Geography: France Jeopardy Template

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French History

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Landforms

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Paris Attractions

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Places

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Stories

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Trivia

100

Bastille Day is a French holiday that symbolizes the end of the monarchy, and the beginning of the democratic republic of France. So what American holiday does it resemble?

A) Independence Day

B) Labor Day

C) Thanksgiving

A) Independence Day

100

True or False: France is the largest country in terms of size in Europe?

A) True

B) False

B) False. It is the second largest.

100

What is the main attraction in Paris, one that points straight up to the sky?

A) The Eiffel Tower

B) Notre Dame Cathedral

C) The Louvre Pyramid

A) The Eiffel Tower

100

What is the capital of France?

A) Marseille

B) Monaco

C) Paris

100

What type of creature lives up in the Notre Dame towers in a famous French novel?

A) A Hunchback

B) A Vampire

C) A Werewolf

A) A Hunchback

100

What is the main language spoken throughout France?

A) English

B) French

C) Spanish

B) French

200

Who declared war on France in World War 1?

A) Britain

B) Germany

C) Russia

B) Germany

200

What major mountain range runs through the southeast of France?

A) The Alps

B) The Andes

C) The Himalayas

A) The Alps

200

What is the name for the famous art museum in Paris; which has several glass Pyramids, plus the Mona Lisa?

A) Arc de Triomphe

B) Louvre

C) Moulin Rouge

B) Louvre

200

What part of France is known for its huge international film festival?

A) Cannes

B) Corsica

C) Paris

A) Cannes

200

What French-based fairy tale became the first animated film to be nominated for an Academy Award for Best Picture?

A) Beauty and the Beast

B) Cinderella

C) Sleeping Beauty

A) Beauty and the Beast

200

Is France a part of the European Union?

A) Yes

B) No

A) Yes. France was the founding member

300

The French were the first to start making movies, but World War II paused the French film companies. After the war they developed a new style of filmmaking, what was this new style called?

A) French New Wave

B) Film Noir

C) Neorealism

A) French New Wave

300

What 2 major bodies of water does France border?

A) The English Channel and the Black Sea

B) The Mediterranean Sea and the Atlantic Ocean

C) The Atlantic Ocean and the Pacific Ocean

B) The Mediterranean Sea in the South, and the Atlantic Ocean to the North and West

300

What monument in Paris was built to commemorate Napoleon's victories?

A) The Arc de Triomphe

B) The Champs-Elysées

C) The Eiffel Tower

A) The Arc de Triomphe

300

What body of water does the French Riviera sit beside?

A) Atlantic Ocean

B) Mediterranean Sea

C) Pacific Ocean

B) Mediterranean Sea

300

What famous French adventure novel has the heroic swordsmen say the line, "All for One, and One for All!"?

A) The Count of Monte Cristo

B) The Three Musketeers

C) The Hunchback of Notre Dame

B) The Three Musketeers

300

What is the currency in France?

A) The Dollar

B) The Euro

C) The Franc

B) The Euro; it was the Franc until the European Union all began to use the same currency.

400

Who rose to power during the later stages of the French Revolution?

A) Alexander the Great

B) Julius Caesar

C) Napoléon Bonaparte

400

What is the longest river in France?

A) The Danube

B) The Loire

C) The Nile

B) The Loire

400

What famous gothic cathedral is located in Paris?

A) Moulin Rouge

B) Notre Dame

C) Place de la Concorde

B) Notre Dame

400

What 'city' is known to only house the super rich, with casinos everywhere plus its own Formula One motor race?

A) The French Riveria

B) Monaco

C) Paris

B) Monaco

400

Name the French fairy tale where 2 evil stepsisters are jealous of their other sister?

A) Beauty and the Beast

B) Cinderella

C) Sleeping Beauty

B) Cinderella

400

What type of government rules France?

A) A Democracy

B) A Monarchy

C) A Republic

A) A Democracy

500

What country occupied France during World War 2?

A) Britain

B) Germany

C) Russia

B) Germany

500

What is the highest point in France, and also the highest peak of the Alps themselves?

A) Matterhorn

B) Mont Blanc

C) Mount Everest

B) Mont Blanc

500

Why was the Eiffel Tower originally built?

A) In commemoration of the French Revolution

B) It was for the 1889 World's Fair

C) To pick up better Wi-Fi

B) It was for the 1889 World's Fair. It was only supposed to be up for 20 years.

500

Kings and queens lived here for more than 100 years. The Hall of Mirrors served as a magnificent setting for lavish parties. What is this place called?

