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