Parisian Holiday Traditions and Landmarks

What is Paris’ nickname?

• The Windy City

• City of Brotherly Love

• The City of Lights

• Venice of the North

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 What is the most iconic Parisian monument?

• Notre Dame

• The Colosseum

• The Space Needle

• The Eiffel Tower

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What kind of decoration is on the department store, Galeries Lafayette?

• It's lit up with a stained glass window pattern.

• It's pink.

• It's covered in Christmas trees.

• It has fake snow and decorations.

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What kind of winter activity can you do in front of the Hôtel de Ville (City Hall) of Paris around Christmas time?

• Pétanque (like bocce)

• Ice skating

• Skiing

• Ice sculpture competition

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 How many “twinkling trees” line the Champs Élysées?

• 2000

• 1500

• 1000

• 500

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What monument just reopened recently after being damaged by fire in 2019?

• Île de la Cité

• Notre Dame

• Sainte-Chapelle

• Grand Palais

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The Centre Pompidou (the place with all of the Christmas trees on display) is…

• a park

• a museum

• a department store

• a mall

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In Paris, where can you go shopping in designer boutiques?

• Rue de Rivoli

• Les Champs Élysées

• Rue Royale

• Avenue Victor Hugo

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 Do Americans or the French buy fewer gifts?

• Americans

• French

• They are tied.

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 To the French, what is more important when gift giving - quality or quantity?

• Quality

• Quantity

• Both are equally important.