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