Q 01/05

France's longest land border runs for about 730 kilometres alongside which country?

A) Spain

B) Brazil

C) Suriname

D) Belgium

Answer · why

B) Brazil

Brazil shares a 730-kilometre frontier with French Guiana, which is legally part of France. Spain comes second, even though its border is the longest ...

Q 02/05

Which currency is official in French Guiana, even though it lies on the South American mainland?

A) Peso

B) Franc

C) Euro

D) Dollar

Answer · why

C) Euro

Euro notes are legal tender because French Guiana is fully part of France. The territory even appears in its own small box beneath the map printed on ...

Q 03/05

Which famous observatory lifted off from a launch pad in French Guiana on Christmas Day 2021?

A) James Webb Space Telescope

B) Compton Gamma Ray Observatory

C) Hubble Space Telescope

D) Chandra X-ray Observatory

Answer · why

A) James Webb Space Telescope

The James Webb Space Telescope left Earth from the Guiana Space Centre on 25 December 2021. The launch was so precise that the fuel it saved may doubl...

Q 04/05

Which tiny islet off French Guiana gave its name to a notorious penal colony that France ran until 1953?

A) Royale Island

B) Saint-Joseph Island

C) Connétable Island

D) Devil's Island

Answer · why

D) Devil's Island

Devil's Island itself was kept for political prisoners, while most convicts were held on neighbouring islands or in mainland camps. The vast majority ...

Q 05/05

Which hot red chili pepper shares its name with the capital city of French Guiana?

A) Habanero

B) Jalapeño

C) Tabasco

D) Cayenne

Answer · why

D) Cayenne

Cayenne is both a fiery pepper and the capital and largest city of French Guiana. French colonists founded the town in 1643, and about half the territ...