Miss France 2025: what score will you obtain on the candidates' general knowledge test?

This is one of the most feared tests. Currently in Ivory Coast for the traditional preparation trip, the thirty candidates for the Miss France 2025 election took the famous general knowledge test this Thursday. After participating in a catwalk workshop given by Maeva Cooke for some misses, a chocolate making workshop for others or even an express makeup course, the young women gathered in a studious atmosphere to answer the questionnaire concocted by the teams of the Miss France company. On the menu this year: open questions, multiple choice questions, dictation, an English test and, big news, maths.

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Miss France having a representative role, she must have a minimum of general knowledge. A disastrous score on the questionnaire can compromise a candidate's chances of being among the semi-finalists. Last year, it was Miss Alsace who came at the top of the podium with 42.5 points out of 60. She was followed by Miss Limousin and Miss Roussillon, who finished tied, and Miss Champagne-Ardenne. Only the top 3 are announced so as not to stigmatize young women.

The general knowledge test

Find the general knowledge test questions below as well as the answers at the end. It's yours!

News, 10 questions, 10 points

1 – Télé Loisirs Question: How many medals, in total, did France win at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games?

2 – Which hero of the Resistance entered the Pantheon in February 2024?

3 – Who is currently Minister of Culture in France?

4 – In which country did the 29th COP, the annual UN climate conference, take place in November 2024?

5 – Donald Trump became the 47th President of the United States this year. What party did he represent?

6 – Which country took over the presidency of the European Union this year?

7 – Which international historic event celebrated its 80th anniversary in 2024, and brought together more than 25 heads of state, kings and queens?

8 – In 2024, which sporting competition did Ivory Coast win?

9 – Who is the most followed personality on Instagram with more than 642 million subscribers?

10 – What do we celebrate on July 14 in France, National Day?

Arts, 9 questions, 9 points

1 – Which singer is the face of the new advertising campaign for Dior's “J'adore” perfume?

A – Rihanna

B – Taylor Swift

C – Beyoncé

D – Angela

2 – Which of these films did the actor Michel Blanc direct?

A – Grandpa resists

B – The tanned

C – Evening wear

D – Walk in the shadow

3 – Who composed the famous theme from the ballet “Swan Lake”?

A – Antonio Vivaldi

B – Piotr Ilitch Tchaikovski

C – Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

D – Johann Sebastian Bach

4 – Who will be the 50th president of the César ceremony in February 2025?

A – Isabelle Adjani

B – Monica Bellucci

C – Catherine Deneuve

D – Marion Cotillard

5 – What are the names of the three musketeers in Alexandre Dumas' novel?

A – Athos, Porthos and d'Artagnan

B – Athos, Porthos et Aragon

C – Athos, Porthos and Aramis

D – Gaspard, Melchior et Balthazar

6 – Which city is represented in this painting “The Starry Night” by Vincent Van Gogh?

A – Saint-Rémy-de-Provence

B – Toulouse

C – Pontoise

D – Annecy

7 – Who is the creator of this famous dress worn by Françoise Hardy in 1968, and considered at the time to be the most expensive in the world?

A – Yves Saint-Laurent

B – Vivienne Westwood

C – Pierre Cardin

D – Paco Rabanne

8 – Which film has the most admissions in France in 2024 to date?

A – Le Comte de Monte-Cristo

B – A little something extra

C – Vice and Versa 2

D – Dune, second part

9 – What country did Tango originate from?

A – L’Argentine

B – Spain

C – Portugal

D – Cuba

Sport, 7 questions, 7 points

1 – Marie-José Perec lit the Olympic cauldron during the opening ceremony of the Paris 2024 Olympic Games. This athlete marked the history of French sport because:

A – She has held the Olympic record for the women's 400 meters since 1996

B – She is the first woman to become Olympic champion in the 400m

C – She is the only French female athlete to be a triple Olympic champion

D – She was the youngest medalist in the history of the Olympics

2 – Who won the Formula 1 Monaco Grand Prix in 2024?

A – Pierre Gasly

B – Charles Leclerc

C – Max Verstappen

D – Daniel Ricciardo

3 – Which phenomenon athlete from the Paris Olympic Games won the world record in the 200m medley in Singapore?

A – Michael Phelps

B – Camille Lacourt

C – Florent Manaudou

D – Léon Marchand

4 – In what year did women participate in the modern Olympic Games for the first time?

A – 1916

B – 1900

C – 1912

D – 1952

5 – Which country won the European Football Championship in 2024?

A – Spain

B – Italie

C – Portugal

D – Germany

6 – Which athlete won the most medals at the 2024 Paralympic Games?

A-Jiang Yuyan

B – Catherine Debrunner

C – Now plate

D – Oksana Masters

7 – Which athlete(s) have just announced their total retirement from competition? (multiple answers possible)

A – Antoine Griezmann

B – Rafael Nadal

C – Mikkel Hansen

D – Sébastien Loeb

French language, 8 questions, 9 points

1- Which of these sentences contains an understatement?

A – There was a deafening silence in the room

B – He was elected unanimously

C – She was soaked to the skin

D – Go, I don't hate you

2 – Which of the following words is not of the masculine gender?

A – Ephemeris

B – Appendix

C – Amalgam

D – Planisphere

3 – What does Emptiness mean?

A – Vagabond

B – Vide

C – Book

D – Tremor

4 – Which sentence is correct?

A – You will be the one to put away the scarves and the crown that you moved

B – You will be the one to put away the scarves and the crown that you moved

C – You will be the one to put away the scarves and the crown that you moved

D – You will be the one to put away the scarves and the crown that you moved

5 – Complete the following expressions: (0.5 pts per correct answer)

Be the ______ of the prank

Take _____ for lanterns

You should not ___________ in nettles

One hold _________ than two you will have it

6 – What is the correct spelling?

