The Tourist's Paris Trivia Quiz

This quiz covers some trivia on tourist attractions in one of the world's most-visited cities. And don't worry, you won't have to know your arrondissements.

A multiple-choice quiz by great_emile. Estimated time: 4 mins.

Author
great_emile

Time
4 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
189,683

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

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Average

Avg Score
7 / 10

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1. Next to the Louvre Museum is a picturesque park called Jardin des Tuileries. "Jardin" means garden, but what is the English for "tuileries"? Hint

red dirt

tulips

tile factory

water lilies

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2. Returning to the Louvre, who was French head of state when the Glass Pyramid lobby was built? Hint

Chirac

Mitterrand

de Gaulle

Napoleon III

3. The Champs-Elys�es is Paris' most famous street, lined with trendy stores, restaurants and nightclubs. At one end stands Napoleon Bonaparte's famous Arc de Triomphe. What marks the other end? Hint

Place de la Concorde

Centre Pompidou

Jardin des Tuileries

Montmartre

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4. The Cath�drale de Notre Dame, possibly the world's most famous church thanks to the Hunchback, stands on which of these islands? Hint

�le de Notre Dame

�le de la Cit�

�le du Martre

It doesn't stand on an island!

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5. In the district surrounding the basilica of Sacre Coeur you can find an area where there are many artists wanting to paint your picture. What is this district called? Hint

Place Dali

Rue des Artistes

Montmartre

Rue bohemienne

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6. This famous Irish writer has a tomb in Paris which bears a sculpture of a person with wings. Name the writer. Hint

Lord Byron

Sir Arthur Conan Doyle

Alfred, Lord Tennyson

Oscar Wilde

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7. Which of these grand Parisian museums is housed in a former train station? Hint

Mus�e d'Orsay

Louvre

Centre Pompidou

Muse� de l'Arme�

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8. How is the basilica Sacre Coeur mainly accessible? Hint

Ramp

Tunnel

Escalator

Stairs

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9. The Muse� de l'Arme�, France's most famous military museum, is located in which of these buildings? Hint

Centre Militaire

Hotel des Invalides

National Assembly

Louvre West Wing

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10. Paris' famous Eiffel Tower is named after the engineer whose company was responsible for its construction. Give his first name. Hint

Fran�ois

Pierre

Gustave

Jacques

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Next to the Louvre Museum is a picturesque park called Jardin des Tuileries. "Jardin" means garden, but what is the English for "tuileries"?

Answer: tile factory

Monet painted some of his most famous paintings here. Believe it or not, this park was once a noxious pit where clay was mined to make red roof tiles. However, some of the paths are made of red dirt, there are water lilies on the ponds and the park is known for its tulips.

2. Returning to the Louvre, who was French head of state when the Glass Pyramid lobby was built?

Answer: Mitterrand

Fran�ois Mitterrand, who was president from 1981-95, has long been rumoured to have had links to the occult.

Answer: Place de la Concorde

This square held the guillotine that executed Louis XVI, Marie Antoinette and the revolutionaries Danton and Robespierre. It is now home to a 23-metre high obelisk from Egypt.

4. The Cath�drale de Notre Dame, possibly the world's most famous church thanks to the Hunchback, stands on which of these islands?

Answer: �le de la Cit�

�le de la Cit� is a small, oblong island in the middle of the Seine river, easily accessible from both shores. The cathedral, with its famous two square spires, is packed with historical shrines and graves.

5. In the district surrounding the basilica of Sacre Coeur you can find an area where there are many artists wanting to paint your picture. What is this district called?

Answer: Montmartre

The square is always stuffed to the gills with painters of varying styles and skills. The more aggressive ones corner you and start to draw you. Refuse payment at your own risk.

6. This famous Irish writer has a tomb in Paris which bears a sculpture of a person with wings. Name the writer.

Answer: Oscar Wilde

Wilde was a writer whose immensely popular works include "The Picture of Dorian Gray", "An Ideal Husband" and "The Importance of Being Earnest".

7. Which of these grand Parisian museums is housed in a former train station?

Answer: Mus�e d'Orsay

The Mus�e d'Orsay houses a curious mixture of classical and more modern works, perhaps most notably Whistler's "Mother".

8. How is the basilica Sacre Coeur mainly accessible?

Answer: Stairs

A huge staircase leads up to the distinctive three domes of the white basilica?

9. The Muse� de l'Arme�, France's most famous military museum, is located in which of these buildings?

Answer: Hotel des Invalides

Hotel des Invalides, a beautiful palace, was built by Louis XIV as a home/hospital for soldiers wounded in battle. Napoleon's tomb is situated here.

10. Paris' famous Eiffel Tower is named after the engineer whose company was responsible for its construction. Give his first name.

Answer: Gustave

Gustave Eiffel designed Paris' best known landmark. Construction began in 1887, and the tower now stands 300m tall. Stephen Sauvestre as the architect who added artistic designs to the engineering plans of Maurice Koechlin and Emile Nouguier, engineers who came up with the original design idea for the tower.

Source: Author great_emile

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