French Cultural Trivia Quiz 2022

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How many avenues converge into la Place de l'Étoile around the Arc de Triomphe ?

12

What is the year that the French Revolution began ?

1789

When was la Tour Eiffel built, and why ?

1889 for the World's Fair

When did France win the football world cup?

1998, 2018

How many arrondissements are there in Paris ?

20

How many different kinds of cheeses are there in France ?

365

What was the Bastille ?

A prison (un prison) that only held 7 prisoners, but it held all the ammunition so the peasants stormed through the thick walls to get the arms so they could fight against the government soldiers in the French Revolution

What did le Musée d'Orsay used to be ?

A train station

Name a French Airline

Air France

Who wrote The Count of Monte Cristo, The Three Musketeers, and Man in the Iron Mask ?

Alexandre Dumas

What is la Sorbonne ?

Another name for the University of Paris

Who is the author of Le Petit Prince?

Antoine de Saint-Exupéry

Who is one of the most famous female French actors, who played Amélie in the movie Amélie, and Coco Chanel in the movie Coco before Chanel ?

Audrey Tautou

Who is the sculptor who made the Thinker (le Penseur) and the Gates of Hell (les Portes d'enfer) ?

Auguste Rodin

What did Edgar Degas paint most often ?

Ballerinas

What is France's national holiday ?

Bastille Day, le 14 juillet

What do Printemps and Galeries Lafayette have in common ?

Big department stores

What is the coastal region where most French people go for vacation ?

Bretagne (Brittany)

What is the name of the largest château in France, built by François I ?

Chambord

What is the name of the famous bubbly wine that is only grown in this region ?

Champagne

Which French president was also a well-respected war general and leader of the French Résistance?

Charles de Gaulle

What is the name of the château that crosses a river (like a bridge) ?

Chenonceau

Name French brand cars

Citroen, Renault, Bugatti

What is the nickname for Paris ?

City of Lights / "La Ville de Lumière

Who wrote the French National Anthem ?

Claude Joseph Rouget de Lisle

Who is the father of the French Impressionism ?

Claude Monet

What do the French typically eat for breakfast ?

Croissant et café

What is the city in France that is famous for la moutarde ?

Dijon

What is the little white dog's name in the cartoon Asterix?

Dogmatix

Who discovered champagne ?

Dom Perignon (monk)

What nationality is Vincent Van Gogh ?

Dutch

Who is a famous French singer ?

Edith Piaf

Who is France's current president ?

Emmanuel Macron

When is the world's biggest cycling event held ?

Every first half of July

What does Mardi Gras mean ?

Fat Tuesday

Why is it rude to bring chrysanthemums to a dinner party in France ?

Flowers for cemeteries

What holds up the sides of la Cathédrale de Notre Dame ?

Flying buttresses

What is Le Mont Blanc?

France's highest mountain

What cake do they eat at Epiphanie ? What date does Epiphanie fall on ?

Galette des rois / le 6 janvier

What sculptures are on top of la Cathédrale de Notre Dame, to scare off evil spirits ?

Gargoyles

Which Paris museum houses the modern art exhibits ?

Georges Pompidou Center

Who built la Tour Eiffel ?

Gustave Eiffel

Who is one of the most famous French actors, who played Cyrano in the movie Cyrano de Bergerac, and the hunchback in Jean de Florette ? (Also in 102 Dalmatians, and Green Card )

Gérard Depardieu

What does the term "haute couture" mean ?

High fashion

Who designed and built the glass pyramid that serves as the entrance to the Louvre ?

I.M. Pei (Chinese-American)

What else is the Georges Pompidou Center referred to ? Why ?

Inside-out building (Stairs, pipes, structure is visible on the outside)

What is the name of the French inspector in the movie Pink Panther ?

Inspector Clouseau

What did Paul Gaugin paint most often ?

Island women from Tahiti

Where did the Quartier Latin get its name ?

It houses the University of Paris, or Sorbonne, and they used to speak Latin then.

Who was the protagonist of Les Misérables and what was his prison ID number ?

Jean Valjean #24601

Which famous American is buried in the Père LaChaise cemetery in Paris ?

Jim Morrison

Who wrote 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea, Journey to the Center of the Earth, and Around the World in 80 Days ?

Jules Verne

Who was the Roi Soleil ?

King Louis XIV

Which king and queen were decapitated for spending all of France's money ?

King Louis XVI and Queen Marie Antoinette

What is the name of the newest modern glass arch in Paris ?

L'Arche de la Défense

What is the area called where all the tall skyscrapers are in Paris ?

La Défense (business district)

What was France's name when the Romans occupied it ?

La Gaule

What is the name of the French National Anthem ?

