24 practice questions with answers and explanations on the authorities, history, geography and culture of Fribourg. The app has all 407 questions on Fribourg and Switzerland.
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Correct answer: D – 110
According to the constitution (Art. 95), the Grand Council has 110 members elected by the people for five years by proportional representation. It passes laws and the budget, elects the judges and grants naturalization by decree.
Source: bdlf.fr.ch · Checked October 2026
Correct answer: A – 5 years
In Fribourg the legislative term lasts five years (Constitution, Art. 95), unlike most cantons (four years). The last general elections took place in November 2021 (2022-2026 term); the next are scheduled for 8 November 2026.
Source: fr.ch · Checked October 2026
Correct answer: C – 7
The Council of State consists of seven members (Constitution, Art. 106), each heading a directorate. Its members are elected by the people for five years.
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Correct answer: D – The prefect
Each district is headed by a prefect, elected by the people for five years (Constitution, Art. 136). The prefect maintains public order and supervises the municipalities.
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Correct answer: C – 1481
Fribourg and Solothurn were admitted to the Confederation in 1481, at the Diet of Stans. They were the first new cantons since Bern joined in 1353.
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Correct answer: A – Nicholas of Flüe
The advice of the hermit Nicholas of Flüe helped the Confederates reach a compromise at Stans in 1481. This agreement opened the door for Fribourg and Solothurn to join.
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Correct answer: D – Duke Berthold IV of Zähringen
The city of Fribourg was founded in 1157 by Duke Berthold IV of Zähringen. The Zähringen family also founded Bern (1191). Fribourg later passed to the Habsburgs (1277) and then to Savoy (1452).
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Correct answer: B – Charles the Bold, Duke of Burgundy
On 22 June 1476 the Confederates and their allies defeated the army of Charles the Bold outside Murten. A few years later, in 1481, Fribourg joined the Confederation.
Source: hls-dhs-dss.ch · Checked October 2026
Correct answer: C – Fribourg
The city of Fribourg is the capital of the canton and of the Sarine district. Located on the language border, it is mainly French-speaking with a large German-speaking minority.
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Correct answer: A – 7
The seven districts are Sarine, Singine (Sense), Gruyère, Lac (See), Glâne, Broye and Veveyse. Each district is headed by a prefect elected by the people.
Source: fr.ch · Checked October 2026
Correct answer: D – Tafers
The Singine (Sense) is the canton's only entirely German-speaking district; its capital is Tafers (Tavel in French). The Schwarzsee (Lac Noir) is also located there. The Lac (See) district is bilingual.
Source: fr.ch · Checked October 2026
Correct answer: B – Bulle
Bulle is the capital of the Gruyère district and the canton's second-largest town. The small medieval town of Gruyères, with its castle, is nearby.
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Correct answer: A – About 350,000
At the end of 2025 the canton's permanent resident population was 350,918 (cantonal statistics office, as of 2025). The population has grown by 26% since 2010, one of the strongest increases in Switzerland.
Source: fr.ch · Checked October 2026
Correct answer: C – French and German
According to the cantonal constitution (Art. 6), French and German are the official languages. About two thirds of the population speak French and about a quarter German. The naturalization procedure is conducted in French or German.
Source: bdlf.fr.ch · Checked October 2026
Correct answer: B – It is bilingual (French and German)
The University of Fribourg, founded in 1889, is Switzerland's only French-German bilingual university. Students can take courses in both languages.
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Correct answer: D – The Grand Council
After municipal citizenship has been granted and the federal authorization issued by the SEM, the file is examined by the Grand Council's naturalization committee; the Grand Council then adopts the naturalization decree. A ceremony follows.
Source: fr.ch · Checked October 2026
Correct answer: A – Through interviews with the cantonal service and the committees
Fribourg has no written knowledge test. Candidates are interviewed by the Civil Status and Naturalization Service (SENa) during the investigation, then possibly by the municipal naturalization committee and by the Grand Council's naturalization committee.
Source: fr.ch · Checked October 2026
Correct answer: B – 3 years, 2 of them within the last 5 years
The canton requires at least 3 years of residence in the canton, 2 of them within the 5 years before the application (in addition to the 10 years in Switzerland required by the Confederation). For second-generation foreigners, 2 years in the canton are enough, and years spent in BE, VD, NE, GE, JU or ZH also count.
Source: fr.ch · Checked October 2026
Correct answer: C – Gruyère
Gruyère AOP takes its name from the Gruyère region, where it has been made for centuries. A demonstration dairy, La Maison du Gruyère, can be visited at Pringy-Gruyères.
Source: gruyere.com · Checked October 2026
Correct answer: D – Broc
The Cailler chocolate factory settled in Broc, in Gruyère, at the end of the 19th century. Maison Cailler welcomes many visitors today.
Source: fr.wikipedia.org · Checked October 2026
Correct answer: B – Black at the top and white at the bottom
Fribourg's coat of arms is divided horizontally into black and white (silver), black on top. These are also the colours of the HC Fribourg-Gottéron ice hockey club.
Source: fr.wikipedia.org · Checked October 2026
Correct answer: B – Gruyère and Vacherin fribourgeois
Moitié-moitié fondue mixes equal parts of Gruyère and Vacherin fribourgeois, two AOP cheeses from the canton. Fondue made with Vacherin alone is also a Fribourg speciality.
Source: fr.wikipedia.org · Checked October 2026
Correct answer: A – A traditional autumn festival with a large meal
The Bénichon (Kilbi in German) celebrates the end of the harvest and the return of the herds from the alpine pastures. Its menu includes Bénichon mustard, cuchaule bread, leg of lamb and meringues with double cream.
Source: fr.ch · Checked October 2026
Correct answer: C – With meringues
Double cream from Gruyère is a very rich cream served with meringues and often fruit. It is an emblematic dessert of the region.
Source: fr.wikipedia.org · Checked October 2026
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