Fondues and Fondants Trivia Quiz

Answer: Dordogne

Dordogne roughly corresponds to the historical area of Périgord, which was divided into four parts; Green Périgord (named after its lush valleys), Purple Périgord (a wine-producing area), White Périgord (which has limestone caves), and Black Périgord (known for its deep forests).

The caves at Lascaux are a UNESCO World Heritage site, and the paintings are estimated to be 17,000 years BP (Before Present, where 'present' is 1950, the year carbon dating began). There are nearly 6000 figures in the caves, and a wide variety of pigments were used to paint them, such as pigments containing manganese and iron oxides.

This picture is of the Hall of the Bulls, featuring pictures of four black bulls, as well as deer and horses.

Answer: Eure

As well as the Church of Notre-Dame de Louviers, Eure is also home to Bec Abbey, a Benedictine abbey, and the painter Claude Monet's house in Giverny. Like many other departments in France, it is named for its river, a tributary of the Seine. ('Manche' does take its name from a body of water, but in this case it's the English Channel, or 'la Manche', which means 'the sleeve'.)

Answer: Porcelaine

The porcelaine, named for its coat, is often used as a hunting dog in packs, for hunting wild boar, deer and hares. Its coat is said to make it resemble a porcelain statuette, though many dogs also have orange spots on their coats. Like many French hounds, it has long floppy ears and pendulous lips.

Although the breed virtually died out after the French Revolution, breeders managed to revive it in the 19th century.

Answer: Arsène Wenger

Arsène Wenger first came to Arsenal from Japanese team Nagoya Grampus 8 in 1996, and racked up the trophies soon after. Arsenal won their first double (FA Cup AND league title) in 1997-1998. He was inducted in the English Football Hall of Fame in 2006, and was in charge of Arsenal during their 'invincibles' season in 2003-2004, where they never lost a game. During Wenger's time at the club, Arsenal have also had several successful French players, such as Thierry Henry, Olivier Giroud, Nicolas Anelka, and Emmanuel Petit.

The cannon in the picture is a reference to the team's nickname and badge; Arsenal started out as a team of munition workers in Woolwich.

Answer: Roquefort

Like its English equivalent, Stilton, Roquefort cheese has a protected designation of origin. This means that only cheeses which have been aged in the Cambalou caves at Roquefort-sur-Soulzon are allowed to be sold as Roquefort cheeses. The mould comes from the soil of the caves where the cheese is aged, although it can also be created in a lab nowadays. Dry salt must be used to salt the cheese, and the sheep which produce the milk must be pastured within the department of Aveyron or neighbouring departments, fed on at least 3/4 of local grain.

The cheeses must also be matured, cut, packed and refrigerated in Roquefort-sur-Soulzon itself.

Answer: Duchamp

Marcel Duchamp, to be precise. It was submitted to an exhibition by the Society of Independent Artists, who rejected it, and photographed by Alfred Stieglitz in 1917. 'R. Mutt' is a play on the German word 'Armut', or 'poverty'. Several artists, including Chinese performance artists Yuan Chai and Jian Jun Xi, have actually used the exhibit as a toilet, though perspex cases sometimes get in the way.

The other artists mentioned - Tristan Tzara, George Grosz and Jean Arp - were all Dadaists, and Duchamp is often associated with the movement, although he was not a direct member of any Dadaist groups.

Answer: Isabelle Adjani

'La Reine Margot' was released in 1994, and is set during the reign of King Charles IX, when the Huguenots - French Protestants - and Catholics were fighting for power. Margot is the daughter of Catherine de'Medici, Charles' mother, and Henry II of France, and Catherine plots the massacre of thousands of Huguenots while offering Margot's hand in marriage to Henry of Bourbon. Margot begins an affair with a spy known as 'La Môle' - he's the one who ends up getting his head chopped off.

The film is based on the novel by Alexandre Dumas, and won five César awards (the French equivalent of the Oscars).

Answer: Eurotrash

'Eurotrash' was a magazine-format TV show that documented all kinds of weird and wonderful happenings and people from around Europe, such as terrible musicians, a Belgian man who dressed up as a penguin, and singing dogs. After Gaultier left in series 7, de Caunes co-presented the show with various guest presenters. It returned for a one-off special in 2016 during the UK's referendum on Brexit, featuring a contortionist with a map of the European Union painted on her body.

'Foux du Fafa' is the name of a comedy song by Flight of the Conchords, in very bad French.

Answer: Un Jour, Un Enfant

1969 was a weird one, as there was no one winner - the result was a four-way tie! Tying with Frida Boccara were Lulu with 'Boom Bang-a-Bang' (UK), Lenny Kuhr with 'De Troubadour' (Netherlands), and Salomé with 'Vivo Cantando' (Spain).

The other songs are also French Eurovision winners. 'Tom Pillibi' was sung by Jacqueline Boyer and won the contest in 1960. 'Dors, Mon Amour', sung by André Claveau, was the 1958 winner and 'L'Oiseau et l'Enfant', sung by Marie Myriam, was the winning song in 1977. France also won in 1962, but went on a long losing streak after the 1977 contest.

Answer: Depardieu

Gérard Depardieu played Obelix in the live action 'Asterix' movies (with Christian Clavier as Asterix), Edmond Dantès in a TV miniseries of 'The Count of Monte Cristo', the title characters in 'Jean de Florette' and 'Le Tartuffe' (which he also directed), and many more.

He won the Best Actor Award at Cannes for 'Cyrano de Bergerac' in 1990, playing the titular big-nosed hero. His children, Guillaume, who died of pneumonia in 2008, and Julie, were also actors.