Geography General Knowledge - France

Can you answer the series of geography-based general knowledge questions relating to the country of France?

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Famous Parisian museum housing the Mona Lisa	Louvre
Port that is the closest French city to England	Calais
The longest river located entirely in France	Loire
Grand palace that was the main residence of King Louis XIV, containing lavish rooms such as the 'Hall of Mirrors'	Versailles Palace
France's second busiest airport by passenger traffic	Paris Orly
Iconic monument that stands on the western end of the Champs-Élysées	Arc de Triomphe
Northern city with a cathedral famous for its well preserved gothic architechture and stained glass windows	Chartres
City characterised by architecture made from pink terracotta bricks, giving it the nickname 'La Ville Rose'	Toulouse
Famous prehistoric cave painting complex in the Dordogne, closed off to the public since 1963	Lascaux
Southern French city famous for its medieval citadel	Carcassonne

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French region containing the cities of Quimper, Lorient and St.Malo	Brittany
French town famous for its mustard	Dijon
Parisian railway station that is France's (and Europe's) busiest	Gare du Nord
Corsica's capital and largest city	Ajaccio
Paris' other natural island aside from 'Île de la Cité'	Île Saint-Louis
Ski resort that at 2300m altitude is the highest of its kind in Europe	Val Thorens
Stadium home to the football club Paris Saint-Germain	Parc des Princes
Low mountain range in eastern France, in proximity with the German border	Vosges
Bridge spanning the gorge valley of the River Tarne, currently the world's tallest bridge	Millau Viaduct
Mountain with a 3777m viewing platform, offering views of the Mont Blanc	Aiguille du Midi