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1. The railway station of Marne-la-Vallee-Chessy is the terminus for travellers to which resort?
 
Chamonix
Disneyland Resort Paris
Meribel
Val d'Isere

There's a daily service from London
 

 
2. Which resort on the French Riviera was popularized by the actress Brigitte Bardot in the 1950s and 1960s?
 
Antibes
Canne
Nice
Saint-Tropez
 

 
3. The resort of Menton is the location of a museum dedicated to which poet?
 
Jean Cocteau
Jean Genet
Arthur Rimbaud
Paul Verlaine
 

 
4. The Paris landmark The Place de la Concorde was originally named in honour of which king?
 
Louis XIV
Louis XV
Louis XVI
Louis XVII

It was designed by Ange-Jacques Gabriel in 1755
 

 
5. What is the English translation of the name of the area of Paris known as the 'Rive Gauch'?
 
Flea Market
Latin Quarter
Left Bank
Right Bank
 

 
6. What is the name of the Paris park that is more than three times the size of London's Hyde Park?
 
Bois de Boulogne
Bois de Lyon
Bois de Marseilles
Bois de Strasbourg
 

 
7. What type of structure is the ancient Roman Pont du Gard, near Remoulins in southern France?
 
An aqueduct
A bullring
A fort
A theatre
 

 
8. The alcoholic beverage chouchen, popular in Brittany, is a type of what?
 
Beer
Brandy
Gin
Mead
 

 
9. Where in Picardy is there a Gothic cathedral, which is now a UNESCO World Heritage site?
 
Amiens
Chantilly
Laon
Noyon

It's the largest Gothic cathedral in the country
 

 
10. The village of Giverny, west of Paris, is the location of the house and gardens once owned by which Impressionist painter?
 
Cezanne
Degas
Manet
Monet
 

 
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