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French Quiz

French Quiz. How much do you know about France and the French???. Who is the current President of France?. Chirac Mitterand Sarkozy. Napoleon was born in:. Lyon Paris Corsica. Who wrote the book ‘Les Misérables’?. Molière Camus Hugo. Charles de Gaulle is a famous French….

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French Quiz

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  1. French Quiz How much do you know about France and the French???

  2. Who is the current President of France? • Chirac • Mitterand • Sarkozy

  3. Napoleon was born in: • Lyon • Paris • Corsica

  4. Who wrote the book ‘Les Misérables’? • Molière • Camus • Hugo

  5. Charles de Gaulle is a famous French… • Holiday resort • General • King

  6. In what year was the French revolution? • 1789 • 1655 • 1884

  7. What is a TGV? • Train • Special tax • Trade Union

  8. Which river does not run through France? • Loire • Rhône • Danube

  9. What do the last 2 digits of a French number plate indicate? • the year the car was made • the place where the driver lives • the year the car was registered

  10. Which French singer wrote the original song ‘My Way’? • Claude François • Edith Piaf • Johnny Halliday

  11. The 14th July celebrates… • The French Revolution • The second World War • The birth of Napoleon

  12. What is ‘la Bastille’? • a castle • a prison • a region

  13. Alexandre Dumas wrote: • A beautiful life • The long river • The three musketeers

  14. How tall is the Eiffel tower? • 400 metres • 320 metres • 555 metres

  15. Which of these mountain ranges is not French? • the Alps • the Carpathians • the Pyrenees

  16. Where did Joan of Arc battle the English army? • Domremy • Azincourt • Orleans

  17. What wine do the French have with cheese? • White wine • Rosé wine • Red wine

  18. How many French départements are there? • 50 • 100 • 200

  19. Brittany juts into the: • Atlantic • Mediterranean • It does not border a sea

  20. The 3 largest French cities are: • Paris, Lyon, Marseille • Paris, Lille, Lyon • Marseille, Paris, Bordeaux

  21. Edith Piaf was: • a political figure • a singer • the sister of Mitterand

  22. The ‘Côte d’Azur’ is in: • Provence • Normandy • Languedoc-Roussillon

  23. How many hours do the French work each week (by law)? • 39 • 37.5 • 35

  24. How long does the French President stay in office (by law): • 7 years • 5 years • 6 years

  25. And now… • Name the 6 countries bordering France • Name the 3 seas/oceans • Name 4 French actors/actresses • Name 5 words coming from French • Name 10 French cities/towns • Name 4 French wine regions • Can you name any famous French inventors/scientists? • Music artists? Films?

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