Statistics for French cities: fun and strange facts

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  • The average score is 10 of 15

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HintAnswer% Correct
Famous for its wine, this western city lies on the Garonne near its confluence with the Dordogne.Bordeaux
100%
This ancient Mediterranean metropolis dates back to 600 BC and is now a major crime capital.Marseille
100%
This old city on the Rhone was founded in 539 BC and used to be the seat of the popes.Avignon
90%
The highest cable car in the world was built in this Olympic venue, which hosted the first winter games.Chamonix
90%
People of this holy-sounding town used to parade down the street with phallus-shaped cakes on Palm Sunday.Saintes
90%
This city on the Garonne is home to Airbus.Toulouse
90%
Charles VI, who ruled from this capital city, believed that he was made of glass.Paris
80%
A man from this Winter Olympic venue ate objects including bicycles and televisions.Grenoble
60%
A woman from this city on the Rhone is incorrectly listed as dead and has fought for 7 years to have the mistake corrected.Lyon
60%
King Karl XIV of Sweden was actually a French soldier from this Pyrenean town.Pau
60%
Ex-king Stanislaw I of Poland burned to death in this Lorraine town when he fell asleep by the fire in silk clothes.Lunéville
40%
In 2015, parking tickets issued in this Seine-et-Marne mustard centre had an insult printed on them, calling the mayor a thieving b******.Meaux
40%
In 2021, a German cat somehow crossed the Rhine and was found a year later in this 8th century town.Ribeauvillé
40%
In 1386, a pig was put on trial in this Calvados town and convicted of eating a human.Falaise
30%
A female donkey was put on trial in 1750 in this Paris suburb.Vanves
20%

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