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