
Question 1: Name a famous French philosopher:

Question 2: When were the Three Glorious Days (les Trois Glorieuses)?

Question 3: For what event did Gustave Eiffel construct the Eiffel Tower?

Question 4: When was the social security system, financed by French businesses and workers, established?

Question 5: When was the French Civil Code, which defines the legal rights and duties of French citizens, established?

Question 6: What does the date of the 1st of May represent?

Question 7: Who is Marianne?

Question 8: Approximately how many French communes are there?

Question 9: Which is the longest river in France?

Question 10: What does the date of the 14th July represent?

Question 11: Correctly identify 5 overseas French collectivities (empowered to make their own laws, except in certain areas reserved to the French national government)?

Question 12: Which of the following relates to the 17th Century AD?

Question 13: What are some of the responsibilities of the elected officials of French Departments (les Départements)?

Question 14: When did the First World War begin and end?

Question 15: When was the first flight of the Airbus A380 - the world's largest passenger airliner?

Question 16: When was the French law authorising abortion, prepared by Simone Veil, passed?

Question 17: Name a famous French sculptor:

Question 18: What are the visual characteristics of Marianne, symbol of the French Republic?

Question 19: Vassily Kandinsky (1866 - 1944) was a naturalised French citizen of Russian origin. What is he best known for?

Question 20: When did the French join the European Economic Community (EEC)?

Question 21: Valérie Benguigui (1961 - 2013) was a naturalised French citizen of Algerian origin. For what is she best known?

Question 22: Which of the following relates to the time period 18,000 - 15,000 BC?

Question 23: What are some of the responsibilities of the elected officials of local French communities (les Communes)?

Question 24: How many people speak the French language in the world, in how many countries, and what percentage of the world's population is this?

Question 25: Which 6 countries formed the European Economic Community in 1957 via the Treaty of Rome?

Question 26: What is the name of the French national anthem, written by Claude Joseph Rouget de Lisle?

Question 27: Joseph Kessel (1898 - 1979) was a naturalised French citizen of Argentinian origin. What is he best known for?

Question 28: Which text defines the organisation of the French state?

Question 29: How many French Regions are there?

Question 30: Alain Mimoun (1921- 2013) was a naturalised French citizen of Algerian origin. What is he best known for?

Question 31: When was the third republic formed?

Question 32: Which of the following statements is correct?

Question 33: What are the responsibilities of the French Government?

Question 34: Which legal document defines citizens' rights in France?

Question 35: When did the French also become European citizens?

Question 36: When did the Second World War begin and end in Europe?

Question 37: Who was François Mitterand?

Question 38: Who was Maximilien de Robespierre?

Question 39: Place these French writters in their correct historical order:

Question 40: Who initiated the civil unrest and French general strikes of May 1968 which affected French society for decades afterwards?
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