There are over 30 museums in Paris. In French, what is the word for museum?
le musée
100
What is the cultural symbol of France and its most famous monument?
La Tour Eiffel or the Eiffel Tower
100
What is the Champs-Elysées?
A famous street in Paris
100
What is the name of the grand cathedral that stands on the very place where Paris was founded over 2,000 years ago?
Notre Dame de Paris
200
Paris is divided into 20 what?
arrondissments
200
Le Musée du Louvre is one of the richest art museums in the world. Before it was an art museum what was it?
Royal palace of the kings and queens of France
200
What is the name of the monument located at the intersection of 12 streets?
l'Arc de Triomphe
200
What is the name of the park where many French people go to enjoy sports, visit the Cité des Sciences et l'Industrie, or see 3D movies at la Géode?
le Parc de la Villette
200
Paris used to be where the French kings and queens ruled France. France is no longer a monarchy. Today, France is a democracy which means they have what kind of leader?
A president
300
Paris is known as la Ville Lumière. What does this mean in English?
The City of Light
300
What is the name of the French emperor whose tomb can be found at the Hôtel des Invalides?
Napoleon Bonaparte
300
Why do people visit the Opéra Garnier? (There are 2 main reasons; give at least 1).
To see ballet or opera performances and/or to view building façade and grand staircase
300
What is the name of the world famous subway system that runs through Paris?
the métro
300
Charles de Gaulle was a very important French president. What form of transportation is named after him?
An airport
400
Where was Paris was founded over 2,000 years ago?
Île de la Cité or Island of the City
400
What is the name of the modern art museum famous for its unique, inside-out architectural design?
Le Centre Pompidou
400
The American architect I.M. Pei designed the modern entrance to the Louvre museum. What geometrical shape is it, and what material is it made of?
A pyramid made of glass
400
Monet painted his famous Water Lillies and the Japanese Bridge while living at his estate in what suburb of Paris?
Giverny
400
During the French Revolution, Louis XVI and his wife Marie-Antoinette were beheaded at the site of today's Place de la Concorde. What killing machine was used to behead them and many others?
The guillotine
500
What is the name of the river that divides Paris into two parts?
The Seine River
500
Le Musée d'Orsay used to be a train station. What is it today?
An art museum
500
What are the two reasons that the Eiffel Tower was built?
For the Paris World's Fair and to celebrate 100 years since the French Revolution
500
Louis XIV moved the royal French palace from the Louvre to where?
Versailles
500
La Place de la Bastille is a public square in Paris where the French Revolution began in 1789. What date marks this event and is now the French National Holiday?