France Quiz - 90 Trivia Questions!

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Embark on a journey through the art, culture, and history of France with the France Quiz. Explore iconic landmarks, renowned artists, and the nation's influence on literature, philosophy, and cuisine.

Who led the French army to several important victories during the Hundred Years' War?

The king
A French general
King Charles
Joan of Arc

Which painter developed the Cubism movement in the early 20th century?

Gustave Courbet
Picasso
Pablo Picasso
Braque

What was the total value of French weapons exports in 2022?

230 billion
0
1.3 billion
27 billion

Who was the first king of the Franks?

King of France
a French king
Clovis
The Romans

What is the official language of France?

English
French
Italian
German

Who is regarded as the father of French compulsory schooling in the late 19th century?

Marie-Antoinette
Jules Ferry
Claude-Antoine Bernard
Charles Darwin

What sport is popular in France, particularly in Paris and the southwest of the country?

Rugby union
Tennis
Football
Basketball

In August 1914, France was invaded by which country, causing the start of World War I?

Germany
Britain
The British
The United Kingdom

What religion is considered a sect in France?

The church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
Scientology
Hinduism
The Roman Catholic Church

Which French port was the centre of the slave trade in the 18th century?

Lyon
Nantes
Saint-Nazaire
Nice

Which 17th century French mathematician and philosopher pioneered rationalism as a method for acquiring scientific knowledge?

René Descartes
Charles Darwin
Claude Bernard
Jean-Baptiste Laplace

Which is the main brewing region of France?

Bourgogne
Normandy
The south of France
Alsace

Which French Baroque architect designed the Palace of Versailles?

Jules Hardouin Mansart
Jean-Baptiste Lemaire
Louis XIV
Jean-Baptiste Lutyens

Who was the most famous French singer of the 20th century?

Audrey Hepburn
Marie Callas
Édith Piaf
Marie-France Latour

What is the busiest airport in France?

Charles de Gaulle Airport
Paris Charles de Gaulle Airport
Paris Orly Airport
Lyon Airport

In which French city is the 'Maison Carrée', one of the best-preserved temples from the Roman era?

Nîmes
Lyon
Paris
Avignon

Which country hosts the fifth largest number of UNESCO World Heritage sites?

South Korea
France
Japan
China

Which 20th century French-Swiss architect designed the Louvre in Paris?

Louis Sullivan
Charles Latham
Albert Einstein
Le Corbusier

Who was the President of France when it excluded itself from NATO?

The King of France
Francois Mitterrand
Charles de Gaulle
De Gaulle

Which was the first city to host the Summer Olympic Games?

Athens
The Olympic Village
Tokyo
Athens and London

Who was crowned King of France in 987?

Hugh Capet
Henry VIII
Amadeus I
King Charles

What name is given to the fortified castles in France built during the Middle Ages?

Romantic
Grand Canyon
Cathar
Symbol of power

What is the largest luxury goods company in the world by sales?

Cartier
The Cartier Group
Louis Vuitton
LVMH

In France, what is divided into three stages: primary, secondary and higher?

Health
Training for the army
Education
Age

What is the highest mountain in the Alps?

Matterhorn
Mont Blanc
The Matterhorn
Alps

What was the name given to the Celtic tribes that settled in France in the Iron Age?

Gauls
Romans
The Romans
Brittany

Which French king was known as the Sun King?

Henry IV
Charles VII
Louis's brother
Louis XIV

The Paris Stock Exchange merged with counterparts in Amsterdam and Brussels in 2000 to form what?

Euronext
The European Union
The London Stock Exchange
The European Stock Exchange

What does the word 'Frank' mean in English?

A kind of fruit
Unfriendly
Good
Free

Who was the regent of Louis XIV of France during the Fronde?

Cardinal Mazarin
The king
King Charles XIV
The king's father

The 1789 Declaration of the Rights of Man and the Citizen set out the basic principles of which country?

Canada
United States
French Republic
United Kingdom

What accounts for 31% of the land area of France?

Mountains
Waters
Mountain ranges
Forests

Which French town attracts millions of pilgrims each year?

Lourdes
Saint-Germain-des-Prières
Paris
Avignon

The Palme d'Or is awarded at which film festival?

Los Angeles
The Golden Globe Awards
Cannes
The Venice Film Festival

Who became King of England after the Battle of Hastings in 1066?

William the Conqueror
Norman the Great
Henry I
The Danes

What is the most visited museum in the world?

Louvre
Musee d'Orsay
Museum of Natural History
Musée d'Orsay

What is the most common ancestry of the French population?

African
Italian
French
British

At which battle of 1815 was Napoleon finally defeated?

Battle of Saint-Giorgis
Saint-Germain
Waterloo
The Battle of the Plains of Abraham

Who was the leader of the French government in exile during World War II?

The President of the French Republic
Georges Bernard
Charles de Gaulle
The King of France

What is the largest river in France?

Sahara Desert
River Seine
Rhône
Seine

What is the name of the French military police?

Military Police
Gendarmerie
Police
Police force

Between 27 and 30% of soldiers conscripted from 1912 to 1915 were killed in which war?

World War I
World War II
The First World War
The Great Depression

At which Parisian square would you find the headquarters of the House of Chanel?

