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France Quiz on a Map

Bienvenue! Use the map and answer key to find these answers related to the geography and history of France (metropolitan France only).
Population by city proper, not urban area (from citypopulation.de)
Famous battles are depicted by red crosses, famous monuments by grey castles, natural wonders by green leaves and famous people by purple men
Mountain ranges are light brown while mountains are dark brown
Regions do NOT necessarily correspond to administrative regions
Quiz by YungBabass
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Last updated: June 4, 2023
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First submittedJune 28, 2020
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GERMANYSPAINUNITED KINGDOMBELGIUMITALYSWITZERLANDLUXEMBOURGNETHERLANDSMEDITERRANEAN SEAATLANTIC OCEANTHEENGLISH CHANNELNORTH SEAANDORRACORSICABRITTANYALSACEMONACO
 
Bordering Countries
Andorra
Belgium
Germany
Italy
Luxembourg
Monaco
Spain
Switzerland
 
Bordering Seas and Oceans
Atlantic Ocean
English Channel
Mediterranean Sea
North Sea
 
Rivers
Loire
Rhone
Seine
 
Montain Ranges and Chains
Alps
Pyrenees
 
Mountain
Mont Blanc
Largest Cities by Population
2,187,526
Paris
863,310
Marseille
516,092
Lyon
479,553
Toulouse
340,017
Nice
 
 
Other Cities
Once the residence of the pope
Avignon
Known worldwide for its wines
Bordeaux
Home of a major annual film festival
Cannes
Fortified city in Southern France
Carcassonne
City from which British and French soldiers escaped during WWII
Dunkirk
 
 
Regions
Historically disputed region between France and Germany
Alsace
Peninsula of Celtic culture
Brittany
Biggest island of metropolitan France
Corsica
 
 
Battles
1415: major English victory in the Hundred Years' War
Battle of Agincourt
1916: longest battle of WWI
Battle of Verdun
Monuments
Royal palace built under Louis XIV
Palace of Versailles
Tiny medieval island
Mont Saint Michel
Tallest bridge in the world
Millau Viaduct
 
 
Natural Wonders
Tallest sand dune in Europe
Dune of Pilat
Famous cliffs with multiple arches
Etretat Cliffs
 
 
Famous People
Rouen: this heroine was burned at the stake there
Joan of Arc
Pau: this Bourbon king grew up there
Henry IV
Amboise: this Renaissance artist spent the end of his life there
Leonardo da Vinci
 
 
Pieces of Art
Perpignan: this song was written by Charles Trenet while he was taking a train to this city
La Mer
Toulon: Jean Valjean is imprisoned in the 'bagne' of the city in this novel by Victor Hugo
Les Misérables
St-Rémy-de-Provence: Van Gogh depicts the view from his asylum room in this painting
The Starry Night
SWATkun
+6
Level 60
Jun 29, 2020
Nice quiz
Relox84
+12
Level 70
Jun 29, 2020
I'm not sure about saying Alsace is a disputed region: maybe change it to historically disputed? I feel like it's a bit too soon to trigger WWIII
YungBabass
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Level 44
Jun 29, 2020
Yes, that's true. I will change that very soon, along with other major changes :)
Jiaozira
+3
Level 70
Jun 29, 2020
I liked it, nominated!
YungBabass
+1
Level 44
Jun 30, 2020
Thank you very much!

The new update adds many other questions. Don't hesitate to try it again.

baptistegorce
+9
Level 52
Jul 3, 2021
Excellent! I love it. The map is very original and beautiful, and the informations interesting. I'm personally French, so I got all of them, although Agincourt was very difficult for me.

Nominated, because it deserves a lot more!

P.S.: Most of the answers are accepted in French, so maybe accept Léonard de Vinci? But it's just a detail, it's excellent!

YungBabass
+3
Level 44
Jul 3, 2021
Hey Baptiste, I'm French too :)

Merci pour les compliments, ça fait plaisir après avoir passé pas mal de temps à faire les quiz.

Pour les réponses en français, il me semble que De Vinci fonctionne. J'utilise surtout les types-in automatiques de Jetpunk, qui du coup traduit surtout dans la langue d'origine. Ici l'italien de par la provenance de celui-ci :) Le problème, c'est si je commence à tout traduire, ça va à la limite passer pour la France, mais ça risque de devenir bien plus compliqué pour l'Allemagne ou la Russie !

baptistegorce
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Level 52
Jul 4, 2021
Ah, fantastique! C'est ce qu'il m'avait semblé en consultant votre carte de profil et vos quelques quiz, dont certains en français. Très heureux de découvrir encore un JetPunker francophone très talentueux! Plus qu'à proposer vos superbes quiz sur la section francophone, maintenant. ;-)
YungBabass
+4
Level 44
Jul 4, 2021
Oui, la traduction en français se fera probablement d'ici quelques temps 😉
JonOfKent
+2
Level 55
Mar 10, 2023
La classe :-)

Léonard de Vinci n'a pas fonctionné pour moi non plus...

Fianchetto
+5
Level 66
Apr 29, 2023
The people who don't speak French and have no clue what's going on here.
Chapa
+3
Level 56
Jul 3, 2021
Love it :)
Elboy
+3
Level 69
Jul 4, 2021
Hey/Salut !

