Sorbonne Université - Quiz
  • 1. What year was Sorbonne Université founded?
A) 2001
B) 1968
C) 2018
D) 1793
  • 2. Where is Sorbonne Université located?
A) Berlin, Germany
B) Paris, France
C) Rome, Italy
D) London, England
  • 3. Which famous library is associated with the Sorbonne?
A) Bibliothèque de la Sorbonne
B) Bibliothèque François-Mitterrand
C) Bibliothèque Mazarine
D) Bibliothèque nationale de France
  • 4. Which country is home to Sorbonne Université?
A) Italy
B) Germany
C) Spain
D) France
  • 5. What is the campus style of Sorbonne Université?
A) Urban campus
B) Closed campus
C) Suburban campus
D) Rural campus
  • 6. What type of university is Sorbonne Université?
A) Public research university
B) Private university
C) Vocational school
D) Community college
  • 7. Which social sciences does Sorbonne Université excel in?
A) Political Science
B) Biology
C) Mathematics
D) Physics
  • 8. Which notable figure was the first president of Sorbonne?
A) Emile Durkheim
B) Robert de Sorbon
C) André Gide
D) Jean-Paul Sartre
  • 9. In what year was the College of Sorbonne established?
A) 1257
B) 1808
C) 1896
D) 2018
  • 10. What was Robert de Sorbon's role in the French monarchy?
A) President of France
B) Minister of Education
C) Chaplain to King Louis IX
D) Advisor to Napoleon Bonaparte
  • 11. When was the College of Sorbonne closed?
A) 1793
B) 1896
C) 1808
D) 2018
  • 12. Who was the first woman to become a professor at the Sorbonne?
A) Marie Skłodowska-Curie
B) Robert de Sorbon
C) Félix Faure
D) Pierre Curie
  • 13. In what year did Marie Curie join the Faculty of Sciences at the University of Paris?
A) 1896
B) 2018
C) 1808
D) 1891
  • 14. How many Nobel Prizes have Sorbonne University's alumni and professors won as of 2021?
A) 33
B) 10
C) 50
D) 20
  • 15. When was the Faculty of Humanities, commonly known as 'the Sorbonne', created?
A) April 28, 1893
B) March 17, 1808
C) November 19, 1896
D) July 10, 1896
  • 16. Under which French regime did the Faculty of Humanities welcome an average of 1,000 to 1,500 students a year?
A) French Revolution
B) July Monarchy
C) Bourbon Restoration
D) Napoleonic Era
  • 17. How many professors taught at the Faculty of Humanities between 1809 and 1878?
A) 100
B) 300
C) 51
D) 200
  • 18. When was the new University of Paris created through the merger of several faculties?
A) 1896
B) 2018
C) 1808
D) 1793
  • 19. Who inaugurated the new University of Paris on November 19, 1896?
A) Félix Faure
B) Pierre Curie
C) Robert de Sorbon
D) Marie Curie
  • 20. What was the original purpose of the College of Sorbonne?
A) To conduct scientific research
B) To serve as a military academy
C) To train artists and musicians
D) To provide for secular clergy who would study and teach without concern for their material existence
  • 21. How many Fields Medals have Sorbonne University's alumni and professors won as of 2021?
A) Three
B) Ten
C) Six
D) Twelve
  • 22. What award, in addition to Nobel Prizes and Fields Medals, have Sorbonne University's alumni and professors won?
A) Oscar
B) Pulitzer Prize
C) Grammy Award
D) Turing Award
  • 23. What was the Faculty of Protestant Theology transformed into in 1905?
A) A free faculty
B) An independent university
C) Closed permanently
D) Part of the University of Paris
  • 24. Which law gave civil personality to bodies formed by the union of several faculties?
A) April 28, 1893
B) March 17, 1808
C) November 19, 1896
D) July 10, 1896
  • 25. What was the Faculty of Humanities commonly known as due to its location?
A) 'The Sorbonne'
B) 'The Panthéon'
C) 'The Eiffel Tower'
D) 'The Louvre'
  • 26. What was the average number of students at the Faculty of Humanities under the July Monarchy?
