24 practice questions with answers and explanations on the authorities, history, geography and culture of Lucerne. The app has all 404 questions on Lucerne and Switzerland.
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Correct answer: D – Kantonsrat (Cantonal Council)
The Lucerne cantonal parliament is called the Kantonsrat. It passes laws and supervises the government and administration. The government is called the Regierungsrat.
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Correct answer: C – 120
The Cantonal Council consists of 120 members, elected by proportional representation in six constituencies for four years. Seats are allocated to the constituencies according to population.
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Correct answer: B – 6
There are six electoral districts for the Kantonsrat elections: Lucerne city, Lucerne rural, Hochdorf, Sursee, Willisau and Entlebuch. They largely correspond to the canton's former Ämter (districts). Each electoral district receives seats in proportion to its population.
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Correct answer: D – Entlebuch
The Entlebuch is one of Lucerne's six constituencies, together with Luzern-Stadt, Luzern-Land, Hochdorf, Sursee and Willisau. The Freiamt is in Aargau; the Emmental and the Seeland are in the canton of Bern.
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Correct answer: D – 5
The Lucerne cantonal government consists of five members, each heading a department. The government is directly elected by the people every four years.
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Correct answer: C – the voters of the canton
The five government members are elected by the people of Lucerne, with the whole canton forming a single constituency. The canton's two members of the Council of States are elected the same way. The term is four years.
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Correct answer: D – 1332
In 1332 the city of Lucerne allied itself with Uri, Schwyz and Unterwalden, becoming the first city in the Confederation. Zurich followed in 1351 and Bern in 1353.
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Correct answer: A – the Battle of Sempach
In 1386 the Confederates defeated a Habsburg army at Sempach; Duke Leopold III of Austria was killed. The legend of Arnold Winkelried is linked to this battle. Morgarten (1315) is on the Zug/Schwyz border, Murten (1476) in the canton of Fribourg.
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Correct answer: A – Lucerne was a leading canton of the Catholic-conservative Sonderbund.
In 1845 seven Catholic-conservative cantons, led by Lucerne, joined together in the Sonderbund (separate alliance). In the Sonderbund War of 1847 they were defeated by the liberal cantons. The modern federal state was then founded in 1848.
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Correct answer: A – Lucerne
The Helvetic Republic first had Aarau as its capital, then briefly Lucerne (1798–1799), then Bern. The republic was founded under French influence and replaced by the Act of Mediation in 1803.
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Correct answer: A – the Swiss Guards killed in the storming of the Tuileries in Paris in 1792
The Lion Monument shows a dying lion carved into the rock face. It commemorates the Swiss Guards who were killed on 10 August 1792 during the storming of the Tuileries in Paris. It was unveiled in 1821, based on a design by Bertel Thorvaldsen.
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Correct answer: C – Lucerne
The City of Lucerne is the cantonal capital and lies where the Reuss flows out of Lake Lucerne. Emmen and Kriens are large municipalities in the agglomeration; Sursee is a regional centre.
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Correct answer: C – Central Switzerland
Lucerne is the most populous canton of Central Switzerland, which also includes Uri, Schwyz, Obwalden, Nidwalden and Zug. The City of Lucerne is regarded as its centre.
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Correct answer: B – Pilatus
Pilatus is Lucerne's home mountain and clearly visible from the city. A cogwheel railway from Alpnachstad is considered the steepest in the world. The Uetliberg is Zurich's home mountain.
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Correct answer: D – Lake Lucerne (Vierwaldstättersee)
Lake Lucerne borders the cantons of Lucerne, Uri, Schwyz, Obwalden and Nidwalden. The City of Lucerne lies at its north-western end, where the Reuss flows out of the lake.
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Correct answer: B – the Reuss
In Lucerne the Reuss leaves Lake Lucerne; the Chapel Bridge and the Spreuer Bridge cross it. The Reuss then flows north and joins the Aare in Aargau.
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Correct answer: B – German
The official language of the canton of Lucerne is German. In everyday life people speak Lucerne German, a Swiss German dialect. Federal law requires at least B1 oral and A2 written German for naturalisation.
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Correct answer: C – Schindler
The elevator and escalator manufacturer Schindler is headquartered in Ebikon in the canton of Lucerne; it was founded in Lucerne in 1874. Nestlé is based in Vevey, Roche in Basel, Swatch in Biel.
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Correct answer: B – tourism
With the Chapel Bridge, the Lion Monument, the lake and the mountains, Lucerne attracts many visitors from all over the world every year, so tourism is an important sector. The watch industry is located mainly in the Jura arc.
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Correct answer: B – the Chapel Bridge
The Chapel Bridge with its octagonal Water Tower is Lucerne's best-known landmark and one of the oldest covered wooden bridges in Europe. The Zytglogge is in Bern, the Grossmünster in Zurich.
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Correct answer: A – with the 'Urknall' (big bang) at 5 a.m.
The Lucerne carnival starts on Schmutziger Donnerstag at exactly 5 a.m. with the 'Urknall' over the lake basin. Then Guggenmusik bands and masked figures parade through the old town. The Morgestraich belongs to the Basel carnival, the Böögg to Zurich's Sechseläuten.
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Correct answer: A – Guggenmusik bands, masks and parades
At the Lucerne carnival, Guggenmusik bands play, people wear masks and costumes, and there are big parades such as the Fritschi and Wey parades. Along with Basel, Lucerne is known throughout Switzerland for its carnival.
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Correct answer: A – the Swiss Museum of Transport (Verkehrshaus)
The Swiss Museum of Transport in Lucerne shows the history of rail, road, water, air and space travel. It is one of the most visited museums in Switzerland. The National Museum and the Kunsthaus are in Zurich, the Technorama in Winterthur.
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Correct answer: B – an internationally known classical music festival
The Lucerne Festival is one of the world's leading classical music festivals. Concerts take place mainly in the Culture and Congress Centre Lucerne (KKL) by the lake. Famous orchestras and soloists perform every year.
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