Arc de Triomphe
Place de la Bastille
Place de l'Europe
Place Vendôme

What was the name of the French magazine that was attacked by a terrorist in January 2015?

Charlie Hebdo
The New York Times
Parisian
Afganistan

In which French city is the Sainte-Chapelle cathedral?

Saint Louis
Lyon
Paris

What is the most common religion in France?

Anglicanism
Hindu
Christian
Roman Catholic

What name is given to the prestigious universities in France?

Grands écoles in France
Universities
Grandes écoles
Universities of the world

What is the name of France's national radio station?

Radio France International
The Radio Internationale
Radio Europe
Radio France

What is the name of France's main electricity company?

SNEC
SNSF
La SNUC
Électricité de France

Which French king ruled from 1774 to 1793?

Napoleon
Charles XIV
Charles XII
Louis XVI

Which French county was ruled by the House of Plantagenet in the 11th century?

Limousin
Limoges
Anjou
Aquitaine

Which French dynasty was overthrown by the July Revolution of 1830?

Bourbon-Dutch
The Bourbons
The House of Orleans
Bourbon

La Défense is a business district in which European city?

Luxembourg
Paris
Amsterdam
Lyon

What religious group was massacred in France in 1572?

Huguenots
Roman Catholics
The French
The settlers of the Americas

What is the most common ethnicity in France?

African-American
Indian
Black
White

In which year was the Storming of the Bastille?

1266
1392
1789
1767

What is the most popular women's magazine in France?

Entertainment Weekly
Time
Fashion Week
Marie Claire

What is the main economic activity in France?

Farming
Services
Producing goods
Food

Beef Bourguignon is a traditional dish from which French region?

Autriche
Southern France
Burgundy
Rhine

At which battle of 1954 did the Vietminh defeat the French forces in French Indochina?

Ho Chi Minh City
Saigon
The Battle of An Khong
Dien Bien Phu

Which French city was known to the Romans as Lugdunum?

Nice
Lyon and Lyons
Lyon
Paris

Which 16th century French novelist wrote about a fox called Reynard?

Aristide Calixte
François Rabelais
Aristotle
Henry VIII

Who was the architect of the Eiffel Tower in Paris?

Gustave Eiffel
Gustave Eiffel's father
Charles Darwin
Gustave Eiffel's wife

What was the family name of Napoleon, who became Emperor of France in 1804?

Napoleon
Antoine
Bonaparte
Napoleon I

Which French region was known to the Romans as 'Our Province'?

Cologne
Provence
Côte d'Azur
The Côte d'Azur

Who is the current President of France?

Nicolas Sarkozy
Emmanuel Macron
Jean-Claude Juncker
Francois Hollande

What is the name of the famous art museum in Paris, opened in 1986 in the old railway station Gare d'Orsay?

Musée d'Orsay, La Bibliothèque de France
Musée du Louvre
Musée d'Orsay
Bibliothèque Nationale

What is the French term for a vote by the electorate on an issue?

Polls
Referendums
Elections
A vote by the public

What was the name of the French renaissance painting school?

The academy of Paris
Fontainebleau
Paris
Claude Monet

Who is the author of 'Joy of Sects', published in 2006?

John Steinbeck
Michael Keaton
David Lewis
Sam Jordison

In which city is the European Parliament?

Amsterdam
Luxembourg
Paris
Strasbourg

What is the ancestry of the French people?

German
European
British
Celtic

What is the oldest and most famous of the Grand Tours?

Grand Tour of Britain
Grand Slam of the World
The Great Wall
Tour de France

What is the legal system in France?

Private
Innocent
Criminal
Civil

Which political party was led by Charles de Gaulle during the French Revolt of May 1968?

Gaullist party
Nationalist party
Socialist party
National Party

Which is the most famous Gothic cathedral in France?

Saintes
Orleans
Saint-Malo
Chartres

What is the name of France's national railway company?

RER
RATP
SNSF
SNCF

In which French town was the 'Jungle' a refugee encampment from January 2015 to October 2016?

Autres
Calais
Paris
La Rochelle

What industry is based in the town of Grasse, France?

Oils
Perfume
Coffee
Wine

What was the name of the treaty that created the European Union in 1992?

Treaty of Rome
European Union
The European Convention
Maastricht

What is the main source of electricity in France?

Hydropower
Solar power
Nuclear power
Wind power

Which French king died in 1774 and was succeeded by Louis XVI?

Napoleon
Louis XV
Charles II
Charles IV

In which French city was the King of France crowned?

Reims
Paris
Lyon
Orleans

Which of the four Grand Slam tennis tournaments is held at Roland-Garros?

US Open
French Open
The Australian Open
Australian Open

Which 19th century French novelist wrote 'Les Miserables' and'The Hunchback of Notre Dame'?

Claude Simon
Charles Dickens
Victor Hugo
Hugo Peyron

What were the two orders of knights that made up the majority of the French Crusaders?

The Temple and the Hospital
Hospital and the Hospital
The Hospital and the Temple
Hospital and the Temple

Which country lies between Spain and France?

France
Andorra
The UK
Italy

What was the method of execution in France in 1794?

Shot
Hanged
Impaled
Guillotined

In which French region did a civil war break out in 1793?

Avignon
Languedoc-Roussillon
Landes
Vendée

Who was the first Holy Roman Emperor?

Pope
a king
Charlemagne
The Germans
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