French quiz
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1. Which of these countries does not
share a border with France?
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Spain
Italy
Germany
The Netherlands
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2. Jean-Paul Gaultier is famous for….
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goal scoring
tennis playing
fashion designing
cooking
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3. Pick a country apart from France
where French is spoken.
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Senegal
The Netherlands
Turkey
Austria
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4. When did France win the soccer
World Cup?
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2002
2006
1998
1994
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5. Which of these labels is French?
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Nike
Reebok
Le coq sportif
Puma
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6. What would you do with ‘le béret’?
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Eat it
Drink it
Wear it
Carry it
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7. Pick the odd one out.
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Brie
Camembert
Gruyère
Saucisson sec
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8. ‘Roland-Garros’ is the name of a
famous tournament and sport’s ground
in France. Which sport is played there?
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Tennis
Rugby
Golf
Handball
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9. Where was the first McDonalds built
in France?
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Paris
Marseille
Strasbourg
Nice
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10. Who makes the perfume ‘J’adore’?
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Chanel
Dior
Lancôme
L'Oréal
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11. ‘La Loire, La Seine and la Garonne’
are all French…..
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mountains
rivers
lakes
monuments
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12. What is “Mont Blanc’?
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A famous French yoghurt
France’s highest mountain
France’s longest river
A village where all the houses are
white
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13. ‘The small sparrow’ was the
nickname of which famous French
singer?
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Francoise Hardy
Vanessa Paradis
Edith Piaf
Maurice Chevalier
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14. Which food is Dijon famous for?
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ham
snails
mustard
cheese
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15. When did the French Revolution
take place?
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1655
1789
1865
1431
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16. What is the ‘French Foreign
Legion’?
• A skin disease
• A military unit
• A road race
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17. What is the capital of France?
• Lyon
• Marseille
• Paris
• Rome
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18. “Pinot noir’ is an …………
• Apple
• Grape
• Cherry
• Black currant
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19. What does the ‘14th of July’
celebrate?
• The French revolution
• World War II
• The birth of Napoleon
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20. What was the profession of Joseph
Guillotin the inventor of the ‘guillotine’?
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executioner
doctor
butcher
hairdresser
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21. Which French region is called ‘La
Bretagne’?
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Brittany
Bordeaux region
The south
Paris suburbs
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22. In which year did Joan of Arc die?
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1455
1431
1589
1601
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23. Who developed a reading
language for the blind?
• Louis Pasteur
• Louis Braille
• Marie Curie
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24. In which year was the Eiffel Tower
built?
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1901
1889
1786
1942
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25. Which king of France was known
as ‘The Sun King’ ?
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Louis XIV
Napoleon
Charles V
Henri VI
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26. Which is the longest river in
France?
• Loire
• Seine
• Rhône
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27. Which monetary unit is used in
France?
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Franc
Euro
Mark
Lira
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28. How many ‘stages’ are there in the
2009 Tour de France?
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27
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29. What is the height of the Eiffel
Tower?
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512m
324m
280m
177m
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30. Which famous monument was a
present to the USA from France?
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The Liberty Bell
The Statue Of Liberty
The Washington Memorial
The Gateway Arch
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31. ‘Charles de Gaulle’ is a famous
French….
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holiday place
king
red wine
general
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32. Who is the current President of
France?
• Nicolas Sarkozy
• François Mitterrand
• Jacques Chirac
• Napoleon
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33. Which of these car manufacturers
is French?
• Renault
• Fiat
• Porsche
• Audi
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Who wrote the books ‘The
Hunchback of Notre Dame’ and
‘Les Miserables’?
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Hugo
Camus
Sartre
Voltaire
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35. What is the French National
Anthem called?
• La Parisienne
• La Belle France
• La Marseillaise
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