word-Land
August 1, 2011, 9 CommentsHow would you describe Switzerland in six words? A creative challenge for Swiss National Day today.
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James Bond in The Swiss Connection
May 17, 2011, 1 Comment007, the quintessential English gentleman spy. Or is he? James Bond is actually half Swiss, his mother being from Canton Vaud.
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The Swiss canton challenge
December 20, 2010, 4 CommentsHow well do you know your cantons? The 26 names maybe but their shapes and places on the Swiss map?
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10 trivial facts about Switzerland
September 2, 2010, 14 CommentsLast month was trivia month but which was the most popular post? Cuckoo clocks or the Birdie Song? Nestlé or Rivella?
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Swiss Watching trivia, no 31: Records
August 31, 2010, 8 CommentsSwitzerland isn’t the biggest country in the world (in fact it’s number 131 on the list), but it manages to punch above its weight in some areas.
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Swiss Watching trivia, No 30: Emmentaler
August 30, 2010, 2 CommentsIt is the Swiss cheese, the one with the holes. This is Emmentaler, to give its proper name; Emmental is the generic name for holey Swiss cheese
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Swiss election results: xenophobia 0 commonsense 1
October 24, 2011, 31 Comments -
Dead famous in Switzerland
September 15, 2010, 26 Comments -
Meet Homo helveticus
October 3, 2011, 25 Comments -
A beginner’s guide to Swissness
June 4, 2010, 25 Comments -
A writer’s dream: giving up the day job
May 13, 2011, 24 Comments
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Switzerland at Eurovision
May 26, 2012, 1 Comment -
When is a car not a car?
May 18, 2012, 16 Comments -
A tale of two citizenships
May 9, 2012, 20 Comments -
It’s rubbish in Switzerland!
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Flying Doctors of Switzerland
April 27, 2012, 1 Comment
