Firefighters managed to save...

the bells, the organ and the rose windows.

Les Gilets-Jaunes captured worldwide attention when...

they rioted near the Arc de Triomphe.

The GIs would eat their meals, then go to the garbage cans, call "Venez! Venez!" and...

scrape food off their plates into bowls of French children.

In the film, Jean Bonnet was...

a boy named Kippelstein who was hiding from the Germans.

Malle's film was called, "Au Revoir, les Enfants," because Fr. Jean said this and because...

it signifies a farewell to childhood.

Le Statut des Juifs...

took human rights away from Jews.

on the 11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th month in 1918.

On April 15, this year...

the Cathedrale Notre Dame had a huge fire!

Hitler could not go atop the Tour Eiffel because...

the French had cut the elevator cables.

At this time, the president and the Yellow-Jackets...

are heavily involved in talks to negotiate the issues.

a filmmaker who spent his childhood in France during WWII.

The GIs would stop at train stations around France and...

throw K-Ration boxes to kids waiting there.

For the rest of his life, Louis Malle...

remembered every single moment of that last day at school.

Décrivez la location de l’Île de la Réunion.

700 kilometres au sud-ouest de l’Île Maurice.

The three Allied leaders who were hailed as heroes after the war were...

Churchill, Roosevelt and de Gaulle.

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French WWII History and Assorted Facts Quiz

