This Thursday, the 30 contenders for the title of Miss France 2025 took the classic general knowledge test. Would you have shone? Here are the fifty questions they were asked.
As tradition dictates, the 30 candidates for the Miss France 2024 election, the final of which will take place on December 14, took the general knowledge test this Thursday, November 21. In addition to a text to write in English and a dictation to test their spelling, the candidates had to answer numerous questions in just one hour.
General news
How many medals in total did France win at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games?
54
64
69
75
Which Resistance hero entered the Pantheon in February 2024?
Jean Moulin
Geneviève de Gaulle-Anthonioz
Missak Manouchian
Jean Zay
Who is currently Minister of Culture in France?
Fleur Pellerin
Roselyne Bachelot
Frank Riester
Rachida Dati
In which country did the 29th COP, the annual UN climate conference, take place in November 2024?
Kyrgyzstan
Saudi Arabia
Uzbekistan
Azerbaijan
Donald Trump became the 47th President of the United States this year. What party did he represent?
Democratic Party
Make America Great Again
Republican Party
Gone for America
Which country took over the presidency of the European Union this year?
Hungary
Italy
Germany
Sweden
Which international historic event celebrated its 80th anniversary in 2024, and brought together more than 25 heads of state, kings and queens?
The Normandy landings
The Treaty of Versailles
The French Revolution
The Yalta Conference
In 2024, which sporting competition did Ivory Coast win?
League of Nations
World Cup
African Cup of Nations
The Olympic Games
Who is the most followed personality on Instagram with more than 642 million subscribers?
Cristiano Ronaldo
Mr Beast
Tony Parker
Kylian Mbappé
What do we celebrate on July 14 in France, National Day?
The Storming of the Bastille
The signing of the Armistice of the First World War
Valentine's Day
The proclamation of the Fifth Republic
Art and culture
Which singer is the face of the new advertising campaign for Dior’s “J’adore” perfume?
Rihanna
Taylor Swift
Beyonce
Angela
Which of these films did the actor Michel Blanc direct?
Grandpa resists
The tanned ones
Evening wear
Walk in the shadow
Who composed the famous theme from the ballet “Swan Lake”?
Antonio Vivaldi
Piotr Ilitch Tchaikovsky
Wolfang Amadeus Mozart
Johann Sebastian Bach
Who will be the 50th president of the César ceremony in February 2025?
Isabelle Adjani
Monica Bellucci
Catherine Deneuve
Marion Cotillard
What are the names of the three musketeers in Alexandre Dumas' novel?
Athos, Porthos et d'Artagnan
Athos, Porthos et Aragon
Athos, Porthos, and Aramis
Gaspard, Melchior et Balthazar
Which city is represented in this painting “The Starry Night” by Vincent Van Gogh?
Saint-Rémy-de-Provence
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?
Yves Saint Laurent
Vivienne Westwood
Pierre Cardin
Paco Rabanne
Which film has the most admissions in France in 2024 to date?
Le Comte de Monte Cristo
A little something extra
Vice and Versa 2
Dune, part two
What country did Tango originate from?
Argentina
Spain
Portugal
Cuba
Sports
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:
She has held the Olympic record in the women's 400 meters since 1996.
She is the first woman to become Olympic champion in the 400m
She is the only French female athlete to be a triple Olympic champion.
She was the youngest medalist in Olympic history.
Who won the Formula 1 Monaco Grand Prix in 2024?
Pierre Gasly
Charles Leclerc
Max Verstappen
Daniel Ricciardo
Which phenomenon athlete from the Paris Olympic Games won the world record in the 200m medley in Singapore?
Michael Phelps
Camille Lacourt
Florent Manaudou
Leon Marchand
In what year did women first compete in the modern Olympic Games?
1916
1900
1912
1952
Which country won the European Football Championship in 2024?
Spain
Italy
Portugal
Germany
Which athlete won the most medals at the 2024 Paralympic Games?
Jiang Yuyan
Catherine Debrunner
Jetze Flat
Oksana Masters
Which athlete(s) have just announced their total retirement from competition? (several answers possible)
A – Antoine Griezmann
B – Rafael Nadal
C – Mikkel Hansen
D – Sébastien Loeb
French language
Which of these sentences contains an understatement?
There was a deafening silence in the room.
He was elected unanimously.
She was soaked to the skin
Go, I don't hate you
Which of the following words is not masculine?
Newspaper
Appendix
Amalgam
Planisphere
What does Emptiness mean?
Vagabond
Vide
Book
Tremor
Which sentence is correct?
It's you who will put away the scarves and the crown that you moved
It's you who will put away the scarves and the crown that you moved
It's you who will put away the scarves and the crown that you moved
It's you who will put away the scarves and the crown that you moved
Complete the following expressions (0.5 points per correct answer):
To be the? stuffing
Take ? for lanterns
Shouldn't it? in the nettles
One? only two you will have it
What is the correct spelling?
Hippopotame
Hipoppotame
Hippopotamus
Our hippopotamus
What does the word dithyrambic mean?
Very positive
Very rich
Very negative
Very poor
Which of these words does not have a singular form?
