All Things Austrian Trivia Quiz

Answer: False

The countries that border Austria are: Germany, the Czech Republic, Slovakia, Hungary, Slovenia, Italy, Liechtenstein and Switzerland.

Answer: Graz

Linz is big, but rather boring (and not the biggest city). Salzburg is renowned for its great cultural value, as is Graz, which is also the second biggest town. Munich is not even a part of Austria, it lies in Bavaria, Germany.

Answer: Großglockner

The Großglockner is 3798 metres above sea level. A famous mountain pass runs over it. The Zugspitze is a mere 2962 metres high and is Germany's highest point (although part of it is in Austria). The Dachstein and the Wildspitze are very beautiful areas, but only 2995 and 3768 m high.

Answer: FPO

The FPÖ, or "blue" party, is the club of international supervillain Jörg Haider and in power since 1999 together with the ÖVP. The Green Party is only the fourth biggest one, while the Liberal Forum originally consisted of dissenters from the FPÖ and is now near the end because of catastrophic election results.

The KPÖ, or Communist Party, lost big during the 1950's and has never since played a role in Austria.

Answer: False

Austria had some ships, stationed in ports which belonged to the Empire of Austria, like Trieste, or Fiume (now Rijeka). Their biggest victory was in 1866 during the battle of Lissa, where Admiral Tegethoff and his men defeated a much bigger Italian fleet.

Answer: Goldenes Dachl

The Goldenes Dachl (Golden Roof) is located in Innsbruck, Tyrol. It is a balcony that was built for emperor Maximilian I at the end of the 15th century. Schönbrunn and the Hofburg are both former castles of Austria's ruling dynasty, the Habsburgs, in Vienna.

The Cathedral of St. Stephan is the church in Vienna which is most popular with tourists (when you go there, notice the mosaic on the ceiling).

Answer: True

Grapes are grown and also sold there. In Grinzing, the part of Vienna which is famous for its wine, there are the "Heurigen" taverns which specialise in selling new wine from the surrounding wineries.

Answer: Helmut Qualtinger

Helmut Qualtinger was famous for his figure "Herr Karl". Joseph Schmerl is just a made-up name, while Wolfgang Schüssel is a chancellor of Austria. Ferdinand von Saar was an Austrian writer during the 19th century.

Answer: Burgenland

This state was named after the four capital cities of the districts of Western Hungary, where the Burgenland is and which all end in "-burg". Ironically, none of them is in Burgenland.

Answer: Elizabeth I

Played by Romy Schneider in the films and assassinated in Switzerland.