2023 AATF National Francophone Culture Trivia Contest (Division B)

Question 1

What was the first colonized Caribbean country/region to become independent from France?

Accepted Answer

Haiti

Question 2

What is the capital of the francophone African country Gabon?

Accepted Answer

Libreville

Question 3

In this country known for “horlogerie,” or watch-making, a high school is called a ‘gymnase.’

Accepted Answer

Switzerland

Question 4

Which of these countries is not part of the Maghreb?

Accepted Answer

Niger

Question 5

Who is famous for embodying the 19th-century bohemian lifestyle, and for creating posters of cabaret performers?

Accepted Answer

Henri de Toulouse Lautrec

Question 6

Stromae, whose hits include "Alors, on danse," "Papaoutai ," and "Fils de joie" is from which francophone country?

Accepted Answer

Belgium

Question 7

What Caribbean island is nicknamed 'le papillon' because of its shape?

Accepted Answer

Guadeloupe

Question 8

What document, signed by Henri IV, aimed to end the wars of religion in France?

Accepted Answer

The Edict of Nantes

Question 9

Which French-speaking country/region, also known for painter Paul Gauguin, is said by many to have invented surfing?

Accepted Answer

French Polynesia

Question 10

Paris will host the Olympic Games in which year?

Accepted Answer

2024

Question 11

Which French designer is credited for first creating the "LBD" or "Little Black Dress"?

Accepted Answer

Coco Chanel

Question 12

The "Jet d&#x27;Eau" featured in this picture is found in....

Accepted Answer

Geneva

Question 13

The Tour de France bicycle race always finishes in Paris, on which famous street?

Accepted Answer

les Champs-Elysées

Question 14

In the beloved French novel Le Petit Prince, the pilot narrator crashes his plane into which desert?

Accepted Answer

The Sahara

Question 15

Of the following choices, where are the most French kings buried?

Accepted Answer

The Basilica of St. Denis

Question 16

Marguerite Yourcenar was the 1st female member of this prestigious group that oversees the rules of the French language.

Accepted Answer

L’Académie Française

Question 17

Though French is the official language, Wolof is spoken by the majority in this country, whose capital is Dakar.

Accepted Answer

Senegal

Question 18

Lines on the Paris métro are identified by

Accepted Answer

Number and color

Question 19

The Opéra Garnier in Paris was commissioned to be built by which French ruler?

Accepted Answer

Napoléon III (3)

Question 20

This is the flag of which country on the Asian continent, where millions speak French?

Accepted Answer

Lebanon

Question 21

In which of the following pairs are BOTH countries part of the G7 (Group of Seven)?

Accepted Answer

France and Canada

Question 22

Where would one find La Côte d’Azur?

Accepted Answer

In the south of France

Question 23

Who has been called the first French national hero for uniting the Gauls to fight against Julius Caesar?

Accepted Answer

Vercingétorix

Question 24

What enormous, wide-trunked tree, a native of Senegal, is featured in Le Petit Prince?

Accepted Answer

the baobab

Question 25

What famous sporting event takes place annually in Monaco on the last weekend in May?

Accepted Answer

A car race

2023 AATF National Francophone Culture Trivia Contest (Division B)

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2023 AATF National Francophone Culture Trivia Contest (Division B)

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