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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 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
$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 Franco-Prussian
War was fought in
which years?
1870-71
1910-11
1830-31
1790-91
$The 100 Years War
ended with a French
victory in
1429
1529
1629
1729
$Marie Antoinette was
publicly guillotined
at what is now the
Place de la Concorde
Louvre
American Embassy
Notre Dame cathedral
$The Great Terror
occured in what
year?
1794
1789
1814
1914
$The coup d'etat which
brought Napoleon to
power took place in
1799
1815
1789
1845
$The Hall of Mirrors
is located in which
city?
Versailles
Marseille
Bordeaux
Alpe d'Huez
$The Gothic period
in French architect-
ure occured in the
1100s
1500s
1300s
1700s
$The Tour de France
bicycle race lasts
for
21 days
28 days
14 days
7 days
$The White Terror
occured in what
year?
1795
1789
1814
1914
$The length of the
Eurotunnel conencting
England and France is
31 miles
216 miles
85 miles
6 miles
$France's high-speed
'TGV' trains reach a
maximun speed of
186 MPH
243 MPH
104 MPH
95 MPH
$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
$Notre Dame is
located on
the
Ile de la Cité
Rive Gauche
Rive Droite
Rue du Pont Neuf
$The First Republic of
France was proclaimed
in
1792
1789
1889
1797
$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
1801
1789
1820
$Louis XVI's reign,
which began in 1643,
lasted for
72 years
17 years
30 years
23 years
$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
1104
1720
1427
$The Eiffel
Tower's height
is
1051 ft.
1233 ft.
1720 ft.
1946 ft.
$Napoleon married
Marie-Louise in
what year?
1810
1800
1820
1790
$The Louvre was
converted to a
residence by
Charles V
Charles VI
Louis XV
Louis XVI
$German occupation
of Paris began in
June
1940
1946
1942
1944
$The body of water
on the Western coast
of France is the
Atlantic
Mediterranean
English Channel
Baltic
$Napoleon's body was
returned from
St. Helena in
1840
1870
1810
1910
$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
$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
$The biggest forest
in Europe is located
at
Landes
Versailles
Marseillle
Chantilly
$Which province has
one-third of the total
French coastline?
Bretagne
Auvergne
Aquitaine
Normandie
$The famous Gothic
cathedral of Rheims
is in what province?
Champagne-Ardenne
Auvergne
Aquitaine
Normandie
$Napoleon was named
Emperor of France
in
1804
1789
1675
1890
$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
$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
1801
1789
1890
$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
$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
$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
1876
1605
1907
$Bastille Day is
celebrated on
what date?
July 14
December 11
March 22
November 19
$The Palace at
Versailles was com-
pleted in
1715
1807
1923
1650
$The last king of
France was
Louis
XVI
XIV
XI
V
$The Royal Opera
was built in
May
1770
1820
1903
1665
$The Arc de Triomphe
was commissioned by
Napoleon in
1806
1889
1702
1920
$The Eiffel Tower was
dedicated in
what year?
1889
1914
1773
1815
$The Seine River
empties into which
body of water?
English Channel
Atlantic Ocean
North Sea
Mediterranean Sea
$The 100 Years War
began when England
invaded France in
1337
1137
1537
1737
$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
1985
1971
1975
$Napoleon's final
defeat by Wellington
took place in the
Battle of Waterloo
Battle of Austerlitz
Battle of Calais
Battle of Versailles
$Marie Antoinette
was the wife of
Louis
XVI
XV
XIV
XVII
$The Louvre museum
opened in what
year?
1793
1821
1855
1920
$Paris was liberated
from the Germans in
August of
1944
1943
1942
1945
$The body of water
on the French
Riviera is the
Mediterranean
Atlantic
English Channel
Baltic