Paris is the one city that almost every person alive wants to travel to. It is a city with beautiful architecture and great food. Paris is one of the most traveled cities in the world. Around 10.2 million people visit yearly.
Have you been to Paris? Have you seen the Mona Lisa up close? There is a lot to see and experience in Paris, but that means more trivia for you. There are some famous places like the Catacombs and the Louvre Museum. These places hold tons of history, do you think you know all of it?
Test your knowledge of the City of Light with this Paris trivia quiz and find out if you truly know everything there is to know about Paris, France with these Paris trivia questions and answers.
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In what year was the Eiffel Tower erected?
1839
1989
1789
1889
Gene Kelly’s character in An American In Paris lives where in the city?
The Champs-Élysées
The Marais
The Latin Quarter
Montmartre
Which Paris prison was famously stormed by revolutionaries during the French Revolution?
Pastille
Lastille
Bastille
Castille
What opened in Paris in 1900 to much fan fare?
Eiffel Tower
The Pompidou Centre
Hotel Ritz Paris
The Metro
Which foreign leader made his one & only trip abroad to Paris in 1941?
Churchill
Roosevelt
Stalin
Hitler
What was the Propontis the ancient name for?
Tasman Sea
East China Sea
Sea of Marmara
Gulf of Mexico
Which American author emigrated to Paris?
Ernest Hemmingway
Edgar Allen Poe
John Steinbeck
Virginia Wolf
In which James Bond film does the Eiffel Tower appear as the scene of base jump?
A View To A Kill
Goldfinger
Octopussy
Live & Let Die
Bastille Day is held in Paris on which day every year?
14th August
14th May
14th July
14th June
In which did year Nazi German troops invade and occupy Paris?
1941
1951
1945
1939
Which famous Paris nightclub has a windmill as its emblem?
Moulon Rouge
Le Bataclan
Le Absinth
Le Amour
Which building did Parisians capture at the start of The French Revolution?
The Bastille
Notre-Dame Cathedral
Palace Of Versailles
The Louvre Museum
The Louvre Museum in Paris was previously what?
Cathedral
Royal Palace
Always Been Museum
Train Station
Which of these famous universities in situated in Paris?
Sorbonne
Harvard
LSE
Yale
In which district of Paris is the Stade de France located?
Versailles
Le Vesinet
St Denis
St Germain
How many times has Paris hosted the Summer Olympics?
1
2
4
3
The Arc de Triomphe celebrates whose military victories?
King Charles XVII
Charles de Gaulle
Robespierre
Napoleon Bonaparte
Paris’ underground rail system is known as what?
Metro
Subway
Tube
DLR
The French Open tennis championships are held at which venure in Paris?
Stade de France
Wimbledon
Flushing Meadows
Roland Garros
Which famous Paris landmark do Paris St Germain football club have on their club badge?
Notre Dame
Arc de Triomphe
Eiffel Tower
The Louvre
The Mona Lisa, kept in Paris’ Louvre gallery, was painted by whom?
Rodan
Van Gogh
Da Vinci
Michelangelo
The Moulin Rouge nightclub is located in which area of Paris?
St Denis
Montmarte
Latin Quarter
La Defense
Prior to World War II when was Paris last occupied by a German army?
Franco-Prussian War
World War I
Hundred Years War
Thirty Years War
As of 2013, Paris had how many Michelin starred restaraunts?
15
5
185
85
On what surface is the French Open tennis championships in Paris played on?
Clay
Rubber
Hardcourt
Grass
In which Beatles song is the Eiffel Tower mentioned?
Help!
Eleanor Rigby
I Am The Walrus
A Day In the Life
In 1930 the Eiffel Tower lost its title as the world’s tallest structure to which building?
Empire State Building
Blackpool Tower
Chrysler Building
Sears Tower
In what year was the Bastille stormed in Paris?
1789
1889
1689
1589
On which Paris street does the Tour De France bicycle race finish?
Avenue de la Opera
Champs-Elysses
Boulevard de la Bastille
Boulevard Montmatre
Napoleon Bonaparte is buried in which Paris landmark?
Les Invalides
Notre Dame
Eiffel Tower
Arc de Triomphe
Which US company opened its only European theme park outside Paris in 1992?
Coca Cola
McDonalds
Warner Bros
Disney
Which Paris attraction houses the Hall of Mirrors?
Eiffel Tower
Palace of Versailles
The Louvre
Sacre Coeur
What type of Architectural style would The Pompidou center be described as?
Georgian
Victorian
Art Deco
Postmodern
In which year other than 1998 did Paris host the FIFA World Cup Final?
1962
1938
1930
1966
Which architect completely renovated the streetscape of Paris during the nineteenth century?
Haussman
Da Vinci
Wren
Speer
What is the name of Paris’ business district?
La Rouge
La Defense
La Offense
La Citee
The Elysses Palace in Paris is home to which person?
French President
French King
EU President
French Prime Minster
What is the name of Paris’ largest cemetery?
Les Invalides
d’Ivry
Les Innocents
Bagneux
The Sorbonne University is located in which area of Paris?
African Quarter
Greek Quarter
Spanish Quarter
Latin Quarter
Paris’ Stade de France was host to the football World Cup Final in which year?
2006
1998
1994
2002
In which year did the Stade de France host the Champions League football final?
2006
2012
2010
2008
Which Paris metro station is closest to the Eiffel Tower?
Clemenceau
Gare Nord
Place de la Concorde
Bir-Hakeim
A combination of workers and students famously rioted in Paris during which year?
