France
Paris is France's capital and largest city. This topic is part of Countries within Geography. This page currently draws on 130 supporting questions, with answers and bonus facts available below.
France trivia questions
What is the capital of France?
Answer: Paris
Bonus fact: Paris is France's capital and largest city.
Which river flows through Paris?
Answer: Seine
Bonus fact: The Seine runs through central Paris.
France shares its longest international land border with which country, counting overseas territory?
Answer: Brazil
Bonus fact: French Guiana shares a long border with Brazil.
What role is Benjamin Franklin performing in France in "Ben Franklin in Paris"?
Answer: Diplomat
Bonus fact: Franklin helped secure crucial French support for the American Revolution.
Which mountain range forms much of the border between Spain and France?
Answer: Pyrenees
Bonus fact: The Pyrenees separate the Iberian Peninsula from much of the rest of Europe.
Which famous Paris avenue traditionally hosts the Tour de France finish?
Answer: Champs-Élysées
Bonus fact: The final stage commonly concludes on the Champs-Élysées.
What government administered unoccupied southern France initially?
Answer: Vichy government
Bonus fact: Vichy collaborated with Nazi Germany.
Vichy France was led by which marshal?
Answer: Philippe Pétain
Bonus fact: Pétain headed the collaborationist regime.
What city gave Vichy France its name?
Answer: Vichy
Bonus fact: The government operated from the spa town of Vichy.
The Tour du Mont Blanc passes through France, Italy, and which country?
Answer: Switzerland
Bonus fact: The trail crosses three national borders.
In what year was the first Tour de France held?
Answer: 1903
Bonus fact: The first Tour consisted of six stages and was created by the newspaper L'Auto.
Which European microstate is bordered by France on land and by the Mediterranean Sea?
Answer: Monaco
Bonus fact: The CIA describes Monaco as a microstate surrounded by France and the Mediterranean Sea.