Paris
Insects
Geography
Food
Survival
100

These metro stations, — Jacques Bonsergent, Château Landon, and Poissonnière — are located in this arrondissement. 

10e arrondissement

100

When this insect lands on you, it is considered a sign of good luck.

What is a ladybug.

100

This is the largest landlocked country in Europe.

What is Belarus ?

100

This protein gives wheat dough its elasticity.

What is gluten ?

100

What does this mean in Morse code:

3 dots, 3 dashes, 3 dots

What is S.O.S. ?

200

These are the 3 chinatowns of Paris.

What are Arts & Metiers, Belleville, and Place d’Italie.

200

Only the females of this insect drink blood to produce eggs.

What are mosquitos ?

200

This country’s national flag has the world’s longest official aspect ratio, measuring 11:28.

What is Qatar. ?

200

This French cooking term describes vegetables cut into long, thin matchsticks.

What is julienne ?

200

What is the difference between how you are supposed to respond when attacked by a brown bear and a black bear ?

“If it’s black, you fight back. If it’s brown, lay down.”

300

Before the recent canicule, this year saw Paris record its highest temperature ever, reaching 42.6°C.

When is 2019 ?

300

This insect has been around for hundreds of millions of years and are known for surviving in many environments.

What are cockroaches?

300

This South American country recognizes 37 official languages, the most of any nation in the world.

What is Bolivia ?

300

This expensive spice is made from the dried stigmas of a purple crocus flower, and it takes roughly 150 flowers to produce one gram.

What is saffron?

300

This French phrase is where the international distress call “Mayday” gets its origins.

What is “venez m’aidez” ?

400

À Paris, 93 % des habitants vivent à moins de cinq minutes de marche d’une boulangerie. Il y avait combien des boulangeries à Paris en 2023 ?

What is 1203. 
400

This famous orchestral piece by Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov is inspired by a buzzing insect.

What is the “flight of the bumblebee” ?

400

This South American country has the highest percentage of its land covered by forests.

What is Suriname ?

400

Worcestershire sauce gets much of its umami from this fermented fish.

What is an anchovy?

400

This is the safest place to be during a thunderstorm ?

What is a car ?

500

The first official fashion week in Paris was the “Battle at Versailles”, pitting the biggest French designer names against the biggest American designers. When did this occur and name at least one of the French brands.  

1973, 

Christian Dior (designed by Marc Bohan), Yves Saint Laurent, Emanuel Ungaro, Pierre Cardin, and Hubert de Givenchy


500

This insect group makes up roughly 1/4 of all animal species.

What are beetles ?

500

This European country has the most islands of any country in the world.

What is Sweden ?

500

The umami taste was first scientifically identified in 1908 by a Japanese chemist while studying this seaweed-based broth.

What is dashi?

500

This is the symbol that you need to use to signal the needs for medical assistance from the ground to a plane. 

What is an “X” ?