
Question 1: For what event did Gustave Eiffel construct the Eiffel Tower?

Question 2: Who initiated the civil unrest and French general strikes of May 1968 which affected French society for decades afterwards?

Question 3: What is the name of the current French Prime Minister:

Question 4: Which of the following relates to the 17th Century AD?

Question 5: When did France give up the French Franc for the Euro?

Question 6: Which is the longest river in France?

Question 7: Correctly identify the 5 overseas departments and regions of France (with exactly the same status as France's mainland regions)?

Question 8: Name a famous French philosopher:

Question 9: When were the Three Glorious Days (les Trois Glorieuses)?

Question 10: Léon Zitrone (1914 - 1995) was a naturalised French citizen of Russian origin. What is he best known for?

Question 11: When did the French join the European Economic Community (EEC)?

Question 12: Name a famous French sculptor:

Question 13: What are the time intervals of local elections in France?

Question 14: Which fundamental freedoms are guaranteed by the principal of "Liberty" in the French Republic?

Question 15: Correctly identify 5 overseas French collectivities (empowered to make their own laws, except in certain areas reserved to the French national government)?

Question 16: Who founded the current French institutions of the 5th Republic in 1958?

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

Question 18: Guillaume Apollinaire (1880 - 1918) was a naturalised French citizen born to a Russian mother and Swiss father. For what is he best known?

Question 19: What does the date of the 14th July represent?

Question 20: Alain Mimoun (1921- 2013) was a naturalised French citizen of Algerian origin. What is he best known for?

Question 21: How many French cities have more than 500,000 inhabitants?

Question 22: Identify the correct, chronological list of French presidents of the Fifth Republic:

Question 23: What are some of the responsibilities of the elected officials of French Departments (les Départements)?

Question 24: What were the estimated numbers of deaths in the First and Second World War respectively?

Question 25: When was the first flight of the Airbus A380 - the world's largest passenger airliner?

Question 26: Which of the following relates to the 15th Century AD?

Question 27: Josephine Baker (1906 - 1975) was a naturalised French citizen of American origin. For what is she best known?

Question 28: Who was Jean Moulin?

Question 29: When was the death penalty banned in France?

Question 30: Which of the following relates to the time period 50 BC?

Question 31: Which of the following relates to the 5th Century AD?

Question 32: Which of these are from the same 17th Century epoch?

Question 33: When was the French law authorising abortion, prepared by Simone Veil, passed?

Question 34: How many French Departments are there?

Question 35: Which is the highest mountain in the European Union at 4,807m?

Question 36: Vassily Kandinsky (1866 - 1944) was a naturalised French citizen of Russian origin. What is he best known for?

Question 37: Léon Gambetta (1838 - 1882) was the son of an Italian merchant. For what is he best known?

Question 38: What is guaranteed by the principal of "Equality" in the French Republic?

Question 39: What does the date of the 8th of May represent?

Question 40: When was the French age of majority fixed at 18 years?
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