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• Who among these French women was arrested for allegedly dressing as a man?

  • Marie-Antoinette

  • Joan of Arc

  • Coco Chanel

  • Marie Curie

• Which of these is a well-known location associated with Napoleon I's exile?

  • Wellington

  • Tuscany

  • Waterloo

  • Elba

• Which prominent historical person had ruled over the region now known as France by 50 BCE?

  • Genghis Khan

  • Julius Caesar

  • Attila the Hun

  • Alexander the Great

• What holiday honors the start of the French Revolution?

  • Independence Day

  • Christmas

  • Bastille Day

  • Republic Day

• During the French Revolution, what was the most common method of execution?

  • Gas chamber

  • Firing squad

  • Electric chair

  • Guillotine

• At which battle did Napoleon ultimately lose?

  • Battle of Agincourt

  • Battle of Waterloo

  • Battle of Verdun

  • Battle of the Bulge

• Which queen's acts eventually gave rise to the French Revolution?

  • Victoria

  • Catherine de' Medici

  • Marie-Antoinette

  • Catherine the Great

• Who among the French inventors said, "The glowing tubes looked like faint, fairy lights"?

  • Marie Curie

  • René Déscartes

  • Louis Braille

  • Louis Pastuer

• Which of these famous French buildings was intended to be demolished in 20 years?

  • Arc de Triomphe

  • Notre-Dame Cathedral

  • Louvre Museum

  • Eiffel Tower

• What military advancement did France make during World War I deserve credit for?

  • Camouflage

  • Jet fighter planes

  • Radar

  • Submarines

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