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  • 1. How many bells are housed in the belfry of the Sacré-Cœur?
A) Four
B) Six
C) Five
D) Seven
  • 2. Which church were the four small bells originally from?
A) Saint-Roch
B) Notre-Dame
C) Sainte-Chapelle
D) Sacré-Cœur
  • 3. In what year were the four small bells moved to the basilica?
A) 1919
B) 1895
C) 1891
D) 1969
  • 4. What is the name of the huge bourdon bell in the basilica?
A) La Nueve
B) The Petersglocke
C) The Savoyarde
D) La Marsellaise
  • 5. Which foundry cast The Savoyarde?
A) Eiffel
B) Paccard
C) Paris Bronze
D) Vatican Foundries
  • 6. What is the full name of The Savoyarde?
A) The Great Bell of Montmartre
B) Marie-Louise of the Sacred Heart
C) Elisabeth of the Sacred Heart
D) Françoise Marguerite of the Sacred Heart of Jesus
  • 7. When was The Savoyarde cast?
A) 13 May 1891
B) 24 August 1944
C) 16 October 1919
D) 16 October 1895
  • 8. The Savoyarde is the biggest bell in which country?
A) Austria
B) Italy
C) Germany
D) France
  • 9. On what occasion did The Savoyarde ring outside of major religious holidays in 1944?
A) The Liberation of Paris
B) The visit of the Pope
C) The consecration of the basilica
D) The end of World War I
  • 10. How far away can The Savoyarde be heard?
A) 20 km
B) 15 km
C) 10 km
D) 5 km
  • 11. What is the weight of The Savoyarde without accessories?
A) 18,835 kg
B) 850 kg
C) 19,685 kg
D) 15,000 kg
  • 12. What is the official total weight of The Savoyarde including accessories?
A) 18,835 kg
B) 20,000 kg
C) 10,500 kg
D) 19,685 kg
  • 13. Who offered The Savoyarde to the basilica?
A) Saint Margaret Mary Alacoque
B) The French Army
C) The city of Paris
D) The four dioceses of Savoy
  • 14. When was The Savoyarde transported to the basilica?
A) 13 May 1891
B) 16 October 1895
C) 16 October 1919
D) 1 January 1885
  • 15. How many horses pulled the team that transported The Savoyarde?
A) 15
B) 10
C) 40
D) 28
  • 16. When was a crack noticed in The Savoyarde?
A) In 1944
B) In 1919
C) In 1895
D) In the late 1990s
  • 17. The church is dedicated to what devotion?
A) Saint Margaret Mary Alacoque
B) The Sacred Heart of Jesus
C) The Virgin Mary
D) Saint-Roch
  • 18. Who had visions that made the Sacred Heart devotion popular?
A) Christian de Chergé
B) Pierre Schaeffer
C) Pope Pius IX
D) Saint Margaret Mary Alacoque
  • 19. When was the basilica consecrated?
A) 16 October 1919
B) 13 May 1891
C) 16 October 1895
D) 1885
  • 20. Since what year has the Blessed Sacrament been on display in the basilica?
A) 1885
B) 1919
C) 1944
D) 1969
  • 21. Who was chaplain at the basilica from 1964 to 1969?
A) Christian de Chergé
B) Pierre Schaeffer
C) Pope Pius IX
D) Saint Margaret Mary Alacoque
  • 22. Where are photos forbidden in the basilica?
A) In the central seating area
B) In the belfry
C) Outside the basilica
D) In the entrance hall
  • 23. What rank is The Savoyarde among European bells?
A) Tenth
B) Second
C) First
D) Fifth
  • 24. How many proposals were submitted for the design competition of the Sacré-Cœur?
A) Eighty-three
B) Seventy-seven
C) Ninety
D) Seventy-five
  • 25. Who was the architect selected to design the basilica?
A) Paul Abadie
B) Honoré Daumet
C) Lucien Magne
D) Georges Clemenceau
  • 26. How many wells were dug under the site to stabilize the foundations?
A) Fifty
B) Eighty-three
C) One hundred
D) Seventy-seven
  • 27. What was the depth of each well dug for the foundations?
A) Forty meters
B) Thirty meters
C) Fifteen meters
D) Twenty meters
  • 28. What was the estimated initial cost of construction in francs?
A) 30 million
B) 5 million
C) 7 million
D) 12 million
  • 29. Who provided the funding for the construction of the basilica?
A) Private donors
B) The Vatican
C) The French government
D) International investors
  • 30. On what date was a provisional chapel consecrated at the site?
A) 3 March 1886
B) 3 March 1876
C) 16 June 1875
D) 1 January 1884
  • 31. In what year was the foundation of the basilica completed?
A) 1875
B) 1884
C) 1891
D) 1899
  • 32. Who succeeded Paul Abadie after his death in 1884?
