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F1B Rick Steves Review French Riviera
F1B Rick Steves Review French Riviera
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1
Nice voted to join either France or Italy in the 1860s. Why did they choose France?
Prettier buildings
Better food
Rich
Political stability
2
What is bouillabaise?
chickpea crêpe
fish stew
salad
omelette
3
Rick Steves has spent decades advocating for:
feeding the hungry
decriminalizing marijuana
ending human trafficking
thoughtful travel
4
Cannes isn't much of a destination except for May when it hosts this international event:
Petanque tourament
Film festival
Croissant eating contest
Soccer tournament
5
Perfume is an important industry here. Why?
They grow a lot of flowers here.
People who like perfume live here.
French people smell. Bad.
False. It's not.
6
François Grimaldi's descendents still rule Monaco today.
True
False
7
What group of people famously spent their winters in the French Riviera in the 19th century?
Monks
Soldiers
Australians
Aristocrats
8
Henri Matisse simplified his work over time. By his 70s he stripped his art down to this form:
watercolors
paper cutouts
frescos
sculptures
9
Which is
not
an influece on Marc Chagall's art?
Music
Biblical stories
Russian folk village youth
Jewish heritage
10
Which sport is believed to have been accidentally invented in Antibes?
waterskiing
baseball
kiteboarding
football/soccer
11
The chandelier at Hotel Negresco was built for the Russian czar. So why is it still in France?
Trick question. He never ordered it.
He didn't like the way it looked.
He changed his mind about it.
He was killed during the Bolshevik Revolution.
12
The beach at Nice is sandy.
False
True
13
Socca is a type of ______ made with chickpea flour.
cake
tarte
sandwich
crêpe
14
Why do some of the world's richest people choose to live in Monaco?
no income taxes
no ugly people
no cops
no casinos
15
What did Picasso enjoy painting while living in a small village on the Riviera?
everyday life
rich people
bananas
his limo
16
Rick believes in you and wants you to do well on your exam!
False
True
17
Francois Grimaldi captured Monaco dressed as:
your mom
monk
clown
soldier
18
The
Promenade des Anglais
was built by:
The Americans
The Russians
the English
The French
