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Multiple Choice City Quiz - Besançon
Can you answer these multiple choice questions about Besançon?
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Last updated: March 10, 2025
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| First submitted | March 10, 2025 |
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1. Of which historical and cultural region is Besançon the capital city?
Burgundy
Franche-Comté
Alsace
Provence
2. What's Besançon's main monument?
A castle
A citadel
A ducal palace
A cathedral
3. Which river flows through Besançon?
Saône
Loire
Doubs
Rhône
4. Which industry made the city prosperous in the 18th century?
Metallurgy
Coal
Glasses
Horology
5. Which famous french writer was born in Besançon?
Victor Hugo
Molière
Marcel Proust
Antoine de Saint-Exupéry
6. When did Besançon become french?
1231
1477
1674
1793
7. The city is home to France's oldest...
Continuously operating market
Purpose-built townhall
Renaissance palace
Museum
8. Besançon was founded as Vesontio by the...
Romans
Aedui (Gauls)
Sequani (Gauls)
Germanic peoples
9. The historic center of Besançon is made up of a distinctive stone, the Chailluz stone, earning the city one of its nicknames: which one is it?
10. Like Rome, Besançon...
Is surrounded by seven hills
Once belonged the the Papal States
Was supposedly founded by two brothers
Chose the wolf as its symbol
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A Shame that Besançon got its quiz before Dijon though.I'm taking pride in Besançon having its own quiz before Dijon 😌
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For the consistancy🙏