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Swiss cantons quiz

Swiss cantons: how fast can you find them all?

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Swiss cantons quiz: Obwalden or Nidwalden, and where the four capitals come from

“Find the place” asks all 26 cantons, Basel-Stadt the smallest on the map. “Find it from its capital” asks 12 whose capital is named otherwise (Chur, Sion, Bellinzona…), Appenzell and Basel being left out with the rest as they give their canton away. “Choose the capital” asks all 26, each with four answers: the right one, two of the six nearest capitals, one with the same first letter.

  1. Obwalden is the hard one: Stans, Nidwalden’s capital, is both its nearest capital and another S, so Sarnen and Stans often stand side by side.
  2. Basel-Stadt and Appenzell Innerrhoden are the smallest cantons: zoom with the buttons, Ctrl + scroll or two fingers, and “Whole map” to go back.
  3. A wrong capital turns red and you choose again; the second wrong one shows the answer, and the canton counts as missed.
  4. The end shows, say, “Done! 23/26 in 2:41”, the misses as “Valais · Sion”, and “Practise the ones I missed”.
Canton lit Right answer Six nearest capitals (two are offered) Same first letter (one is offered)
Obwalden SarnenStans, Lucerne, Altdorf, Schwyz, Zug, BernStans, St. Gallen, Schaffhausen, Solothurn, Schwyz, Sion
Nidwalden StansSarnen, Lucerne, Altdorf, Schwyz, Zug, GlarusSarnen, St. Gallen, Schaffhausen, Solothurn, Schwyz, Sion
Valais SionBern, Fribourg, Lausanne, Sarnen, Bellinzona, StansStans, Sarnen, St. Gallen, Schaffhausen, Solothurn, Schwyz
Ticino BellinzonaAltdorf, Chur, Stans, Sarnen, Glarus, SionBern, Basel
Appenzell Ausserrhoden HerisauAppenzell, St. Gallen, Frauenfeld, Glarus, Zürich, SchwyzNone: any other capital
Basel-Stadt BaselLiestal, Solothurn, Delémont, Aarau, Lucerne, SchaffhausenBern, Bellinzona

This page uses English names: Geneva, Grisons (Graubünden), Lucerne, Ticino, Vaud, Valais. Fribourg, Neuchâtel and the capitals Sion and Delémont keep their French form. The capitals to learn are the small towns: Herisau for Appenzell Ausserrhoden, Altdorf for Uri, Sarnen and Stans.

How it works

  1. Choose whether to find the places or find them from their capitals.
  2. Click or tap each place as its name appears; zoom in for the small ones.
  3. At the end, see your time and score, then practise only the ones you missed.

Frequently asked questions

Can I quiz the capitals?
Yes — choose “Choose the capital” to see each place highlighted and pick its capital, or “Find it from its capital” to be given the capital and find the place.
How does it work?
A name appears above the map: click or tap that place. Right answers turn green; after three misses the answer is shown. Skipped places come back at the end, and the ones you missed can be practised again.
Why does “Find it from its capital” ask only 12 cantons?
In the other 14 the capital is named like the canton (Bern, Geneva, Lucerne, Zug, Zürich) or gives it away (Appenzell, Basel), so the question would answer itself; those are greyed. The 12 asked run from Aarau to Stans. “Choose the capital” asks all 26.
Do I need an account?
No. The quiz runs in your browser with nothing to sign up for, and your scores are not stored anywhere.

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