France Quiz: Vive la Différence

8 questions on French landmarks, a famous bike race, fast trains, the anthem and six centuries of history.
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8 - Length
About 5 min
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- French people often call mainland France by the name of which shape?
- Why was the Eiffel Tower built in Paris?
- Put these moments in French history in order, earliest first.
- The Tour de France bike race has 21 day-long stages. About how many kilometers is the whole race usually?
- Before it became a museum, what was the Louvre in Paris?
- France's anthem was written in Strasbourg. Why is it called the Marseillaise?
- TGV trains carry passengers at about 300 km/h. How fast did a TGV go in its 2007 record for wheeled trains?
- Why does this aqueduct cross the valley on arches?