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When was the Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen adopted?
1789
1804
1776
1793
Who is known as the "Father of Modern France"?
Louis XIV
Napoleon Bonaparte
Charles de Gaulle
Henri IV
What event marked the end of World War I?
The Treaty of Versailles
The Battle of the Somme
The Battle of Verdun
The Armistice of 1918
What year did the French Revolution begin?
1789
1792
1799
1804
Who wrote the novel Les Misérables?
Victor Hugo
Emile Zola
Alexandre Dumas
Jules Verne
Which river flows through Paris?
Seine
Rhone
Loire
Garonne
What is the name of the world's most visited art museum in Paris?
The Louvre
Musée d'Orsay
Centre Georges Pompidou
Musée Rodin
How many departments are there in metropolitan France?
96
100
86
80
Who was the first president of the Fifth Republic?
Charles de Gaulle
François Mitterrand
Jacques Chirac
Nicolas Sarkozy
In what year did the Bastille prison fall during the French Revolution?
1789
1792
1799
1804
What is the oldest university in France?
University of Paris
Sorbonne University
École Normale Supérieure
Université de Strasbourg
What is the national anthem of France?
La Marseillaise
Le Chant des Partisans
La Victoire est à Nous
Aux armes citoyens!
What is the capital city of France?
Paris
Lyon
Marseille
Nice
What is the largest religion in France?
Christianity
Islam
Judaism
Hinduism
Who wrote the book “The Three Musketeers”?
Alexandre Dumas
Victor Hugo
Honoré de Balzac
Jules Verne
Who was the leader of the Jacobins during the French Revolution?
Maximilien Robespierre
Jean-Paul Marat
Charles Maurice de Talleyrand-Périgord
Napoleon Bonaparte
What is the highest mountain peak in France?
Mont Blanc
Pic du Midi de Bigorre
Grand Ballon
Aiguille du Dru
Who was the last king of France before the revolution?
Louis XVI
Louis XVIII
Louis XIV
Charles X
What is the official language of France?
French
German
Spanish
Italian
What is the currency used in France?
Euro
Franc
Pound
Dollar
What is the main political party in France?
Socialist Party
Republican Party
National Front
Union for a Popular Movement
What is the name of the French flag?
Tricolore
Bleu-Blanc-Rouge
Croix de Lorraine
Marianne
What is the name of the famous bell tower in the centre of Paris?
Notre Dame
Eiffel Tower
Arc de Triomphe
Sacré Coeur
Where did Joan of Arc lead her troops to victory?
Orleans
Rouen
Reims
Paris
Who was the founder of modern chemistry and one of the leading figures of the scientific revolution?
Antoine Lavoisier
Blaise Pascal
René Descartes
Pierre and Marie Curie
What was the name of the unifying kingdom of the Franks under Charlemagne?
Carolingian Empire
Merovingian Dynasty
Roman Empire
French Empire
What was the name of the longest siege in history that took place between 1590 and 1594?
Siege of Paris
Siege of Leningrad
Siege of Constantinople
Siege of Vienna
What is the name of the medieval fortress located on an island in the middle of the River Seine?
The Louvre
Palace of Versailles
Château de Chenonceau
Île de la Cité
What is the name of the treaty which ended the Napoleonic Wars?
The Treaty of Paris
The Treaty of Tilsit
The Treaty of London
The Treaty of Vienna
Who was the first female Prime Minister of France?
Edith Cresson
Simone Veil
Valérie Giscard d'Estaing
Ségolène Royal
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