Wengen Holiday Fun: Some Surprising Answers in Our Quick Quiz? How much do you know about Wengen and the Jungfrau Region? Try our fun holiday quiz and see how you score. 1. What is the record time for soloing the north face of the Eiger unaided? a.) 2 hours, 47 minutes and 33 seconds b.) 6 hours, 50 minutes and 0 seconds c.) 8 hours, 22 minutes and 47 seconds d.) 17 hours 2. Which existing hotel in Wengen is the oldest? a.) The Alpenrose b.) The Belvedere c.) The Falken d.) The Regina 3. Which is the fastest time ever recorded for the Lauberhorn Run? a.) 1 min : 04.55 b.) 2 mins: 24.23 c.) 2 mins: 29.82 d.) 2 mins: 35.31 4. What used to be carried in procession down the mountain from Wengen to Lauterbrunnen? a.) Rounds of Alpkäse to the Chästeilet or cheese festival b.) Sedan chairs bearing wealthy travelers c.) Coffins bearing the dead to the cemetery d.) Letters and parcels from the post office at Am Archer. 5. Which track gauge does the Jungfrau Railway operate on? a.) 700 mm b.) 800 mm c.) 1000 mm d.) 1010 mm 6. Who is the Ski School’s furry friend? a.) Snowli b.) Mowgli c.) Bilbo d.) Furri 7. How might a visitor have arrived in Wengen from Lauterbrunnen in 1890? a.) on foot b.) by mule c.) sedan chair d.) Wengernalp Railway steam train 8. Which name was shared by Lord Byron’s hero on the Jungfrau and the ‘Red Baron’ fighter pilot of WW1? a.) Harald b.) Lucifer c.) Manfred d.) Wolfgang 9. Which 3 cheeses are most often found in a Swiss fondue? a.) Beaufort , Comte, Emmental b.) Cheddar, Sage Derby, Cheshire c.) Fontina, Mozzarella, Parmesan d.) Gruyere, Emmental, Vacherin-Fribourgeois 10. Which length were the longest recorded skis believed to be? a.) 6 feet b.) 8 feet c.) 10 feet d.) 12 feet 11. When was a release ski binding first invented? a.) 1939 b.) 1951 c.) 1966 d.) 1970 12. When did the plastic ski boot make an appearance? a.) 1950s b.) 1960s c.) 1970s d.) 1980s 13. From which glacier in the Jungfrau Region was ice exported to Paris restaurants? a.) Aletsch b.) Eiger c.) Giesen d.) Lower Grindelwald 14. Name the oldest family of recorded settlers in the Lauterbrunen Valley dating from the 12th century. a.) Gertsch b.) Lauener c.) Molitor d.) Von Allmen 15. Who opened the Jungfraujoch’s ‘Swiss Chocolate Heaven’ in August 2014? a.) The 2014 Lauberhorn Downhill Race winner, Patrick Küng b.) Tennis champion, Roger Federer c.) Swiss President, Didier Burkhalter d.) Willy Wonka of ‘Charlie and the Chocolate Factory’ 16. Which peak doesn’t lie in the line of the Atlantic-Mediterranean watershed proper? ie. all its water drains to the north. a.) Breithorn b.) Eiger c.) Mönch d.) Jungfrau 17. What is the Alpabzug? a.) An Alpine train journey b.) The last piste check of the day c.) The bringing down of the cows from the high pastures d.) A black ski run 18. What was the name of the combined lakes of Thun and Brienz before alluvial deposits from the Lütschine and Lombach Rivers divided the two to form the area of Interlaken? a.) Lake Aare b.) Lake Berner c.) Lake Wendel d.) Lake Zenit 19. Which peak is the highest in the Jungfrau-Aletsch Region and the culminating point of the Lake Thun drainage basin? a.) Aletschhorn b.) Finsteraarhorn c.) Jungfrau d.) Mönch 20. Switzerland is made up of how many cantons? a.) 26 b.) 12 c.) 16 d.) 6 Answers:-1a,2a,3b,4c,5c,6a,7abc,8c,9d,10d,11a,12b,13d,14d,15b,16b,17c,18c,19b,20a alpineholidayservices.ch/blog/Wengen-Holiday-Fun-Quiz/
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