
Question 1: Dalida (1933 - 1987) was a naturalised French citizen of Egyptian origin. For what is she best known?

Question 2: Vassily Kandinsky (1866 - 1944) was a naturalised French citizen of Russian origin. What is he best known for?

Question 3: Which of the following relates to the 5th Century AD?

Question 4: Georges Charpak (1924 - 2010) was a naturalised French citizen of Polish origin. For what is he best known?

Question 5: Which 6 countries formed the European Economic Community in 1957 via the Treaty of Rome?

Question 6: When was the third republic formed?

Question 7: Name a famous French singer:

Question 8: Alain Mimoun (1921- 2013) was a naturalised French citizen of Algerian origin. What is he best known for?

Question 9: What is the name of the current French Minister of the Interior:

Question 10: Which of the following relates to the end of the 18th Century AD?

Question 11: How many French cities have more than 500,000 inhabitants?

Question 12: Who was Maximilien de Robespierre?

Question 13: Who founded the current French institutions of the 5th Republic in 1958?

Question 14: Name a fourth principal of the French Republic?

Question 15: What are some of the responsibilities of the elected officials of local French communities (les Communes)?

Question 16: What does the date of the 1st of May represent?

Question 17: Correctly identify 5 overseas French collectivities (empowered to make their own laws, except in certain areas reserved to the French national government)?

Question 18: Who votes on French laws?

Question 19: When did the First World War begin and end?

Question 20: For what event did Gustave Eiffel construct the Eiffel Tower?

Question 21: Who was the Allies' supreme military commander present at the signing of the armistice that ended the First World War?

Question 22: Name a famous French poet:

Question 23: What does the date of the 8th of May represent?

Question 24: What are the visual characteristics of Marianne, symbol of the French Republic?

Question 25: Léon Gambetta (1838 - 1882) was the son of an Italian merchant. For what is he best known?

Question 26: Name a famous French painter:

Question 27: Which legal document defines citizens' rights in France?

Question 28: Who served as the Chief of State of Vichy France from 1940 to 1944 during the World War II?

Question 29: What is meant by the principal of "Fraternity" in France?

Question 30: When did the Second World War begin and end in Europe?

Question 31: Georges Moustaki (1934 - 2013) was a naturalised French citizen of Italian/Greek origin. What is he best known for?

Question 32: When was the first flight of the Airbus A380 - the world's largest passenger airliner?

Question 33: Which fundamental freedoms are guaranteed by the principal of "Liberty" in the French Republic?

Question 34: Joseph Kessel (1898 - 1979) was a naturalised French citizen of Argentinian origin. What is he best known for?

Question 35: What were the estimated numbers of deaths in the First and Second World War respectively?

Question 36: What was France's 2018 world economic ranking?

Question 37: Place these French personages in their correct historical order:

Question 38: Which text defines the organisation of the French state?

Question 39: When were the Three Glorious Days (les Trois Glorieuses)?

Question 40: Marie Curie (1867 - 1934) was a naturalised French citizen of Polish origin. For what is she best known?
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