| Hint | Answer | % Correct |
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| Famous for its wine, this western city lies on the Garonne near its confluence with the Dordogne. | Bordeaux | 100%
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| This ancient Mediterranean metropolis dates back to 600 BC and is now a major crime capital. | Marseille | 90%
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| This old city on the Rhone was founded in 539 BC and used to be the seat of the popes. | Avignon | 80%
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| The highest cable car in the world was built in this Olympic venue, which hosted the first winter games. | Chamonix | 80%
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| This city on the Garonne is home to Airbus. | Toulouse | 80%
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| People of this holy-sounding town used to parade down the street with phallus-shaped cakes on Palm Sunday. | Saintes | 75%
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| Charles VI, who ruled from this capital city, believed that he was made of glass. | Paris | 70%
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| A woman from this city on the Rhone is incorrectly listed as dead and has fought for 7 years to have the mistake corrected. | Lyon | 65%
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| King Karl XIV of Sweden was actually a French soldier from this Pyrenean town. | Pau | 65%
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| A man from this Winter Olympic venue ate objects including bicycles and televisions. | Grenoble | 60%
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| In 2015, parking tickets issued in this Seine-et-Marne mustard centre had an insult printed on them, calling the mayor a thieving b******. | Meaux | 50%
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| In 1386, a pig was put on trial in this Calvados town and convicted of eating a human. | Falaise | 45%
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| In 2021, a German cat somehow crossed the Rhine and was found a year later in this 8th century town. | Ribeauvillé | 45%
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| Ex-king Stanislaw I of Poland burned to death in this Lorraine town when he fell asleep by the fire in silk clothes. | Lunéville | 40%
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| A female donkey was put on trial in 1750 in this Paris suburb. | Vanves | 20%
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