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1. The way Metz is pronounced by the people who live in the area
You can really annoy Messins by ostentatiously pronouncing it as "Mets" and saying "oh, you're from Germany then". Try it out! Or, alternatively, don't.
"Mets"
"Meh"
"Mezz"
"Mess"
2. The country Metz was capital of in the Middle Ages
Austria
Australia
Australasia
Austrasia
3. Which of these national superlatives belongs to Metz?
The French city with the lowest altitude
The French city with the most green space
The city which has been French for the shortest length of time
The French city with the highest life expectancy
4. The main river flowing through Metz
Moselle
Rhine
Somme
Ardèche
5. The European power to which Metz belonged between 1870 and 1918
Belgium
Luxemburg
Germany
Austria
6. The historic region of which Metz is the capital gives its name to...
A cake
A quiche
A mousse
A sauce
7. Metz is home to the cathedral of St Étienne and the church of St Pierre-aux-Nonnains, which are, respectively, said to be the...
These churches are crazy.
most extensively glazed and oldest churches in France
tallest and smallest churches in France
most bombed and least restored churches in France
churches in France which look the most like Asterix and Obelix
8. Which of these buildings has been listed as a French Historic Monument?
The Saint-Jacques shopping centre
Galeries Lafayette
The Kinepolis
The railway station
9. Throughout the 14th and 15th centuries, Metz was...
Abandoned
A republic
Home to a population of feral apes
The title of a soap opera wildly popular amongst serfs
10. As of 2025, FC Metz has spent 64 seasons in Ligue 1. In that time they have won the league...