I definitely struggle with early 19th century French history and it may well be that only a deep dive will help me to unpick these things consistly.
Questions
Having its capitals at Reims and Trier, which Roman province established in 22 BC after the Gallic Wars lasted until the 5th century?
GALLIA BELGICA
Stores by Jean-François Houbigant, Hermès and Coco Chanel among many other luminaries in the world of fashion can be found on which famous street in Paris? Part of its course runs parallel to the Avenue des Champs-Élysées and it is also home to the British Embassy and Élysée Palace.
RUE DU FAUBOURG SAINT-HONORÉ
The Hôtel Carnavalet was home to 17th century female writer Madame de Sévigné, who provides the current name of its street. It now makes up part of the Musée Carnavalet that illustrates the history of Paris and can be found in which historical district of the city that lies north of the Seine, well known for its LGBT culture?
THE MARAIS
Lying south of Lake Geneva, which French department has its prefecture at Annecy and is home to Chamonix, the first host of the Winter Olympic Games?
HAUTE-SAVOIE
Home to Tour de France favourite Alpe d’Huez, which department along with Hautes-Alpes hosts Écrins National Park? It is named for a river that is a tributary of the Rhône, with its prefecture Grenoble lying on its banks.
ISÈRE
First performed during the Nazi occupation, which play by Jean Anouilh got its British première in 1949 with Vivien Leigh in the title role?
ANTIGONE
The seaside resort of Arachon south-west of Bordeaux can be found in which large forest? This natural area gives its name to a department that is the second largest in France, with its prefecture being the modestly sized Mont-de-Marsan.
LANDES
Its French title being “L’Alouette”, how is this translated into English to provide a 1952 Jean Anouilh play about Joan of Arc?
THE LARK
Pablo Picasso’s love interest Dora Maar was born in Paris to a Croatian architect with what surname, with her having taken part of this for the one by which she was well known?
MARKOVITCH / MARKOVIĆ
Known as Duke of Anjou since this title that was bestowed on him after his father’s death in 1989, Louis Alphonse de Bourbon is considered a pretender to the French throne by which group? They have used their current name since they rejected the claim of the July Monarchy in 1830.
LEGITIMISTS