A) Rising to 2,000
B) 500
C) 3,000
D) 1,000 to 1,500
  • 27. In which year was the Faculty of Sciences in Paris opened?
A) 1826
B) 1811
C) 1971
D) 1962
  • 28. In which year did the Faculty of Sciences move to the Sorbonne?
A) 1971
B) 1962
C) 1826
D) 1811
  • 29. When did the Faculty of Sciences relocate to the Jussieu Campus?
A) 1927
B) 1971
C) 1826
D) 1962
  • 30. In what year did the Faculty of Sciences open a satellite campus at Orsay?
A) 1927
B) 1811
C) 1960
D) 1971
  • 31. When was a satellite campus opened at Orléans?
A) 1960
B) 1927
C) 1971
D) 1811
  • 32. In what year did the University of Paris split into several interdisciplinary universities?
A) 1971
B) 1962
C) 1826
D) 1927
  • 33. Which university was created from the majority of the teaching and research units of the Faculty of Sciences?
A) University of Paris-Sorbonne
B) Paris-Saclay University
C) Université Paris Cité
D) UPMC
  • 34. What major financial support did Sorbonne University receive as part of the 'Initiative d'excellence'?
A) 900 Million euros with no limit of time
B) 700 Million euros for ten years
C) 500 Million euros for five years
D) 1 Billion euros for three years
  • 35. How many faculties does Sorbonne University have?
A) Five
B) Four
C) Two
D) Three
  • 36. Which institute at Sorbonne University is associated with Mathematics?
A) Institut Henri Poincaré
B) LIP6
C) Institut des systèmes intelligents et de robotique
D) Laboratoire Kastler-Brossel
  • 37. Which notable laboratory at Sorbonne University focuses on Quantum Physics?
A) LIP6
B) Laboratoire Kastler-Brossel
C) Institut d'astrophysique de Paris
D) Institut des systèmes intelligents et de robotique
  • 38. Which faculty at Sorbonne University includes studies in health sciences?
A) Health Sciences
B) None of the above
C) Arts and Humanities
D) Science and Engineering
  • 39. Which hospitals are part of the AP-HP Sorbonne University Hospital Group?
A) Hôpital Charles-Foix, Pitié-Salpêtrière Hospital, Hôpital Fondation Rothschild
B) Hôpital Saint-Louis, Hôpital Necker-Enfants Malades
C) Hôpital Bichat-Claude Bernard, Hôpital Saint-Vincent-de-Paul
D) Hôpital de la Croix-Rousse, Hôpital Européen Georges-Pompidou
  • 40. Who decided to convert the Sorbonne into one single building?
A) Henri-Paul Nénot in the late 19th century
B) Cardinal Richelieu in 1622
C) Politician Jules Ferry in 1881
D) Pierre Greard during his tenure as Chief Officer of Education Authority of Paris
  • 41. Which campus is the historical Sorbonne building located at?
A) 47 rue des Écoles in the historic Latin Quarter
B) Place du Panthéon
C) Rue d'Assas
D) Quai de Conti
  • 42. Which of the following is not a part of the AP-HP Sorbonne University Hospital Group?
A) Hôpital Saint-Louis
B) Pitié-Salpêtrière Hospital
C) Hôpital Charles-Foix
D) Hôpital Fondation Rothschild
  • 43. Which building is part of the Sorbonne's historical campus?
A) Notre-Dame Cathedral
B) The Louvre Museum
C) The Eiffel Tower
D) The Grand Amphithéâtre
  • 44. Who was responsible for constructing the current Sorbonne building?
A) Pierre Greard
B) Henri-Paul Nénot
C) Cardinal Richelieu
D) Jules Ferry
  • 45. In which arrondissement is the Pitié-Salpêtrière Campus located?
A) 5th arrondissement
B) 7th arrondissement
C) 14th arrondissement
D) 13th arrondissement
  • 46. When was the Pitié-Salpêtrière Hospital and University Center founded?
A) 1964
B) 1957
C) 1657
D) 1996
  • 47. What is the name of the main part of the Pierre and Marie Curie Campus?
