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1
Paris is the Capital of France
True
False
2
This painting by Vincent Van Gogh depicts the largest park in Paris. It's called
Les Tuileries
Versailles
Le Parc Central
Le Jardin du Luxembourg
3
Le Quartier Latin is so named because
The Romans conquered Paris and took over that part of the city.
The people who live there only speak Latin.
It's a good place to go out dancing to Latin music.
It was and is popular with students who were traditionally taught in Latin.
4
Paris is divided into 20 Arrondissements. just like most cities are divided into
sports teams
neighborhoods
climates
streets
5
Le Centre Pompidou is a modern art museum in Paris. It is a unique structure because
it has no bathrooms
it is made entirely of glass
stairs, elevators, plumbing and wiring are on the OUTSIDE of the building
it has a rooftop garden that grows broccoli year round
6
One of the most modern sky scrapers in Paris shown here is
La Tour Montparnasse
La Tour Eiffel
La Tour de la Lanterne
Le Tour de France
7
Paris is located in
Southwest France
North Central France
Close to the border with Switzerland
On the Meditaranean Coast
8
Which famous person is buried in Le Panthéon?
Madame Rhoades' great uncle
Christopher Columbus
Napoléon Bonaparte
Marie Antoinette
9
Le Stade de France is a Rugby and Soccer stadium. In French soccer is called
Le Football
La Pelota
La Soccère
Le Ballon
10
You can ride this ferris wheel in the Tuileries, a famous ________ between the Louvre and the Arc de Triomphe.
Public garden
Abandoned neighborhood
Train station
Amusement Park
11
The Musée d'Orsay used to be
a race track for chariots
in the Seine
a church
a train station
12
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.
13
Père Lachaise is a
lively neighborhood
dog park
cemetary
public garden
14
Two famous churches in Paris are
Versailles and the Louvre
le Centre Pompidou and le Métro
Sacré Coeur and Notre Dame
Montmartre and le Marais
15
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 Parc des Buttes Chaumont
La Seine
Le Louvre
Le Jardin du Luxembourg
16
The name of this popular neighborhood means "swamp". The French call it
Ile Saint Louis
Le Marais
La Seine
Montmartre
17
The Sorbonne is
a museum
a university
a theater
a famous ice cream shop
18
This is a map of the train system that serves Paris. It is called
La Seine
Le Louvre
Le Métro
Le Marais
19
The main street in Paris is called
Les Champs Elysées
Les Tuileries
Avenue Deluxe
Le Champ de Mars
20
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.
21
This monument is dedicated to the Armies of the Revolution. It is called the
Versailles
Arc de Triomphe
Tuileries
Panthéon
22
The word "jardin" in French means
guardian
July
garden
Thursday
23
Where in Paris should you go to see this famous painting?
Les Champs Elysées
Montmartre
Notre Dame
Le Louvre
24
Which is true? The Eiffel Tower...
was supposed to be a temporary structure.
was built by Napoleon in honor of the French Revolution.
nearly burned down in a fire.
was a gift from The United States to the people of France.
25
This accident in La Gare Montparnasse really happened!
True
False
26
In Paris, there are over thirty bridges that cross the river ___________
Thames
Loire
Montpelier
Seine
27
The Ile Saint Louis is one of two islands in the River __________
Louis
Seine
Thames
Saint Lawrence
28
This photo was taken
at the Gare Montparnasse after the train accident
in the Catacombs
at the Cimetière Père Lachaise
in a tunnel under the Seine River
29
This pyramid was designed by Chinese-American IM Pei and was installed in the courtyard of
Le Jardin du Luxembourg
Versailles
Le Musée du Louvre
Montmartre
30
There is only a monument marking where the Bastille once stood. It was a _______ that was destroyed in the Revolution
Dairy Queen
Prison
Palace
Museum