Question 1: Which is the highest mountain in the European Union at 4,807m?

• Mont-Blanc
• The Matterhorn
• Monte Rosa
• Dom

Question 2: What is the name of the current French Minister of the Interior:

• Edouard Philippe
• Christophe Castaner
• François Bayrou
• Bruno Le Maire

Question 3: Marc Chagall (1887 - 1985) was a naturalised French citizen of Russian origin. For what is he best known?

• Famous French poet, notably writing "Alcools et Calligrammes"
• Painter responsible for the painting of the ceiling of the Paris Opera
• Nobel Prize winning physicist, pioneer of biomedical imaging and the detection of particles.
• Grandson of an Italian merchant and fervent republican who helped France to recover after the defeat of The Franco-Prussian War. He was one of the fathers of the Third Republic

Question 4: Dalida (1933 - 1987) was a naturalised French citizen of Egyptian origin. For what is she best known?

• The first recognised black singer/dancer. She distinguished herself in the Resistance during the Second World War
• A French poet and writer.
• A singer known for numerous popular successes including "Bambino", "Il venait d’avoir 18 ans" and Laissez-moi danser" ("just turned 18" and "let me dance")
• An actress in numerous films including "Le prénom" and TV series such as "Avocats et associés"

Question 5: Léon Zitrone (1914 - 1995) was a naturalised French citizen of Russian origin. What is he best known for?

• A singer in the 1960's. A French great
• The father of volcanology who made his discipline known to the general public
• A journalist famous and TV presenter famous for programs such as Intervilles and his commentaries on the Tour de France, Olympics and Eurovision Song Contest
• A painter - one of the founders of abstract art

Question 6: Marie Curie (1867 - 1934) was a naturalised French citizen of Polish origin. For what is she best known?

• Discovered the atom at the start of the 20th century. Entombed at the Panthéon in Paris
• Engaged in the struggle against apartheid and the first South African singer (Pata, Pata) to win a Grammy Award
• A journalist, screenwriter, writer and politician, co-founder of the Express, and two times Secretary of State
• A French poet and writer

Question 7: Josephine Baker (1906 - 1975) was a naturalised French citizen of American origin. For what is she best known?

• The first recognised black singer/dancer. She distinguished herself in the Resistance during the Second World War
• A French poet and writer.
• A singer known for numerous popular successes including "Bambino", "Il venait d’avoir 18 ans" and Laissez-moi danser" ("just turned 18" and "let me dance")
• An actress in numerous films including "Le prénom" and TV series such as "Avocats et associés"

Question 8: Who led the French resistance against the German army in World War II?

• Charles de Gaulle (1890 - 1970)
• Marshal Pétain (1856 – 1951)
• Henri Giraud (1879 - 1949)
• Philippe Leclerc de Hauteclocque (1902 – 1947)

Question 9: Vassily Kandinsky (1866 - 1944) was a naturalised French citizen of Russian origin. What is he best known for?

• The only writer to receive the Goncourt prize twice: the first time in 1956 under his real name for The Roots of Heaven, the second in 1975 under the pseudonym Emile Ajar for Life Ahead.
• Reporter and novelist, elected a member of the Académie Française in 1962.
• A painter - one of the founders of abstract art
• Athlete and veteran of World War II, won the marathon at the 1956 Olympic Games

Question 10: Who was François Mitterand?

• A high-ranking French civil servant and resistance fighter who died in 1943
• A French politician, guillotined in 1794, and one of the main figures of the French Revolution
• A military general, resistance fighter, first president of the 5th Republic and French writer, died 1970
• President of the Republic 1981 - 1995 (voted to abolish the death penalty), died 1996

Question 11: When did France give up the French Franc for the Euro?

• In 1992 via the Maastricht Treaty (the Treaty on European Union)
• In 1957 via the Treaty of Rome
• 1 January 2002
• 1 December 2009 when the Lisbon Treaty, signed 13 December 2007, came into force

Question 12: How many French cities have more than 500,000 inhabitants?

• 12
• 6
• 17
• 10

Question 13: Who was Charles de Gaulle?

• A high-ranking French civil servant and resistance fighter who died in 1943
• A French politician, guillotined in 1794, and one of the main figures of the French Revolution
• A military general, resistance fighter, first president of the 5th Republic and French writer, died 1970
• President of the Republic 1981 - 1995 (voted to abolish the death penalty), died 1996

Question 14: Who votes on French laws?

