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

• cooking3

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

• Senegal

• The Netherlands

• Turkey

• Austria4

4. When did France win the soccer World Cup?

• 2002

• 2006

• 1998

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5. Which of these labels is French?

• Nike

• Reebok

• Le coq sportif

• Puma6

6. What would you do with ‘le béret’?

• Eat it

• Drink it

• Wear it

• Carry it7

7. Pick the odd one out.

• Brie

• Camembert

• Gruyère

• Saucisson sec8

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

• Tennis

• Rugby

• Golf

• Handball9

9. Where was the first McDonalds built in France?

• Paris

• Marseille

• Strasbourg

• Nice10

10. Who makes the perfume ‘J’adore’?

• Chanel

• Dior

• Lancôme

• L'Oréal11

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

• mountains

• rivers

• lakes

• monuments12

12. What is “Mont Blanc’?

• A famous French yoghurt• France’s highest mountain• France’s longest river• A village where all the houses are

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13. ‘The small sparrow’ was the nickname of which famous French singer?

• Francoise Hardy

• Vanessa Paradis

• Edith Piaf

• Maurice Chevalier14

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

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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 suburbs22

22. In which year did Joan of Arc die?

• 1455

• 1431

• 1589

• 160123

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

• 194225

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

• Louis XIV

• Napoleon

• Charles V

• Henri VI26

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

• Lira28

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

• 177m30

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

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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’?

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• Hugo• Camus• Sartre• Voltaire

35. What is the French National Anthem called?

• La Parisienne• La Belle France• La Marseillaise

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