A) CHU Sorbonne
B) Latin Quarter
C) Clignancourt Center
D) Grill d'Albert
  • 48. Where do undergraduate students in Philosophy, History, Geography, Musicology, English, and Spanish take their classes?
A) Latin Quarter campus
B) Malesherbes center
C) Pitié-Salpêtrière Campus
D) Clignancourt center
  • 49. Where do undergraduate students in German studies, Slavic studies, Italic studies, and Romanian studies take their classes?
A) Latin Quarter campus
B) Pitié-Salpêtrière Campus
C) Clignancourt center
D) Malesherbes center
  • 50. Who constructed the building where undergraduate Art History and Archeology classes are held?
A) Paul Bigot
B) Nathalie Drach-Temam
C) Marcel Bataillon
D) Louvre Abu Dhabi
  • 51. In what year was the building for Art History and Archeology classes classified as a national historic building?
A) 1996
B) 1930
C) 2008
D) 1925
  • 52. Which library houses all doctoral dissertations since January 1, 1986?
A) Serpente Library
B) Louvre Abu Dhabi
C) Michelet Library
D) Marcel Bataillon Library
  • 53. Which library is located in the Latin Quarter campus and specializes in Iberian and Latin-American culture?
A) Louvre Abu Dhabi
B) Marcel Bataillon Library
C) Serpente Library
D) Michelet Library
  • 54. When was the exclusive international agreement between Sorbonne and Abu Dhabi signed?
A) 30 May 2008
B) 2007
C) 1 January 1986
D) 19 February 2006
  • 55. Where is Sorbonne University Abu Dhabi located?
A) Jardin du Luxembourg
B) Reem Island
C) Marais
D) Latin Quarter
  • 56. In which language are all programs at Sorbonne University Abu Dhabi taught, except for some exceptions?
A) Spanish
B) English
C) Arabic
D) French
  • 57. What was Sorbonne University's global ranking in the CWUR World University Rankings 2018–2019?
A) 83rd place globally
B) 29th place globally
C) 51st place globally
D) 39th place globally
  • 58. In which field was Pierre and Marie Curie University ranked 4th in the world by the Academic Ranking of World Universities?
A) Arts and Humanities
B) Health
C) Mathematics
D) Social Sciences
  • 59. In which field was Paris-Sorbonne University ranked 9th globally?
A) Social Sciences and Management
B) Mathematics
C) Arts and Humanities
D) Modern languages
  • 60. What was the rank of Paris-Sorbonne University in Arts and Humanities according to QS World University Rankings?
A) 127th globally
B) 36th globally
C) 115th globally
D) 9th globally
  • 61. In which year was the Sorbonne College for bachelor's degrees established?
A) 2010
B) 2013
C) 2016
D) 2014
  • 62. What type of degrees allow students to graduate from both Sorbonne University and Panthéon-Assas University?
A) Professionalizing courses in business management
B) Single institution bachelor's degrees
C) PhD programs
D) Cross-institutional bachelor's degrees ('double licences')
  • 63. What system does Sorbonne University propose that is similar to the Anglo-American university model?
A) Major-minor system
B) Honorary diploma system
C) Double degree system
D) Scholar uniform system
  • 64. Which partnership offers a professionalizing course in business management to Sorbonne University alumni and PhD students?
A) UPMC
B) Cambridge
C) INSEAD
D) FAPERJ
  • 65. Since when has every PhD student at Sorbonne University been delivered an honorary diploma labeled Sorbonne University?
A) 2013
B) 2010
C) 2016
D) 2014
  • 66. In what year was the Sorbonne Doctoral College created?
A) 2016
B) 2011
C) 2013
D) 2014
  • 67. What is the focus of the Department of 3D Craniofacial Reconstruction?
A) Biomedical tools
B) 3D Craniofacial Reconstruction
C) Digital technologies in social science
D) Architecture and anthropology
  • 68. Which foundation is Sorbonne University partnered with for bilateral research programs?
