- 1. Which mountain range forms the eastern boundary of the Rhône Valley?
A) Rocky Mountains
B) Pyrenees
C) Himalayas
D) Alps
- 2. Which famous wine region is located in the Rhône Valley?
A) Barossa Valley
B) Bordeaux
C) Napa Valley
D) Châteauneuf-du-Pape
- 3. Which city is considered the 'capital' of the Rhône-Alpes region?
A) Paris
B) Nice
C) Lyon
D) Marseille
- 4. Which Roman settlement is located at the confluence of the Rhône and Saône rivers?
A) Aquitania
B) Massilia
C) Augustodunum
D) Lugdunum
- 5. What is the name of the wind that can influence the climate in the Rhône Valley?
A) Chinook
B) Mistral
C) Sirocco
D) Foehn
- 6. Which ancient civilization is known to have occupied the Rhône Valley before the Romans?
A) Celts
B) Greeks
C) Carthaginians
D) Etruscans
- 7. Which renowned architect designed the modernist church in Firminy in the Rhône-Alpes region?
A) Zaha Hadid
B) Le Corbusier
C) Frank Gehry
D) Norman Foster
- 8. The Palais des Papes is a historic palace in which Rhône Valley city?
A) Arles
B) Valence
C) Lyon
D) Avignon
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