
Question 1: Who served as the Chief of State of Vichy France from 1940 to 1944 during the World War II?

Question 2: Joseph Kessel (1898 - 1979) was a naturalised French citizen of Argentinian origin. What is he best known for?

Question 3: Léon Zitrone (1914 - 1995) was a naturalised French citizen of Russian origin. What is he best known for?

Question 4: Marie Curie (1867 - 1934) was a naturalised French citizen of Polish origin. For what is she best known?

Question 5: Place these French personages in their correct historical order:

Question 6: When was the French Civil Code, which defines the legal rights and duties of French citizens, established?

Question 7: How many French citizens were there in 2014?

Question 8: Name a fourth principal of the French Republic?

Question 9: When did the French join the European Economic Community (EEC)?

Question 10: When did the Second World War begin and end in Europe?

Question 11: Romain Gary (1914 - 1980) was a naturalised French citizen of Russian origin. What is he best known for?

Question 12: Which document banned the wearing of religious symbols in schools and by state workers?

Question 13: Name a famous French singer:

Question 14: Which of the following relates to the end of 18th Century AD?

Question 15: Who votes on French laws?

Question 16: Identify the correct, chronological list of French presidents of the Fifth Republic:

Question 17: 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?

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

Question 19: Which of the following relates to the 5th Century AD?

Question 20: Josephine Baker (1906 - 1975) was a naturalised French citizen of American origin. For what is she best known?

Question 21: Vassily Kandinsky (1866 - 1944) was a naturalised French citizen of Russian origin. What is he best known for?

Question 22: Name a famous French sculptor:

Question 23: Name a famous French poet:

Question 24: What is the name of the current French Minister of the Interior:

Question 25: Which of the following relates to the 17th Century AD?

Question 26: When was the first flight of the Airbus A380 - the world's largest passenger airliner?

Question 27: France has 43 UNESCO World Heritage sites. Which is the most visited such site in Normandy?

Question 28: Who initiated the civil unrest and French general strikes of May 1968 which affected French society for decades afterwards?

Question 29: Dalida (1933 - 1987) was a naturalised French citizen of Egyptian origin. For what is she best known?

Question 30: When was the French age of majority fixed at 18 years?

Question 31: What were the principal events of the French decolonisation period of 1950 - 1962?

Question 32: What was France's 2018 world economic ranking?

Question 33: Which of the following statements is correct?

Question 34: Who is Marianne?

Question 35: What did the taking of the Bastille symbolise?

Question 36: When was the third republic formed?

Question 37: Georges Moustaki (1934 - 2013) was a naturalised French citizen of Italian/Greek origin. What is he best known for?

Question 38: When did the French also become European citizens?

Question 39: Who was the Allies' supreme military commander present at the signing of the armistice that ended the First World War?

Question 40: What was France's 2018 military world ranking?
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