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$The Louvre was
originally con-
structed as a
fortress
church
residence
opera house
$The Eiffel Tower
is located in a
park named
Champ de Mars
Champs Élysées
Jardin des Tuileries
Jardin du Luxembourg
$Paris is divided
into 20 municipal
wards know as
arrondissements
precincts
prefects
sectors
$The 1992 Winter
Olympics were based
in
Albertville
Cherbourg
Avignon
Grenoble
$The population of
France is
approximately
50 million
10 million
100 million
5 million
$The Rhine River
forms the boundary
between France and
Germany
Spain
Italy
England
$The Sorbonne is
located in which
part of Paris?
Latin Quarter
Rive Droite
Montmartre
Ile de la Cité
$The famouse ski
resort at the foot
of Mt. Blanc is
Chamonix
Albertville
Grenoble
Calais
$The Jura
mountains lay
between France and
Switzerland
Spain
England
Germany
$The Louvre museum
opened in what
year?
1793
1693
1593
1893
$Shipbuilding is
an important
industry in
Nantes
Marseille
Biarritz
Cannes
$The largest city
on the French
Riviera is
Nice
Marseille
Biarritz
Cannes
$In 1812, Napoloeon
marched 500,000 men
into
Russia
England
Spain
Italy
$The city of Grasse
is the center of
which industry?
perfume
shellfish
wine
publishing
$Construction on the
Palace at Versailles
lasted for
50 years
35 years
20 years
5 years
$The Eiffel Tower
is located in
which part of Paris?
Rive Gauche
Ile de la Cité
Rive Droite
Latin Quarter
$Marie Antoinette was
publicly guillotined
at what is now the
Place de la Concorde
Louvre
American Embassy
Notre Dame cathedral
$The Hall of Mirrors
is located in which
city?
Versailles
Marseille
Bordeaux
Alpe d'Huez
$The coup d'etat which
brought Napoleon to
power took place in
1799
1699
1599
1899
$The Tour de France
bicycle race lasts
for
21 days
28 days
14 days
7 days
$The Louvre museum
is located in which
part of Paris?
Rive Droite
Rive Gauche
Ile de la Cité
Latin Quarter
$The length of the
Eurotunnel conencting
England and France is
31 miles
216 miles
85 miles
6 miles
$A chamber of France's
legislature is housed
in the
Palais de Luxembourg
Sorbonne
Panthéon
École Militaire
$Napoleon is buried
in which Paris
building?
Hôtel des Invalides
Place de la Concorde
Place Vendôme
Hôtel de Ville
$The Gothic period
in French architect-
ure occured in the
1100s
1500s
1300s
1700s
$Notre Dame is
located on
the
Ile de la Cité
Rive Gauche
Rive Droite
Rue du Pont Neuf
$The French Revolution
era has come to be
known as
The Reign of Terror
The Second Republic
The Assizes
The Bourbon Dynasty
$Although once Queen
of France, Marie
Antoinette was born in
Austria
Switzerland
Spain
England
$Napoleon's defeat at
Waterloo took place
in
1815
1615
1715
1915
$The Place de la
Bastille is located
in which area?
Rive Droite
Rive Gauche
Montmartre
Latin Quarter
$The city government
building of Paris is
the
Hôtel de Ville
Place de Grève
Commune
Hôtel Lambert
$Construction of
Notre Dame cathedral
began in
1163
1463
1763
1963
$The body of water
on the Western coast
of France is the
Atlantic
Mediterranean
English Channel
Baltic
$German occupation
of Paris began in
June
1940
1930
1950
1960
$The Champ de Mars
is located in which
part of Paris?
Rive Gauche
Rive Droite
Montmartre
Latin Quarter
$France's northern
coast is known as
the
Opal Coast
Côte d'Azur
Lyon
Chamonix
$France's leading
fishing port is
located in
Boulogne
Marseillle
Lyon
Nice
$The Eiffel
Tower's height
is
1051 ft.
2051 ft.
3051 ft.
4051 ft.
$France's leading
port for passenger
boats is
Calais
Boulogne
Marseillle
Nice
$The 1940 invasion
beaches at Normandy
are on which coast?
North
South
Southwest
West
$France's high-speed
'TGV' trains reach a
maximun speed of
186 MPH
226 MPH
266 MPH
306 MPH
$The U.S. Embassy
is located in which
part of Paris?
Rive Droite
Rive Gauche
Montmartre
Latin Quarter
$The biggest forest
in Europe is located
at
Landes
Versailles
Marseillle
Chantilly
$Napoleon was named
Emperor of France
in
1804
1704
1604
1904
$The urban
center of France's
Southern coast is
Marseilles
Lyon
Calais
Montpellier
$Which city is
known as France's
Second City?
Lyon
Marseilles
Calais
Nice
$The glass pyramid by
I.M. Pei forms the
entrance to
The Louvre
The Eiffel Tower
The Verailles Palace
The National Assembly
$The Arc de Triomphe
is located in which
part of Paris?
Rive Droite
Rive Gauche
Latin Quarter
Montmarte
$A railway tunnel is
being constructed to
connect France and
England
Italy
Spain
Belgium
$Many consider the
gastronomic capital
of France to be
Lyon
Marseille
Chamonix
Nice
$The body of water
on the Northern coast
of France is the
English Channel
Atlantic
Mediterranean
Baltic
$Napoleon was forced
to abdicate in
what year?
1814
1614
1714
1914
$The longest
river in France
is the
Loire
Sarthe
Allier
Seine
$Lake Geneva marks
the borders
between France and
Switzerland
Spain
Italy
Belgium
$The highest peak in
Western Europe is
Mont
Blanc
Cenis
Genèvre
Cinto
$Paris was liberated
from the Germans in
August of
1944
1934
1954
1964
$The river that
divides Paris is
the
Seine
Sarthe
Allier
Loire
$The subway in
Paris is known
as the
Metro
El
Tube
TGV
$The international
airport twelve miles
north of Paris is
Charles de Gaulle
Heathrow
Orly
Gatwick
$The Palace at
Versailles was com-
pleted in
1715
1815
1915
1615
$France's coast on
the Mediterranean is
known as the
Côte d'Azur
Dordogne
Lyon
Chamonix
$Paris is often
referred to
as
The City of Light
The Hub City
The Crescent City
The Renaissance City
$The French monarchy
fell from power
in what year?
1789
1889
1689
1989
$Bastille Day is
celebrated on
what date?
July 14
December 11
March 22
November 19
$The Jardin des
Tuileries is located
in what part of Paris?
Rive Droite
Montmartre
Latin Quarter
Rive Gauche
$The major airport
located just south
of Paris is
Orly
Gatwick
Heathrow
Dulles
$The Eiffel Tower was
dedicated in
what year?
1889
1789
1689
1589
$The Seine River
empties into which
body of water?
English Channel
Atlantic Ocean
North Sea
Mediterranean Sea
$The Tour de France
bicycle race covers
approximately
2000 miles
1500 miles
1000 miles
500 miles
$France's high-speed
passenger trains, the
'TGV' began service in
1981
1961
1971
1951
$Napoleon's final
defeat by Wellington
took place in the
Battle of Waterloo
Battle of Austerlitz
Battle of Calais
Battle of Versailles
$Gustave Eiffel was
also a co-designer
of
The Statue of Liberty
The Louvre
The Bastille
Notre Dame
$The body of water
on the French
Riviera is the
Mediterranean
Atlantic
English Channel
Baltic
$The First Republic of
France was proclaimed
in
1792
1692
1492
1592