Q 01/05

Paris sits on which river?

A) Seine

B) Rhône

C) Loire

D) Garonne

Answer · why

A) Seine

The river rises near Dijon and reaches the English Channel at Le Havre, 777 km later.

Q 02/05

How many arrondissements (districts) is the city of Paris divided into?

A) 10

B) 14

C) 18

D) 20

Answer · why

D) 20

They spiral outward clockwise from the centre like a snail shell, and the number ends every Paris postcode.

Q 03/05

Paris's nickname 'City of Light' is partly a nod to its role in which era?

A) The Renaissance

B) The Belle Époque

C) The Age of Enlightenment

D) The Roaring Twenties

Answer · why

C) The Age of Enlightenment

It has been a world capital of finance, fashion and gastronomy since the 17th century.

Q 04/05

What was the Roman name for the town that became Paris?

A) Lugdunum

B) Burdigala

C) Massilia

D) Lutetia

Answer · why

D) Lutetia

The Parisii, a Gallic tribe, had settled the site around the middle of the third century BC.

Q 05/05

Which Frankish king made Paris his capital from 508?

A) Clovis

B) Charlemagne

C) Pepin the Short

D) Hugh Capet

Answer · why

A) Clovis

He was the first king of the Merovingian dynasty.