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Père Lachaise Cemetery
  • 1. Which famous poet's tomb is featured in the ending credits of the 1960 film 'Oscar Wilde'?
A) Marcel Proust
B) Oscar Wilde
C) Jim Morrison
D) Georges Bizet
  • 2. In which film does a character visit the burial sites of Sidonie-Gabrielle Colette, Isadora Duncan, and Édith Piaf?
A) Paris, I Love You (2006)
B) French Postcards (1979)
C) Amélie (2001)
D) The Doors (1991)
  • 3. Which film directed by Oliver Stone includes snapshots of the tombs of Georges Bizet, Oscar Wilde, and Marcel Proust?
A) Paris, I Love You (2006)
B) Amélie (2001)
C) The Doors (1991)
D) French Postcards (1979)
  • 4. In 'Amélie' by Jean-Pierre Jeunet, whose burial is shown with music from Samuel Barber?
A) Jim Morrison
B) Édith Piaf
C) Oscar Wilde
D) Sarah Bernhardt
  • 5. Which Wes Craven film features a couple strolling through the cemetery trying to find Oscar Wilde's tomb?
A) The Doors (1991)
B) Paris, I Love You (2006)
C) French Postcards (1979)
D) Amélie (2001)
  • 6. In '2 Days in Paris' by Julie Delpy, which tomb does Marion lean on?
A) Oscar Wilde's
B) Georges Bizet's
C) Marcel Proust's
D) Jim Morrison's
  • 7. 'Oscar and Jim' is a short film set entirely in which location?
A) Père Lachaise Cemetery
B) 20th arrondissement of Paris
C) A photo shoot studio
D) A columbarium
  • 8. In 'Holy Motors' by Leos Carax, where is Monsieur Merde's kidnapping scene set?
A) A concert hall
B) A photo shoot
C) The cemetery
D) A park
  • 9. Where does the final scene of 'Elle' by Paul Verhoeven take place?
A) At a photo shoot
B) In a concert hall
C) At the columbarium of Père Lachaise Cemetery
D) In a park
  • 10. Which film features Grindelwald convening his followers at Père Lachaise?
A) The Doors (1991)
B) Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald (2018)
C) Paris, I Love You (2006)
D) Amélie (2001)
  • 11. In which year was the Monument aux Morts erected in Père Lachaise?
A) 2000
B) 1899
C) 1918
D) 1945
  • 12. Who sculpted the Aux Morts monument at Père Lachaise?
A) Henri Chapu
B) Claude Monet
C) Albert Bartholomé
D) Auguste Rodin
  • 13. What is stored separately from bones in the Aux Morts ossuary?
A) Ashes
B) Fossils
C) Relics
D) Candles
  • 14. How long are gravesite leases typically issued for at Père Lachaise?
A) 50 years
B) Lifetime
C) 100 years
D) 30 years
  • 15. What happens to remains if a gravesite lease is not renewed in Père Lachaise?
A) They are buried elsewhere
B) They are cremated again
C) They are left in place
D) They are moved to the Aux Morts ossuary
  • 16. What is one of the flora species found at Père Lachaise?
A) Daisies
B) Roses
C) Orchids
D) Tulips
  • 17. Which animal population was reduced due to a sterilisation program at Père Lachaise?
A) Foxes
B) Rabbits
C) Squirrels
D) Feral cats
  • 18. How many species of birds are found in Père Lachaise?
A) 100
B) 200
C) 150
D) 50
  • 19. What is the estimated number of people buried at Père Lachaise according to the official website of Paris as of 2012?
A) One million
B) 500,000
C) 750,000
D) 300,000
  • 20. What is one of the reasons for the difficulty in being buried at Père Lachaise today?
A) There is a waiting list and very few plots are available
B) Burials are banned
C) The cemetery is closed for renovations
D) It is only open to French citizens
  • 21. In what year did the Jewish enclosure in Père Lachaise Cemetery first open?
A) 1810
B) 1865
C) 1804
D) 1887
  • 22. Which division served as the Jewish enclosure from 1865 to 1887?
A) 7th division
B) 85th division
C) 87th division
D) 96th division
  • 23. Who was one of the notable individuals buried in the Jewish enclosure during the 19th century?
A) Rachel Félix
B) Marie-Gabriel Jolivet
C) J.D. Sintzheim
D) Robles Rothschild
  • 24. In what year was the Muslim enclosure at Père Lachaise Cemetery opened?
A) 1857
B) 1881
C) 1871
D) 1856
  • 25. Who created the plans for the mosque in the Muslim enclosure?
A) Robles Rothschild
B) J.D. Sintzheim
C) Rachel Félix
D) Marie-Gabriel Jolivet
  • 26. How many burials occurred in the Muslim enclosure between 1856 and 1870?
A) 96
B) 44
C) 7
D) 87
  • 27. What year did a law make segregation in cemeteries illegal, affecting the Muslim enclosure?
A) 1871
B) 1881
C) 1914
D) 1856
  • 28. Which empire was responsible for maintaining the mosque in the Muslim enclosure before World War I?
A) German Empire
B) French Empire
C) British Empire
D) Ottoman Empire
  • 29. What happened to the mosque in the Muslim enclosure during World War I?
A) It was expanded
B) It was renovated
C) It was destroyed
D) It was moved
  • 30. In what year were plans for reconstructing the mosque abandoned in favor of building the Grand Mosque of Paris?
