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French Trivia
Say bonjour to 150 French trivia questions spanning the language, food, history, art, and landmarks of France. From the seven prisoners inside the Bastille and the Eiffel Tower's 20-year expiration date to the 10-euro Prix Goncourt and France's longest border with Brazil, discover the surprising side of la belle France.
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Which iron tower was completed in Paris in 1889 for the World's Fair?
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What is the French word for 'thank you'?
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Despite a popular legend claiming 666, how many glass panes does the Louvre Pyramid actually have?
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Which French automaker built the quirky 2CV and uses a double-chevron logo?
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Why do the French nickname their country 'l'Hexagone'?
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Which French composer wrote the hypnotic orchestral piece 'Bolรฉro' in 1928?
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What is the French word for 'yes'?
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What is the French word for 'cheese'?
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In what year did Cardinal Richelieu found the Acadรฉmie franรงaise?
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Which French mathematician, founder of group theory, was killed in a duel in 1832 at age 20?
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Which French military leader crowned himself Emperor in 1804?
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The Pyrenees mountains separate France from Andorra and which larger country?
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Which treaty of 843 split Charlemagne's empire and created West Francia, the forerunner of France?
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The Gallic rooster became a symbol of France because the Latin word 'gallus' means both 'rooster' and what?
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Which French king invited Leonardo da Vinci to live at Amboise, where the artist died in 1519?
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Which French comic-book hero is a tiny Gaulish warrior powered by magic potion?
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How many members, nicknamed 'the immortals,' sit in the Acadรฉmie franรงaise?
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The French Open at Roland-Garros is a major tournament in which sport?
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What is the name of France's famous high-speed train?
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In what year did the French Revolution begin?
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The Eiffel Tower was originally permitted to stand for only how long before being dismantled?
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What is the longest river in France?
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What is the French word for 'goodbye'?
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Europe's main spaceport is located in which town in French Guiana?
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Which French philosopher declined the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1964?
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Which blue cheese must legally be aged in the natural Combalou caves of a village in Aveyron?
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Which French national holiday is celebrated every July 14?
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Which World War I hero led the collaborationist Vichy regime from 1940 to 1944?
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What is the name of the highest mountain in Western Europe, straddling the French-Italian border?
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Which city in Burgundy gives its name to France's most famous mustard?
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Which Paris museum, the most visited in the world, is home to the Venus de Milo?
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Which French actress won an Oscar for playing รdith Piaf in 'La Vie en Rose'?
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Which chef, nicknamed the 'Pope of gastronomy,' lends his name to the Bocuse d'Or cooking competition?
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Which famous three-week cycling race finishes on the Champs-รlysรฉes every July?
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Guy de Maupassant reportedly ate lunch at the Eiffel Tower every day for what reason?
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Which classic French dish is beef slowly braised in red wine with mushrooms, onions, and bacon?
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Which French Riviera city hosts the world's most glamorous film festival each May?
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Which French singer, nicknamed 'La Mรดme,' recorded 'Non, je ne regrette rien'?
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Which Algerian-born French author of 'The Stranger' won the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1957?
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Which French city, home of chef Paul Bocuse, is celebrated as the 'capital of gastronomy'?
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In what year did Yves Saint Laurent debut 'Le Smoking,' the first tuxedo suit for women?
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Which bridge, despite its name, is the oldest surviving bridge across the Seine in Paris?
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Which Paris museum, opened in 1977, famously wears its pipes, ducts, and escalators on the outside?
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What colorful French sandwich cookie is made from almond meringue shells filled with ganache?
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What famous gift did France give to the United States, dedicated in 1886?
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Contractor Pierre-Franรงois Palloy, who demolished the Bastille, made money by selling what?
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What flaky, buttery, crescent-shaped pastry is a French breakfast icon?
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รmile Zola's open letter 'J'accuse...!' appeared on the front page of which newspaper in January 1898?
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What long, thin, crusty loaf is the most famous French bread?
