French%20quiz

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French quiz
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1. Which of these countries does not share a
border with France?

• Spain
• Italy
• Germany
• The Netherlands

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2. Jean-Paul Gaultier is famous for.

• goal scoring
• tennis playing
• fashion designing
• cooking

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3. Pick a country apart from France where French
is spoken.

• Senegal
• The Netherlands
• Turkey
• Austria

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4. When did France win the soccer World Cup?

• 2002
• 2006
• 1998
• 1994

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5. Which of these labels is French?

• Nike
• Reebok
• Le coq sportif
• Puma

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6. What would you do with le béret?

• Eat it
• Drink it
• Wear it
• Carry it

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7. Pick the odd one out.

• Brie
• Camembert
• Gruyère
• Saucisson sec

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8. Roland-Garros is the name of a famous
tournament and sports ground in France. Which
sport is played there?

• Tennis
• Rugby
• Golf
• Handball

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9. Where was the first McDonalds built in France?

• Paris
• Marseille
• Strasbourg
• Nice

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10. Who makes the perfume Jadore?

• Chanel
• Dior
• Lancôme
• L'Oréal

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11. La Loire, La Seine and la Garonne are all
French..

• mountains
• rivers
• lakes
• monuments

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12. What is Mont Blanc?

• A famous French yoghurt
• Frances highest mountain
• Frances 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?

• Francoise Hardy
• Vanessa Paradis
• Edith Piaf
• Maurice Chevalier

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14. Which food is Dijon famous for?

• ham
• snails
• mustard
• cheese

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15. When did the French Revolution take place?

• 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?

• executioner
• doctor
• butcher
• hairdresser

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21. Which French region is called La Bretagne?

• Brittany
• Bordeaux region
• The south
• Paris suburbs

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22. In which year did Joan of Arc die?

• 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?

• 1901
• 1889
• 1786
• 1942

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25. Which king of France was known as The
Sun King ?

• 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?

• Franc
• Euro
• Mark
• Lira

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28. How many stages are there in the 2009 Tour
de France?

• 27
• 17
• 21
• 10

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29. What is the height of the Eiffel Tower?

• 512m
• 324m
• 280m
• 177m

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30. Which famous monument was a present to
the USA from France?

• 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.

• 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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34. Who wrote the books The Hunchback of
Notre Dame and Les Miserables?

• Hugo
• Camus
• Sartre
• Voltaire

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35. What is the French National Anthem called?

• La Parisienne
• La Belle France
• La Marseillaise