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Géoculture - Île de France

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which cathedral is known for its stained glass windows and its architectural style?

a)

Notre Dame

b)

Vaux-le-Vicomte

c)

Tour Eiffel

d)

Luxembourg

2.

Louis XIV moved the royal court from Paris to where?

a)

Versailles

b)

Notre Dame

c)

Vaux-le-Vicomte

d)

Seine

3.

Where is la galerie des Glaces?

a)

Versailles

b)

Notre Dame

c)

Fontainebleau

d)

Île de la Cité

4.

Which forest is popular for cycling, rock climbing, and horseback riding?

a)

Fontainebleau

b)

Versailles

c)

Jardin du Luxembourg

d)

Centre Pompidou

5.

In this popular Parisian park, kids enjoy sailing boats in the pond.

a)

le jardin du Luxembourg

b)

Fontainebleau

c)

Fontaine Stravinsky

d)

Parc Astérix

6.

This island, in the middle of the Seine River, is known as the "cradle of Paris."

a)

l'Île de la Cité

b)

Fontainebleau

c)

tour Eiffel

d)

Pâtisserie

7.

La tour Eiffel was built in...

a)

1889

b)

1979

c)

1950

d)

1776

8.

This river runs through Paris and is the second longest in France.

a)

la Seine

b)

la Loire

c)

la Marne

d)

l'Oise

9.

This chateau is known for its beautiful garden in a classic style called jardin à la française.

a)

Vaux-le-Vicomte

b)

Seine

c)

tour Eiffel

d)

Fontainebleau

10.

This cheese, known as the "king of cheese," is a specialty of Meaux.

a)

brie

b)

swiss

c)

cheddar

d)

bleu

11.

Choose all words that are les pâtisseries.

a)

éclairs

b)

tartes aux fruits

c)

millefeuilles

d)

brie

e)

escargots

12.

Les escargots are originally from what region in France?

a)

Burgundy

b)

Paris

c)

Beaubourg

d)

Île de France

13.

Who is one of the most significant painters of the Impressionist movement, whose paintings were inspired by the gardens in Giverny?

a)

Claude Monet

b)

Pablo Picasso

c)

Leonardo Da vinci

d)

Édouard Manet

14.

What kind of art is in le Centre Pompidou?

a)

modern

b)

traditional

c)

ancient

d)

mosaics

15.
a)

la fontaine Stravinsky

b)

la Centre Pompidou

c)

Disneyland Paris

d)

le Parc Astérix

16.

Choose all correct answers about Napoléon Bonaparte.

a)

He was an emperor of France.

b)

He died in exile.

c)

His remains are buried in the Invalides.

d)

He was President of France.

e)

He was a painter.

17.

What is significant about la Bataille de la Marne?

a)

French soldiers were transported to the battlefield using taxi cabs.

b)

It was the last battle of World War I.

c)

It took place over 10 years.

d)

It was led by Napoléon Bonaparte.

18.

In this theme park, you can meet a French comic book character.

a)

le Parc Astérix

b)

Disneyland Paris

c)

La Bataille de la Marne

19.

Disneyland Paris opened in ...

a)

1992

b)

1970

c)

1934

d)

1914

20.

France's national holiday that marks the fall of the Bastille prison

a)

July 14

b)

July 4

c)

December 25

d)

June 14