Great quiz, with a very rich map.

Only suggestion: the mountains drawing seems a bit weird to me... but that's purely subective ;)

Anyway: Congrat for this awesome map. Nominated for sure!

dug28
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Level 83
Jul 22, 2021
I really enjoy these country quizzes. Great mix of questions!
KuduBiltong
+12
Level 51
Mar 10, 2023
Do you mean arches rather than arks? I've been to Etretat but the question left me a little confused.
KuduBiltong
+1
Level 51
Mar 10, 2023
also not sure Dunkirk can be described as a "city"
Djilas
+6
Level 82
Apr 29, 2023
Yes, arches in this case. 'Arc' also exists in English with slightly different meanings, as well as 'ark' but it's completely unrelated.
NMI
+5
Level 87
Apr 29, 2023
I agree, @KuduBiltong. “Famous cliffs with multiple arks” should read “Famous cliffs with multiple arches”.

Thank you for a most enjoyable quiz, @YungBabass!

HyddenRizz
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Level 65
May 21, 2023
Ohh this makes a lot more sense now and I probably would have got it haha. The paintings of those cliffs are very cool.
YungBabass
+1
Level 44
Jun 4, 2023
My bad, I made the change
Maxibon
+2
Level 64
Apr 29, 2023
Congrats on the feature! Also I made a similar quiz.
bocoker
+2
Level 77
Apr 29, 2023
Including French Guiana as part of France, wouldn't Brazil and Suriname be included as bordering countries?
Djilas
+7
Level 82
Apr 29, 2023
Yeah but this is just a selection, you have the map to help. The quiz doesn't list all French rivers or battles either.
Snipp
+2
Level 70
Apr 29, 2023
Fun and challenging quiz. Well balanced difficulty escalation from easy to not easy at all.
AlexThirkell
+2
Level 74
Apr 30, 2023
Very nice quiz & map, thanks.

The cliffs with "arks" is a little confusing though.

cta127
+2
Level 70
May 1, 2023
In the Dunkirk question, WII needs to be changed to WWII.
Quizmaster
+1
Level ∞
May 1, 2023
Fixed
Berney
+3
Level 79
May 5, 2023
Good quiz. Maybe accept Les Mis, which is how it's often known? I tried it and gave up without thinking to put in the full name.
Ulster
+4
Level 73
May 11, 2023
No Frenchman/Frenchwoman would say "English Channel". It is La Manche (The Sleeve). No Napoleon, Charlemagne, Clovis or Battle of Tours or Charles Martel? Hmm.
YungBabass
+2
Level 44
Jun 4, 2023
La Manche is accepted, but as the quiz is in english, the usual name 'The Channel' is displayed.

I only took 3 historical figures, not especially the best-known (it would be too easy). I just can't put 300 icons on the map :)

fuanacdc
+1
Level 84
May 12, 2023
I don't think the Milau Viaduct is the highest bridge in the world, at least not any more.
tom4
+4
Level 61
May 15, 2023
Going off Wikipedia, it appears the Millau Viaduct is the 'tallest' bridge in the world, but not the 'highest'. Tallest relates to structural distance, whereas highest tends to relate to maximum vertical distance between bridge and ground (bridges over gorges are therefore much higher). Might be worth updating the question to be more accurate, although maybe I am being overly picky!
YungBabass
+1
Level 44
Jun 4, 2023
You are right, i'll change it. Thanks
SpodXVintader
+1
Level 15
May 19, 2023
Very good quiz ! Bravo !

However (oui), why aren't there the 5 rivers while we're at it ? A problem of visibility or an oversight?

Fianchetto
+1
Level 66
May 19, 2023
They only have 3 rivers in France.
Sawy33
+2
Level 11
May 19, 2023
No. There is also the Garonne (which runs from the Pyrenees through Toulouse and Bordeaux). And probably also the Rhine, even if it only borders on Alsace.
wiifly
+1
Level 59
May 19, 2023
They meant they only chose to include 3 rivers.
Fianchetto
+2
Level 66
May 21, 2023
No. I meant that there is not a single river present in France other than the Seine, Loire, and the Rhone. (I was being sarlastic).
YungBabass
+1
Level 44
Jun 4, 2023
Yes, I had to make choices, so I only put the three of them, the longest. No Garonne, no Rhine, but no Adour or Meuse either.
KWOrpheus
+3
Level 78
May 19, 2023
How am I just finding this quiz now? I hope there are more with similar visual formats.
Quizbyquiz
+1
Level 40
May 20, 2023
Could you accept the Alpines for the mountain range?
dunkinggandalf2
+2
Level 67
May 22, 2023
Serious question: who calls them that?
brandybuck96
+1
Level 82
Jun 25, 2023
Quizbyquiz apparently

(but having checked through all the Wikipedia languages, it doesn't seem as if Alpines is used, although some languages use things like Alpen or Alpina)

MPK93
+1
Level 48
May 21, 2023
Too much time in my opinion. I gave up with around 9 minutes to spare.
SeekChan21
+1
Level 20
May 22, 2023
I bet you there will be that one guy who only knows paris
Ferbin
+1
Level 75
May 22, 2023
The hero from the Illiad? What about him?
liame5472
+1
Level 36
Jun 16, 2023
0:44

Il am a french

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