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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