Around France 1 - Answers

Published: Sunday 18th December 2011
  1. What is the name given to the brandy made in the Gers department of Gascony? Armagnac.
  2. By what name do the English know the area that the French refer to as "La Manche"? The English Channel.
  3. Which French city is served by the Cote d'Azure airport? Nice.
  4. What name is given to the French national secondary school diploma? Baccaleureat.
  5. What is the TGV in France? A high speed train [ Train a  Grande Vitesse].
  6. By what name is the marshy region of the Rhone delta known? The Camargue.
  7. The French city of Bordeaux stands near the mouth of which river? Gironde.
  8. Who was burned at the stake in 1431 and made a Saint in 1922? Joan of Arc.
  9. What did the Treaty of Paris set up in 1951? The European Coal and Steel Community.
  10. What are the THREE principle rivers of France? Seine, Loire and Rhone.
  11. Which is the largest port in France? Marseilles.
  12. To what do the French refer to as "Les Illes Normande"? The Channel Islands.
  13. Into which sea does the Rhone flow? The Mediterranean.
  14. What are "Petit St. Bernard" and "Col du Tourmalet"? Mountain Passes [Petit St. Bernard between France & Italy in the Alps, Tourmalet in the Pyrenees].
  15. What is the name of the spa town which served as the seat of the French Government from 1940-44? Vichy.
  16. What stands at the end of the Champs Elysee in Paris? The Arc de Triomphe.
  17. What is the name of the fictional woman who serves as a symbol of the French Republic? Marianne.
  18. Which French city is often referred to as "The Perfume Capital of the World"? Grasse.
  19. By which name is the University of Paris more commonly known? La Sorbonne.
  20. Which city in the south of France is famous for its annual film festival? Cannes.

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