Surroundings
Darkness
Fees
Preparations
Miss France and Miss Universe
How many times has France won the Miss Universe title?
1
2
3
4
For which designer did Eve Gilles, Miss France 2024, walk the runway for Paris Fashion Week this year?
Jacques
Yves Saint Laurent
Pierre Cardin
Jean-Paul Gaultier
Jean-Pierre Foucault will crown his 30th Miss. Who was first?
Laure Belleville
Sylvie Tellier
Sophie Thalmann
Melody Vilbert
To date, which region of France has won the Miss France title the most times?
A – Normandie
C – Guadeloupe
D – Île-de-France
Which of these Miss France were crowned at Futuroscope?
A – Patricia Spehar
B – Laetitia Bléger
C – Melody Vilbert
D – Rachel Legrain Trapani
Who is at the origin of the cult phrase “Miss France is and will remain” declaimed during each coronation of a new Miss France?
Geneviève de Fontenay
Alain Delon
Sylvie Tellier
Roger Hanin
History and geography
On May 31, what year did Futuroscope open its doors for the first time?
1987
1985
1990
1988
Which of these countries is not part of the European Union?
Finland
Denmark
Norway
Suede
What is the capital of Ivory Coast?
Bamako
Abidjan
Yamoussoukro
Tanger
Which of these rivers is the longest?
The Rhône
The Nile
The Mississippis
The Volga
Associate these countries with their flags (0.5 points per correct answer):
Chile / Thailand / Ivory Coast / Ireland
Chile / Ireland / Thailand / Ivory Coast
Thailand / Chile / Ireland / Ivory Coast
Chile / Ivory Coast / Ireland / Thailand
Rank these peaks from lowest to highest elevation:
Mont Blanc / Everest / Piton de la fournaise / Kilimanjaro / Mount Fuji
What is the name of the treaty signed in 1919 for peace between France, Great Britain, Italy and the United States with Germany?
Treaty of Rome
Treaty of Versailles
Treaty of Munich
Treaty of Maastricht
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?
The student revolution of 1968
The oil crisis of 1973
The Chernobyl nuclear disaster in 1986
The start of the Gulf War in 1990
What was the name of the first French satellite sent into space?
Tintin
Asterix
De Gaulle
Pollux
Before Paris, which city was the capital of the Kingdom of France?
Lyon
Toulouse
How long did the 100 Years' War last?
100 ans
106 ans
111 ans
116 ans
Which king was nicknamed the Sun King?
Charlemagne
Louis XIII
Louis XIV
Francis 1st
Issue
In a bag there are 17 red tokens, 23 yellow tokens and 20 blue tokens, all indistinguishable by touch. We randomly draw a token from the bag. What is the probability of getting a red token or a yellow token?
2/3
3/4
1/2
1/3
MATHS AND LOGIC
458 ÷ 4 =
114,5
112,3
116,2
110,8
0,25 X 20000 =
2500
4000
5000
5500
What is the parking space number where the car is parked?
69
97
87
90
If Emilie's daughter is the mother of my daughter, who am I to Emilie?
His mother
Her grandmother
His daughter
To aunt
Today is Friday. What day will it be in 3 days from yesterday?
Mardi
Monday
SATURDAY
Sunday
How many squares are there in the image?
9
10
14
18
Answers
1/ 64
2/ Missak Manouchian
3/ Rachida Data
4/ Azerbaijan
5/ Republican Party
6/ Hungary
7/ The Normandy Landings
8/ The African Cup of Nations
9/ Cristiano Ronaldo
10/ The storming of the Bastille
11/ Rihanna
12/ “Shadow Walk”
13/ Piotr Ilitch Tchaikovsky
14/ Catherine Deneuve
15/ Athos, Portos, Aramis
16/ Saint-Rémy-de-Provence
17/ Paco Rabanne
19/ “A Little Extra Thing”
20/ She is the only French female athlete to be a triple Olympic champion.
21/ Charles Leclerc
22/ Léon Marchand
23/ 1900
24/ Spain
25/Jiang Yuyan
26/ Rafael Nadal; Michael Hansen
27/ Go, I don't hate you
28/ Journal
29/ Vide
30/ It is you who will put away the scarves and the crown that you moved
31/ turkey – bladders – push grandma – worth
32/ hippopotamus
33/ very positive
34/ darkness
35/ 2
36/ Pierre Cardin
37/ Laure Belleville
38/ Ile-de-France
39/ Patricia Spehar
40/ Alain Delon
41/ 1987
42/ Norway
43/ Yamoussokro
44/ The Nile
45/ Chile – Thailand – Ivory Coast – Ireland
46/ 1 PITON DE LA FOURNAISE (2632) 2 MONT FUJI (3776) 3 MONT BLANC (4809) 4 KILIMANDJARO (5895) 5 EVEREST (8849)
47/ Treaty of Versailles
48/ The oil crisis of 1973
49/ Pollux
50/ Lyon
51/ 116
52/ Louis XIV
53/4/6 therefore 2/3
54/ 114,5
55/ 5000
56/ 87
57/ his daughter
58/ Sunday
59/ 14
