1. French Quiz How much do you know about France and the French???

2. Who is the current President of France? Chirac Mitterand Sarkozy

3. Napoleon was born in: Lyon Paris Corsica

4. Who wrote the book ‘Les Misérables’? Molière Camus Hugo

5. Charles de Gaulle is a famous French… Holiday resort General King

6. In what year was the French revolution? 1789 1655 1884

7. What is a TGV? Train Special tax Trade Union

8. Which river does not run through France? Loire Rhône Danube

9. What do the last 2 digits of a French number plate indicate? the year the car was made the place where the driver lives the year the car was registered

10. Which French singer wrote the original song ‘My Way’? Claude François Edith Piaf Johnny Halliday

11. The 14 th July celebrates… The French Revolution The second World War The birth of Napoleon

12. What is ‘la Bastille’? a castle a prison a region

13. Alexandre Dumas wrote: A beautiful life The long river The three musketeers

14. How tall is the Eiffel tower? 400 metres 320 metres 555 metres

15. Which of these mountain ranges is not French? the Alps the Carpathians the Pyrenees

16. Where did Joan of Arc battle the English army? Domremy Azincourt Orleans

17. What wine do the French have with cheese? White wine Rosé wine Red wine

18. How many French départements are there? 50 100 200

19. Brittany juts into the: Atlantic Mediterranean It does not border a sea

20. The 3 largest French cities are: Paris, Lyon, Marseille Paris, Lille, Lyon Marseille, Paris, Bordeaux

21. Edith Piaf was: a political figure a singer the sister of Mitterand

22. The ‘Côte d’Azur’ is in: Provence Normandy Languedoc-Roussillon

23. How many hours do the French work each week (by law)? 39 37.5 35

24. How long does the French President stay in office (by law): 7 years 5 years 6 years

25. And now… Name the 6 countries bordering France Name the 3 seas/oceans Name 4 French actors/actresses Name 5 words coming from French Name 10 French cities/towns Name 4 French wine regions Can you name any famous French inventors/scientists? Music artists? Films?