The Louvre
The Louvre Museum is located a. in the heart of Paris on the banks of the River Seine b. in northern France near the Atlantic Ocean c. in sunny southern France on the Mediterranean
What is a. in the heart of Paris on the banks of the River Seine?
The tower was built for a. the beautification of Paris b. for the emperor Napoleon c. the 1889 World's Fair
What is c. The 1889 World's Fair
Notre Dame is a fully functioning cathedral that welcomes participants of the a. Anglican faith b. Catholic faith c. Muslim faith
What is b. Catholic faith?
The Arc de Triomphe was commissioned to be built in 1806 by a. King Louis XV b. Napoleon c. Queen Elizabeth of England
What is b. Napoleon?
The number 2 in French.
What is Deux?
The Louvre was originally built in the 12th century as a. a monastery b. a castle with a fortress c. a university
What is b. a castle with a fortress?
At over a thousand feet tall, when the Eiffel Tower was completed it was taller than what centuries old structure a. The Great Pyramids of Giza b. The Statue of Liberty c. The Parthenon
What is a. the The Great Pyramids of Giza?
In the back of the Notre Dame there are wooden relief scenes depicting a. the French Revolution b. scenes from the bible c.French nuns and priests taking their vows
What is b. scenes from the bible?
The purpose of the Arc du Triomphe is to a. honor soldiers who fought and died during the French Revolution and Napoleonic wars b. commemorate France's victory over the Belgians in 1793 c. celebrate the decades of peace that France enjoyed from 1780-1805
What is a. honor soldiers who fought and died during the French Revolution and Napoleonic wars?
The number 8 in French.
What is huit?
The Louvre is a. the only art museum found in Paris b. the smallest museum in all of France c. the largest and most visited museum in the world
What is c. the largest and most visited museum in the world
How the people of Paris reacted to the building of the Eiffel Tower a. with great joy and celebration b. with protests arguing it was ugly and dangerous c. with religious zeal thinking it made them closer to the heavens.
What is b. with protests arguing it was ugly and dangerous?
Notre Dame is famous for its three large and round rose windows that are made of a. stained glass b. multicolored silks c. ice kept frozen by wind caught in its curved arches
What is a. stained glass?
Beneath the Arc is the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier with an eternally burning flame that honors a. King Louis XIII's lost battalion b. a group of German mercenaries who died fighting for Napoleon c. all the fighters who died during World War I
What is c. all the fighters who died during World War I?
The number twelve in French.
What is douze?
The Pyramide du Louvre is a structure found in the entrance courtyard that is made of a. Italian marble slabs b. an enormous single piece of wood c. glass and metal
What is c. glass and metal?
After the Tower had stood for decades, it eventually had the addition of a. antenna on the top for radio and television signals b. engraved statues bearing the names of the builders c. a safety net to keep people safe on windy days
What is a. antenna on the top for radio and television signals?
Notre Dame cathedral is known for its architectural flourishes including it flying buttresses that a. are made of steel girders b. grow naturally from a special type of elm tree c. are arches surrounding that outside of the building to hold it together
What is c. arches surrounding the outside of the building to hold it together?
Once inside the Arc, visitors a. go up a steep and narrow spiral staircase to viewing areas above b. enjoy the gardens in the central lobby c. cannot actually go into the arch, it can only be observed from the outside
What is a. go up a steep and narrow spiral staircase to viewing areas above?
The number nineteen in French.
What is dix-neuf?
One of the three most famous works of art in the Louvre.
What is the Mona Lisa, the Venus de Milo, or Winged Victory?
The name of the paint color of the Eiffel Tower.
What is Eiffel Tower Brown?
Notre Dame took decades to build with construction finishing in a. 1820 b. 1345 c. 1160
What is b. 1345?
The exterior has huge sculptures on both sides that depict a. Napoleon being crowned by the goddess Victory b. Queen Marie Antoinette's coronation c. World War II fighter jets bombing Germany
What is a. Napoleon being crowned by the goddess Victory?
The number twenty in French.
What is vingt?