Basel, also known as Basle BAHL is a city in northwestern Switzerland on the river Rhine.
Get ready to flex your Basel muscles! This quiz features 17 questions on everything from the basics to the most obscure facts. Can you ace it? Challenge yourself and see the results.
Basel, also known as Basle BAHL is a city in northwestern Switzerland on the river Rhine.
Get ready to flex your Basel muscles! This quiz features 17 questions on everything from the basics to the most obscure facts. Can you ace it? Challenge yourself and see the results.
Who of the following pictures is the Mayor of Basel?
The current mayor of Basel is Beat Jans. Beat Jans is a member of Social Democratic Party Of Switzerland Beat Jans is a Swiss politician of the Social Democratic Party (SP) and a member of the National Council of Switzerland.
Basel Infrastructure Fact
Basel is located at the meeting point of France, Germany, and Switzerland; because it sits on the Swiss national border and is beyond the Jura Mountains, many within the Swiss military reportedly believe that the city is indefensible during wartime.
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What does Basel's flag look like?
In 2003 the population of Basel, was 166,286. Can you guess what the population was in 2021?
247,013
234,483
178,995
263,123
Which of the following maps best describes Basel's location?
Basel shares a border with Allschwil, Binningen & Riehen. Can you guess which has a larger population?
Allschwil
Basel
Binningen
Riehen
The place with a largest population is Basel. The population of the mentioned places is
Basel (177,827)
Riehen (21,879)
Allschwil (21,150)
Binningen (15,675)
Basel Education Fact
Basel has five public gymnasiums (Gymnasium Bäumlihof , Gymnasium Kirschgarten , Gymnasium am Münsterplatz , Gymnasium Leonhard , Wirtschaftsgymnasium und Wirtschaftsmittelschule Basel ), each with its own profiles (different focus on major subjects, such as visual design, biology and chemistry, Italian, Spanish, or Latin languages, music, physics and applied mathematics, philosophy/education/psychology, and economics and law) that entitles students with a successful Matura graduation to attend universities.
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What awards has Basel been given?
Righteous Among The Nations
European City Of The Reformation
National Hero Of The Philippines
Patriotic Order Of Merit In Silver
Basel received the European The City of The Reformation. European City of the Reformation is a honorific title bestowed upon European cities and towns which played an important role during the history of the Reformation by the Community of Protestant Churches in Europe.
Basel Economy Fact
Basel has also Switzerland's third tallest building (Basler Messeturm, 105 m (344 ft)) and Switzerland's tallest tower (St. Chrischona TV tower, 250 m (820 ft)).
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In which country is Basel located?
Yemen
Norway
Kyrgyzstan
Switzerland
Which of the following bodies of water is located in or near Basel? (Select 2 answers)
Birs
Ebro
Lake Biwa Canal
Rhine
The following bodies of water are located near Basel:
Rhine
Birs
Basel Politics Fact
On 18 October 2015, in the federal election State Councillor (German: Ständerätin) Anita Fetz, member of the Social Democratic Party (SP), was re-elected in the first round as single representative of the canton of Basel-Town in the national Council of States (Ständerat) with an absolute majority of 35'842 votes.
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Among the listed properties, which one is owned by Basel?
Stade De La Maladière
Stadion Schützenwiese
BCF Arena
Venus And Cupid
What country has Basel served as the capital city for?
Canton Of Solothurn
Basel-Stadt
Canton Of Lucerne
Canton Of Glarus
Basel is or has been a capital city of - Basel-Stadt. Basel-Stadt or Basel-City is one of the 26 cantons forming the Swiss Confederation.
Basel Education Fact
As a city with a percentage of foreigners of more than thirty-five percent and as one of the most important centres in the chemical and pharmaceutical field in the world, Basel counts several international schools including: Academia International School, École Française de Bâle, Freies Gymnasium Basel (private), Gymnasium am Münsterplatz (public), Schweizerisch-italienische Primarschule Sandro Pertini, International School Basel and SIS Swiss International School.
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In which of the following organizations has Basel been a member? (Select 2 answers)
National Socialist Underground
Climate Alliance
Postzeitungsvertrieb
KlimaBündnis-Städte Schweiz
The following organizations have been among those that Basel has been a part of:
Title
Date
Image
Climate Alliance
1993
KlimaBündnis-Städte Schweiz
Basel History Fact
At the partition of the Carolingian Empire through the Treaty of Verdun in 843, Basel was first given to West Francia and became its German exclave.
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What is the language officially spoken in Basel?
German
Maltese
Russian
Armenian
The official language of Basel is German. German is a West Germanic language mainly spoken in Central Europe.
Basel History Fact
From the donation by Rudolph III of Burgundy of the Moutier-Grandval Abbey and all its possessions to Bishop Adalbero II of Metz in 999 until the Reformation, Basel was ruled by Prince-Bishops.
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Where is Basel located?
Malcantone
Unterwalden
Northwestern Switzerland
Jungfrau-Aletsch Protected Area
Basel is located in Northwestern Switzerland.
Basel History Fact
In the 11th to 12th century, Basel gradually acquired the characteristics of a medieval city.
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Which of the following cities or administrative bodies are twinned to Basel? (Select 2 answers)
Fuzhou
Miami Beach
Wenzhou
Shanghai
Basel is twinned with:
Shanghai (2007- )
Miami Beach
Van
Basel Culture Fact
The football club FC Basel continues to be successful and in recognition of this the city was one of the Swiss venues for the 2008 European Championships, as well as Geneva, Zürich and Bern.
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Münchenstein occupies an area of 7.19 square kilometre. What is the area occupied by Basel? (The information was updated in 2005)
26 Square Kilometre
23.85 Square Kilometre
22.66 Square Kilometre
25.04 Square Kilometre
How many Twitter followers does Basel have? (as of Dec 6, 2022)?
14,286
17,143
19,286
16,286
Basel had 14,286 followers on Twitter as of Dec 6, 2022.
Basel Culture Fact
The city of Basel is a centre for numerous fairs and events all year round.
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What are the timezones Basel belongs to? (Select 2 answers)
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