La Marseillaise

What is the northern region of Africa called ?

Le Maghreb

What is April Fool's Day called in France ?

Le Poisson d'Avril

What is the sightseeing boat called that takes tourists down the river through Paris ?

Le bâteau-mouche

What is another name for the French flag ?

Le drapeau tricolore

What is traditionally the biggest meal of the day in France ?

Le déjeuner

What does the winner of each day win and get to wear the next day ?

Le maillot jaune

What is the most popular form of transportation in Paris ?

Le métro

What do the French eat at every meal ?

Le pain

What is motto, or "la devise", of France?

Liberté, égalité, fraternité

What does, "Tel père, tel fils" mean ?

Like father, like son

Who is the first person to fly the English Channel?

Louis Blériot

Who created a system of reading for the blind?

Louis Braille

Name 3 famous French designers

Louis Vuitton, Coco Chanel, Yves Saint Laurent

What is the world's biggest museum ?

Louvre (art museum)

Who invented / created the first film ever?

Lumière brothers

Who was Jeanne d'Arc ?

Maid of Orleans

What is La Joconde ?

Mona Lisa

What is the only hill in Paris called, which includes le Sacré-Cœur and la Place du Tertre where the artists hang out ?

Montmartre

Which museum in Paris houses the impressionist paintings ?

Musée d'Orsay

Who had the Arc de Triomphe built ?

Napoleon Bonaparte

Who occupied France in WWII ?

Nazis

What is the area that the allies made a surprise landing in WWII, which saved France ?

Normandy Beaches

What is the capital of France ?

Paris

What is another famous industry that Paris is known for, that women are known to wear behind their ears and on their wrists ?

Perfume

Name 3 famous French brands

Perrier (water), Lancôme (make-up), Estée Lauder (make-up), Renault (car), Peugeot (car), Citroen (car), Michelin (tires)

Where is the world's biggest cycling event held ?

Predominantly in France, sometimes a little bit into other bordering countries

What North American province speaks French ?

Québec

What are two other purposes of the Tour Eiffel, besides tourism ?

Radio Antenna on top ; Restaurant on top called Le Jules Verne

What is one of Vincent Van Gogh's most famous paintings ?

Starry Night, Sunflower, Night at the Cafe Terrace

What is the name of the underground group of loyal French citizens who helped fight against the Nazis in WWII in covert ways ?

The Resistance

What is ratatouille ?

Thick stew with vegetables and beef

Why is there so much French in Western Africa ?

Those countries used to be French colonies

What is situated beneath the Arc de Triomphe that the president lays a wreath on each year in memory of the fallen soldiers ?

Tomb of the Unknown Soldier / la tombe du Soldat Inconnu

What does "TGV" stand for?

Train à grande vitesse

What famous peace treaty was signed in the Hall of Mirrors ?

Treaty of Versailles

What palace did the Roi Soleil have built ?

Versailles

What was the name of the French government that collaborated with the Nazis?

Vichy

Who wrote Les Misérables and The Hunchback of Notre Dame ?

Victor Hugo

What did Claude Monet paint most often ?

Waterlilies from his pond

What battle did Napoleon finally lose in 1815?

Waterloo

What did Auguste Renoir paint most often ?

Women and children; people

What are the neighborhoods in Paris called?

arrondissements

What is "bouillbaisse" made of?

fish soup

What are the 3 countries which encompass le Maghreb ?

l'Algerie, la Tunisie, le Maroc

What is the name of the big old arch in Paris that Napoleon had built ?

l'Arc de Triomphe

What is the present currency for France, and most countries in the European Union ?

l'Euro

What is France's nickname?

l'Hexagone

What cake do they eat at Noël ?

la Bûche de Noël

What is the name of the river that runs through Paris ?

la Seine

What 3 other Europeans countries speak French, besides France ?

le Luxembourg, la Suisse, la Belgique

Which mountain range is in the lower center of the country ?

le Massif Central

What is the name of the world's biggest cycling event ?

le Tour de France

What is France's favorite sport ?

le foot

What was the former currency for France ?

le franc

What is the mountain range that divides France from Italy and Switzerland ?

les Alpes

What is the area called beneath the streets of Paris which houses people's bones ?

les Catacombes

Which mountain range divides France from Spain ?

les Pyrénées

Which mountain range divides France from Germany ?

les Vosges

How do you say 'capital letter" in French?

majuscule

How do you say "lower case letter" in French?

miniscule

What does the term "francophone" mean?

speakers of French

What does "les banlieux" mean?

suburbs

What is the name of newest train that connects Great Britain to France?

the Eurostar

How do you say a "billion" in French?

un milliard

What do you call a cell phone in France?

un portable

What is a small corner grocery store?

une épicerie


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