French Trivia

Paris

100

Name of the most popular city in France.

Paris

200

What are the two famous attractions in this city?

Le Louvre et La Tour Eiffel

300

What is the main road where the Tour de France ends?

Les Champs-Élysées

400

What is another name for Paris?

Villes des Lumières

500

When was Paris discovered?

259 avant BC

Nice

100

According to the video, what are the nice natural features that are common in Nice?

Beaches

200

June 6, 1944 is known as Le Jour J. What is the English translation of this event?

D-Day, Invasion of Normandy

300

How old was Marie Antoinette when she married Louis 16th?

14

400

What structure was called the National Razor during the French Revolution?

guillotine

500

The Notre-Dame is an example of what type of architecture?

gothic

Marseilles

100

What is the climate like in Marseille?

Very sunny

200

What body of water lies to the north of France?

The English Channel

300

What is the highest mountain range in France?

Alps

400

Where would you find a gargoyle?

On a church or rainspout

500

What is the name of one of the most popular cowboy-themed amusement parks in Marseille?

OK Corral

Toulouse

100

What is the nickname of Toulouse?

"The pink city" (La ville rose)

200

Toulouse is home to what largest industry in all of Europe?

Aerospace

300

The name of the dish that is a slow-cooked casserole typically consisting of sausage meat, pork, and white beans

Cassoulet

400

This rugby club is one of the Top 14 successful union clubs in all of Europe, having been crowned European champions four times and French champions twenty times.

Le Stade Toulousain 

500

What do French children do on the eve of December 6th as a Christmas tradition?

Place shoes on doorstep or by hearth for St. Nicholas.

Lyon

100

Lyon is near which country?

Switzerland

200

What is the name of the popular annual festival at Lyon?

Festival of Lights (Fête des Lumières)

300

What is the name of the famous 1940s book written by Antoine de Saint-Exupery and is widely translated around the world?

Le Petit Prince

400

How many passageways (traboules) are in the city of Lyon?

Over 400!!

500

How did Lyon get its name?

“Lug” means “light” and “Duno” means “hill”. Consequently, Lugdunum is the Hill of Light, or the Hill of the God Lug, which is translated and utilized by the French.