French Quiz

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French Quiz

• How much do you know about France and the
  French???

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Who is the current President of France?

• Chirac
• Mitterand
• Sarkozy

3
Napoleon was born in

• Lyon
• Paris
• Corsica

4
Who wrote the book Les Misérables?

• Molière
• Camus
• Hugo

5
Charles de Gaulle is a famous French

• Holiday resort
• General
• King

6
In what year was the French revolution?

• 1789
• 1655
• 1884

7
What is a TGV?

• Train
• Special tax
• Trade Union

8
Which river does not run through France?

• Loire
• Rhône
• Danube

9
What do the last 2 digits of a French number
plate indicate?

• the year the car was made
• the place where the driver lives
• the year the car was registered

10
Which French singer wrote the original song My
Way?

• Claude François
• Edith Piaf
• Johnny Halliday

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The 14th July celebrates

• The French Revolution
• The second World War
• The birth of Napoleon

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What is la Bastille?

• a castle
• a prison
• a region

13
Alexandre Dumas wrote

• A beautiful life
• The long river
• The three musketeers

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How tall is the Eiffel tower?

• 400 metres
• 320 metres
• 555 metres

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Which of these mountain ranges is not French?

• the Alps
• the Carpathians
• the Pyrenees

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Where did Joan of Arc battle the English army?

• Domremy
• Azincourt
• Orleans

17
What wine do the French have with cheese?

• White wine
• Rosé wine
• Red wine

18
How many French départements are there?

• 50
• 100
• 200

19
Brittany juts into the

• Atlantic
• Mediterranean
• It does not border a sea

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The 3 largest French cities are

• Paris, Lyon, Marseille
• Paris, Lille, Lyon
• Marseille, Paris, Bordeaux

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Edith Piaf was

• a political figure
• a singer
• the sister of Mitterand

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The Côte dAzur is in

• Provence
• Normandy
• Languedoc-Roussillon

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How many hours do the French work each week (by
law)?

• 39
• 37.5
• 35

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How long does the French President stay in office
(by law)

• 7 years
• 5 years
• 6 years

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And now

• Name the 6 countries bordering France
• Name the 3 seas/oceans
• Name 4 French actors/actresses
• Name 5 words coming from French
• Name 10 French cities/towns
• Name 4 French wine regions
• Can you name any famous French inventors/scientist
  s?
• Music artists? Films?