A) Jean-Louis Hulot
B) Lucien Magne
C) Jean-Charles Laisné
D) Honoré Daumet
  • 33. Which architect served from 1916 to 1924?
A) Jean-Louis Hulot
B) Lucien Magne
C) Henri-Pierre-Marie Rauline
D) Jean-Charles Laisné
  • 34. Who led the left-wing coalition that opposed the basilica in 1882?
A) Honoré Daumet
B) Georges Clemenceau
C) Paul Abadie
D) Lucien Magne
  • 35. What was the penalty cost if the project had been cancelled in 1882?
A) 7 million francs
B) 10 million francs
C) 12 million francs
D) 30 million francs
  • 36. How many people had contributed to the construction by 1897?
A) Eight million
B) Seven million
C) Twelve million
D) Five million
  • 37. In what year was the dome of the basilica completed?
A) 1914
B) 1912
C) 1899
D) 1891
  • 38. In what year was the bell tower finished?
A) 1914
B) 1919
C) 1899
D) 1912
  • 39. When was the basilica completed?
A) 1919
B) 1912
C) 1914
D) 1924
  • 40. What had to be placed in the foundation wells to support the basilica?
A) Rock and concrete
B) Sand and clay
C) Wood and brick
D) Steel and iron
  • 41. In what year was the proposal for the basilica approved by the National Assembly?
A) 1875
B) 1534
C) 1880
D) 1873
  • 42. According to tradition, how did Saint Denis of Paris die?
A) He was beheaded by the Romans
B) He was crucified
C) He was burned at the stake
D) He died of natural causes
  • 43. In what year did Ignatius of Loyola and his followers make their vows in Montmartre?
A) 1873
B) 1789
C) 1534
D) 1875
  • 44. What happened to the Montmartre Abbey during the French Revolution?
A) It became a museum
B) It was renovated
C) It was turned into a palace
D) It was destroyed
  • 45. What is the ranking of Sacré-Cœur in terms of popularity in Paris?
A) Third most popular tourist destination
B) Fifth most popular tourist destination
C) Second most popular tourist destination
D) The most popular tourist destination
  • 46. Who first proposed the building of the basilica in 1870?
A) Paul Abadie
B) Alexandre Legentil
C) Felix Fournier
D) Frédéric Ozanam
  • 47. How long did the construction of the basilica take?
A) Forty years
B) Fifty years
C) Twenty years
D) Sixty years
  • 48. What style of architecture was used for the basilica?
A) Gothic
B) Neo-Byzantine-Romanesque
C) Renaissance
D) Baroque
  • 49. Who was the philanthropist that joined Felix Fournier in 1871?
A) Paul Abadie
B) Alexandre Legentil
C) Napoleon III
D) Saint Denis
  • 50. What status was granted to the basilica on 8 December 2022?
A) Monument historique
B) Official Palace
C) National Cathedral
D) World Heritage Site
  • 51. According to Felix Fournier, what was the primary cause of France's defeat in 1870?
A) Poor military leadership
B) The rise of the Paris Commune
C) Moral decline since the French Revolution
D) Lack of funds for the army
  • 52. Who wrote sarcastically about Sacré-Cœur in 1898?
A) Emile Zola
B) Jean-Luc Mélenchon
C) Bertrand Delanoë
D) Lionel Jospin
  • 53. In what year was a bomb exploded inside the basilica?
A) 1976
B) 2021
C) 2004
D) 1898
  • 54. Who was the socialist mayor of Paris that renamed the square in front of the church in 2004?
A) Jean-Luc Mélenchon
B) Lionel Jospin
C) Emile Zola
D) Bertrand Delanoë
  • 55. Who was the prominent anarchist and Paris Commune participant honored by the renaming of the square in 2004?
A) Louise Michel
B) Emile Zola
C) Lionel Jospin
D) Daniel Vaillant
  • 56. Which politician criticized the 2022 monument designation by calling it a glorification of the assassination of 32,000 Communards?
A) Lionel Jospin
B) Daniel Vaillant
C) Bertrand Delanoë
D) Jean-Luc Mélenchon
  • 57. What architectural style is the church a free interpretation of?
A) Romano-Byzantine
B) Gothic
C) Neo-classical
D) Neo-Baroque
  • 58. Where is the campanile located?
A) At the top of the main cupola
B) Inside the central rotunda
C) At the north end
D) At the south entrance
  • 59. Which building style was the church's design a reaction against?
A) Neo-Baroque
B) Neo-classical
C) Gothic Revival
D) Romano-Byzantine
  • 60. Who was a counsellor to architect Henri-Pierre Rauline?
A) Charles Garnier
B) Napoleon III
C) Hippolyte Lefèbvre
D) Lucien Magne
  • 61. What material is the church's white stone?
