Q 01/05

About how many people's bones were moved from overflowing cemeteries into the Catacombs of Paris?

A) 6 thousand

B) 60 thousand

C) 600 thousand

D) 6 million

Answer · why

D) 6 million

The 6 million skeletons arrived between the 1780s and 1860, tipped down quarry shafts and later stacked into neat walls.

Q 02/05

In 2004, what did Paris police find hidden in tunnels under the Trocadéro, complete with a stocked bar?

A) A cinema

B) A casino

C) A nightclub

D) A chapel

Answer · why

A) A cinema

A cinema with a giant screen, seats and film reels had been secretly built by a group called les UX. When police came back, it had been dismantled and...

Q 03/05

Which company paid €350,000 in 2015 for a stunt inviting guests to sleep in the Catacombs of Paris?

A) Booking.com

B) Airbnb

C) Red Bull

D) Netflix

Answer · why

B) Airbnb

Airbnb staged the sleepover for publicity. Illegal explorers called cataphiles had long been slipping into the wider tunnel network for free.

Q 04/05

In the 2024 Netflix thriller Under Paris, what predator lurks in the city's flooded catacombs?

A) A crocodile

B) A giant squid

C) A shark

D) An anaconda

Answer · why

C) A shark

A shark named Lilith, a mako that has mutated to live in fresh water, swims up the Seine and breeds beneath the city.

Q 05/05

The Catacombs of Paris are entered at the Barrière d'Enfer, two old pavilions whose name means what?

A) Gate of Hell

B) Gate of Bones

C) Gate of Kings

D) Gate of Shadows

Answer · why

A) Gate of Hell

Gate of Hell is the literal meaning, taken from the old Rue d'Enfer. The square around it was later renamed for Colonel Denfert-Rochereau, whose surna...