Q 01/05

The Seine flows through which country?

A) Germany

B) France

C) Belgium

D) Switzerland

Answer · why

B) France

It runs 777 kilometres from the Langres plateau through Paris to the English Channel.

Q 02/05

The Seine empties into which body of water?

A) The North Sea

B) The Bay of Biscay

C) The English Channel

D) The Mediterranean Sea

Answer · why

C) The English Channel

It reaches the sea between Le Havre and Honfleur on the Normandy coast.

Q 03/05

The Seine rises about 30 km northwest of which Burgundian city?

A) Reims

B) Dijon

C) Lyon

D) Troyes

Answer · why

B) Dijon

The city of Paris has owned the source since 1864 and built a grotto with a statue of a nymph, a dog and a dragon around it.

Q 04/05

Roughly how long is the Seine?

A) 1,010 km

B) 777 km

C) 820 km

D) 1,320 km

Answer · why

B) 777 km

It is France's second-longest river after the Loire.

Q 05/05

Ocean-going vessels can sail up the Seine as far as which city, 120 km from the sea?

A) Rouen

B) Paris

C) Mantes-la-Jolie

D) Vernon

Answer · why

A) Rouen

The tidal Seine Maritime from Le Havre to there is the only stretch used by sea-going ships; barges go on to Marcilly-sur-Seine.