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Which Paris cafรฉ, founded in 1686 and frequented by Voltaire, claims to be the oldest in the city?
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Jim Morrison, Oscar Wilde, and รdith Piaf are all buried in which Paris cemetery?
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What three colors appear on the French flag, in order from the flagpole?
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Which French city is home to Airbus headquarters and the Citรฉ de l'espace space park?
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Which French luxury house makes the famously waitlisted Birkin bag?
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Since a 2016 reform, how many administrative regions does mainland (metropolitan) France have?
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Which Polish-born scientist discovered polonium and radium with her French husband Pierre and won two Nobel Prizes?
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Which French author wrote 'Les Misรฉrables' and 'The Hunchback of Notre-Dame'?
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On La Chandeleur (February 2), tradition says you should flip a crรชpe while holding what in your other hand for good luck?
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Which French soccer star led France to 1998 World Cup glory and was sent off for a headbutt in the 2006 final?
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What is the name of the grilled French ham-and-cheese sandwich topped with bรฉchamel?
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What is the name of the national stadium in Saint-Denis where France won the 1998 World Cup final?
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Which French king, canonized as 'Saint Louis,' built the Sainte-Chapelle to house the Crown of Thorns?
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Which French perfume house, founded in 1828, created the legendary fragrance Shalimar?
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In what year did revolutionary France officially adopt the metric system?
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The Paris Catacombs hold the remains of roughly how many people?
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Who became the first woman elected to the Acadรฉmie franรงaise in 1980?
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Which French designer launched the wasp-waisted 'New Look' in February 1947?
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Which French sculptor created 'The Thinker' and 'The Kiss'?
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Which country is the largest in the European Union by land area?
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The Millau Viaduct, the tallest bridge in the world, reaches a structural height of about how many meters?
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Which French director made the whimsical 2001 Montmartre romance 'Amรฉlie'?
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The canelรฉ, a small rum-and-vanilla pastry with a caramelized crust, originated in which city?
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Which black-and-white, nearly silent French film won the Academy Award for Best Picture in 2012?
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Which French president served the longest, holding office for 14 years from 1981 to 1995?
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Which French cyclist was the first rider to win the Tour de France five times?
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In Marcel Proust's 'In Search of Lost Time,' which small cake dipped in tea unlocks a flood of childhood memories?
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In what year was King Louis XVI executed by guillotine in Paris?
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What thin French pancake is often rolled up with Nutella or lemon and sugar?
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Which French physician invented the stethoscope in 1816?
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Which French aviator made the first airplane flight across the English Channel in 1909?
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Which architect designed the glass pyramid in the Louvre courtyard, inaugurated in 1989?
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What is the name of France's top film award, the national equivalent of the Oscar?
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How many prisoners were actually inside the Bastille when it was stormed on July 14, 1789?
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Who composed 'La Marseillaise' in a single night in Strasbourg in 1792?
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Which Georges Bizet opera, set in Seville, features the famous 'Habanera'?
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Which French painter is famous for his series of water lily paintings at Giverny?
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Louis Braille was how old when he finished developing his reading system for the blind in 1824?
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The Lascaux cave paintings, discovered by teenagers in 1940, are located in which French department?
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Which French scientist gave his name to the heat-treatment process that makes milk safe to drink?
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Which classic French soup is made with caramelized onions and topped with cheesy toasted bread?
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Which general led the Free French during World War II and later founded the Fifth Republic?
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On which Mediterranean island was Napoleon Bonaparte born in 1769?
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What French phrase do people say to each other just before eating?
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Which Paris cabaret, famous for the can-can, is topped by a red windmill?
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Which French designer popularized the 'little black dress' and launched No. 5 perfume?
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The phrase 'Let them eat cake' is famously (and wrongly) attributed to which French queen?
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What did the Lumiรจre brothers hold at the Grand Cafรฉ in Paris on December 28, 1895?
