Countries of the World Quiz - France
See what you know about the land of the Eiffel Tower
Quiz created by: Mr. Badger Hawkeye
1. What is the current population (July 2008 est.) of the part of France that is in Europe (not overseas territories)?
(#) 63,057,790
(#) 61,875,822
(#) 64,473,140
(#) 60,876,136
2. What royal house ruled France from 1589 to the French Revolution of 1789?
(#) House of Braganza
(#) House of Orange
(#) House of Stuart
(#) House of Bourbon
3. What is the largest city in France?
(#) Marseille
(#) Paris
(#) Lyon
(#) Grenoble
4. Who is the current President of France?
(#) Jacques Chirac
(#) Francois Fillon
(#) Nicolas Sarkozy
(#) Segolene Royal
5. When is Bastille Day in France celebrated?
(#) July 14
(#) November 5
(#) March 25
(#) June 6
6. How many administrative regions is the nation of France divided into?
(#) 22
(#) 14
(#) 19
(#) 26
7. Which of these areas is not an overseas region of France?
(#) Guadeloupe
(#) Martinique
(#) Reunion
(#) Bermuda
8. Who is Marianne?
(#) the name of the main character in a popular French fairy tale
(#) the symbol of the French Republic
(#) the most popular singer in France today
(#) the name of the most exquisite restaurant in Paris
9. When was the Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen adopted in France?
(#) 1848
(#) 1789
(#) 1777
(#) 1945
10. What famous French leader came to power in 1958 at the start of France's Fifth Republic era of government?
(#) Charles de Gaulle
(#) Henri Philippe Petain
(#) Francois Mitterand
(#) Georges Pompidou
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