T 89 THE FRENCH CONNECTION QUIZ
Posted: Wed Jul 02, 2008 2:46 pm1 Which Welsh born singer had a chart hit in 1976 with the song Lost in France?
BONNIE TYLER
2 Marmite takes its name from the French for what?
COOKING POT
3 What is the name of the Stock Exchange in France?
BOURSE
4 What name is given to French soldiers that carry out police duties?
GENDARMES
5 Which palace is home to the famed Hall of Mirrors?
PALACE OF VERSAILLES
6 Which French entertainer penned the autobiography I Remember It Well?
MAURICE CHEVALIER
7 French Fields was a sequel to which sitcom?
FRESH FIELDS
8 Which TV series was screened in France under the title of Bowler Hat and Leather Boots?
THE AVENGERS
9 In what decade was the Eiffel Tower built?
1880'S
10 Which material has a name that derives from the French for “cloth of the King”?
CORDUROY
11 Fort de France is the main town and capital of which island?
MARTINQUE
12 In which TV drama did Michael French play Dr Tom Gilder?
BORN AND BRED
13 Which 1995 romantic comedy film saw Kevin Kline embracing Meg Ryan?
FRENCH KISS
14 What ingredient must French ice cream contain by law?
EGGS
15 Who wrote the novel The French Lieutenant’s Woman?
JOHN FOWLES
16 Which character did Gene Hackman play in the cop thriller The French Connection?
POPEYE DOYLE
17 What is the name of the summer residence of the President of France?
FONTAINBLEAU
18 In which 2005 film did Dawn French voice the character of Mrs Beaver?
THE CHRONICLRS OF NARINA: THE LION, THE WITCH AND THE WARDROBE
19 Which US state capital has a French name that translates into English as red stick?
BATON ROUGE
20 Who did Jacques Chirac succeed in 1995?
FRANCOIS MITTERAND
21 Which royal house ruled France from 1589 to 1830?
BOUBON
22 Which mountain range forms a natural boundary between France and Spain?
PYRENEES
23 Who was the first French footballer to score in a FA Cup final?
ERIC CANTONA
24 In 2002, which author’s remains were moved to the Pantheon in Paris?
ALEXANDRE DUMAS
25 Which novel opens with the line, “On January 6, 1482, the people of Paris were awakened by the tumultuous clanging of all the bells in the city”?
THE HUNCHBACK OF NOTRE DAME
BONNIE TYLER
2 Marmite takes its name from the French for what?
COOKING POT
3 What is the name of the Stock Exchange in France?
BOURSE
4 What name is given to French soldiers that carry out police duties?
GENDARMES
5 Which palace is home to the famed Hall of Mirrors?
PALACE OF VERSAILLES
6 Which French entertainer penned the autobiography I Remember It Well?
MAURICE CHEVALIER
7 French Fields was a sequel to which sitcom?
FRESH FIELDS
8 Which TV series was screened in France under the title of Bowler Hat and Leather Boots?
THE AVENGERS
9 In what decade was the Eiffel Tower built?
1880'S
10 Which material has a name that derives from the French for “cloth of the King”?
CORDUROY
11 Fort de France is the main town and capital of which island?
MARTINQUE
12 In which TV drama did Michael French play Dr Tom Gilder?
BORN AND BRED
13 Which 1995 romantic comedy film saw Kevin Kline embracing Meg Ryan?
FRENCH KISS
14 What ingredient must French ice cream contain by law?
EGGS
15 Who wrote the novel The French Lieutenant’s Woman?
JOHN FOWLES
16 Which character did Gene Hackman play in the cop thriller The French Connection?
POPEYE DOYLE
17 What is the name of the summer residence of the President of France?
FONTAINBLEAU
18 In which 2005 film did Dawn French voice the character of Mrs Beaver?
THE CHRONICLRS OF NARINA: THE LION, THE WITCH AND THE WARDROBE
19 Which US state capital has a French name that translates into English as red stick?
BATON ROUGE
20 Who did Jacques Chirac succeed in 1995?
FRANCOIS MITTERAND
21 Which royal house ruled France from 1589 to 1830?
BOUBON
22 Which mountain range forms a natural boundary between France and Spain?
PYRENEES
23 Who was the first French footballer to score in a FA Cup final?
ERIC CANTONA
24 In 2002, which author’s remains were moved to the Pantheon in Paris?
ALEXANDRE DUMAS
25 Which novel opens with the line, “On January 6, 1482, the people of Paris were awakened by the tumultuous clanging of all the bells in the city”?
THE HUNCHBACK OF NOTRE DAME