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The double-helix staircase at the Chรขteau de Chambord is often attributed to which artist?
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Which Alexandre Dumas novel follows Edmond Dantรจs after his wrongful imprisonment in the Chรขteau d'If?
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What does the fashion term 'haute couture' literally mean in English?
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Which French region gives its name to the world's most famous sparkling wine?
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Counting its overseas territories, France spans how many time zones, the most of any country?
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Which French Impressionist is best known for his paintings and sculptures of ballet dancers?
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What is the capital of France?
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Which soft, white-rinded French cheese is named after a village in Normandy?
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The Prix Goncourt, France's most prestigious literary prize, comes with a symbolic cash award of how much?
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Beaujolais Nouveau wine is released worldwide at midnight on which day each year?
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What does the 1994 Loi Toubon require?
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The SI unit of pressure is named after which French mathematician and philosopher?
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Which French king, nicknamed the 'Sun King,' reigned for a record 72 years?
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What was the name of the scandal in which Jewish army officer Alfred Dreyfus was wrongly convicted of treason in 1894?
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What is the name of the female figure who personifies the French Republic on stamps, coins, and statues?
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What currency has France used since it replaced the franc in 2002?
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Napoleon's tomb lies beneath the golden dome of which Paris complex?
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Which river flows through the heart of Paris?
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Line 1 of the Paris Mรฉtro opened in July 1900 to serve visitors to which event?
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Which Paris museum of Impressionist art is housed in a former Beaux-Arts railway station?
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In what year did Paris first host the Summer Olympic Games?
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In which French city does the European Parliament hold its official plenary sessions?
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Which French phrase, used worldwide, means 'that's life'?
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Which French 'mother sauce' is made from butter, flour, and milk?
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Which famous Leonardo da Vinci portrait hangs behind bulletproof glass in the Louvre?
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The Eiffel Tower is made primarily of which material?
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An underground lake beneath the Palais Garnier opera house inspired which 1910 novel?
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Who created the world's oldest surviving photograph, 'View from the Window at Le Gras,' around 1826?
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Which monument honoring Napoleon's armies stands at the top of the Champs-รlysรฉes?
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Which medieval island abbey off the Normandy coast is cut off from the mainland by some of Europe's highest tides?
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What is the name of the towering cone of caramel-glued cream puffs served at French weddings?
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Thanks to French Guiana, France's longest land border is shared with which country?
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Air France's first commercial Concorde flight on January 21, 1976, connected Paris with which city?
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What is the famous nickname of Paris?
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What is the French word for 'hello'?
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What French delicacy consists of cooked land snails served in garlic-parsley butter?
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In what year did a referendum shorten the French presidential term from seven years to five?
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Which French cake, eaten on Epiphany, hides a tiny 'fรจve' charm that makes the finder king or queen for the day?
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Under a 1994 quota, what minimum share of songs on French radio must be sung in French?
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What is the name of the French national anthem?
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Which French author wrote 'Around the World in Eighty Days' and 'Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea'?
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In what year did the Channel Tunnel linking France and England officially open?
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Which French dessert is a rich custard topped with a layer of hardened, torched sugar?
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Which Paris avenue is nicknamed 'the most beautiful avenue in the world'?
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Which medieval Paris cathedral suffered a devastating roof fire in April 2019?
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Which French author of 'The Little Prince' was also a pioneering airmail pilot?
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Which teenage French heroine led armies against the English in the 1400s and was burned at the stake?
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Which Normandy landing beach saw the heaviest American casualties on D-Day, June 6, 1944?
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Who painted 'Liberty Leading the People' to commemorate the July Revolution of 1830?
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Which enormous palace outside Paris was the home of Louis XIV and his court?
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In what year did the Vรฉl' d'Hiv roundup of more than 13,000 Jews take place in Paris?
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Which French port city, founded by Greek sailors around 600 BC, is the country's oldest city and the home of bouillabaisse?
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What color jersey does the overall leader of the Tour de France wear?
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