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Indentifying famous French athletes.
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1
What Frenchman was the founder of the International Olympic Committee?
Charles de Gaulle
Baron Pierre de Coubertin
Charlemagne
Louis Pasteur
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In what year did the French win the men's world cup of soccer?
1994
2014
1998
2006
3
This French runner was the first white man to break the 10s barrier in a timed 100m event.
Ben Bassaw
Dimitri Bascou
Florian Carvalho
Christophe Lemaitre
4
This soccer player is nicknamed the octopus.
Benoit Costil
Paul Pogba
Hugo Lioris
Bacary Sagna
5
What French tennis Champion also became a successful recording artist?
Yannick Noah
Roger Federer
Francis Cabrel
Joachim Noah
6
This French soccer player plays for Atletico Madrid.
Didier Drogba
Lionel Messi
Paul Pogba
Antoine Greizmann
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This French skier won a gold medal in 2002 Olympics as well as a world championship in 2005.
Alberto Tomba
Jean-Pierre Vidal
Jean-Claude Killy
Sebastien Fournier-Bidoz
8
The modern Olympic games started in what year?
1812
1896
1900
1912
9
She became the first French woman to win a gold medal in long jump at European championships.
Maxine Martin
Eloyse Lesueur
Marie-Laure Leclarc
Julie Perec
10
Who won three alpine skiing events in the 1968 Olympics?
Alain Bernard
Alain Prost
Jean-Claude Killy
Greg Lemonde
11
Which French boxer won a bronze medal in the 2008 Olympics in the light featherweight division?
Marcel Cerdan
Charles Ledoux
Alexis Vastine
Jean-Baptiste Mendy
12
This former national team captain spent much of his career playing for Arsenal.
Patrice Evra
Patrick Viera
Zinedine Zidane
Thierry Henry
13
Which French swimmer previously held world records for the 50 m and 100 m freestyle race?
Jeal-Paul Berjeau
David Abrard
Franck Iacono
Alain Bernard
14
This Belgian won the tour de France 5 times.
Eddy Merckx
Jacques Anquetil
Louison Bobet
Greg Lemonde
15
What years did the French national basketball team win silver in the Olympics?
1948, 2000
1996, 2012
1976, 1992
1952, 2004
16
What color jersey does the leader of the tour de France wear?
blue
red
yellow
orange
17
This French snowboarder finished 6th in snowboard cross at the 2010 Winter Olympics.
Tanja Frieden
Nelly Moene Loccoz
Helene Olafsen
Alexandra Jekova
18
Chris Froome winner of the 2016 tour de France is from what country?
Denmark
Luxembourg
UK
USA
19
These siblings are both Olympic and World Champion swimmers.
Laure and Florent Manaudou
Joseph and Michele Montgolfier
Alain and Solange Bernard
Caroline and Philippe de Monaco
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This French trackster was a 3 time Olympic Gold Medalist.
Marie-Jose Perec
Marie Therese
Marie Joseph Tascher
Marie Curie