Bonjour, mes amis, et bienvenue à Paris! Welcome back to a new quiz from We Love Quizzes. In this quiz, we’ll be testing your knowledge on Paris; both the capital city of France and the eponymous region it is located in.
Paris Quiz Questions and Answers
1 The region of France that Paris is in is…
A Normandy
B Île-de-France
C Midi-Pyrénées Region
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Paris is situated in Île-de-France (which is also known as the Paris Region).
2 The official motto of Paris, written in French, is…
A Fluctuat nec mergitur
B Il est agité par les vagues, et ne sombre pas
C Niteris incassum navem submergere Petri
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Although the official motto is usually written in Latin (“Fluctuat nec mergitur”), in French it is “Il est agité par les vagues, et ne sombre pas.”
3 The rugby union club, ________, is based in Paris.
A Lyon OU
B AS Béziers Hérault
C Stade Français
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Stade Français is a rugby union club based in Paris.
4 When was the Eiffel Tower constructed?
A 1889
B 1901
C 1954
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The Eiffel Tower was constructed on 1889 for the World Expo.
5 The Notre Dame Cathedral was completed in…
A 1160
B the 14th century
C the 1760s
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Although began on 1160, the Notre Dame wasn’t completed until the 14th century.
6 The structure that sits in front of the Louvre Museum is…
A a pyramid
B a cruciform
C a statue
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The Louvre Pyramid is a gigantic glass-and-metal pyramid that sits in front of the Louvre Museum.
7 Paris was originally known as…
A Englaland
B Lucotocia
C Mayrit
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Paris was originally called Lucotocia, which means swamp.
8 Saint Denis, a Christian bishop, was decapitated on…
A Montmartre
B Belleville
C Passy
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Saint Denis was decapitated on Montmartre Hill in 250 AD.
9 Moliere opened the _________ in 1643.
A Illustre Theatre
B Palais Garnier
C Odeon Theatre
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Moliere, a playwright, opened the Ilustre Theatre in 1643.
10 The 1789 Women’s March on Versailles occured to protest the price of….
A milk
B clothing
C bread
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At the time, bread was extremely expensive, so countless women stormed the palace to protest its price.
11 The names of how many scientists were engraved into the Eiffel Tower?
A 72
B 81
C 100
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The names of 72 scientists were engraved into the Eiffel Tower by the structure’s designer to celebrate the scientific achievements that allowed him to build it.
12 The treaty that ended WWI was signed in…
A Versailles
B Paris
C Montreuil
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The treaty that ended WWI was signed in Versailles, a city in the Paris Region of France.
13 The official currency of France is the…
A franc
B euro
C dollar
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France discontinued the use of francs as its official currency in 1999, when the euro was adopted.
14 The Parisii were a _______ tribe that founded the city of Paris.
A Celtic
B British
C Slavic
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The city of Paris is named after the Celtic tribe that founded the city.
15 When was the Bastille Prison demolished?
A 1651
B 1777
C 1789
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The Bastille Prison was demolished in 1789.
16 The Musée Picasso was opened in…
A 1712
B 1986
C 2004
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The Musée Picasso, a museum dedicated to artist Pablo Picasso, opened its doors on 1986.
17 The Mona Lisa is in display at…
A Musée d’Orsay
B Louvre Museum
C Musée Picasso
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The Mona Lisa, a portrait by Leonardo da Vinci, is on permanent display at the Louvre Museum.
18 Which museum in Paris also serves as a doll hospital?
A Hameau de la Reine
B Musée Lambinet
C Musée de la Poupee
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Musée de la Poupee is a private doll collection in Paris. It is also a doll hospital, where you can bring in any damaged dolls and have them fixed.
19 What can be found on top of the Eiffel Tower?
A a restaurant
B a champagne bar
C a gift shop
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Although there are several restaurants in the Eiffel Tower, on the very top you can find a champagne bar.
20 What is the maximum sway of the Eiffel Tower?
A around 5 centimeters
B around 5 inches
C around 5 feet
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The Eiffel Tower sways up to 5 inches.
21 Since ______, boats were offered to tourists through the sewers of Paris.
A 1704
B 1856
C 1920
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Since 1920, boats have been offered to tourists through the sewers of Paris.
22 What is NOT one thing that Emmanuel Bruneseau found while mapping the sewers of Paris?
A the skeleton of an orangutan
B a cellphone
C lost jewels
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Emmanuel Bruneseau did NOT find an cellphone, but he did find an orangutan’s skeleton and some lost jewels.
23 How many avenues radiate around the Arc de Triomphe?
A twelve
B nine
C five
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Twelve avenues radiate around the Arc de Triomphe.
24 The Arc de Triomphe is dedicated to…
A those who died in the French Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars
B the famous artists that lived in Paris
C the president of France
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The Arc de Triomphe, found in the Place Charles de Gaulle, is dedicated to those who died in the French Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars.
25 Oscar Wilde’s tomb in Paris has a sculpture of…
A a person with wings
B a quill
C a book
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Oscar Wilde’s tomb in Paris bears the sculpture of a person with wings.
26 Napoleon Bonaparte is entombed in…
A Arc de Triomphe
B Les Invalides
C Trocadéro Gardens
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Napoleon Bonaparte is entombed in Les Invalides, formally known as Hôtel national des Invalides.
27 The city of Paris is exclusively twinned with which other city?
A Rome
B London
C NYC
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The city of Paris is exclusively twinned with Rome, Italy.
28 Postal codes in the city of Paris range from _______ to _______.
A 82915–83000
B 15839–16112
C 75001–75020
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Postal codes in Paris range from 75001 to 75020.
29 The birth name of Alexandre Gustave Eiffel was…
A Bonickhausen dit Eiffel
B Alexandre Gustave Eiffel
C Jean-René Bönickhausen
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Though the family has adopted the name Eiffel for generations, Alexandre was born as Bonickhausen dit Eiffel. His name was not officially changed until many years later.
30 Jim Morrison is buried in…
A Père Lachaise
B Picpus
C Passy
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Jim Morrison, the lead singer of Doors, is buried in Père Lachaise cemetery.
31 King Louis XVI was decapitated in…
A Place de l’Étoile
B Palais de la Découverte
C Place de la Concorde
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King Louis XVI was decapitated in the Place de la Concorde.
32 The Hotel des Invalides was built as…
A a hotel for nobles
B the palace for the king
C a home for soldiers wounded in battle.
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The Hotel des Invalides was built by Louis XIV and served as a home for soldiers wounded in battle.
33 The painting, “Arrangement in Grey and Black No.1,” is in display at the…
A Musée d’Orsay
B Musée du Quai Branly
C Musée de l’Orangerie
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The painting, also known by its colloquial name, “Whistler’s Mother,” is on display at the Musée d’Orsay.
34 The Sacre Coeur, situated in Paris, is…
A a Roman Catholic church
B one of Napoleon Bonaparte’s many palaces
C the country’s leading hospital and trauma center
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The Sacre Coeur de Basilica, often abbreviated as the Sacre Coeur, is a Roman Catholic church dedicated to the sacred heart of Jesus.
35 Around how many steps do you need to climb to reach the top of the Notre Dame tower?
A 300
B 400
C 500
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It takes almost 400 steps.
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