Lovin' Liechtenstein Trivia Quiz

Answer: Castle where the first family lives

Vaduz houses a little over five thousand citizens. The castle has most of Liechtenstein's most famous art works. The castle in Vaduz is where the citizens of Liechtenstein hold the country's National Day. Even though Vaduz is Liechtenstein's capital, the largest city is Schaan.

Answer: Zurich

The nearest airport to Liechtenstein is sixty to ninety minutes away in the city of Zurich, Switzerland. Liechtenstein also has no train service.

Answer: Principality

The principality of Liechtenstein began in the seventeenth century when Holy Roman Emperor Matthias made Karl I a prince. Soon after, Karl I moved into the castle at Vaduz. German is the first language of the country. Like Switzerland, Liechtenstein is neutral.

The majority of Liechtenstein's citizens live near the Rhine river on the west side of Liechtenstein. The meaning of Liechtenstein is "light stone".

Answer: God Save the Queen (King)

Liechtenstein's anthem is titled "Oben am jungen Rhein" ("High above the young Rhine"). Switzerland had the same tune to their anthem but eventually adopted "The Swiss Psalm" with a tune written by Alberich Zwyssig. In 2004, Liechtenstein and Northern Ireland had the same tune played twice when they played against each other in a football match because Liechtenstein's anthem shares the same tune as "God Save The Queen (King)" and Northern Ireland has "God Save The Queen (King)" as their anthem. The words to "Oben am jungen Rhein" were written by Jacob Jauch. Liechtenstein adopted their anthem in 1850.

Answer: Crown

Liechtenstein has had a flag since 1764. Their flag has a wide band of blue (representing the sky) on top of a wide band of red (representing the evening fires). Haiti's first flag was a band of blue (representing the African people of Haiti) on top of a band of red (representing the mixed races of Haiti).

At the Berlin Olympics in 1936, people were stunned when Haiti and Lichtenstein arrived waving the same flag. One year later, Liechtenstein added the crown emblem to the upper left hand corner of their flag and Haiti added the Haiti coat of arms to their flag.

Answer: Austria and Switzerland

Liechtenstein is a small country in Europe locked in by Austria and Switzerland. It has over 800,000 people and is eight times smaller than Los Angeles. The people are known as Liechtensteiners.

Answer: False

False, the country of Liechtenstein has dominated at the Winter Olympics in the Alpine Skiing category. The country won men and women's bronze at 1976 Innsbruck. In 1980 Lake Placid, the country won two gold and one silver for men and women. Bronze medals were won for men and women in 1984 Sarajevo. Calgary in 1988 was a bronze for men. 2018 Pyeongchang Winter Olympics had a bronze for women.

Answer: Dentures

Dentures were a 3.1 billion dollar venture for the CEO of Ivocar Vivadent. The Liechtenstein company produces twenty percent of the dentures in the world. Dentures are considered one of Liechtenstein's primary exports.

Over one-half of the work force in Liechtenstein comes from Austria, Switzerland, and Germany.

Answer: Switzerland

Liechtenstein hasn't had an army since 1868 and has no clear boundary. The National Police handle any security for the country. In 2007 during a heavy fog, the Swiss Army were out doing maneuvers when they realized they had walked a mile into Liechtenstein. The country didn't know what had occurred until someone from Switzerland called to apologize.

Answer: August

Liechtenstein's National Day is August fifteenth. In German it is known as Staatsfieirtag. The head of Liechtenstein invites the people to celebrate in Vaduz. A reception is held courtesy of the government with beer and wine. Speeches are given. National Day began in 1940 as a way to celebrate Assumption Day and the birthday of the former leader, Franz Joseph.

In 1990, National Day became an official holiday for Liechtenstein.