QUIZ - How well do you know the French Riviera?

Quiz time! What are Monaco citizens not allowed to do in Monaco and what was the iron mask really made of? Try our fun facts quiz and find out if you really do know the French Riviera.

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On Jan 10, 2017
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Albert Spaggiari, one of the most famous bank robbers in France, stole 60 millions francs worth of valuables and money from a Niçois bank. But how did he manage to get in and access the bank vault?

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The famous town of Cannes was discovered by:

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The French Riviera was renamed the Côte d’Azur in 1888 following the publication of a book carrying the same name. But in which Var town did the author Stephen Liégeard actually write the book that inspired the title?

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The Man in the Iron Mask, who was imprisoned on the Ile Ste-marguerite for 11 years, remains one of the greatest enigmas in French history. But what was the iron mask actually made of?

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What activity are Monegasque citizens not allowed to do within Monaco itself?

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Which famous French author attempted to commit suicide in the hotel Le Chalet de l’Isère in Cannes at the age of 42?

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Which is the highest summit of the Alpes-Maritimes at 3,143m?

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At the 1994 Cannes Film Festival, which film director on receiving the Palme d’Or, made an obscene hand gesture to a member of the audience who shouted that his film ‘was s***’?

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What was the highest result achieved by a French student in this year’s Baccalauréat in the Alpes-Maritimes?

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