The Paris Catacombs

The catacombs were created around ______ when the cemeteries were so overcrowded that they became a health hazard.

• the late 1700s

• The late 1800s

• The late 1600s

• 1987

Which of these famous plays was inspired by the catacombs?

• Grease

• Les Misérables

• Cats

• Beauty and the Beast

Who said this? "We will always be one step ahead. And what in the end are we guilty of? We should be rewarded for restoring and preserving France's underground heritage."

• a cataflic

• a cataphile

• Philibert Aspairt

• the teenage boy who was lost for three days and later rescued.

The sign on the entrance to the catacombs says:

• Arrête! C'est ici l'empire de la mort.

• Arrête! Danger! N'allez pas!

• Arrête! Danger! Ne continuez pas.

About how many bodies have been buried in the catacombs

• hundreds

• thousands

• tens of thousands

• millions

What secret venue did underground explorers build in the catacombs?

• a store

• a restaurant

• a cinema

• a church

What is a "cataflic"?

• an underground explorer

• an underground cop

• someone who lives in the catacombs

• a fictitious catacomb creature of lore

What is a "cataphile"?

• an underground explorer

• an underground cop

• someone who lives in the catacombs

• a fictitious catacomb creature of lore

Approximately how many miles of tunnels exist underneath the city of Paris?

• 10

• 50

• 200

• 1000

Who ordered the bones artfully arranged?

• Marie Antoinette

• Louis XIV

• Napoleon