Interactive quiz: 20 questions on France
Which is the oldest city in France? Who invented pink Champagne? - How many can you get right?
1. Which river runs through Bordeaux?
A. The Garonne,
B. The Lot,
C. The Moselle
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A The Garonne
2. Which motorsport event was created by Thierry Sabine in 1978?
A. The Tour de France en voiture,
B. The 24h de Le Mans,
C. The Paris Dakar Rally.
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C The Dakar Rally (formerly Paris-Dakar)
3. Founded by Greek mariners in 600 BCE, which is the oldest city in France?
A. Dunkirk,
B. Marseille,
C. Lyon
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B Marseille
4. Which holiday commemorates the beginning of the French Revolution ?
A. Independence Day,
B. Bastille Day,
C. Republic Day
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B Bastille Day
5. To which lady do we owe the invention of pink Champagne?
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Madame de Clicquot Ponsardin, better known as La Veuve de Clicquot (Widow Clicquot)
6. Perhaps the most famous animal in recent French history is Baltique. What kind of animal was she and who did she belong to?
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A black Labrador often seen accompanying her owner, president Fran莽ois Mitterand
7. In which year did the Channel Tunnel open for traffic?
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1994
8. Which French city is known as 鈥�La Cit茅 du Lion鈥�?
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Belfort, in the Franche-Comt茅
9. When you write a letter to 55 rue du Faubourg St Honor茅 75800 Paris, who will be the recipient?
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The President of the Republic, it is the address of the Palais de l鈥橢lys茅e
10. What is the name of the stew made with white beans which originated in either Carcassonne, Toulouse or Castelnaudary 鈥� depending on who you ask?
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Cassoulet
11. The supporters of which football club urge their team to victory by singing: 鈥�Allez les verts鈥�?
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Saint-Etienne
12. Which famous monument stands in the Place de l鈥橢toile in Paris?
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The Arc de Triomphe
13. What three-letter word appears on a French wine label to indicate the wine comes from a superior vineyard?
14. What is the name of the official organisation that defends the purity of the French language by issuing rules setting out what can and cannot be said?
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The Acad茅mie Fran莽aise
15. What is the fruit of the anacardier tree called in both French and English?
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The noix de cajou or cashew nut
16. Which air route is taken by the longest scheduled domestic flight in the world (taking a little liberty with the definition)?
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Paris Charles de Gaulle to St Denis airport on the island of La R茅union
17. What modern bathroom fixture was originally called a chaise de propret茅 (鈥渁 cleaning chair鈥�)?
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The bidet
18. Which town in southern France claims to be the place where modern 辫茅迟补苍辩耻别 was invented?
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La Ciotat near Marseilles
19. Which French city celebrates the annual F锚tes de la Mirabelle?
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Metz
20. Which character created by Maurice Leblanc is better known as the 鈥�gentleman cambrioleur鈥� (the gentleman thief)?
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Ars猫ne Lupin