A) Marble
B) Travertine limestone
C) Granite
D) Sandstone
  • 62. Where was the stone for the church quarried?
A) Annecy
B) Souppes-sur-Loing
C) Périgueux
D) Seine
  • 63. What substance does the stone exude when in contact with rainwater?
A) Bronze
B) Salt
C) Limestone
D) Calcite
  • 64. What does the porch of the church model its design after?
A) The campanile
B) The rotunda
C) Palais Garnier
D) Périgueux Cathedral
  • 65. What does the high dome of the Sacré-Cœur symbolize?
A) The celestial world
B) The glory of France
C) The terrestrial world
D) The passage between worlds
  • 66. What does the rectangular space beneath the dome represent?
A) The celestial world
B) The terrestrial world
C) The divine trinity
D) The history of the church
  • 67. What is the interior floor plan of the Sacré-Cœur?
A) Octagonal
B) Circular
C) Latin cross
D) Greek cross
  • 68. Which architectural style was the altar model based upon?
A) Gothic
B) Renaissance
C) Byzantine
D) Romanesque
  • 69. In what year was the main mosaic dedicated?
A) 1945
B) 1899
C) 1914
D) 1923
  • 70. How many pieces of ceramic compose the main mosaic?
A) 25,000
B) 5,000
C) 10,000
D) 50,000
  • 71. Which figure is considered the protector of France and the church within the mosaic?
A) Pope Leo XIII
B) Saint Joan of Arc
C) Jesus Christ
D) Archangel Michael
  • 72. What does Saint Joan of Arc offer to Jesus in the mosaic?
A) A crown
B) A model of the basilica
C) A sword
D) A globe
  • 73. Which word was added to the Latin inscription after World War I?
A) Fervent
B) Grateful
C) Sacred
D) Penitent
  • 74. What does the Chapel of the Order of Notre Dame of the Sea illustrate?
A) Christ walking on water
B) The resurrection
C) The crucifixion
D) The birth of Christ
  • 75. Which country offered the Chapel of Saint John the Baptist?
A) Canada
B) Italy
C) Spain
D) France
  • 76. What is the name of the feature that allows light to reach the crypt of Sacré-Cœur?
A) Skylight
B) Atrium
C) Saut-de-loup
D) Oculus tunnel
  • 77. Who created the statue of the Virgin Mary in the chapel of the Pieta?
A) Charles Mutin
B) Aristide Cavaillé-Coll
C) Jules Coutain
D) Baron Albert de L'Espée
  • 78. Which of the following Cardinals is buried in the crypt of Sacré-Cœur?
A) Cardinal Guibert
B) Cardinal Newman
C) Cardinal Mazarin
D) Cardinal Richelieu
  • 79. What is the primary architectural style of the decoration in Sacré-Cœur?
A) Gothic
B) Baroque
C) Neo-Byzantine
D) Neoclassical
  • 80. Who built the grand organ inside the Sacré-Cœur basilica?
A) Aristide Cavaillé-Coll
B) Baron Albert de L'Espée
C) Charles Mutin
D) Jules Coutain
  • 81. How many speaking stops does the Sacré-Cœur organ have?
A) 109
B) 32
C) 61
D) 78
  • 82. In what year was the organ recognized as a national landmark?
A) 1905
B) 1981
C) 1898
D) 1985
  • 83. The organ's layout was nearly identical to an instrument located in which city?
A) Rome
B) Biarritz
C) Lyon
D) Sheffield
  • 84. Which metro line provides access to the Sacré-Cœur basilica?
A) Line 6
B) Line 4
C) Line 1
D) Line 2
  • 85. What is the name of the metro station for Sacré-Cœur?
A) Abbesses
B) Pigalle
C) Montmartre
D) Anvers
  • 86. What time does the Sacré-Cœur basilica close?
A) 19:00
B) 22:30
C) 23:00
D) 20:00
  • 87. When does the basilica open daily?
A) 09:00
B) 07:00
C) 06:00
D) 08:00
  • 88. In what year was the Sacré-Cœur de la Balata dedicated?
A) 1902
B) 1870
C) 1992
D) 1915
  • 89. Which road is the Sacré-Cœur de la Balata located on?
A) N3
B) N5
C) A1
D) N1
  • 90. Who wrote 'Le Sacré-Cœur de Montmartre de 1870 à nos jours'?
A) Aline Dumoulin
B) Pere Jacques Benoist
C) Alexandra Ardisson
D) Jacques Hillairet
  • 91. Which publication year is listed for 'Connaissance du Vieux Paris' by Jacques Hillairet?
A) 2017
B) 1992
C) 2010
D) 2013
  • 92. The book 'Églises de Paris' was published in which year?
A) 2013
B) 2010
C) 2017
D) 1992
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