I've been looking for a new contest idea and my friend and Eye Prefer Paris contributor Meredith Mullins came up with a terrific idea: a Paris quiz.
Below are 12 questions to see how much of a Paris expert you really are. Whoever correctly answers the questions and emails them to me first is the winner. My email is r.nahem@gmail.com. The winner will receive the DVD edition of the award winning film I've Loved You So Long starring Kristin Scott Thomas.
I watched the film over the weekend and have to say what a riveting,complex, and absorbing film it was. Kristin Scott Thomas plays a woman just let out of prison after serving 15 years for an unspeakable crime who goes to live with her married sister and is struggling to adjust to life on the outside. Her unforgettable performance starts off restrained and sobering but by the end her passion, rage, and sorrow ultimately breaks your heart and it brought me to tears. This is a must see film.
Click here to order through Amazon and watch the trailer.
Bonne chance with the contest!
1. Which of these Paris bridges is the oldest?
A. Pont Neuf
B. Pont Marie
C. Pont des Arts
D. Pont Alexandre
2. Which Paris arrondissement is the largest in size?
A. 15th
B. 16th
C. 19th
D. 20th
3. In which cemetery is Simone de Beauvoir buried?
A. St Pierre
B. Montmartre
C. Père Lachaise
D. Montparnasse
4. When was the first stone of Notre Dame laid?
A. 1142
B. 1163
C. 1214
D. 1252
5. What are rognons?
A. brains
B. kidneys
C. thyroid
D. pancreas
6. Although sources disagree, how many steps does the Eiffel
Tower have (according to the official Eiffel Tower website)?
A. 1252
B. 1326
C. 1665
D. 1833
7. Which arrondissement lays claim to “Chinatown”?
A. 11th
B. 13th
C. 19th
D. 20th
8. Sylvia Beach of the original Shakespeare and Company is noted for
courageously publishing the work of
A. James Joyce
B. Jack Kerouac
C. Gertrude Stein
D. Ernest Hemmingway
9. Which park has a Roman temple?
A. Monceau
B. Montsouris
C. Andre-Citroen
D. Buttes-Chaumont
10. The statues above the Notre Dame portals are
B. Kings of Judah
C. Kings of France
D. Religious scholars
11. The Ile St Louis was originally
A. a forest
B. an abbey
C. a pasture
D. a fishing community
12. Which Paris attraction is the most visited?
A. Louvre
B. Eiffel Tower
C. Notre Dame
D. Sacré Coeur
New Tour Announcement
I am happy to announce a very special one-time tour opportunity. My friend and loyal blog fan Mary Gilbert and her close friend Phil Nuxhall both from Cincinnati, are coming to Paris the beginning of April. Phil is the Historian and Tour Coordinator for the Spring Grove Cemetery in Cincinnati where Mary is a docent. They are both longtime cemetery enthusiasts.
We are co-leading a tour of the lovely Russian Cemetery in Sainte Genevieve Des Bois just outside of Paris where Rudolf Nureyev is buried in a mosaic-encrusted sarcophagus along with other famous Russian expats and after we will visit the striking modern Evry Cathedral, the only 20th century church in France, built in 1992, designed by Swiss architect Mario Botta.
We would love for you to join us for this fascinating and unusual tour and we are accepting reservations for 10 people. Below are the particulars. If you would like to register for the tour please email me at r.nahem@gmail.com and I will email you further instructions.
Tour: Cimetière de Sainte Genevieve Des Bois and Evry Cathedral
Date & time: Friday, April 3, 1PM to approx. 5:30PM which
includes travel time
Cost: 40 euros a person not including train fare- approx. 10 euros
Meeting place: St. Michel metro
I am pleased as punch to announce the launch of Eye Prefer Paris Tours, which are 3-hour walking tours I will personally be leading. The Eye Prefer Paris Tour includes many of the places I have written about such as small museums & galleries, restaurants, cafes & food markets, secret addresses, fashion & home boutiques, parks, and much more.
I look forward to meeting you on my tours and it will be my pleasure and delight to show you my insiders Paris.
Check it out at www.eyepreferparistours.com
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