French quiz
1. Which of these countries does not share a border with France? Spain Italy Germany The Netherlands
2. Jean-Paul Gaultier is famous for…. goal scoring tennis playing fashion designing cooking
3. Pick a country apart from France where French is spoken. Senegal The Netherlands Turkey Austria
4. When did France win the soccer World Cup? 2002 2006 1998 1994
5. Which of these labels is French? Nike Reebok Le coq sportif Puma
6. What would you do with ‘le béret’? Eat it Drink it Wear it Carry it
7. Pick the odd one out. Brie Camembert Gruyère Saucisson sec
8. ‘Roland-Garros’ is the name of a famous tournament and sport’s ground in France. Which sport is played there? Tennis Rugby Golf Handball
9. Where was the first McDonalds built in France? Paris Marseille Strasbourg Nice
10. Who makes the perfume ‘J’adore’? Chanel Dior Lancôme L'Oréal
11. ‘La Loire, La Seine and la Garonne’ are all French….. mountains rivers lakes monuments
12. What is “Mont Blanc’? A famous French yoghurt France’s highest mountain France’s longest river A village where all the houses are white
13. ‘The small sparrow’ was the. nickname of which famous French 13. ‘The small sparrow’ was the nickname of which famous French singer? Francoise Hardy Vanessa Paradis Edith Piaf Maurice Chevalier
14. Which food is Dijon famous for? ham snails mustard cheese
15. When did the French Revolution take place? 1655 1789 1865 1431
16. What is the ‘French Foreign Legion’? A skin disease A military unit A road race
17. What is the capital of France? Lyon Marseille Paris Rome
18. “Pinot noir’ is an ………… Apple Grape Cherry Black currant
19. What does the ‘14th of July’ celebrate? The French revolution World War II The birth of Napoleon
executioner doctor butcher hairdresser 20. What was the profession of Joseph Guillotin the inventor of the ‘guillotine’? executioner doctor butcher hairdresser
21. Which French region is called ‘La Bretagne’? Brittany Bordeaux region The south Paris suburbs
22. In which year did Joan of Arc die? 1455 1431 1589 1601
23. Who developed a reading language for the blind? Louis Pasteur Louis Braille Marie Curie
24. In which year was the Eiffel Tower built? 1901 1889 1786 1942
25. Which king of France was known as ‘The Sun King’ ? Louis XIV Napoleon Charles V Henri VI
26. Which is the longest river in France? Loire Seine Rhône
27. Which monetary unit is used in France? Euro Mark Lira
28. How many ‘stages’ are there in the 2009 Tour de France? 27 17 21 10
29. What is the height of the Eiffel Tower? 512m 324m 280m 177m
30. Which famous monument was a present to the USA from France? The Liberty Bell The Statue Of Liberty The Washington Memorial The Gateway Arch
31. ‘Charles de Gaulle’ is a famous French…. holiday place king red wine general
32. Who is the current President of France? Nicolas Sarkozy François Mitterrand Jacques Chirac Napoleon
33. Which of these car manufacturers is French? Renault Fiat Porsche Audi
34. Who wrote the books ‘The Hunchback of Notre Dame’ and 34. Who wrote the books ‘The Hunchback of Notre Dame’ and ‘Les Miserables’? Hugo Camus Sartre Voltaire
35. What is the French National Anthem called? La Parisienne La Belle France La Marseillaise