Paris
Paris is France's capital and largest city. This topic is part of Cities within Geography. This page currently draws on 56 supporting questions, with answers and bonus facts available below.
Paris trivia questions
Paris is the capital of which country?
Answer: France
Bonus fact: Paris is France's capital and largest city.
What river divides Paris into its famous Left Bank and Right Bank?
Answer: Seine
Bonus fact: The Seine divides Paris into the Left and Right Banks.
What iron landmark built for the 1889 World's Fair stands in Paris?
Answer: Eiffel Tower
Bonus fact: The Eiffel Tower was initially intended as a temporary structure.
Which river flows through Paris?
Answer: Seine
Bonus fact: The Seine runs through central Paris.
What Paris fortress-prison was stormed on July 14, 1789?
Answer: Bastille
Bonus fact: The storming of the Bastille became a symbol of the revolution.
The Catacombs of Paris contain transferred remains from what?
Answer: Overcrowded cemeteries
Bonus fact: Bones were moved into old quarry tunnels beginning in the late 18th century.
Lindbergh's 1927 flight ended at what Paris airport?
Answer: Le Bourget
Bonus fact: A huge crowd greeted him at Le Bourget.
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.
Which event ended German occupation of Paris?
Answer: Allied liberation in 1944
Bonus fact: Paris was liberated in August 1944.
The fall of the Bastille in Paris heralded the start of the French Revolution in what year?
Answer: 1789
Bonus fact: The Bastille fell only months after George Washington was inaugurated as the first U.S. president.
Which woodwind instrument was invented by Adolphe Sax and patented in Paris in 1846?
Answer: Saxophone
Bonus fact: Yamaha notes that Adolphe Sax conceived the instrument in the 1840s.
Which swimmer won three swimming gold medals and a water polo bronze at the 1924 Paris Olympics?
Answer: Johnny Weissmuller
Bonus fact: Weissmuller's swimming golds came in the 100m freestyle, 400m freestyle, and 4x200m freestyle relay.