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1
This monument is dedicated to the Armies of the Revolution. It is called the
Versailles
Panthéon
Arc de Triomphe
Tuileries
2
Paris is located in
Close to the border with Switzerland
On the Meditaranean Coast
North Central France
Southwest France
3
The main street in Paris is called
Avenue Deluxe
Le Champ de Mars
Les Champs Elysées
Les Tuileries
4
Le Centre Pompidou is a modern art museum in Paris. It is a unique structure because
stairs, elevators, plumbing and wiring are on the OUTSIDE of the building
it has a rooftop garden that grows broccoli year round
it has no bathrooms
it is made entirely of glass
5
Which is true? The Eiffel Tower...
was built by Napoleon in honor of the French Revolution.
was a gift from The United States to the people of France.
nearly burned down in a fire.
was supposed to be a temporary structure.
6
This pyramid was designed by Chinese-American IM Pei and was installed in the courtyard of
Montmartre
Le Musée du Louvre
Le Jardin du Luxembourg
Versailles
7
The word "jardin" in French means
guardian
garden
Thursday
July
8
This painting by Vincent Van Gogh depicts the largest park in Paris. It's called
Versailles
Le Jardin du Luxembourg
Les Tuileries
Le Parc Central
9
Which is a true statement about Paris?
Only famous artists are allowed to live there.
The sun rises there every single day at 10 am.
It is mostly flat, with one notable hill called Montmartre.
It never snows there.
10
Le Stade de France is a Rugby and Soccer stadium. In French soccer is called
Le Football
Le Ballon
La Soccère
La Pelota
11
This accident in La Gare Montparnasse really happened!
True
False
12
This photo was taken
at the Gare Montparnasse after the train accident
in a tunnel under the Seine River
in the Catacombs
at the Cimetière Père Lachaise
13
The name of this popular neighborhood means "swamp". The French call it
Le Marais
La Seine
Ile Saint Louis
Montmartre
14
One of the most modern sky scrapers in Paris shown here is
La Tour Eiffel
La Tour Montparnasse
Le Tour de France
La Tour de la Lanterne
15
Le Quartier Latin is so named because
It's a good place to go out dancing to Latin music.
The people who live there only speak Latin.
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.
16
Paris is divided into 20 Arrondissements. just like most cities are divided into
neighborhoods
sports teams
streets
climates
17
This is picture shows Le Jardin du Chateau de Versailles. It is famous because:
It was the home of King Louis XIV (14th)
It is the main airport in Paris.
It is the best hospital in France.
It is the first public garden in France.
18
Two famous churches in Paris are
Sacré Coeur and Notre Dame
le Centre Pompidou and le Métro
Montmartre and le Marais
Versailles and the Louvre
19
Where in Paris should you go to see this famous painting?
Les Champs Elysées
Notre Dame
Le Louvre
Montmartre
20
The Musée d'Orsay used to be
a race track for chariots
in the Seine
a train station
a church
21
Père Lachaise is a
dog park
cemetary
lively neighborhood
public garden
22
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 Louvre
Le Parc des Buttes Chaumont
Le Jardin du Luxembourg
La Seine
23
Paris is the Capital of France
True
False
24
This is a map of the train system that serves Paris. It is called
Le Métro
Le Marais
La Seine
Le Louvre
25
The Ile Saint Louis is one of two islands in the River __________
Seine
Saint Lawrence
Thames
Louis
26
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
27
Which famous person is buried in Le Panthéon?
Marie Antoinette
Napoléon Bonaparte
Madame Rhoades' great uncle
Christopher Columbus
28
There is only a monument marking where the Bastille once stood. It was a _______ that was destroyed in the Revolution
Museum
Palace
Dairy Queen
Prison
29
The Sorbonne is
a university
a famous ice cream shop
a theater
a museum
30
In Paris, there are over thirty bridges that cross the river ___________
Loire
Thames
Seine
Montpelier