Les 15 questions du quiz
Question 1 : "Those who live are those who fight." — Who is the author?
Réponses possibles :
- Victor Hugo
- Émile Zola
- Lamartine
- Musset
Explication : A verse from Les Châtiments (1853) by Victor Hugo, written in exile against the regime of Napoleon III.
Question 2 : "Nothing is small in love." — Who is the author?
Réponses possibles :
- Victor Hugo
- Alfred de Musset
- Lamartine
- Baudelaire
Explication : A quote from Les Misérables by Victor Hugo, celebrating the greatness of love.
Question 3 : "The real voyage of discovery consists not in seeking new landscapes, but in having new eyes." — Who is the author?
Réponses possibles :
- Albert Camus
- Romain Gary
- André Gide
- Marcel Proust
Explication : A quote from The Prisoner (In Search of Lost Time) by Proust: to travel is to see with different eyes.
Question 4 : "Culture is what remains when you have forgotten everything." — Who is the author?
Réponses possibles :
- Jean Cocteau
- André Malraux
- Édouard Herriot
- Charles de Gaulle
Explication : A saying by Édouard Herriot, French politician and academician, often quoted in debates on education.
Question 5 : "Love does not consist of gazing at each other, but in looking outward together in the same direction." — Who is the author?
Réponses possibles :
- Victor Hugo
- Aragon
- Prévert
- Saint-Exupéry
Explication : An excerpt from Wind, Sand and Stars (1939) by Antoine de Saint-Exupéry.
Question 6 : "Idiots dare anything. That's even how you recognize them." — Who wrote this line?
Réponses possibles :
- Pierre Desproges
- Raymond Devos
- Coluche
- Michel Audiard
Explication : An iconic line by Lino Ventura in Les Tontons flingueurs (1963), written by Michel Audiard.
Question 7 : "Impossible is not French." — Who is this quote attributed to?
Réponses possibles :
- De Gaulle
- Victor Hugo
- Richelieu
- Napoleon
Explication : A saying attributed to Napoleon Bonaparte, reflecting his unwavering will and French ambition.
Question 8 : "Don't despair about fools. With a little training, you can make soldiers out of them." — Who is the author?
Réponses possibles :
- Coluche
- Pierre Desproges
- Guy Bedos
- Michel Audiard
Explication : A typically dark humor quip by Pierre Desproges, a French comedian known for his acidic and literary style.
Question 9 : "A pessimist is a well-informed optimist." — Who is the author?
Réponses possibles :
- Alphonse Allais
- Sacha Guitry
- Pierre Dac
- Coluche
Explication : An aphorism by Pierre Dac, French humorist and resistance fighter, master of the absurd.
Question 10 : "Happy is he who, like Ulysses, has made a fine journey." — Who is the author?
Réponses possibles :
- Joachim du Bellay
- François Villon
- Pierre de Ronsard
- Clément Marot
Explication : A sonnet from Les Regrets (1558) by Du Bellay, written during his stay in Rome, expressing nostalgia for France.
Question 11 : "Speech was given to man to disguise his thoughts." — Who is the author?
Réponses possibles :
- Richelieu
- Talleyrand
- Machiavelli
- Voltaire
Explication : A saying by diplomat Charles-Maurice de Talleyrand, master of the art of negotiation and ambiguity.
Question 12 : "Truth is on the march and nothing will stop it." — Who is the author?
Réponses possibles :
- Clemenceau
- Victor Hugo
- Émile Zola
- Jean Jaurès
Explication : A phrase by Émile Zola during the Dreyfus affair (1897), even before the publication of "J'accuse".
Question 13 : "Twenty times upon your work, put it back on the loom." — Who is the author?
Réponses possibles :
- La Fontaine
- Molière
- Boileau
- Racine
Explication : A verse from L'Art poétique (1674) by Nicolas Boileau, advocating hard work and rewriting.
Question 14 : "I disapprove of what you say, but I will defend to the death your right to say it." — Who is this attributed to?
Réponses possibles :
- Rousseau
- Voltaire (attributed)
- Montesquieu
- Diderot
Explication : A phrase summarizing Voltaire's thinking, actually coined by his biographer Evelyn Beatrice Hall in 1906.
Question 15 : "You can laugh about anything, but not with just anyone." — Who is the author?
Réponses possibles :
- Pierre Desproges
- Guy Bedos
- Fernand Raynaud
- Coluche
Explication : A maxim by Pierre Desproges, defining the limits of humor by context rather than subject.
