Question 1: Name a famous French singer:

• Édith Piaf
• Albert Camus
• Simone de Beauvoir
• Auguste Rodin

Question 2: What were the principal events of the French decolonisation period of 1950 - 1962?

• The Indochina War (1945 - 1954) and Algerian War (1954 - 1962)
• The Malagasy Uprising (1947 - 1948)
• The Bamileke War (1955 - 1960)
• The Biafran War (1967 - 1970)

Question 3: Georges Moustaki (1934 - 2013) was a naturalised French citizen of Italian/Greek 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 4: When did the French join the European Economic Community (EEC)?

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

Question 5: What is the name of the French national anthem, written by Claude Joseph Rouget de Lisle?

• La Marianne
• La Marseillaise
• La Tricolore
• La Marseille

Question 6: 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 7: Who is Marianne?

• The French Queen at the time of the first French Revolution.
• An official Government symbol, introduced after the Second World War, marking the liberation of France
• A symbol of the French monarchy supplanted by the French Revolution
• A national symbol of the French Republic, a personification of liberty and reason, and a portrayal of the Goddess of Liberty.

Question 8: 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 9: 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 10: Name a famous French poet:

• Paul Verlaine
• Albert Camus
• Marcel Proust
• Jean-Paul Sartre

Question 11: Name a famous French sculptor:

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

Question 12: Who founded the current French institutions of the 5th Republic in 1958?

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

Question 13: Which of the following statements is correct?

• The President of the French Republic is elected by universal suffrage for five years. He/she appoints the Government, headed by the Prime Minister, from the party winning the majority in the legislative elections
• The Parliament, composed of the National Assembly and the Senate, votes on laws and controls the Government. Members of the National Assembly are elected every five years in legislative elections.
• Justice is exercised by the magistrates, settling disputes between individuals or companies, and between citizens and the administration. Offences against the law are punished by imprisonment or via other penalties set out in statute.
• All of the above

Question 14: What religious symbols can be worn by students in French schools?

• The Hijab (a veil worn by some Muslim women in the presence of any male outside of their immediate family)
• The Christian cross
• The Kirpan (a sword or small dagger carried by Sikhs)
• None of the above

Question 15: What is the name of the current French Prime Minister:

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

Question 16: What was France's 2018 military world ranking?

• 6
• 5
• 10
• 7

Question 17: Name a famous French novelist:

• Victor Hugo
• Paul Cézanne
• Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec
• Edgar Degas

Question 18: 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 19: What does the date of the 8th of May represent?

• The start of the First World War in 1914
• The end of the Second World War in Europe in 1945
• The opening of the Estates General in 1789 marking the start of the French Revolution
• The annual Labour Day celebration (la Fête du Travail)

Question 20: 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 21: Joseph Kessel (1898 - 1979) was a naturalised French citizen of Argentinian 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 22: What are some of the responsibilities of the elected officials of local French communities (les Communes)?

• Management of nursery and primary schools, sports and cultural activities, street maintenance and the registration of births, marriages and deaths
• Management of colleges, child protection, assistance to the elderly
• Management of public transport, vocational training, the construction and maintenance of high schools (les lycées)
• Determination of national policy

Question 23: Correctly identify 5 overseas French collectivities (empowered to make their own laws, except in certain areas reserved to the French national government)?

• Martinique (972), Guyane (973), La Réunion (974), Mayotte (975) and Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon (976)
• Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon (976), Saint-Barthélemy (977), Saint-Martin (978), Wallis-et-Futuna (986) and Polynésie française (987)
• Guadeloupe (971), Martinique (972), Guyane (973), La Réunion (974) and Mayotte (975)
• La Réunion (974), Mayotte (975), Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon (976), Saint-Barthélemy (977) and Saint-Martin (978)

Question 24: How many French Departments are there?

• 96
• 101
• 111
• 98

Question 25: Who was Jean Moulin?

• 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 li5th Republic and a French writer, died 1970
• President of the Republic 1981 - 1995 (voted to abolish the death penalty), died 1996

Question 26: 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 27: When did the First World War begin and end?

• 28th July 1914 to the 11th of November 1918
• 28th July 1914 to the 9th of November 1918
• 14th July 1914 to the 11th of November 1918
• 14th July 1914 to the 9th of November 1918

Question 28: When did the Second World War begin and end in Europe?

• 1st September 1939 to the 2nd of September 1945
• 1st September 1939 to the 8th May 1945
• 1st September 1939 to the 1st May 1945
• 1st September 1939 to the 5th May 1945

Question 29: 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 30: Name a famous French sculptor:

• Édith Piaf
• Albert Camus
• Auguste Rodin
• Simone de Beauvoir

Question 31: What is the name of the current French Minister of the Interior:

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

Question 32: Who initiated the civil unrest and French general strikes of May 1968 which affected French society for decades afterwards?

• The National Student Union
• Workers at the South Aviation plant near the city of Nantes
• Students at the Nanterre campus of the University of Paris
• Workers at the Renault manufacturing complexes in the Seine Valley

Question 33: What did the taking of the Bastille symbolise?

• The true start of the French Revolution
• The end of "absolute" monarchy and the acceleration of the revolutionary popular process
• The reconstitution of the "Third Estate" (with its representatives drawn from the commoners), into the National Assembly
• The end of the financial problems caused by Louis XVI's intervention in the American Revolution

Question 34: Who has the legal right to vote in French presidential and parliamentary elections?

• No taxation, no representation - only those paying annual income tax can vote
• Everyone can vote who is fiscally domiciled in France
• Only the designated head of the household can vote. They cast votes on behalf of their family
• Universal suffrage - all French citizens older than the legal limit of 18 years old

Question 35: Name a famous French philosopher:

• Claude Monet
• Arthur Rimbaud
• Marcel Proust
• Jean-Paul Sartre

Question 36: Which of the following relates to the 18th Century AD?

• Henri IV who gave protestants leave to practice their religion via the Edict of Nantes
• Molière the most famous French playwright who lived at the tim of Louis XIV (author of the Miser, l’Avare) (the modern epoch)
• Reign of Louis XIV: known as the Sun King, head of an monarchy, Louis XIV established a powerful and centralized state in Paris
• Clovis: the King who unified the kingdoms of France and adopted Christianity

Question 37: When was the death penalty banned in France?

• 1981
• 1991
• 2001
• 1971

Question 38: 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 39: Identify the correct, chronological list of French presidents of the Fifth Republic:

• Charles de Gaulle, Georges Pompidou, Valéry Giscard d'Estaing, François Mitterrand, Jacques Chirac, Nicolas Sarkozy, François Hollande, Emmanuel Macron
• Charles de Gaulle, Georges Pompidou, Valéry Giscard d'Estaing, François Mitterrand, Jacques Chirac, Dominique de Villepin, François Hollande, Emmanuel Macron
• Charles de Gaulle, Valéry Giscard d'Estaing, Georges Pompidou, François Mitterrand, Jacques Chirac, Nicolas Sarkozy, François Hollande, Emmanuel Macron
• Charles de Gaulle, Valéry Giscard d'Estaing, Alain Poher, François Mitterrand, Jacques Chirac, Nicolas Sarkozy, François Hollande, Emmanuel Macron

Question 40: When were the Three Glorious Days (les Trois Glorieuses)?

• 27th, 28th and 29th July 1830
• 23rd, 24th and 25th February 1848
• 12th, 13th and 14th July 1789
• 7th, 8th and 9th November 1799