A) 1914
B) 1923
C) 1881
D) 1857
  • 31. What was included in the Muslim enclosure for purification purposes?
A) Waiting room
B) Counter for religious effects
C) Purification room
D) Lavatorium
  • 32. In which arrondissement is Père Lachaise Cemetery located?
A) 12th arrondissement
B) 20th arrondissement
C) 5th arrondissement
D) 18th arrondissement
  • 33. Which Paris Métro station is closest to the main entrance of Père Lachaise Cemetery?
A) Philippe Auguste on Line 2
B) Anvers on Line 2
C) Château d'Eau on Line 4
D) Père Lachaise on Line 3
  • 34. Who designed Père Lachaise Cemetery?
A) Alexandre-Théodore Brongniart
B) Napoleon Bonaparte
C) Pierre Abélard
D) Jean de La Fontaine
  • 35. What architectural style was used for the grave of the Greffulhe family?
A) Neo-Gothic
B) Baroque
C) Renaissance
D) Neoclassical
  • 36. How many times was Père Lachaise expanded?
A) Twice
B) Five times
C) Seven times
D) Three times
  • 37. Who led the suppression of the Paris Commune?
A) Louis-Napoléon Bonaparte
B) Charles de Gaulle
C) Adolphe Thiers
D) Georges Clemenceau
  • 38. How many graves did Père Lachaise contain in 1830?
A) 13 graves
B) More than 33,000 graves
C) 100 graves
D) 50 graves
  • 39. What was the original size of Père Lachaise when it opened in 1804?
A) 30 hectares (75 acres)
B) 10 hectares (25 acres)
C) 44 hectares (110 acres)
D) 17 hectares (42 acres)
  • 40. Which arrondissement is Montmartre Cemetery located in?
A) 18th arrondissement
B) 20th arrondissement
C) 12th arrondissement
D) 5th arrondissement
  • 41. What year did Père Lachaise Cemetery open?
A) 1850
B) 1820
C) 1804
D) 1789
  • 42. Who designed the funerary chapel at Père Lachaise Cemetery?
A) Jean-Camille Formigé
B) Étienne-Hippolyte Godde
C) Carl Maumejean
D) Alexandre-Théodore Brongniart
  • 43. In what year was the first cremation performed at Père Lachaise Cemetery?
A) 1894
B) 1905
C) 1889
D) 1963
  • 44. Which architectural style characterizes the columbarium and crematorium designed by Jean-Camille Formigé?
A) Byzantine Revival
B) Neoclassical
C) Gothic
D) Romanesque
  • 45. Who decorated the main dome of the crematorium with stained glass windows in the 1920s?
A) Carl Maumejean
B) Étienne-Hippolyte Godde
C) Alexandre-Théodore Brongniart
D) Jean-Camille Formigé
  • 46. What percentage of funerals in Paris were cremations by 2012?
A) 75%
B) 30%
C) 60%
D) 45%
  • 47. When was the cemetery cross removed from Père Lachaise?
A) December 1905
B) June 1883
C) 1963
D) November 1887
  • 48. How many levels does the final columbarium have?
A) Four
B) Two
C) Six
D) Three
  • 49. What year was the funerary chapel sanctified by the Catholic Church?
A) 1889
B) 1905
C) 1834
D) 1823
  • 50. In which TV show does Daryl Dixon visit Jim Morrison's grave?
A) Relic Hunter
B) Emily in Paris
C) Family Guy
D) The Walking Dead: Daryl Dixon
  • 51. Which video game features a cemetery named 'Mère-Lachaiselongue' as homage to Père Lachaise?
A) Assassin's Creed Unity
B) Red Dead Redemption II
C) The Saboteur by Pandemic Studios
D) The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt
  • 52. Which book by Willa Cather features a character buried at Père Lachaise?
A) Sentimental Education
B) The Old Beauty
C) Les Misérables
D) Père Goriot
  • 53. In which TV show does Stewie look for Marcel Proust's grave?
A) Family Guy – Season 21, Episode 7 'The Stewaway'
B) Relic Hunter
C) Emily in Paris
D) The Walking Dead: Daryl Dixon
  • 54. In which video game is Père Lachaise Cemetery depicted during Nazi-occupied Paris?
A) Wolfenstein II: The New Colossus
B) Battlefield V
C) Call of Duty: WWII
D) The Saboteur by Pandemic Studios
  • 55. Which book features a mother named Beatrice buried at Père Lachaise?
A) Les Misérables by Victor Hugo
B) Waiting for Gertrude: A Graveyard Gothic by Bill Richardson
C) Mon Ami by David Eustace
D) The Enemy by Lee Child
  • 56. Which art work was created at Père Lachaise Cemetery and exhibited in 2023?
A) The Enemy by Lee Child
B) Sentimental Education by Gustave Flaubert
C) Père la Chaise by Lydia Huntley Sigourney
D) Mon Ami by David Eustace
  • 57. In which book is Jean Valjean buried at Père Lachaise?
A) Les Misérables by Victor Hugo
B) Père Goriot by Balzac
C) The Old Beauty by Willa Cather
D) Waiting for Gertrude: A Graveyard Gothic by Bill Richardson
  • 58. Which Spanish author wrote a book based on Père Lachaise Cemetery and uses TikTok to tell stories about its graves?
A) Willa Cather
B) Lee Child
C) Bill Richardson
D) Victoria Sánchez
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