Q 01/05

In which wealthy suburb of Paris was Alain Delon born in 1935?

A) Sceaux

B) Versailles

C) Neuilly-sur-Seine

D) Saint-Cloud

Answer · why

A) Sceaux

His father later became director of the Le Regina cinema in Bourg-la-Reine.

Q 02/05

What was Delon's father's profession when Alain was born?

A) Pork butcher

B) Projectionist

C) Prison guard

D) Police officer

Answer · why

B) Projectionist

His mother was a pharmacy assistant and theatre usher at the cinema where his parents met.

Q 03/05

Whose execution did the young Delon hear from his foster family's home next to Fresnes prison in 1945?

A) Joseph Darnand

B) Robert Brasillach

C) Marshal Petain

D) Pierre Laval

Answer · why

D) Pierre Laval

His foster father was a guard at the prison.

Q 04/05

In which trade did the teenage Delon earn a vocational certificate?

A) Charcuterie

B) Plumbing

C) Baking

D) Carpentry

Answer · why

A) Charcuterie

He worked in his stepfather's delicatessen and bought 40 kg of sausages a morning at the central markets.

Q 05/05

Which branch of the armed forces did Delon join at 17, serving in Indochina?

A) The Paratroopers

B) The Navy

C) The Air Force

D) The Foreign Legion

Answer · why

B) The Navy

He was dishonourably discharged and spent his 20th birthday in a cell.