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WorksheetsLes Catacombes de Paris - Documentaire
Total questions: 25
Worksheet time: 13mins
une cimètiere
a cemetery
a bone
to empty
a quarry
deborder
to overflow
to empty
underground
to forbid/ban
une pierre
a stone
a man
a skeleton
a skull
les os
bones
skeleton
skull
the dead
une squelette
a skeleton
a skillet
ossuary
underground
sous terre
underground
ossuary
the dead
spooky
des ossements
collection of bones
a bone
a skeleton
a human skull
la crâne
skull
bone
bird
dark
vider
to empty
to overflow
to be scared
to go underground
dans le noir
in the dark
tunnel
banned
forbidden
effrayant
spooky
effort
to empty
to overflow
interdit
banned
open
haunted
lost
hanté(e)
haunted
spooky
dark
haunt
perdu
lost
haunted
empty
forbidden
arranger
to arrange
to empty
to overflow
to forbid
The catacombes are...
underground tunnels that contain bones from old Parisian cemeteries
underground tunnels where people hang out
a museum
a cemetery
Where are the catacombes located?
Paris
London
Rome
Cannes
The catacombes contain water in many places: true or false?
true
false
The catacombes are about 10 miles long: true or false?
False - 150 miles long
True - 10 miles long
The remains of how many people are contained in the catacombes?
6 million
100
10 thousand
200
True or False: there are more skeletons in the catacombes than living residents of Paris
True
False
True or False: You can enter the catacombes legally at any open entry point in the city
False
True
What happens if you touch or steal a bone from the catacombes?
You pay a fine
You get arrested
You can take it to the gift shop and buy it
Nothing
Can you tour the catacombes legally?
Yes - through the archaeological site
No - it's never legal
How did the catacombes get there?
The Romans dug out tunnels for a stone quarry
The French dug out the tunnels especially for the bones
They have always been there
A bomb
