Quiz

1. What is the capital of France?

a. Lyon

b. Paris

c. Marseille

d. Bordeaux

2. What is the currency of France?

a. Dollar

b. Sterling

c. Franc

d. Euro

3. What is the highest mountain in France?

a. Mont Blanc

b. Matterhorn

c. Kilimanjaro

d. Mount Olympus

4. What is the longest river in France?

a. Rhine

b. Seine

c. Loire

d. Rhône

5. Which of these is a famous French cheese?

a. Escargot

b. Champagne

c. Camembert

d. Grenouille

6. What kind of drink is Beaujolais?

a. Brandy

b. Beer

c. Lemonade

d. Wine

7. Which of these is a famous street in Paris?

a. Via Garibaldi

b. Champs Elysées

c. Gran Via

d. Unter den Linden

8. When do French people normally eat croissants?

a. Christmas

b. Evening Meal

c. Easter

d. Breakfast

9. What type of sport is the Tour de France?

a. Cycling

b. Marathon running

c. Swimming

d. Horse riding

10. What colours are the French flag?

a. Green, black and yellow

b. Red and green

c. Blue, white and red

d. Blue and yellow

11. Which of these is a French heroine?

a. Catherine of Siena

b. Our Lady of Fatima

c. Boudica

d. Joan of Arc

12. Which of these was a famous general who became emperor of France?

a. Napoléon Bonaparte

b. Victor Hugo

c. Claude Monet

d. Emile Zola

13. Which of these European countries has French as an official language?

a. Switzerland

b. Netherlands

c. Spain

d. Finland

14. What event takes place at Cannes each year?

a. Film festival

b. Marathon

c. Music concert

d. Boat race

15. Which bird is found on the French football and rugby shirt?

a. Swallow

b. Cockerel

c. Blackbird

d. Eagle

16. Which of these words used in English comes from French?

a. Fiasco

b. Paella

c. Kindergarten

d. Rendezvous

17. Which Disney film was set in France?

a. Cinderella

b. The Little Mermaid

c. Ratatouille

d. Snow White

18. What is ‘La Joconde’?

a. A statue

b. A painting

c. A type of cheese

d. A region of France

19. How many French ‘départements’ are there?

a. 40

b. 50

c. 100

d. 150

20. Which of these was a famous French footballer?

a. Zinedine Zidane

b. Henri Leconte

c. Serge Blanco

d. Bernard Hinault

Solutions

1. What is the capital of France?

a. Lyon

b. Paris

c. Marseille

d. Bordeaux

b. Paris

2. What is the currency of France?

a. Dollar

b. Sterling

c. Franc

d. Euro

d. Euro

3. What is the highest mountain in France?

a. Mont Blanc

b. Matterhorn

c. Kilimanjaro

d. Mount Olympus

a. Mont Blanc

4. What is the longest river in France?

a. Rhine

b. Seine

c. Loire

d. Rhône

c. Loire

5. Which of these is a famous French cheese?

a. Escargot

b. Champagne

c. Camembert

d. Grenouille

c. Camembert

6. What kind of drink is Beaujolais??

a. Brandy

b. Beer

c. Lemonade

d. Wine

d. Wine

7. Which of these is a famous street in Paris?

a. Via Garibaldi

b. Champs Elysées

c. Gran Via

d. Unter den Linden

b. Champs Elysées

8. When do French people typically eat croissants?

a. Christmas

b. Evening Meal

c. Easter

d. Breakfast

d. Breakfast

9. What type of sport is the Tour de France?

a. Cycling

b. Marathon running

c. Swimming

d. Horse riding

a. Cycling

10. What colours are the French flag?

a. Green, black and yellow

b. Red and green

c. Blue, white and red

d. Blue and yellow

c. Blue, white and red

11. Which of these is a French heroine?

a. Catherine of Siena

b. Our Lady of Fatima

c. Boudica

d. Joan of Arc

d. Joan of Arc

12. Which of these was a famous general who became emperor of France?

a. Napoléon Bonaparte

b. Victor Hugo

c. Claude Monet

d. Emile Zola

a. Napoléon Bonaparte

13. Which of these European countries has French as an official language?

a. Switzerland

b. Netherlands

c. Spain

d. Finland

a. Switzerland

14. What event takes place at Cannes each year?

a. Film festival

b. Marathon

c. Music concert

d. Boat race

a. Film festival

15. Which bird is on the French football and rugby shirt?

a. Swallow

b. Cockerel

c. Blackbird

d. Eagle

b. Cockerel

16. Which of these words used in English comes from French?

a. Fiasco

b. Paella

c. Kindergarten

d. Rendezvous

d. Rendezvous

17. Which Disney film was set in France?

a. Cinderella

b. The Little Mermaid

c. Ratatouille

d. Snow White

c. Ratatouille

18. What is ‘La Joconde’?

a. A statue

b. A painting

c. A type of cheese

d. A region of France

b. A painting – the Mona Lisa

19. How many French ‘départements’ are there?

a. 40

b. 50

c. 100

d. 150

c. 100

20. Which of these was a famous French footballer?

a. Zinedine Zidane

b. Henri Leconte

c. Serge Blanco

d. Bernard Hinault

a. Zinedine Zidane