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France Multiple Choice

Can you answers these multiple choice questions about France?
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First submittedJanuary 22, 2019
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1. Which of these countries does not border France?
Austria ✓
Germany ✓
Italy ✓
Switzerland ✓
2. On what day of the year do the French celebrate their national holiday?
January 7th ✓
July 14th ✓
September 2nd ✓
October 23rd ✓
Commonly known as Bastille Day in English-speaking countries
3. Who is usually considered to be the first king of France?
Charles the Fat ✓
Clovis ✓
Louis I ✓
Pepin the Short ✓
4. Which of these cities is not on the Mediterranean?
Cannes ✓
Marseilles ✓
Nantes ✓
Nice ✓
5. What did Louis Daguerre invent?
The can-can dance ✓
The flying buttress ✓
Photography ✓
The submarine ✓
6. Which one of these countries was never a French colony?
Haiti ✓
Kenya ✓
Senegal ✓
Vietnam ✓
7. Which of these people was never President of France?
Jacques Chirac ✓
Charles de Gaulle ✓
Louis Lumière ✓
François Mitterrand ✓
8. What is the approximate population of France?
34 million ✓
68 million ✓
102 million ✓
136 million ✓
9. What is the most common country of birth for French residents who were not born in France?
Algeria ✓
China ✓
Germany ✓
United States ✓
10. What is the westernmost region on the French mainland?
Brittany ✓
Normandy ✓
Occitanie ✓
Pays de la Loire ✓
11. About what percentage of France's electricity comes from nuclear power?
0% ✓
10% ✓
30% ✓
70% ✓
12. Does France have territory on the continent of South America?
Yes ✓
No ✓
The overseas region of French Guiana is located in South America
13. What is Denis Diderot best known for?
Editing an important encyclopedia ✓
Inventing canned food ✓
Winning battles during WWI ✓
Writing "In Search of Lost Time" ✓
14. How many times has France won the men's FIFA World Cup?
Never ✓
Once ✓
Twice ✓
Three times ✓
France won in 1998 and 2018
15. What peaceful period of French history lasted from 1871 to 1914?
Les Années Magnifiques ✓
La Belle Époque ✓
La Bonne Journée ✓
La Durée Convenable ✓
IceLemonTea
+4
Level 64
Jan 22, 2019
Is a yes/no question really a "multiple" choice question? or am I nitpicking too much...
Sifhraven
+9
Level 67
May 2, 2019
Multiple means more than one so yes, technically it is multiple choice. Either way, yes, you are nitpicking ;)
TheRatmeister
+4
Level 85
Jan 22, 2019
Hugh Capet was the first King of France. Clovis was King of the Franks.
Quizmaster
+3
Level ∞
Jan 23, 2019
Removed Hugh Capet as an answer so that this won't be an issue.
redsplat
+4
Level 74
Jan 23, 2019
I'm not sure how this fixes it, since Clovis was still king of the Franks and Capet was still the first king of France. If you really want the answer to be Clovis, you could re-word the question to "who is usually considered to be the first king of the area that would later become France." Rolls off the tongue, donit? Or you could say "the originator of the French nation." But he wasn't the first king of France, even if De Gaulle liked to think of him that way :P
Islandcarver
+3
Level 79
Jan 23, 2019
I agree with redsplat. The Franks also settled throughout Germany (Frankfurt, Franconia) Belgium, and elsewhere, and Clovis was their ruler. He may as well also be called the first king in Germany or Belgium. The historical fact is that there was no France and no Germany at the time of Clovis, and as a result the question could be seen as misleading.
blizzrd33
+2
Level 79
Feb 5, 2019
I agree, you removed the most correct answer by taking Hugh Capet out of the options.
Arp2600
+1
Level 86
May 2, 2019
Anyways, Hugh Capet is not the first king of France either, he's just the first capetian. The first true king of France is arguably Philippe II Auguste.
tourwoorden
+2
Level 70
May 2, 2019
I'm on Team Quizmaster here. The history of France didn't start when it was called France. More importantly, in regard to this question, there's a fairly complete line of kings all the way back to Clovis.
Philippelebel
+1
Level 56
Mar 11, 2024
Clovis is just a latinized version of Louis (U and V are the same in Latin, and the C was later dropped for some reason). So both Clovis and Louis I should be accepted as they mean the same thing... either that, or remove Louis I as an option.

