Quiz : Main landmarks in Paris. Basic French 1 knowledge.
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Fill in the blanks in French
A well known cathedral in Paris called (1)……………………………was the scene for a famous novel about a
hunchback (Quasimodo) and a gypsy (Esmeralda) written by the French 19th Century
author(2)…………………………………………….who also wrote (3)…………………………………………………………..
Another famous cathedral is (4)………………………………………………………… It is at the highest point in Paris
called (5)……………………………………….. The name comes from the legend of St Denis, a Christian martyr
decapitated by the Romans at that spot who walked for 7 miles holding his head in his hand before
dying. La place du Tertre is a square behind the Cathedral where lots of (6)………………………………gather.
At the point where five major avenues spin to form l’Etoile, a very large traffic circle, there is the
(7)……………………………………………………….. which was built to commemorate Napoleon Bonaparte’s
victories.
This monument is at the end of the most famous 2 miles on earth, an avenue
called…(8)…………………………………………………..The river on which Paris was built over 2000 years ago is
called…(9)………………………………………………… On this river, you can take tourist boats
called…(10)………………………………………………There are many bridges on this river. 2 famous bridges are
…(11)……………………………………..and the oldest one, which is actually
called…(12)…………………………………………
On the river, there is a replica of the Statue de la Liberte (statue of liberty) which was built
by…(13)………………………………..and given as a present to America. The largest museum in the world
is…(14)………………………………………………. The 19th Century art museum which is a converted train station is
called…(15)…………………………………………
La …(16)………………………………………………….is the oldest University in Europe. The Hotel de ville is the place
where…(17)……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….