FRANCE quiz
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In which country is the city of Carcassonne?
It lies in the Occitanie region. In the Middle Ages it was a border fortress between France and Aragon.
Under which king of France did the Rococo flourish?
The style rejected the pomp and monumentality of the previous king's style.
Who sings the song "Joe le taxi"?
The song was written for her by Franck Langolff and Étienne Roda-Gil. Paradis recorded it as a teenager in 1987, and it made her famous.
What color is Chablis wine?
- white
- gray/silver
- black
- brown
- yellow/gold
- pink
- red
- green
- blue
Since which century has the storming of the Bastille been celebrated in France as a national holiday?
You can be off by one century.
XIX century
The Bastille in Paris was stormed on July 14, 1789. Since 1880 it has been France's national holiday.
What is the oblong choux pastry filled with cream and topped with icing called?
The name comes from the French "éclair", meaning lightning – perhaps because it disappeared in a flash.
Who wrote the 1968 novel "Belle du Seigneur"?
Who composed the operetta "Orpheus in the Underworld"?
Which country was chef Paul Bocuse, who died in 2018, from?
He was one of the pioneers of nouvelle cuisine, lighter than traditional French cooking.
What is the traditional French game of pétanque also known as?
Which country is DJ and producer David Guetta from?
He was born in 1967 in Paris.
Who became Emperor of the French in 1804?
Before that, from 1799 to 1804, he had been First Consul of the French Republic.
In what year did the Franco-Prussian War begin?
You can be off by 40 years.
1870
The war lasted until May 1871. After the French army capitulated in September 1870, France proclaimed the Third Republic.
What is the name of France's overseas territory in South America?
Which King of France introduced the gold coin called the louis d'or in 1640?
The Avenue des Champs-Élysées is the grand avenue of which city?
The avenue runs from the Place de la Concorde to the Arc de Triomphe. The Tour de France cycling race finishes there every year.
How many of Catherine de' Medici's sons sat on the French throne?
You can be off by 1.
3
They were Francis II, Charles IX and Henry III. Henry had earlier also been King of Poland.
Which French writer declined the 1964 Nobel Prize in Literature?
What color jersey does the winner of the points classification wear in the Tour de France?
- white
- gray/silver
- black
- brown
- yellow/gold
- pink
- red
- green
- blue
In the Tour de France cycling race, the winner of the points classification wears the green jersey.
Which country is the AFP news agency from?
Agence France-Presse is headquartered in Paris and has been called AFP since 1944. It is the successor to the Havas agency, founded in 1835 – the oldest news agency in the world. It publishes services in six languages, including French, English and Arabic.
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