Spaceforce

1 / 20

Other keys: show • Space: good • 1-4: rate • 0: skip • 5: flag • 6: invert

Question

In what year was the Old Swiss Confederacy founded — the origin of Switzerland?

Answer

1291 → tuna · bat.

Three men swearing an oath in the Alps, a bat perched on a tuna — the 1291 founding, pegs tuna (12) and bat (91).

The Federal Charter of 1291 bound the three "forest cantons" (Uri, Schwyz, Unterwalden) in a defensive alliance against Habsburg rule — the traditional founding of Switzerland, still celebrated as the national holiday on 1 August. Peg 12 · 91 → tuna · bat: a bat perched on a tuna.

Tip: "Schwyz" gave the country its name — Schweiz / Switzerland.

or press any other key