Sporcle, my favorite technique for developing mental "hooks" on which to hang related information, now has a game for the Swiss cantons! I still need to work on them, but I'm pretty happy to have gotten 20/26 on my first try—without looking at the Swiss map (thank you A&M!) on my wall. All but one missed canton are in the eastern part of the country, with which I'm less familiar. I am somewhat embarrassed at having missed Neuchâtel, but I still did better that I would do with Florida's counties....
There's also a quiz for Facts about Switzerland, on which I got 37 out of 50 on the first try. I would have gotten two more had I not been interrupted twice in the middle of the game. When will Porter learn not to interrupt when I am doing important work? I also wasted too much time trying variations on "Confederation Helvetica" for the official name.... And their answer for the "Southern Mountain Range" is nitpicking, I think. I'll never be able to remember the name of the president (Eveline Widmer-Schlumpf), but that changes every year, anyway.
