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This pyramid was designed by Chinese-American IM Pei and was installed in the courtyard of
Le Musée du Louvre
Montmartre
Versailles
Le Jardin du Luxembourg
2
This is picture shows Le Jardin du Chateau de Versailles. It is famous because:
It is the main airport in Paris.
It was the home of King Louis XIV (14th)
It is the best hospital in France.
It is the first public garden in France.
3
One of the most modern sky scrapers in Paris shown here is
Le Tour de France
La Tour Eiffel
La Tour Montparnasse
La Tour de la Lanterne
4
Le Centre Pompidou is a modern art museum in Paris. It is a unique structure because
it has no bathrooms
it has a rooftop garden that grows broccoli year round
it is made entirely of glass
stairs, elevators, plumbing and wiring are on the OUTSIDE of the building
5
This is the Île de la Belvédère, a rocky island with steep cliffs made from the old gypsum quarry. You can see it in
Le Jardin du Luxembourg
Le Louvre
Le Parc des Buttes Chaumont
La Seine
6
Paris is the Capital of France
False
True
7
This accident in La Gare Montparnasse really happened!
True
False
8
In Paris, there are over thirty bridges that cross the river ___________
Montpelier
Thames
Seine
Loire
9
This is a map of the train system that serves Paris. It is called
Le Métro
La Seine
Le Louvre
Le Marais
10
This monument is dedicated to the Armies of the Revolution. It is called the
Tuileries
Panthéon
Arc de Triomphe
Versailles
11
The Ile Saint Louis is one of two islands in the River __________
Saint Lawrence
Thames
Seine
Louis
12
There is only a monument marking where the Bastille once stood. It was a _______ that was destroyed in the Revolution
Palace
Museum
Dairy Queen
Prison
13
The word "jardin" in French means
Thursday
garden
July
guardian
14
Père Lachaise is a
dog park
lively neighborhood
public garden
cemetary
15
The Musée d'Orsay used to be
a race track for chariots
a train station
a church
in the Seine
16
The main street in Paris is called
Les Champs Elysées
Avenue Deluxe
Les Tuileries
Le Champ de Mars
17
You can ride this ferris wheel in the Tuileries, a famous ________ between the Louvre and the Arc de Triomphe.
Abandoned neighborhood
Amusement Park
Train station
Public garden
18
The Sorbonne is
a famous ice cream shop
a theater
a university
a museum
19
The name of this popular neighborhood means "swamp". The French call it
Montmartre
La Seine
Ile Saint Louis
Le Marais
20
Which is a true statement about Paris?
It is mostly flat, with one notable hill called Montmartre.
It never snows there.
Only famous artists are allowed to live there.
The sun rises there every single day at 10 am.
21
Le Stade de France is a Rugby and Soccer stadium. In French soccer is called
La Pelota
La Soccère
Le Ballon
Le Football
22
Where in Paris should you go to see this famous painting?
Les Champs Elysées
Montmartre
Le Louvre
Notre Dame
23
Which is true? The Eiffel Tower...
was supposed to be a temporary structure.
was a gift from The United States to the people of France.
nearly burned down in a fire.
was built by Napoleon in honor of the French Revolution.
24
Paris is divided into 20 Arrondissements. just like most cities are divided into
sports teams
climates
neighborhoods
streets
25
This painting by Vincent Van Gogh depicts the largest park in Paris. It's called
Le Parc Central
Les Tuileries
Versailles
Le Jardin du Luxembourg
26
This photo was taken
in the Catacombs
at the Gare Montparnasse after the train accident
in a tunnel under the Seine River
at the Cimetière Père Lachaise
27
Two famous churches in Paris are
Montmartre and le Marais
Sacré Coeur and Notre Dame
Versailles and the Louvre
le Centre Pompidou and le Métro
28
Le Quartier Latin is so named because
The people who live there only speak Latin.
It's a good place to go out dancing to Latin music.
The Romans conquered Paris and took over that part of the city.
It was and is popular with students who were traditionally taught in Latin.
29
Paris is located in
Southwest France
North Central France
Close to the border with Switzerland
On the Meditaranean Coast
30
Which famous person is buried in Le Panthéon?
Marie Antoinette
Christopher Columbus
Madame Rhoades' great uncle
Napoléon Bonaparte