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History
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What battle is known as the greatest victory of Gaul against Julius Caesar ?
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Gergovie
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Which city’s vase was broken by the first French king ?
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Soissons
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What king dynasty did Charlemagne belong to ?
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Carolingians
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Where would you find a long tapestry relating Richard Lionheart’s story ?
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Bayeux
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Who was prime minister of Louis XIII and tutor of Louis XIV ?
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Richelieu
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What book are Diderot and D’Alembert known for ?
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The Encyclopedia
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What battle did Napoleon 1st win against armies of Russia, the Holy Roman Empire and Austria, despite being outnumbered ?
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Austerlitz
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What battle in the Franco-Prussian war ended Napoleon III’s reign ?
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Sedan
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Who was the first President of the National Council of the Resistance ?
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Jean Moulin
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Which city’s bombing started the Indochina war ?
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Haiphong
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Geography
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What is the southernmost point of France ?
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The South Pole
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What is the westernmost department of metropolitan France ?
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Finistère
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What country has the longest land border with France ?
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Brazil
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Name one of the two main woods in Paris.
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Bois de Vincennes | Bois de Boulogne
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What is the largest ski station in France ?
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Courchevel / Les trois vallées
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What is the third largest french harbor, after Le Havre and Marseille ?
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Dunkirk
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How are the autoroutes A6 and A7, linking Paris to Marseille, frequently surnamed ?
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L’autoroute du soleil
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Which french city hosts an International Comics Festival ?
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Angoulême
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Name a sister city of Marseille (Hint : most of them have major ports too)
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Abidjan | Antwerp | Copenhagen | Genoa | Haifa | Hamburg | Kobe | Dakar | Odesa | Piraeus | Shanghai | Marrakesh | Glasgow | Tunis | Bethlehem
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What is the name of the islands of the coast of Ajaccio ?
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Iles sanguinaires
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Language
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What is the second most spoken native language in France ?
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Alsatian
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What are the two verbs that can end up by -x ? (type the infinitive)
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Pouvoir | Vouloir
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What organization decides of the official french language ?
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The Académie Française
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What portmanteau word are you expected to say to replace the verb “spoiler”, according to that organization ?
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Divulgâcher
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What is the child of a “laie” called ?
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Marcassin
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Which home appliance company’s name is commonly used to name the products it sold ?
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Frigidaire
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Whose “chausettes" are “sèches, archisèches” ?
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L’archiduchesse
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How would you translate the figure of speech “When pigs fly” ?
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Quand les poules auront des dents
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How would you say Brest (Brittany) in breton ?
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Breizh
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Name a word that’s masculine in singular but feminine in plural.
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Orgue | Délice | Amour
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Culture
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Name one of two french authors known for their gay relationship.
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Rimbaud | Verlaine
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In what musical would you encounter songs like "le monde est stone" or “Quand on n’a plus rien à perdre" ?
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Starmania
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Who plays Obélix in "Astérix et Obélix : Mission Cléopâtre" ?
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Gérard Depardieu
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What French judoka has won most medals in the World Judo Championship ?
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Teddy Riner
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Name one of the top 5 french amusement parks that isn’t Disneyland Paris.
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Parc Astérix | Futuroscope | Puy du Fou | Parc d’acclimatation
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Name one of the top 3 french youtubers.
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Tibo Inshape | Squeezie | Cyprien
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Who sang “Bella” and "Sapés comme jamais" ?
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Gims
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What has been the most succesful french movie ?
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Intouchables
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In what series would you find the characters of Nounours, Nicolas and Pimprenelle ?
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Bonne nuit les petits
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Fill in the blank : “C’est le jeu, ma pauvre ____”
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Lucette
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Politics
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What article of the constitution allows the government to overrule the national assembly ?
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49.3
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Who was prime minister during the last "cohabitation" ?
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Lionel Jospin
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What city was Patrick Balkany the mayor of ?
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Levallois-Perret
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Who assumedly financed Nicolas Sarkozy’s 2007 election campaign ?
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Muammar Gaddafi
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What political party does Yannick Jadot belong to ?
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The ecologists | The greens
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Who’s the richest french citizen ?
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Bernard Arnault
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If the government, the national assembly and the senate agree on a law proposition, what organization can still reject it ?
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The constitutional council
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Name a teacher killed in the last 5 years in an islamist attack.
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Samuel Paty | Dominique Bernard
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What were the 2019 rioters against oil price rise named ?
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Gilets jaunes
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Who got the worst score in the 2022 presidential elections ?
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Nathalie Arthaud
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