A) Louvre Museum

B) Mont St. Michel

C) Versailles Palace

500

The Paris Opera House was the location for a famous French novel, which later became a movie and a famous Broadway musical. What is title of the novel?

A) The Hunchback of Notre Dame

B) Les Misérables

C) The Phantom of the Opera

500

How do you say "hello" in French?

A) Bonjour

B) C'est la vie

C) Merci

A) Bonjour

600

During World War II, where in France did the D-Day invasion take place?

A) Normandy

B) Paris

C) Verdun

A) Normandy

600

What is the name of the river that divides the city of Paris?

A) The Danube

B) The Rhine

C) The Seine

600

True or False: Walt Disney built a theme park just outside of Paris called Disneyland Paris?

A) True

B) False

A) True

600

What part of France becomes an isolated island when the ocean tide comes in each night?

A) Alsace

B) Mont St. Michel

C) Loire Valley

B) Mont St. Michel

600

What comedic film series features the bumbling French detective Inspector Clouseau?

A) Austin Powers

B) The Pink Panther

C) Police Academy

C) The Pink Panther

600

What is the nickname for the city of Paris?

A) The Big Apple

B) The City of Light

C) The Eternal City

B) The City of Light

700

What major purchase was sold to America by Napoléon Bonaparte?

A) New Orleans

B) The Louisiana Purchase

C) The Statue of Liberty

B) The Louisiana Purchase

700

Vatican City is a city-state located inside of Italy. What is the name of the city-state located inside of France?

A) Monaco

B) Nice

C) Paris

A) Monaco

700

True or False: Long before becoming one of the world's most important art museums, the Louvre was a fortress, and a royal residence?

A) True

B) False

A) True

700

The French town of Lascaux is known for its caves with 17,000-year-old preserved what?

A) Dinosaur Bones

B) Prehistoric Cave Paintings

C) Snail and Cheese Plates

B) Prehistoric Cave Paintings

700

What type of movie was the 2012 adaptation of the classic French story of "Les Misérables"?

A) A Comedic film

B) A Horror film

C) A Musical film

700

How do you say "Thank You" in French?

A) Bonjour

B) C'est la vie

C) Merci

800

What role did France play in the European Union?

A) They are the capital of it

B) They were the founding member

C) They tried to destroy it

B) They were the Founding Member in 1952

800

What is the name of the French-owned island out in the Mediterranean Sea?

A) Cannes

B) Corsica

C) Monaco

B) Corisca. France bought the island in 1768.

800

The spookiest and creepiest place in all of Paris are the catacombs. What are they made mostly out of?

A) Bones

B) Broken Tombstones

C) Cursed Dirt

A) Bones

800

What part of France is known as "Petite Venice," because of the canals and fairy tale villages?

A) Alsace

B) Burgundy

C) Loire Valley

A) Alsace

800

What was the name of the Pixar film that was all about cooking food in Paris?

A) Cars 2

B) Ratatouille

C) Zootopia

B) Ratatouille

800

True or False: In the 1700s, potatoes were illegal to grow and consume?

A) True

B) False

A) True. For about 24 years it was thought that potatoes caused leprosy.

900

True or False: The chimeras and gargoyles that decorate the Notre Dame Cathedral were put there originally to ward off evil spirits?

A) True

B) False

A) True

900

In the French Alps, the world-famous Chamonix ski resort has a ski-lift that can take riders into what other European country?

A) Germany

B) Italy

C) Switzerland

B) Italy

900

The Champs-Elysées is the most expensive and famous street in all of Paris. What famous race has its finish line on this street?

A) The Boston Marathon

B) The Olympic Marathon

C) The Tour de France

900

Carcassonne is a 13th-century world of towers, turrets, and cobblestones; it's one of Europe's ultimate walled fortress cities. What time period does this city harken back to?

A) The French Revolution

B) Medieval Times

C) Prehistoric Times

B) Medieval Times

900

In the movie 'Iron Man 2', Tony Stark meets the villain Whiplash while driving a Formula One car in what expensive city?

A) Lyon

B) Marseille

C) Monaco

900

True or False: There is a small apartment at the top of the Eiffel Tower?

A) True

B) False

A) True...and False. There is an apartment at the top, but it was only used by the designer of the Eiffel Tower, and only used during his lifetime. It is now just for show.

1000

Off with their heads! During the French Revolution, the guillotine was used to execute people, including criminals and even royalty like Queen Marie Antoinette. When was the last official use of the guillotine?

A) September 10, 1777

B) September 10, 1877

C) September 10, 1977