A) INSEAD
B) China Scholarship Council
C) League of European Research Universities
D) Brazilian foundation FAPERJ
  • 69. How many scientific collections does Sorbonne University house that are open to researchers?
A) Eight notable scientific collections
B) Ten notable scientific collections
C) Five notable scientific collections
D) Three notable scientific collections
  • 70. Which collection at Sorbonne University features over 1500 minerals on display?
A) Physics experiments models collection
B) Paleontology collection
C) Zoology collection
D) Minerals collection
  • 71. Which collection at Sorbonne University is a research collection of fossil plants?
A) Paleobotany collection
B) G. Lippmann collection
C) Minerals collection
D) Charcot Library
  • 72. Which Sorbonne alumnus won the Nobel Prize in Physics in 2023?
A) Gérard Mourou
B) Claude Cohen-Tannoudji
C) Serge Haroche
D) Anne L'Huillier
  • 73. Who is known as the 'founding father of convolutional nets'?
A) Pierre-Louis Lions
B) Wendelin Werner
C) Yann LeCun
D) Ngô Bảo Châu
  • 74. Which Sorbonne alumnus was awarded the Fields Medal in 2010?
A) Pierre-Louis Lions
B) Cédric Villani
C) Ngô Bảo Châu
D) Wendelin Werner
  • 75. Who was a pioneering figure in Iranian press freedom?
A) Taha Hussein
B) Raphael Armattoe
C) Ľubica Karvašová
D) Hossein Towfigh
  • 76. Who among the following is a notable alumnus and French synchronized swimmer?
A) Fatou Kiné Diakhaté
B) Elaine Greene
C) Maura Delpero
D) Charlotte Tremble
  • 77. Which Sorbonne alumnus won the Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 2020?
A) Emmanuelle Charpentier
B) Serge Haroche
C) Anne L'Huillier
D) Gérard Mourou
  • 78. Who was the Minister of Education in Egypt in 1950?
A) Ľubica Karvašová
B) Jacqueline Ki-Zerbo
C) Raphael Armattoe
D) Taha Hussein
  • 79. Who won the Fields Medal in 2006?
A) Cédric Villani
B) Pierre-Louis Lions
C) Wendelin Werner
D) Ngô Bảo Châu
  • 80. Which Sorbonne alumnus is a notable art curator and historian?
A) Raphael Armattoe
B) Mona Khazinder
C) Ľubica Karvašová
D) Jacqueline Ki-Zerbo
  • 81. Who among the following is a notable alumnus and Senegalese politician?
A) Fatou Kiné Diakhaté
B) Jacqueline Ki-Zerbo
C) Ľubica Karvašová
D) Raphael Armattoe
  • 82. Which Sorbonne alumnus won the Fields Medal in 1982?
A) Ngô Bảo Châu
B) Alain Connes
C) Pierre-Louis Lions
D) Wendelin Werner
  • 83. Who is a notable alumnus and British literary agent?
A) Elaine Greene
B) Ľubica Karvašová
C) Raphael Armattoe
D) Jacqueline Ki-Zerbo
  • 84. Which Sorbonne alumnus won the Nobel Prize in Physics in 2018?
A) Serge Haroche
B) Anne L'Huillier
C) Gérard Mourou
D) Claude Cohen-Tannoudji
  • 85. Who is a notable alumnus and Québécois singer?
A) Francine Brunel-Reeves
B) Jacqueline Ki-Zerbo
C) Raphael Armattoe
D) Ľubica Karvašová
  • 86. Which Sorbonne alumnus won the Fields Medal in 1994?
A) Alain Connes
B) Ngô Bảo Châu
C) Pierre-Louis Lions
D) Wendelin Werner
  • 87. Which Sorbonne alumnus won the Nobel Prize in Physics in 2012?
A) Anne L'Huillier
B) Serge Haroche
C) Gérard Mourou
D) Claude Cohen-Tannoudji
  • 88. Who is a notable alumnus and Italian Oscar-nominated director?
A) Raphael Armattoe
B) Maura Delpero
C) Jacqueline Ki-Zerbo
D) Ľubica Karvašová
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