Author: plieuse

  • The saints of Paris

    The Catholics worship a lot of saints. Do you know how many saints Paris has? (hint: between 1 and 10)

    Who’s the female saint of Paris? (hint: she lived during the 5th century)

    How many churches does she have in Paris? (hint: between 1 and 10)

    Who’s the male saint of Paris? (hint: he has a town in his own name)

  • The boat floats on the river

    The heraldic arms of Paris

    Carnavalet / CC0

    What do you see (and read)?

    What does this mean?

  • What country is this?

    An easy one:

    A satellite view of France

    NASA / Wikimedia Commons / CC0

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    Then what is this?

    A map of administrative France, outlining regions and departements

    Superbenjamin / Wikimedia Commons / CC BY-SA 4.0

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    What are those weird little extra areas on the map?

    Heitordp / Wikimedia Commons / CC BY-SA 4.0

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  • The most famous woman in the world

    What’s this building? (hint: it’s not a trick question)

    The front of Notre-Dame-de-Paris, the cathedral

    Peter Haas / Wikimedia Commons / CC BY-SA 3.0

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    What does its name mean?

  • What’s this weird little medallion?

    You might come across one of these, in the sidewalk. What do you think this is? (hint: it’s a seafruit)

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    What do you think it means?

  • What city is this?

    What city is this? (hint: it’s a trick question):

    Satellite view of London, United Kingdom

    NASA

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    This one’s easy:

    Satellite view of Paris, France

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  • Rivers (yes, plural)

    Do you know how many rivers there are in Paris? (hint: it’s a trick question)

    What is the name of the most famous river in Paris?

    What is the name of the hidden river in Paris?

  • Whose flag is this?

    This one’s easy:

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    This one’s harder:

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  • Hello world!

    Welcome to my blog!