To all those who claim that Hugues Capet was the first French king: he wasn't. Clovis of the Merovingian dynasty is listed as the first French king in any standard French history textbook, mostly because he was the first of the post-Rome pagan rulers to be baptized. I know that the territory controlled by Clovis doesn't correspond exactly to the borders of present-day France, but it's true of later Carolingian and Capetian kings too.

PS I'm a French history professor.

Hypnon
+4
Level 32
Apr 11, 2019
Ask any French this question : they would all say that Clovis is the first king of France
Julotek
+3
Level 60
May 2, 2019
I agree.

I'm French and we used to say Clovis the 1st is the first monarch of France.

You have it also on the Wikipedia page: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_French_monarchs

overtired
+1
Level 84
May 2, 2019
Had a look at that Wikipedia page, which does have Clovis I as the earliest monarch, but also begins by saying it concerns "The monarchs of the Kingdom of France and its predecessors". On kings of France it says, "The Capetian dynasty, the male-line descendants of Hugh Capet, included the first rulers to adopt the title of 'King of France' for the first time with Philip II (r. 1180–1223)". As far as Clovis I the best it says is that "Sometimes included as 'Kings of France' are the kings of the Franks of the Merovingian dynasty". So it's hardly conclusive about Clovis I being the first King of France. In fact, it appears to be saying that he wasn't, but sometimes people include him. Perhaps it's one of those commonly believed, and taught, things that isn't strictly accurate. At the very least it seems open to debate :)
dunkinggandalf2
+1
Level 68
Aug 17, 2022
I agree with Hypnon. Whether or not this might be anachronistic, Clovis is unanimously considered the first king of France. This is definitely what is taught in French schools.
gerobach
+2
Level 75
May 2, 2019
French city is Marseille (not Marseilles)
fitheach
+3
Level 59
May 2, 2019
Marseilles is an English spelling of the city's name (as is Marseille, both are used).
divantilya
+2
Level 37
May 2, 2019
^ Why can't the "English spelling" just go along with the actual name, as it does with Brasilia, Sao Paulo, Paramaribo, etc.- What is this obsession with anglicizing everything possible? - By adding the unnecessary "s" to the town's name, Americans especially, are apt to mispronounce it and cause confusion with "La Marseillaise" (the French National Anthem), in which the "s" is pronounced.
AntiMatter8192
+1
Level 68
Apr 24, 2023
Because the speakers, not some higher authority, determines how the English language functions, and they apparently chose Marseilles as acceptable. Either way, I don't see how it changes anything in regards to how similar it is to Marseillaise.
fitheach
+3
Level 59
May 2, 2019
I'm not sure Daguerre "invented" photography, although he was certainly one of the fathers of it. Photography was one of those disciplines that was developed by a few individuals around the same time (e.g. Henry Fox Talbot) and Daguerre was one of those (an important one nonetheless).
Nicryc
+2
Level 27
Jun 19, 2020
According to Wikipedia, Nicéphore Niépce is the inventor of photography. The first picture taken and preserved being "Point de vue du Gras" from 1827.
dunkinggandalf2
+1
Level 68
Aug 17, 2022
Yes! Give Niepce some respect!
Evxnn
+1
Level 11
Dec 16, 2022
yeah i learnt it in school (i'm french) nicéphore died before to be famous with his photography i think and daguerre is now the most famous
lolrobbielol
+2
Level 53
May 2, 2019
Lumière being spelt wrong is a bit of a give away ;)
JackintheBox
+1
Level 79
Feb 26, 2021
You'd make a good Sherlock Holmes! (or Hercule Poirot? Inspector Clouseau?)
Limeila
+1
Level 28
May 2, 2019
I'm French and got full marks, luckily! You used the wrong accent on Lumière though :)
Quizmaster
+1
Level ∞
May 3, 2019
Fixed
ander217
+1
Level 75
May 7, 2019
I knew France had a department in South America, but it is not a territory so I answered no. I thought the clue was a bit tricky.
JackintheBox
+1
Level 79
Feb 26, 2021
Arrgghh, I just missed the Diderot question
ng218
+1
Level 50
Jun 15, 2023
I expected myself to do poorly here, as I don't live on escargot sadly.
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