- 1. Which mountain range forms the eastern boundary of the Rhône Valley?
A) Pyrenees
B) Rocky Mountains
C) Alps
D) Himalayas
- 2. Which famous wine region is located in the Rhône Valley?
A) Barossa Valley
B) Bordeaux
C) Châteauneuf-du-Pape
D) Napa Valley
- 3. Which city is considered the 'capital' of the Rhône-Alpes region?
A) Marseille
B) Lyon
C) Nice
D) Paris
- 4. Which Roman settlement is located at the confluence of the Rhône and Saône rivers?
A) Lugdunum
B) Augustodunum
C) Massilia
D) Aquitania
- 5. What is the name of the wind that can influence the climate in the Rhône Valley?
A) Mistral
B) Foehn
C) Chinook
D) Sirocco
- 6. Which ancient civilization is known to have occupied the Rhône Valley before the Romans?
A) Carthaginians
B) Etruscans
C) Greeks
D) Celts
- 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) Lyon
C) Valence
D) Avignon
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