Category: France

1. When was Hilaire Belloc born? a) 3 February 1874 b) 17 May 1872 c) 27 July 1870 d) 30 December 1865 2. Where was Hilaire Belloc born? a) La Rochelle b) La Celle Saint Cloud c) Nantes d) Paris 3. Which college did Hilaire Belloc attend? a) Christ College b) New College c) King’s College d) Balliol College

Honore De Balzac Quiz Questions and Answers 1. What was Honore de Balzac’s original name? a) Edmund Nantes b) George Sand c) Honore Balssa d) Horatio Alger 2. When was Honore de Balzac born? a) 3 January 1794 b) 20 May 1799 c) 14 July 1801 d) 22 October 1795 3. Where was Honore de Balzac born? a) Tours b) Vendome c) La Rochelle d) New Rochelle

Bethanie Mattek-Sands (Photo credit: Wikipedia) French Open 2015 Quiz Questions Click here for answers 1. Who won mixed doubles championship in French Open 2015? a) Sania Mirza, Bruno Soares b) Anna-Lena Groenefeld, Jean-Julien Roger c) Bethanie Mattek-Sands, Michael Bryan d) Katarina Srebotnik, Horia Tecau 2. Who were runners up in mixed doubles championship in French Open 2015? a) Timea Babos, Alexander Peya b) Lucie Hradecka, Marcin Matkowski c) Andrea Hlavackova, Marc Lopez d) Julia Georges, Nenad Zimonjic 3. Who won men’s doubles championship in French Open 2015? a) Ivan Dodig, Marcel Moelo b) Leander Paes, Daniel Nestor c) Andre Bergmann, ... Read more

French Open 2012 Quiz Questions and Answers 1. Who won men’s doubles championship in French Open 2012? a) Max Mirnyi, Daniel Nestor b) Daniele Bracciali, Potito Starace c) Matthew Ebden, Roy Harrison d) Ivan Dodig, Marcelo Melo 2. Who were runners up in men’s doubles championship in French Open 2012? a) Oliver Marach, Horacio Zeballos b) Michael Bryan, Robert Bryan c) Aisam-ul-Haq Qureshi, Jean-Julien Roger d) Michael Llodia, Nenad Zimonjic 3. Who won women’s doubles championship in French Open 2012? a) Nuria Vives, Maria Sanchez b) Jarmila Gajdosova, Anastasia Rodionova c) Sara Erani, Roberta Vinci d) Ekaterina Makarova, Elena Vesnina

5. Who won women’s doubles championship in French Open 2019? a) Samanta Stosur, Shuai Zhang b) Timea Babos, Kristina Mladenovic c) Elise Mertens, Aryna Sabalenka d) Lyudmila Kichenok, Jelena Ostapenko 7. Who won women’s singles championship in French Open 2019? a) Ashleigh Barty b) Amanda Anisimova c) Madison Keys d) Simona Halep 9. Who won men’s singles championship in French Open 2019? a) Roger Federer b) Stanislas Wawrinka c) Rafael Nadal d) Kei Nishikori

Who won women’s doubles championship in French Open 2017? Lucie Safarova, Bethanie Mattek-Sands Yung-jan Chan, Martina Hingis Raluca OIaru, Olga Savchuk Francesca Schiavone, Kirsten Flipkens Who won women’s singles championship in French Open 2017? Venus Williams Jelena Ostapenko Karolina Pliskova Samantha Stosur Who won men’s singles championship in French Open 2017? Novak Djokovic Dominic Thiem Rafael Nadal Pablo Carreno

21. How was Marie Louise’s father known as Holy Roman emperor? Charles V Joseph I Francis II Maximilian IICorrect Answer: Francis II 22. When was Marie Louise born? 15 February 1786 22 May 1789 11 August 1790 12 December 1791Correct Answer: 12 December 1791 23. Where was Marie Louise born? Vienna Trieste Naples RomeCorrect Answer: Vienna 24. When did Marie Louise marry Napoleon? 1 January 1808 2 April 1810 4 September 1809 7 October 1805Correct Answer: 2 April 1810 25. Which treaty awarded the duchies of Parma, Piacenza, and Guastalla to Marie Louise? Treaty of Fontainebleau Treaty of Versailles Treaty ... Read more

5. What happened on 14 July 1789 that ultimately led to the fall of French monarchy? Fall of Bastille Battle of Trafalgar Discovery of oxygen Sale of Louisiana to USA 6. Which statement is attributed to Marie Antoinette? The die is cast. Let them eat cake. Beware the Ides of March. Sport is war by other means. 7. Who refused to help Marie Antoinette by launching a crusade against France? Francis I Maria Teresa Leopold II Joseph II

1. When was Henri Matisse born? a) 24 March 1874 b) 18 May 1872 c) 30 August 1870 d) 31 December 1869 2. Where was Henri Matisse born? a) Versailles b) Le Cateau c) Savoy d) Frankfurt 3. Who encouraged Henri Matisse to develop his own style of painting? a) Gustave Moraeau b) Fernand Cormon c) Pablo Picasso d) Milton Avery

51. When was Marc Chagall born? 1 February 1884 5 May 1882 7 July 1887 3 December 1885Correct Answer: 7 July 1887 52. Where was Marc Chagall born? Vitebsk Berlin Paris JerusalemCorrect Answer: Vitebsk 53. When did Marc Chagall paint The Dead Man? 1914 1908 1918 1922Correct Answer: 1908 54. Which of the following paintings did Marc Chagall paint in 1911? White Crucifixion Yellow Crucifixion Bride and Groom with Eiffel Tower I and the VillageCorrect Answer: I and the Village 55. Who commissioned Marc Chagall to create etchings of Nikolay Gogol’s novel Dead Souls? Igor Stravinsky Ambroise Vollard Sholem Aleichem ... Read more