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History of France - Expert Mode - Statistics
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- This quiz has been taken 1,786 times
- The average score is 11 of 20
Answer Stats
| Hint | Answer | % Correct |
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| Supersonic passenger jet built by France and the United Kingdom | Concorde | 86%
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| Term for France's golden age from 1871–1914 | {Belle} Époque | 81%
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| Name of Napoleon's first wife | Josephine | 74%
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| Knightly order suppressed in 1307, with many of its members burned at the stake | Knights {Templar} | 74%
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| What the French built in Egypt from 1858–1869 | Suez Canal | 74%
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| 1916 battle which cost the lives of 163,000 French soldiers, the deadliest in French military history | Verdun | 73%
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| City established as a fur trading post by Samuel de Champlain in 1611 | Montreal | 71%
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| Royal dynasty which Louis XIV was part of | Bourbon | 70%
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| Who Bernadette of Lourdes reported seeing in a grotto in 1858 | Virgin Mary | 66%
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| Language spoken in Marseille when it was founded around 600 BC | Greek | 64%
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| Revolutionary government established in Paris for two months in 1871 | Paris {Commune} | 57%
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| Edict signed by Henry IV in 1598 that granted toleration to Protestants | Edict of {Nantes} | 50%
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| Father of Charlemagne | {Pepin} the Short | 47%
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| Often considered the greatest playwright in French history, notable works include "The Misanthrope" and "Tartuffe" | Molière | 42%
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| Gallic military commander who was defeated by Caesar, then paraded in chains at Caesar's triumph In 46 BC | Vercingetorix | 41%
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| Commander who halted the Muslim advance into Europe at the Battle of Tours in 732 AD | Charles {Martel} | 40%
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| The first king to unite the Frankish tribes | Clovis | 40%
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| Monk who made important contributions to wine from the Champagne region (but did not invent sparkling wine) | Dom Pérignon | 35%
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| The oldest surviving work of French literature, written around 1040 AD | The Song of {Roland} | 28%
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| During the 1800s, this annual event was the center of the art world | Paris {Salon} | 20%
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