Use your ears to solve today's Geo Quiz. Musical instruments are often connected to specific cultures and places. Stradivarius violins are from Cremona. Steel drums come from Trinidad and Tobago.
Gamelans are from Indonesia. And when you hear bagpipes, you probably think of the Scottish highlands - whether you like em or not.
Now we're looking for the place where the hangs was invented.
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The hang's a relatively young instrument, less than a decade old. It's a curiously complex percussive instrument. You might say the European city where it was invented has some curious distinctions too. It's where Albert Einstein worked out his theory of relativity.
And it's where tourists flock to see the Barengraben. That's the city's live bear pit...
The bear's been the city's symbol for centuries. So name the city that's linked to the sound of a bear and the sound of a hang?
The answer's coming up...