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Who is the French President?
Emmanuel Macron
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How do you pronounce: Côte du Py?
[coat-du-pee]
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By what other name is famous French seamstress Gabrielle Bonheur Chanel known as?
Coco Chanel
100
Name this famous museum
The Louvre - With a whopping 9.6 million visitors in 2019, it is the most visited museum in the world.
100
What famous musical is an adaptation of Victor Hugo's 1862 novel of the same name?
Les Miserables
200
The highest mountain in Europe is in France; what is this mountain called?
Mont Blanc
200
How do you say ‘I love you’ in French?
Je t'aime
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What is the name of the 2 time nobel-prize winning physicist and chemist who discovered polonium and radium?
Marie Curie
200
On what famous street does the Tour de France conclude every year since 1975?
the Champs-Élysées
200
The average French citizen eats 500 of what national delicacy every year?
Snails aka escargot
300
Which famous French general came from the island of Corsica?
Napoleon Bonaparte
300
In French culture it is common to greet someone by kissing them on the cheek. What is the French word for ‘kiss’?
Bisou
300
What is the name of France's national chanteuse and the voice of La Vie En Rose?
Edith Piaf (nicknamed 'La Môme Piaf or The Little Sparrow, owing to her small stature and petit mannerisms)
300
What is the name of Europe's busiest railway station?
Paris Gare du Nord
300
Jeanne Louise Calment was a French supercentenarian and the oldest human whose age is documented - how old was she when she died?
122 years & 164 days
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Which French king built the Palace of Versailles?
Louis XIV
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What body part are “les bras”?
The arms
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What is the full name of the french artist whose famous works include the sculpture 'The Thinker'
Auguste Rodin
400
In which year did the Eiffel Tower open? (extra cred if you can name the month as well)
31st March, 1889
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The biggest cheese robbery took place in eastern France in November 2015. Four tonnes of what type of cheese was stolen?
Comté cheese - the thieves stole $43,000EU worth!
500
What are two out of the three traditional grape varieties used to make champagne?
Pinot noir, Pinot Meunier, Chardonnay
500
Can you name at least three days of the week in French?
Lund, mardi, mercredi, jeudi, vendredi, samedi et dimenche
500
How tall was Napoleon Bonaparte?
1.68 m (or 5'51 feet)
He was actually average height for a male in that era.
500
After the 2019 Notre Dame fire, what iconic metal sculpture which used to top one of the spires was miraculously found in the debris?
A copper rooster containing relics. Le Coq is also a national symbol.
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What is the motto of France?
Liberté, Égalitié, Fraternité (which is translated into English as ‘Liberty, Equality, Fraternity’)