1978
1968
1998
1988
Une Ville En Concert was a famous concert held by Jean Michelle Jarre watched by 2.5 million people. Which district of Paris was it in?
La Villette
La Defense
Montmartre
Invalides
Paris native Alexander Dumas was famous for what?
Cooking food
Painting
Writing books
Writing operas
Who is buried at the Hotel des Invalides in Paris?
Oliver Cromwell
Napoléon Bonaparte
Julius Caesar
Ulysses S. Grant
Le tunnel sous la Manche is better known as what outside Paris?
The Metro
The Latin Quarter
The Louvre Museum
The Channel Tunnel
What was the Hunchback of Notre Dame’s name?
Quasimodo
Count of Montecristo
Napoleon
Charles de Gaulle
The administrative districts of Paris are known as what?
Regions
Cantons
Arrondissements
Prefectures
In what year was Paris liberated by Allied forces during World War Two?
1945
1943
1942
1944
The Museum of French History is housed in which building in Paris?
The Louvre
The National Archives
Elysses Palace
Notre Dame
Paris is considered to be the birthplace of which art movement?
Abstract
Realism
Impressionism
Cubism
According to the 2009 census which group of foreign born citizens form the second highest nationality living in Paris?
Algerians
Canadians
Moroccan
Senegalese
Which former mayor of Paris went on to become French President?
Nicolas Sarkozy
Jacques Chirac
Francois Mitterand
Francois Hollande
Which Paris author wrote The Count of Monte Cristo?
Balzac
Alexander Dumas
Satre
Victor Hugo
Which musical is set during the French Revolution in Paris?
Les Invalides
Phantom of the Opera
Cats
Les Miserables
What are the names of Paris’s two busiest international airports?
Napoleon & Robbespierre
Heathrow & Gatwick
Charles De Gaulle & Orly
Marco Polo & Marc Anthony
How many restauraunts are located on the Eiffel Tower?
3
0
1
2
Which building did Parisians capture at the start of The French Revolution?
The Bastille
The Louvre Museum
Notre-Dame Cathedral
Palace Of Versailles
Where do Paris St Germain football club play their home games?
Parcs des Kings
Parcs des Queens
Parcs des Princes
Parcs des Royales
Which of Paris art gallery was originally built as a handball court during the reign of Napoleon III?
Jeu de Paume
L’Orangerie
Palais de Tokyo
Musée d’Orsay
Which structure dominates the courtyard of Paris’ Louvre gallery?
Glass pyramid
Glass picture frame
Glass statue
Glass tower
The Prime Minister of France lives at which address in Paris?
Hotel Ville
Hotel Gare
Hotel Matignon
Hotel Nord
In which years did Paris host the summer Olympic games?
1900 & 1924
1904 & 1928
1968 & 1984
1964 & 2000
In what year was the Paris Commune?
1971
1671
1871
1771
Which bird is released onto the Stade de France pitch before every French international rugby match?
Cockerel
Pigeon
Ostrich
Turkey
Which Paris author wrote The Three Musketeers?
Victor Hugo
Alexander Dumas
Satre
Balzac
The Place de la Concorde & the Arc de Triopmhe are connected by which Paris street?
Boulevard de la Bastille
Montematre
Champs-Elysses
Avenue de la Opera
The peace conference at the end of which was was held at the Palace of Versailles outside Paris?
World War I
Korean War
World War II
Thirty Years War
Which Paris football team won the French championship in 2013?
Paris St Germain
Racing Club
Paris St Denis
Paris Metro
Paris’ Notre Dame is affiliated with which religion?
Judaism
Protestantism
Islam
Catholicism
The expressway encircling Paris is known as what?
Motorway
Express
Encirclement
Peripherique
Which German commander refused to destroy Paris’ historical monuments during World War Two?
von Stauffenberg
von Chorlitz
Canaris
Rommel
In what year was the Paris Metro underground system opened?
1900
1890
1910
1920
On which hill in Paris is the Sacre Coeur located?
Montmarte
Montblanc
Montreal
Mondrian
The Mona Lisa is kept at which Paris gallery?
The Louvre
National Gallery
Prado
MOMA
Notre Dame is an example of which style of architecture?
Baroque
Modernist
Art Deco
Gothic
In which Paris building did Napoleon declare himself Emperor of France?
The Louvre
Sacre Coeur
Notre Dame
Elysses Palace
Which famous Paris hotel taken over by occupying Germans as the local headquarters of the Luftwaffe in WW2?
Hotel Ritz Paris
Le Holiday Inn
Hôtel Scribe
Paris Marriott Hotel
Which musical is set in the Paris Opera?
Ghosts of Mars
Ghost of the Opera
Phantom of the Opera
Performance Phantom
In which region of France is Paris situated?
Brittany
Provence
Normandy
Ile de France
In which Superman movie is the Eiffel Tower almost blown up by terrorists?
Superman IV
Superman III
Superman II
Superman The Movie
Which Paris attraction had a fictional hunchback bellringer?
Notre Dame
Eiffel Tower
Arc de Triomphe
Sacre Coeur
Which French car company advertised on all 4 sides of the Eiffel Tower during the 1930s?
Renault
Citroen
Peugeot
Ford
Below the Arc de Triomphe lies a tomb of an unknown soldier from which war?
First World War
Napoleonic
Franco-Prussian
Second World War
In which year did Paris host the Rugby World Cup Final?
2003
2007
1999
2011
In what year did the Eiffel Tower receive its 200 millionth guest?
2002
1942
1962
1922
In what year was The Pompidou center opened to the public?
1967
1977
1987
1997
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