
Question 1: When was the death penalty banned in France?

Question 2: Marc Chagall (1887 - 1985) was a naturalised French citizen of Russian origin. For what is he best known?

Question 3: Place these French writters in their correct historical order:

Question 4: What is guaranteed by the principal of "Equality" in the French Republic?

Question 5: Name a fourth principal of the French Republic?

Question 6: Place these French personages in their correct historical order:

Question 7: Which of the following statements is correct?

Question 8: Who served as the Chief of State of Vichy France from 1940 to 1944 during the World War II?

Question 9: Name a famous French philosopher:

Question 10: Valérie Benguigui (1961 - 2013) was a naturalised French citizen of Algerian origin. For what is she best known?

Question 11: Name a famous French poet:

Question 12: What was the date of the first French Revolution?

Question 13: When was the French law authorising abortion, prepared by Simone Veil, passed?

Question 14: Who was the Allies' supreme military commander present at the signing of the armistice that ended the First World War?

Question 15: When was the social security system, financed by French businesses and workers, established?

Question 16: Joseph Kessel (1898 - 1979) was a naturalised French citizen of Argentinian origin. What is he best known for?

Question 17: What is the name of the current French Minister of the Interior:

Question 18: Josephine Baker (1906 - 1975) was a naturalised French citizen of American origin. For what is she best known?

Question 19: Which of the following relates to the time period 50 BC?

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

Question 21: Which of the following relates to the 19th Century AD?

Question 22: What do the colours of the French flag symbolise?

Question 23: Who initiated the civil unrest and French general strikes of May 1968 which affected French society for decades afterwards?

Question 24: What were the principal events of the French decolonisation period of 1950 - 1962?

Question 25: What is the name of the French national anthem, written by Claude Joseph Rouget de Lisle?

Question 26: Which of these are from the same 17th Century epoch?

Question 27: Alain Mimoun (1921- 2013) was a naturalised French citizen of Algerian origin. What is he best known for?

Question 28: Who was François Mitterand?

Question 29: Which of the following relates to the 15th Century AD?

Question 30: Dalida (1933 - 1987) was a naturalised French citizen of Egyptian origin. For what is she best known?

Question 31: Who was Charles de Gaulle?

Question 32: Name a famous French painter:

Question 33: Guillaume Apollinaire (1880 - 1918) was a naturalised French citizen born to a Russian mother and Swiss father. For what is he best known?

Question 34: What are some of the responsibilities of the elected officials of local French communities (les Communes)?

Question 35: Which of the following relates to the 18th Century AD?

Question 36: Which of the following relates to the time period 18,000 - 15,000 BC?

Question 37: What does the date of the 1st of May represent?

Question 38: When was the first flight of the Airbus A380 - the world's largest passenger airliner?

Question 39: Georges Charpak (1924 - 2010) was a naturalised French citizen of Polish origin. For what is he best known?

Question 40: 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?
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