General Knowledge Quiz

[perryman]

If I may: France has 18 top-level administrative régions. 12 of these are within metropolitan France, i.e the body of land across the Channel plus the island of Corsica. The 5 others have almost the same political status as metropolitan France, are treated as EU entities and are seen as domestic France, albeit with a degree of self-governance.

Name the 5 overseas French régions.

 

[EbbwJunction1]

Madagascar is one, I think.

 

[perryman]

Madagascar is one, I think.

No, Madagascar is a republic but was under French control. It gained its independence in 1960.

 

[EbbwJunction1]

No, Madagascar is a republic but was under French control. It gained its independence in 1960.

Okay, let's try Mauritius, then?

 

[martinsh]

Reunion

 

[Spamcan81]

Reunion
Martinique

 

[perryman]

Reunion

Reunion
Martinique

Okay, let's try Mauritius, then?

Réunion and Martinique, correct.

Mauritius, no. Was part of the UK until the late 1960s.

Three remaining.

 

[xotGD]

Saint Pierre and Miquelon

 

[perryman]

Saint Pierre and Miquelon

No, that's an French overseas collectivity of France which isn't the same administrative level as a région. It's people are French citizens (if they want to be), uses the Euro and Canadian dollar, and does have representation in the French parliament but not the same status as a région. It's effectively a dependency of France.

 

[Calthrop]

Essentially, guessing:

French Polynesia


and in the Caribbean:

Guadeloupe

St. Martin (the French part of the island divided between France and the Netherlands)

 

[EbbwJunction1]

Réunion and Martinique, correct.

Mauritius, no. Was part of the UK until the late 1960s.

I knew that it was one of the islands beginning with "M", as back in 1991, I met a couple of the French Rugby Union people who were working there - but I couldn't remember which one!

 

[FLIRTfan18]

I knew that it was one of the islands beginning with "M", as back in 1991, I met a couple of the French Rugby Union people who were working there - but I couldn't remember which one!

Mayotte?

 

[perryman]

Essentially, guessing:

French Polynesia


and in the Caribbean:

Guadeloupe

St. Martin (the French part of the island divided between France and the Netherlands)

Guadaloupe, correct.

As per St P & M, French Polynesia and St Martin are both overseas French collectivities.

So, we have three correct so far: Martinique and Guadeloupe cover the Carribean, Réunion is one of the two in the Indian Ocean and the other is on a mainland continent.

 

[perryman]

Mayotte?

Mayotte is indeed correct, the 2nd région in the Indian Ocean.

So that's Martinique and Guadeloupe in the Carribean, Réunion and Mayotte in the Indian Ocean. One left, on a mainland continent.

 

[Calthrop]

Mayotte is indeed correct, the 2nd région in the Indian Ocean.

So that's Martinique and Guadeloupe in the Carribean, Réunion and Mayotte in the Indian Ocean. One left, on a mainland continent

French Guiana ?

 

[perryman]

French Guiana ?

French Guiana is correct, well done. Along with Martinique and Guadeloupe in the Carribean, Réunion and Mayotte in the Indian Ocean form the 5 régions of France, along with the 12 mainland and Corsica.

Overseas departments and regions of France - Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org

With 2 correct answers each (I think), @Spamcan81 and @Calthrop are joint-winners, so well done. Decide between yourselves as to who wins, s’il vous plaît.

 

[Calthrop]

@Spamcan81: please, you go. I can still think of questions, only about blasted rivers !

 

[Spamcan81]

@Spamcan81: please, you go. I can still think of questions, only about blasted rivers !

Thanks. I'll try and come up with something.

 

[Spamcan81]

What connects Franz Beckenbauer, Karl Marx, Aristotle and Confucius?

 

[FLIRTfan18]

What connects Franz Beckenbauer, Karl Marx, Aristotle and Confucius?

They were all in that Monty Python sketch I think... Football match between the Germans and the philosophers?

 

[Spamcan81]

They were all in that Monty Python sketch I think... Football match between the Germans and the philosophers?

Correct. All appeared in the German Philosophers v Greek Philosophers football match sketch. Confucious was he ref and Beckenbauer - the only real football player on the pitch - was the "surprise inclusion" in the German team. The linesman's flag is yours.

 

[FLIRTfan18]

Thank you!

Jack was born on 1st Jan 1970, How old was he when 'Las Ketchup' had their only number one in the charts?

 

[FrodshamJnct]

Thank you!

Jack was born on 1st Jan 1970, How old was he when 'Las Ketchup' had their only number one in the charts?

31?

 

[FLIRTfan18]

31?

I'm afraid not

 

[MotCO]

30?

 

[FLIRTfan18]

30?

Unfortunately not

 

[FrodshamJnct]

32?

 

[Cowley]

I’m going to go with 1977 so 7?

 

[Gloster]

I must admit that I am completely baffled by what this question is about.

 

[SuspectUsual]

33?