• The President
• The Prime Minister
• The Parliament
• The Prefectures

Question 15: Romain Gary (1914 - 1980) was a naturalised French citizen of Russian origin. What is he best known for?

• The only writer to receive the Goncourt prize twice: the first time in 1956 under his real name for The Roots of Heaven, the second in 1975 under the pseudonym Emile Ajar for Life Ahead.
• Reporter and novelist, elected a member of the Académie Française in 1962.
• A painter - one of the founders of abstract art
• Athlete and veteran of World War II, won the marathon at the 1956 Olympic Games

Question 16: Name a fourth principal of the French Republic?

• Charity (la Charité) - assisting those who are ill, disabled, or very poor
• Military Defence - that the principals of the French Revolution should, if necessary, be defended by force
• Secularism (la laïcité - the principle of separation of civil society and religious society.)
• Religion - all citizens must declare their religious beliefs in a regular census

Question 17: Which three principals are guaranteed by the French Republic?

• Freedom, equality and secularism (liberte, égalité et laïcité - the principle of separation of civil society and religious society.)
• Freedom, equality and fraternity (liberte, égalité et fraternité)
• Freedom, fraternity and secularism
• Freedom, secularism and equality

Question 18: Georges Charpak (1924 - 2010) was a naturalised French citizen of Polish origin. For what is he best known?

• Famous French poet, notably writing "Alcools et Calligrammes"
• Painter responsible for the painting of the ceiling of the Paris Opera
• Physicist, pioneer of biomedical imaging and the detection of particles and winner of the Nobel prize for physics in 1992.
• Grandson of an Italian merchant and fervent republican who helped France to recover after the defeat of The Franco-Prussian War. He was one of the fathers of the Third Republic

Question 19: Who was the Allies' supreme military commander present at the signing of the armistice that ended the First World War?

• Field Marshal (Maréchal) Ferdinand Foch
• Admiral Rosslyn Wemyss
• Rear-Admiral George Hope
• General Maxime Weygand,

Question 20: What were the estimated numbers of deaths in the First and Second World War respectively?

• 50 million, 9 million
• 8 millinon, 50 million
• 9 million, 50 million
• 8 million, 30 million

Question 21: When did the European Union's bill of rights, the Charter of Fundamental Rights, become legally binding in France?

• In 1992 via the Maastricht Treaty (the Treaty on European Union)
• In 1957 via the Treaty of Rome
• 1 January 2002
• 1 December 2009 when the Lisbon Treaty, signed 13 December 2007, came into force.

Question 22: When was the third republic formed?

• 1830
• 1848
• 1875
• 1885

Question 23: Name a famous French sculptor:

• Édith Piaf
• Edgar Degas
• Simone de Beauvoir
• Auguste Renoir

Question 24: Which of the following relates to the time period 50 BC?

• The Lascaux Cave paintings (prehistoric period)
• The arrival of the Romans and Latin culture (period of antiquity)
• Joanne of Arc (Jeanne d’Arc) - the young peasant who liberated a part of the French territory occupied by the English during the 100 years war
• Clovis: the King who unified the kingdoms of France and adopted Christianity

Question 25: France has 43 UNESCO World Heritage sites. Which is the most visited such site in Normandy?

• Mont-Saint-Michel
• Le Havre, the City Rebuilt by Auguste Perret
• The Allied landing beaches
• Abbey Church of Saint-Savin-sur-Gartempe

Question 26: What are the visual characteristics of Marianne, symbol of the French Republic?

• A woman wearing a tricolour cockade (knot of ribbons) and a Phrygian cap (a conical cap with the top bent forwards, identified with the Roman cap of liberty).
• A woman bearing arms and carrying the French tricolour (red, white and blue) flag.
• A seated woman reading the scroll of reason representing French republican law
• A woman wearing a crown and the regalia of state.

Question 27: What was France's 2018 world economic ranking?

• 6
• 5
• 10
• 7

Question 28: Léon Gambetta (1838 - 1882) was the son of an Italian merchant. For what is he best known?