A – Hippopotame

B – Hipoppotame

C – Hippopotamus

D – Hippopotamus

7 – What does the word dithyrambic mean?

A – Very positive

B – Very rich

C – Very negative

D – Very poor

8 – Which of these words does not have a singular form?

A – Surroundings

B – Darkness

C – Fees

D – Preparations

Miss France / Miss Universe, 6 questions, 6 points

1 – How many times has France won the title of Miss Universe?

A- 1

B- 2

C- 3

D- 4

2 – For which designer did Eve Gilles, Miss France 2024, show for Paris Fashion Week this year?

A – Jacquemus

B – Yves Saint Laurent

C – Pierre Cardin

D – Jean-Paul Gaultier

3 – Jean-Pierre Foucault will crown his 30th Miss. Who was first?

A – Laure Belleville

B – Sylvie Tellier

C – Sophie Thalmann

D – Melody Vilbert

4 – To date, which region of France has won the Miss France title the most times?

A – Normandie

B – Nord-Pas-de-Calais

C – Guadeloupe

D – Île-de-France

5 – Which of these Miss France were crowned at Futuroscope?

A – Patricia Spehar

B – Laetitia Bléger

C – Melody Vilbert

D – Rachel Legrain Trapani

6 – Who is at the origin of the cult phrase “Miss France is and will remain” declaimed during each coronation of a new Miss France?

A – Geneviève de Fontenay

B – Alain Delon

C – Sylvie Tellier

D – Roger Hanin

History / Geography, 12 questions, 13 points

1 – On May 31, which year did Futuroscope open its doors for the first time?

A – 1987

B – 1985

C – 1990

D – 1988

2 – Which of these countries is not part of the European Union?

A – Finland

B – Danemark

C – Norway

D – Sweden

3 – What is the capital of Ivory Coast?

A – Bamako

B – Abidjan

C – Yamoussoukro

D – Tangier

4 – Which of these rivers is the longest?

A – The Rhône

B – The Nile

C – The Mississippi

D – The Volga

5 – Associate these countries with their flags: (0.5 pts per correct answer)

Chile / Ivory Coast / Ireland / Thailand

6 – Rank these peaks from lowest to highest altitude:

Mont Blanc / Everest / Piton de la fournaise / Kilimanjaro / Mount Fuji

7 – What is the name of the treaty signed in 1919 for peace between France, Great Britain, Italy and the United States with Germany?

A – Treaty of Rome

B – Treaty of Versailles

C – Treaty of Munich

D – Treaty of Maastricht

8 – What event marks the end of the 30 glorious years, when developed countries experienced strong economic growth as well as an increase in the standard of living?

A – The student revolution of 1968

B – The oil crisis of 1973

C – The Chernobyl nuclear disaster in 1986

D – The start of the Gulf War in 1990

9 – What was the name of the first French satellite sent into space?

A – Tintin

B – Asterix

C – De Gaulle

D – Pollux

10 – Before Paris, which city was the capital of the Kingdom of France?

A – Lyon

B – Marseille

C – Toulouse

D – Bordeaux

11 – How long did the 100 Years War last?

A – 100 years

B – 106 years old

C – 111 years old

D – 116 years old

12 – Which king was nicknamed the Sun King?

A – Charlemagne

B – Louis XIII

C – Louis XIV

D – Francis I

The answers

News

1 – 64

2 – Missak Manouchian

3 – Rachida Data

4 – Azerbaijan

5 – Republican Party

6 – Hungary

7 – The Normandy Landings

8 – African Cup of Nations

9 – Cristiano Ronaldo

10 – The storming of the Bastille

Arts

1 – A – Rihanna

2 – D – Walk in the shadow

3 – B – Piotr Ilitch Tchaikovski

4 – C – Catherine Deneuve

5 – C – Athos, Porthos and Aramis

6 – A – Saint-Rémy-de-Provence

7 – D – Paco Rabanne

8 – B – A little something extra

9 – A – L’Argentine

Sport

1 – C – She is the only French female athlete to be a triple Olympic champion

2 – B – Charles Leclerc

3 – D – Léon Marchand

4 – B – 1900

5 – A – Spain

6-A-Jiang Yuyan

7 – B – Rafael Nadal & C – Mikkel Hansen

French language

1 – D – Go, I don't hate you

2 – A – Ephemeris

3 – B – Vide

4 – A – You will be the one to put away the scarves and the crown that you moved

5 – Be the TURKEY of the joke

Taking BLADDERS for lanterns

You must not PUSH GRANDMA into the nettles

One is BETTER than two, you'll get it

6 – C – Hippopotamus

7 – A – Very positive

8 – B – Darkness (source French Academy)

Miss France / Miss Universe

1 – B – 2 Iris Mittenaere and Christiane Martel

2 – C – Pierre Cardin

3 – A – Laure Belleville

4 – D – Île-de-France

5 – A – Patricia Spehar & D – Rachel Legrain Trapani

6 – B – Alain Delon

History / Geography

1 – A – 1987

2 – C – Norway

3 – C – Yamoussoukro

4 – B – The Nil

5 – Chile / Ivory Coast / Ireland / Thailand

6 – Piton de la Fournaise (2632 m) / Mount Fuji (3776 m) / Mont Blanc (4809 m) / Kilimanjaro (5895 m) / Everest (8849 m)

7 – B – Treaty of Versailles

8 – B – The oil crisis of 1973

9 – B – Asterix

10 – A – Lyon

11 – D – 116 years (1337 to 1453)

12 – C – Louis XIV