Alpine Countries Trivia Quiz – Names, Facts and Surprises

This alpine countries trivia quiz climbs through Switzerland, Austria, Liechtenstein, northern Italy and the French Alps. Ten questions bring names, facts and surprises from the mountains.

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🎯 Daily Trivia Challenge • 🧠 10 Questions • ⏱️ 150 Seconds

Question 1 / 10 Time: 150s

Countries
How many countries do the Alps cross?
Peaks
What is the highest mountain in the Alps?
Switzerland
The Matterhorn overlooks which Swiss resort town?
Austria
Which Austrian city hosted the Winter Olympics in 1964 and 1976?
Liechtenstein
Liechtenstein lies between Switzerland and which country?
Tunnels
Which is the world's longest railway tunnel, opened in 2016?
History
Which ancient general famously crossed the Alps with elephants?
Discovery
Ötzi the Iceman, found in 1991, was about how old?
Slovenia
What is the highest mountain in Slovenia?
Germany
What is Germany's highest peak, in the Bavarian Alps?

Explanations: answer key for all 10 questions

Q1: How many countries do the Alps cross?
Answer: Eight
The Alps cross France, Monaco, Italy, Switzerland, Liechtenstein, Austria, Germany and Slovenia in a great arc.
Q2: What is the highest mountain in the Alps?
Answer: Mont Blanc
Mont Blanc rises about 4,806 meters on the border of France and Italy, and its exact height changes with the snow.
Q3: The Matterhorn overlooks which Swiss resort town?
Answer: Zermatt
Zermatt is car-free. Visitors arrive by train and reach the slopes by cable cars and the Gornergrat railway.
Q4: Which Austrian city hosted the Winter Olympics in 1964 and 1976?
Answer: Innsbruck
Innsbruck sits in the Inn Valley, surrounded by mountains, and also hosted the first Winter Youth Olympics in 2012.
Q5: Liechtenstein lies between Switzerland and which country?
Answer: Austria
Liechtenstein is a doubly landlocked principality, one of only two countries surrounded entirely by landlocked countries.
Q6: Which is the world's longest railway tunnel, opened in 2016?
Answer: Gotthard Base Tunnel
The Gotthard Base Tunnel in Switzerland is about 57 kilometers long and runs deep beneath the Alps.
Q7: Which ancient general famously crossed the Alps with elephants?
Answer: Hannibal
Hannibal of Carthage crossed the Alps in 218 BC to attack Rome, losing many soldiers and animals to cold.
Q8: Ötzi the Iceman, found in 1991, was about how old?
Answer: About 5,300 years old
Ötzi was found in a glacier on the Austria-Italy border. His body, clothes and tools were remarkably well preserved.
Q9: What is the highest mountain in Slovenia?
Answer: Triglav
Triglav, about 2,864 meters, appears on Slovenia's coat of arms and flag and is a national symbol.
Q10: What is Germany's highest peak, in the Bavarian Alps?
Answer: Zugspitze
The Zugspitze is about 2,962 meters high and sits right on the border between Germany and Austria.

Alpine Countries Trivia Quiz – Life in the Alps

The Alps stretch about 1,200 kilometers across eight countries. They formed when the African plate pushed into Europe, folding rock into high peaks. Glaciers carved deep valleys and lakes, and many of those glaciers are now shrinking quickly.

Alpine life has long revolved around farming, trade and, more recently, tourism. Herders still move cows to high summer pastures, while railways, tunnels and passes such as the Brenner and St. Gotthard link northern and southern Europe.

Climate change is visible across the region. Alpine glaciers have lost much of their ice since the 1800s, and ski resorts invest in snowmaking while summer hiking and cycling attract more visitors every year.

What This Quiz Teaches

Skiers, hikers and geography fans can use this quiz to learn the countries and landmarks of the Alps.

Which eight countries the Alps cross
Which peak is highest
Who crossed the Alps with elephants
What Ötzi the Iceman tells us
Which tunnel is the longest

Did You Know?

The first ascent of Mont Blanc was in 1786.
The Matterhorn was first climbed in 1865.
Switzerland has more than 1,000 glaciers, though they are shrinking.
The St. Bernard dog breed comes from an Alpine pass hospice.
Austria is about two-thirds mountainous.