• Famous French poet, notably writing "Alcools et Calligrammes"
• Painter responsible for the painting of the ceiling of the Paris Opera
• Nobel Prize winning physicist, pioneer of biomedical imaging and the detection of particles.
• Fervent republican who helped France to recover after the defeat of The Franco-Prussian War in 1870. He was one of the fathers of the Third Republic

Question 29: Which fundamental freedoms are guaranteed by the principal of "Liberty" in the French Republic?

• Freedom of thought, belief, expression and assembly (liberté de pensée, de croyance, de s’exprimer, de se réunir)
• The freedom of expression - even to spread insults, defamation, hate-speak or deny crimes against humanity (such as the Second World War Holocaust)
• The freedom of the press and the right to a free education (guaranteed by laws in the 1880's)
• The right to a free eduction separated from religious beliefs (l'école laïque)

Question 30: Place these French writters in their correct historical order:

• Jean-Baptiste Poquelin, a.k.a. Molière, François-Marie Arouet, a.k.a. Voltaire, Denis Diderot, Victor Hugo
• Victor Hugo, Jean-Baptiste Poquelin, a.k.a. Molière, François-Marie Arouet, a.k.a. Voltaire, Denis Diderot
• Jean-Baptiste Poquelin, a.k.a. Molière, Jean-Jacques Rousseau, Denis Diderot, François-Marie Arouet, a.k.a. Voltaire
• Victor Hugo, François-Marie Arouet, a.k.a. Voltaire, Jean-Jacques Rousseau, Denis Diderot

Question 31: When was the French law authorising abortion, prepared by Simone Veil, passed?

• 1985
• 1965
• 1995
• 1975

Question 32: For what event did Gustave Eiffel construct the Eiffel Tower?

• The 1889 World's fair (l'Exposition Universelle)
• The 1867 World's fair
• The end of the Franco-Prussian War in 1871
• The conception of the French Third Republic in 1870

Question 33: Alain Mimoun (1921- 2013) was a naturalised French citizen of Algerian origin. What is he best known for?

• The only writer to receive the Goncourt prize twice: the first time in 1956 under his real name for The Roots of Heaven, the second in 1975 under the pseudonym Emile Ajar for Life Ahead.
• Reporter and novelist, elected a member of the Académie Française in 1962.
• A painter - one of the founders of abstract art
• Athlete and veteran of World War II, won the marathon at the 1956 Olympic Games

Question 34: When was the death penalty banned in France?

• 1981
• 1991
• 2001
• 1971

Question 35: What is the name of the current French Prime Minister:

• Emmanuel Macron
• Gérard Collomb
• Edouard Philippe
• François Fillon

Question 36: Name a famous French painter:

• Marcel Proust
• Albert Camus
• Simone de Beauvoir
• Auguste Renoir

Question 37: Andrée Chedid (1920 - 2011) was a naturalised French citizen born in Egypt, Cairo, to a Syrian mother and a Lebanese father. For what is she best known?

• The first recognised black singer/dancer. She distinguished herself in the Resistance during the Second World War
• A French poet and writer.
• A singer known for numerous popular successes including "Bambino", "Il venait d’avoir 18 ans" and Laissez-moi danser" ("just turned 18" and "let me dance")
• An actress in numerous films including "Le Prénom" and TV series such as "Avocats et Associés"

Question 38: What is meant by the principal of "Fraternity" in France?

• Employers should always employ a native-born French person first (if available), before anyone of different ethnicity
• This principal applies specifically to discrimination on the basis of origin, religion or sex - which is forbidden
• The principal that French companies are solely responsible for funding the social security system.
• General solidarity amongst citizens - illustrated by the social security system, founded in 1945 and financed by companies and those in employment

Question 39: Which legal document defines citizens' rights in France?

• The Declaration of the Rights of Man (La Déclaration des Droits de l’Homme et du Citoyen) dating from the French Revolution in 1789
• The Law of the 17th of May 2013 allowing same-sex marriage (Le mariage pour tous)
• The French law on secularity banning conspicuous religious symbols in schools, signed into law the 15th of March 2004 by Jacques Chirac
• The law of the 9th of December 1905 separating the Church and the State.

Question 40: Who served as the Chief of State of Vichy France from 1940 to 1944 during the World War II?

• The Marshal of France at the end of World War I
• The Lion of Verdun
• Marshal Pétain
• All of the above