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1
Firefighters managed to save...
the bells, the organ and the rose windows.
the rooftop and the spire.
the plaza in front of the Notre Dame, which had been ablaze.
the choir loft and the little rooms upstairs.
2
Le chef de la Résistance était…
Louis Malle
Hans Rey
Victor Hugo
Charles de Gaulle
3
Recently, Président Macron has had some difficulties with a group called…
Les Princes de Paris
La Moutarde Forte de Dijon
Les Soldats de France
Les Gilets-Jaunes
4
les cascades = les chutes d'eau = ___?
volcanoes
waterfalls
island paradise
clandestine events
5
D-Day in French is...
Journal-J
Jour-J
J-Jour
Journée-J
6
The "Unoccupied Zone" was also known as...
Vichy France
Reims, France
Paris, France
Victory France
7
Le Vélodrome d’Hiver was…
a Jewish synagogue.
Hitler's Paris office.
a path north toward England.
a bicycle race course.
8
Les Gilets-Jaunes captured worldwide attention when...
they failed to win the election.
they engaged in public nudity.
they kidnapped president.
they rioted near the Arc de Triomphe.
9
Items from inside the Notre Dame were taken to...
the Louvre.
the police station.
the basement.
secret basement in the Arc de Triomphe.
10
Many French people practiced this sentence to welcome the Americans.
Thank you so much!
Candy, Candy!
Thank God you're here!
I am happy to see you!
11
The influenza pandemic of 1917-1918 was known as...
the "Spanish lady."
the "death sickness."
the "flu."
the "scourge."
12
Paris fell into Nazi hands...
June 14, 1969.
June 14, 1940.
June 1, 1939.
June 6, 1944.
13
The GIs would eat their meals, then go to the garbage cans, call "Venez! Venez!" and...
sing a patriotic song.
wash the dishes with water and dish soap.
scrape food off their plates into bowls of French children.
toss their waste in the garbage.
14
How many Jews were rounded up in the Vel d'Hiv horror?
one million
13,000
4,000
15,000
15
In the film, Jean Bonnet was...
an altar boy who was being abused by priests.
a pathetic figure who had no talent and was kind of a loser.
a boy named Kippelstein who was hiding from the Germans.
an outcast from his family who was homeless.
16
At the end of the war, journalist Eugene McCord wasn't allowed to take home what object?
his photos
his typewriter
his books
his guns
17
Maintenant, le Président de France, c’est…
François Mitterand
Jacques Chirac
Charles de Gaulle
Emmanuel Macron
18
Malle's film was called, "Au Revoir, les Enfants," because Fr. Jean said this and because...
it signified greed and selfishness.
it reflects on the Black Market in France.
it means, "Get rid of Jewish Children," in French.
it signifies a farewell to childhood.
19
Les années de la Deuxième Guerre Mondiale étaient…
1933-1944
1939-1945
1941-1945
1940-1952
20
Charles de Gaulle gave a famous speech over the radio from...
Paris
Washington
London
Lisbon
21
Le Statut des Juifs...
took human rights away from Jews.
made slaves of the Jewish people.
rounded up all the Jews for deportation to Germany.
gave Jews two weeks to emigrate to America.
22
What was NOT in K-Ration boxes?
le gâteau au chocolat
le Nestea
le Spam
le chewing-gum
23
Julien asked Jean, "As-tu peur?" Jean replied...
"Je ne sais pas."
"Tout le temps."
"Come tu veux."
"Jamais!"
24
Joseph was fired because he...
stole a pig.
was drinking alcohol with Mme Perrin.
kissed too many girls.
ran a black market.
25
World War I ended...
after the Nuremburg Trials and execution of Hitler.
on June 6, 1944.
on December 7, 1941
on the 11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th month in 1918.
26
The War to End all Wars is referred to in French as...
La Der des Ders
La Seconde Guerre Mondiale
La Guerre de la Fin Mondial
La Guerre de la Fin
27
Within days, donors had pledged how much to restore the Notre Dame?
around one billion euros
around 700,000 euros
around 12,000 euros
around 100,000 euros
28
To this day, most French people are _____ __ the Americans.
ashamed of
afraid of
grateful to
disgusted by
29
On April 15, this year...
all the police in Paris went on strike!
an attempt to overthrow the French government was thwarted.
the Cathedrale Notre Dame had a huge fire!
France had its first school shooting.
30
Hitler could not go atop the Tour Eiffel because...
the French tried to arrest him when he arrived at the Tower.
the French had cut the elevator cables.
the tower had been bombed and was weakened.
the French police had destroyed the tower.
31
Il y a longtemps, l’Île de la Réunion s’appellait _________.
l’Île Dijon
l’Île Paris
l’Île Maurice
l’Île Bourbon
32
The constant emotion felt by French people was...
fury
patriotism
antagonism
fear
33
At this time, the president and the Yellow-Jackets...
are likely to embarrass themselves further in the world.
are highly inclined to just give up.
are heavily involved in talks to negotiate the issues.
are planning a dual with old-fashioned pistols.
34
Louis Malle was...
an important chef to Hitler and his henchmen during WWII.
the boss of Resistance fighters during WWII.
a filmmaker who spent his childhood in France during WWII.
the Archbishop of Paris during WWII.
35
The GIs would stop at train stations around France and...
meet women and go drinking.
blow kisses to the women and children.
give speeches about how they were saving the French.
throw K-Ration boxes to kids waiting there.
36
What started the rioting of the Yellow-Jackets?
threat of exposure to Interpol for bad deeds.
threat of being deported to America.
threat of higher gas taxes.
threat of being taken over by the Iraqi government.
37
For the rest of his life, Louis Malle...
remembered to take medicine before going outside.
remembered every single moment of that last day at school.
remembered to salute whenever Germans came near him.
remembered how to play the piano with a friend.
38
What started WWII?
The German Invasion of Poland
The Holocaust
The Organization of Vichy France
Hitler's Coronation as King
39
The D-Day landing is known in French as...
la Résistance
le Débarquement
le Désastre
le Buerre de Cacahuètes
40
In the Rafle de Vel d'Hiv, the Jews were rounded up by...
Hitler's SS.
the French police.
the Allied troops.
the Gestapo.
41
The speech of Charles de Gaulle was known as...
La Marseillaise
Au Revoir, les Enfants
le Débarquement
l'Appel du 18 juin
42
When the GIs arrived, they found...
French people were starving.
French people wanted nothing to do with the GIs.
French people could tolerate more years of war.
French people were happily occupied by Germans.
43
Cooling lava flows in French.
circulation de lave
coulées de lave
crescents de lave
circonstances de lave
44
Décrivez la location de l’Île de la Réunion.
200 kilometres au sud d'Angleterre.
1,500 kilometres au sud-est de Massachusetts.
700 kilometres au sud-ouest de l’Île Maurice.
quelques kilometres au nord des États-Unis.
45
The three Allied leaders who were hailed as heroes after the war were...
Eisenhower, Monroe and Lindbergh.
Churchill, Roosevelt and de Gaulle.
Hitler, Goebbels, and Hess.
Kings Huey, Louie and Dewey.

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