Swiss History

2. The distinct four-sided pyramidal peak that is one of the highest mountains in the Alps.
6. The shape of the emblem in the center of the Swiss flag.
7. The year 1291 saw the signing of the Federal _______, which founded the early Swiss Confederacy.
10. The _______ Guard has been protecting the Pope in Rome since 1506.
12. The Meadow where the three original cantons swore an oath of alliance in 1291.
13. The federal capital city of Switzerland.
14. Switzerland’s famous foreign policy of not taking sides in wars.
17. Switzerland's official country code (CH) stands for Confoederatio _________ in Latin.
19. The acronym for the modern rail system (Swiss Federal Railways) that connected the country in the 19th century.

1. This large Swiss city is a major global hub for banking and finance.
3. A traditional Swiss melted cheese dish, historically eaten by peasants in the Western Alps.
4. French-born religious reformer John ______ made Geneva a major center of the Protestant Reformation.
5. The Red _____ humanitarian organization was founded in Geneva by Henry Dunant in 1863.
7. Switzerland is divided into 26 of these political states (similar to US states).
8. The famous lake shared between Switzerland and France (known locally as Lac Léman).
9. Switzerland's official currency.
11. A luxury item that Swiss engineers became world-famous for making precise.
15. The legendary archer who shot an apple off his son's head.
16. The mountain range that covers a huge portion of Switzerland.
18. A weapon used by William Tell and early Swiss soldiers before firearms became common.