Q 01/05

Which French singer, under five feet tall, wrote the words to her signature song 'La Vie en rose'?

A) Édith Piaf

B) Lucienne Boyer

C) Line Renaud

D) Léo Marjane

Answer · why

A) Édith Piaf

Édith Piaf took her stage name from Paris slang for a sparrow, a nickname a nightclub owner gave her for her nervousness and tiny frame.

Q 02/05

Which French pop star co-wrote 'Comme d'habitude', the song Paul Anka reworked into Frank Sinatra's 'My Way'?

A) Michel Sardou

B) Claude François

C) Julien Clerc

D) Hervé Vilard

Answer · why

B) Claude François

Claude François co-wrote the 1967 original, and David Bowie's English lyrics for the tune were turned down before Paul Anka's version reached Frank Si...

Q 03/05

Which French songwriter recorded the duet 'Je t'aime... moi non plus' with British actress Jane Birkin?

A) Alain Bashung

B) Michel Berger

C) Serge Gainsbourg

D) Jean Ferrat

Answer · why

C) Serge Gainsbourg

Serge Gainsbourg's duet was denounced by the Vatican and banned from radio in several countries, yet it still topped the UK chart.

Q 04/05

Which singer and former fashion model became first lady of France by marrying President Nicolas Sarkozy?

A) Lou Doillon

B) Carla Bruni

C) Nolwenn Leroy

D) Clara Luciani

Answer · why

B) Carla Bruni

Carla Bruni had a surprise hit with her debut album 'Quelqu'un m'a dit', which sold two million copies five years before the wedding.

Q 05/05

Which French Open tennis champion, discovered as a boy by Arthur Ashe, later became a popular singer?

A) Cédric Pioline

B) Guy Forget

C) Gaël Monfils

D) Yannick Noah

Answer · why

D) Yannick Noah

Yannick Noah was living in Cameroon when Ashe spotted him at age 11, and in 1983 he became the first Frenchman in 37 years to win the title.