A bit of French trivia...?

Question

Here are a few questions:

1) 5 Paris attractions and one thing we can see at each.

2) The highest point in Paris?

3) What is the name of the Left Bank neighborhood frequented by students?

4)What university is situated in the above neighborhood?

5)When and why was the Eiffel Tower built, and who built it?

6)The name of the island in the middle of the Seine River?

7)What famous building sits on this island? When was it built?

8)Where was the French Revolution started?

9)Is it still there? What is it called now?

10)In what neighborhood is the Sacre Coeur Cathedral located in?

11)Who was the first bishop of Paris?

12)What are the two banks of the Seine River (In French).

13)What kind of art is found in the Centre Pompidou?

14)Where are the intellectual heroes Voltaire and Rousseau buried?

15)Who designed the entrance to the Louvre Museum?

I would appreciate if you could help me out! If you know just a few answers, its okay! List them! Your help would be greatly appreciated!

Answer 1

Alright, here we go!

1.  -The Eiffel Tower for best views of the city

-Louvre museum for the Mona Lisa

-Musee d'Orsay for impressionist artwork

-Centre Pomipdou for wacky artwork and architecture that one would only find in Paris

-The Opera for music and theatrical productions

-Sacre Coeur for religious history

-Arc de Triomphe for a classic Napoleonic monument

2.  The highest point in Paris is the Sacre Coeur, not the Eiffel Tower as most tourists believe.

3.  Quartier Latin

4.  Sorbonne

5.  It was built by Gustave Eiffel in 1889 for the Exposition Universelle.

6.  The big island is called the Ile de la Cite.

7.  The Notre Dame Cathedral and the Conciergerie prison are both there.

8.  Started at the Bastille

9.  It was demolished in 1789, I believe, and it's now called Place de la Bastille.

10.  Montmartre

11.  Saint Denis was the first, not Eudes as some people think.

12.  La Rive Droite and La Rive Gauche

13.  Wacky, wacky, wacky modern art.  It's all colorful and so fun to see.

14.  The Pantheon

15.  I. M. Pei designed it.

I can't believe I knew all of this =]

Hope it helps!

Answer 2

) 5 Paris attractions and one thing we can see at each.

             - Trocadero - musée de l'homme

             -  River Seine - the best  location to look at Paris

             -  Quartier du marais

             -  Musée Rodin

             -  Cité des sciences et de l'industrie- La Villette

2) The highest point in Paris?

              - Eiffel Tower third floor

3) What is the name of the Left Bank neighborhood frequented by students?

              - Quartier Latin

4)What university is situated in the above neighborhood?

              Assas ParisVIII

5)When and why was the Eiffel Tower built, and who built it?

              Gustave Eiffel - 1887c- 21 months - Exposition Universelle

6)The name of the island in the middle of the Seine River?

              Ile Saint Louis et Ile de la Cité

7)What famous building sits on this island? When was it built?

              la Conciergerie & Notre-Dame

8)Where was the French Revolution started?

              Etas généraux at the beginning of 1789 - disagreeements between nobles, clergy and people

9)Is it still there? What is it called now?

                     Not a single stone - all were used for buildings in the surroundings - Bastille

10)In what neighborhood is the Sacre Coeur Cathedral located in?

                 Xe - XIXe arrondissement close to Anvers Mo station

11)Who was the first bishop of Paris?

                            Eudes

12)What are the two banks of the Seine River (In French).

                    Rive gauche - Rive droite

13)What kind of art is found in the Centre Pompidou?

                     Contemporary

14)Where are the intellectual heroes Voltaire and Rousseau buried?

                        Panthéon

15)Who designed the entrance to the Louvre Museum?

                         The pyramid was designed by Ming Pei

Answer 3

1 ) i. Monmartre - Sacre Coeur

ii. Opera - galleries lafayette

iii. Eiffel Tower

iv. Notre Dame

v. Louvre Museum

2) Tour Eiffel

3) Latin quarters

4) La Sorbonne and Paris V

5) Built for the Exposition Universelle, engineer was Gustav Eiffel

6) Ile de la Cite

7) Notre Dame cathedral - 1163-1345

8) 1789-1799 at Bastille on the 11th

9) Revolution ended in 1799. No it was burnt

10) Monmartre

11)

12) Rive gauche , Rive droite

13) Modern art

14) In the Pantheon

15)  I. M. Pei

Answer 4

1) Etoile, the Arc de Triomphe; Île de la Cité, Nôtre Dame; Seine River, the Bateaux; Louvre, Mona Lisa; Défense, Eiffel Tower.

2)  Eiffel Tower.  The top of it.

3)  The Left Bank (Rive Gauche in French)

4) Le Sorbonne, right across the street from the pension I stayed in.

5) 1898, World's Fair, Gustave Eiffel (hence, the name).

6) Île de la Cité and the Île Saint Louis,  There are two.

7)  Nôtre Dame Cathedral.  Don't know what year...13th century, I believe.  I rang the bell once.

8)  At the Bastille Prison

9)  No, they tore it down at the start of the revolution.

10)  Sacre Coeur is in Montmartre.  And it's not the Cathedral, that would be Nôtre Dame.  There can only be one in any city.  Church rules.

11)  Saint Louis?

12) Rive Guache and Droite.  I believe you've already covered this.

13)  Used to be modern art.  I suppose it still is.  Picasso has been displayed there upon occasion.

14)  The Panthéon.

15)   The new one?  IM Pei.

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