geneva

     

Coorinates: 46°12′N, 6°09′E

Trivia about geneva

  • A Genovese is from Genoa, while a Genevese comes from this city
  • This large Swiss city is on the western end of Lake Geneva
  • Geneva is the capital of this Swiss canton
  • International laws regarding prisoners of war were established by conventions held in this city in 1929 & 1949
  • From 1920 to 1946 this Swiss city served as the seat of the League of Nations
  • The League of Nations met for the first time Nov. 15, 1920 in its new headquarters in this Swiss city
  • This Swiss city's Clock & Watch Museum on Rue de Malagnou is open daily except Tues., 10 A.M. - 5 P.M.; be punctual
  • The Palace of Nations, the League's headquarters, was built on land next to this Swiss lake
  • 4 treaties to mitigate the horrors of war were signed in this city in August 1949
  • The former palace of the League of Nations in this Swiss city houses a philatelic museum
  • This Swiss city's Palais des Nations houses a stamp museum & the League of Nations Museum
  • On November 15, 1920 the League of Nations held its first meeting in this city
  • In 1826 the speed of sound in water was first calculated in this largest Alpine lake
  • "Convention"al Swiss city(6)
  • John Calvin moved back to this Swiss city in 1541, became a citizen & died there in 1564
  • You'll find the European headquarters of the U.N. in this Swiss city
  • In the 1860s a conference in this city led to a document on the treatment of those wounded in battle
  • Henri Dunant, founder of the Red Cross, was a native of this city
  • The World Health Organization is headquartered in this Swiss city
  • In 1995 the new World Trade Organization established its headquarters in this Swiss city
  • The W.H.O.'s administrative HQ is located in this Swiss city on the Rhone River
  • In "Daisy Miller", Henry James calls this Swiss city "the little metropolis of Calvinism"
  • In the 1540s John Calvin made this Swiss city a center of Protestant might
  • Philosopher Jean-Jacques Rousseau was not born in France; his birthplace was this European city
  • The fountain seen here is a symbol of this Swiss city; note that it's in a lake
  • This Swiss city is headquarters to the World Council of Churches
  • "The faults of" this city "will be laid quite bare" must refer to the failure of the League of Nations--mustn't it?