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Quiz about the 12th Arrondissement (Paris)

How much do you know about the French capital's 12th Arrondissement?
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Last updated: February 10, 2025
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45th quartier of Paris. It bears the same name as a posh neighborhood in Los Angeles
du Bel-Air
46th quartier of Paris
de Picpus
47th quartier of Paris
de Bercy
48th quartier of Paris
des Quinze-Vingts
Name of the 12th and of a former commune
Reuilly
Paris' second busiest railway station
Gare de Lyon
Belle Époque-styled restaurant is located in mentioned station. It was named after a former luxury train. "La femme Nikita" and "Mr. Bean's Holiday" were filmed here.
Le Train bleu
Paris' largest public park
Bois de Vincennes
This 13th century French king and Catholic saint allegedly administered justice under an oak tree when mentioned park was still a forest
Louis IX.
Demolished fortress and prison whose storming marked the beginning of the French revolution. A square is located on its place nowadays.
Bastille
Distict of artisans and protestants that used to be a hotbed for insurgencies during various revolutions. "A Tale of Two Cities" and "Les Misérables" are partially set there.
Faubourg Saint-Antoine
Baron whose 1860s urban renovations project helped suppress the rise of riots in mentioned district
Georges Eugène Haussmann
Building where music performances are being held, named after mentioned fortress. Its older "sister", called Garnier, is located in the 9th.
Opera
The Coulée verte René-Dumont is a green belt built on top of what former transportation structure?
A railway line
Film institute and archive founded by Henri Langlois. Directors such as Truffaut and Godard were regular viewers at its screenings.
Cinémathèque française
This US postmodern architect designed the building in which mentioned film institute is housed. He is also famous for the Guggenheim Museum in Bilbao.
Frank Gehry
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