Quiz about the 3rd Arrondissement (Paris)

How much do you know about the French capital's 3rd Arrondissement?
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9th quartier of Paris, named after an elite school (or grande école)
des Arts et Métiers
10th quartier of Paris
des Enfants-Rouges
11th quartier of Paris, named after an institution responsible for storing historical documents
des Archives
12th quartier of Paris
Sainte-Avoye
The name of the 3rd derives from the fact that a famed order of knights, originally founded in Jerusalem, had a base here
Temple
Together with the 1st, 2nd and 4th arrondissement, the 3rd has been part of this administrative division since 2020
Paris Centre
Historic district that spreads into the 4th arrondissement and has been a center for Jewish and gay life. It literally means "The Marsh".
Le Marais
French king who in 1792 was held prisoner in a fortress formerly belonging to mentioned order. His son would die there three years later under dubious circumstances.
Louis XVI.
Square bordering the 4th and 10th arrondissement that is a popular setting for demonstrations. It received its current name on the occasion of the 80th anniversary of the French Revolution, in 1879.
Place de la République
On mentioned square stands a statue of this "woman", a personification of France and secular godess of liberty.
Marianne
The Hôtel Salé hosts a museum dedicated (mostly) to this Spanish painter (1881-1973).
Pablo Picasso
The alchemist Nicholas Flamel lived in what is now the 3rd. He allegedly discovered this magic object, which turns base materials into gold (and is featured in a Harry Potter story).
Philosopher's Stone
Museum dedicated to the history of Paris. Its name comes from a mispronounciation of the original owner's Breton name Kernevenoy.
Musée Carnavalet
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