- 1. Which Japanese city is a twin town of Mont-Saint-Michel?
A) Tokyo
B) Osaka
C) Hatsukaichi
D) Kyoto
- 2. Which religious order was given St Michael's Mount in Cornwall?
A) Dominicans
B) Benedictines
C) Jesuits
D) Franciscans
- 3. What were medieval pilgrims who visited Mont-Saint-Michel known as?
A) Templars
B) Miquelots
C) Crusaders
D) Friars
- 4. How many hiking trails have been created for modern pilgrims to retrace old paths?
A) Fifteen
B) Five
C) Twenty
D) Ten
- 5. Which fictional capital city was inspired by the design of Mont-Saint-Michel?
A) Edoras
B) Rivendell
C) Osgiliath
D) Minas Tirith
- 6. Which Disney film features a kingdom based on Mont-Saint-Michel?
A) Sleeping Beauty
B) Frozen
C) Tangled
D) Beauty and the Beast
- 7. In which TV series did Mont-Saint-Michel appear in the final episode of the first season?
A) Outlander
B) Game of Thrones
C) Vikings
D) The Walking Dead: Daryl Dixon
- 8. Who directed the 1990 film Mindwalk, which was filmed at Mont-Saint-Michel?
A) Martin Scorsese
B) Steven Spielberg
C) Bernt Capra
D) Peter Jackson
- 9. Which video game features Mont-Saint-Michel as a 'World Wonder'?
A) Civilization VI
B) Total War
C) Assassin's Creed
D) Age of Empires
- 10. In the game Onimusha 3: Demon Siege, what happens to the abbey?
A) It is used as a base for heroes
B) It is the site of a peaceful monastery
C) It is hidden by a magical veil
D) It is overrun by demons and destroyed
- 11. What is the name of the fictionalized version of the island in Sniper Elite 5?
A) Saint-Malo
B) Beaumont-Saint-Denis
C) Mont-Noir
D) Saint-Michel-Sur-Mer
- 12. Which electronic composer has a song named after both Mont-Saint-Michel and St Michael's Mount?
A) Brian Eno
B) Mike Oldfield
C) Aphex Twin
D) Moby
- 13. The castle in The Sky Crawlers: Innocent Aces is inspired by Mont-Saint-Michel and features what?
A) A secret treasure vault
B) A dragon's lair
C) A royal garden
D) Anti-air turrets
- 14. Which video game features an area called Country of the Musketeers based on the island?
A) Kingdom Hearts: Dream Drop Distance
B) Final Fantasy VII
C) Zelda: Breath of the Wild
D) Dragon Quest
- 15. The map 'Corrode' in which video game takes inspiration from Mont-Saint-Michel?
A) Valorant
B) Overwatch
C) Counter-Strike
D) Call of Duty
- 16. Which musician included the island in the music video for 'AT A TIME LIKE THIS'?
A) Roxette
B) Quadeca
C) Mike Oldfield
D) Aphex Twin
- 17. Who was the architect chosen to build the abbey in the 11th century?
A) William of Volpiano
B) Philip Augustus
C) Robert de Thorigny
D) Guy of Thouars
- 18. Which duke chose the architect for the abbey in the 11th century?
A) Charles VI
B) Henry II
C) Richard II
D) Philip Augustus
- 19. What architectural style is Mont-Saint-Michel primarily seen as today?
A) Baroque
B) Romanesque
C) Gothic
D) Renaissance
- 20. Who reinforced the structure and built the main façade in the 12th century?
A) William of Volpiano
B) Robert de Thorigny
C) Jacques Fihey
D) Guy of Thouars
- 21. Who undertook the siege of the Mount in 1204?
A) Richard II
B) William of Volpiano
C) Henry II
D) Guy of Thouars
- 22. What caused the roofs of the abbey to be destroyed during the 1204 siege?
A) Storm winds
B) Heavy artillery
C) Earthquake
D) Fire
- 23. After the 1204 fire, which architectural style did Philip Augustus fund for the reconstruction?
A) Romanesque
B) Neoclassical
C) Byzantine
D) Gothic
- 24. In which French department is Mont-Saint-Michel located?
A) Brittany
B) Paris
C) Fécamp
D) Manche
- 25. What is the nearest significant town to Mont-Saint-Michel with a train station?
A) Fécamp
B) Coutances
C) Avranches
D) Pontorson
- 26. Which organization includes Mont-Saint-Michel as a member?
A) French Architectural Society
B) European Union
C) United Nations
D) Organization of World Heritage Cities
- 27. Who invited the Monastic Fraternities of Jerusalem to the mount in 2000?
A) Philip Augustus
B) Jacques Fihey
C) Richard II
D) Abbot Jordan
- 28. In what year did the Monastic Fraternities of Jerusalem arrive on the mount?
A) 2012
B) 2000
C) 1966
D) 2001
- 29. Whom did the Monastic Fraternities of Jerusalem replace on the mount?
A) Local villagers
B) Architects
C) Royal guards
D) Benedictine monks
- 30. How many sisters are in the community of the Monastic Fraternities of Jerusalem on the mount?
A) Eleven
B) Four
C) Seven
D) Twelve
- 31. Where does the community meet to recite the liturgical office in winter?
A) Logis Saint-Abraham
B) Crypt of Notre-Dame des Trente Cierges
C) Town hall
D) Main church
- 32. What is the name of the house renovated by the community in 2012?
A) Fécamp Abbey
B) Notre-Dame des Trente Cierges
C) Logis Saint-Abraham
D) St-Gervais-et-St-Protais
- 33. What is the primary purpose of the Logis Saint-Abraham?
A) Training center
B) Guest house for pilgrims
C) Abbot residence
D) Management office
- 34. What was the island called before the 8th-century monastic establishment?
A) Mont Norman
B) Mont-Saint-Michel
C) Mont Avranches
D) Mont Tombe
- 35. According to legend, which archangel appeared to Aubert of Avranches in 708?
A) Uriel
B) Michael
C) Gabriel
D) Raphael
- 36. What was the position of Aubert of Avranches?
A) King
B) Bishop
C) Duke
D) Monk
- 37. What did the archangel Michael instruct Aubert to build?
A) A library
B) A castle
C) A harbor
D) A church
- 38. To whom did the king of the Franks grant the Cotentin Peninsula in the Treaty of Compiègne?
A) The Vikings
B) The English
C) The Normans
D) The Bretons
- 39. Around what years did the bishoprics regain their bishops after the Viking raids?
A) 708–709
B) 933–934
C) 989–990
D) 1067–1068
- 40. The Bayeux Tapestry commemorates which historical event?
A) The building of the abbey
B) The Norman Conquest
C) The Treaty of Compiègne
D) The Viking raids
- 41. Who is pictured rescuing two Norman knights from quicksand in the Bayeux Tapestry?
A) Aubert of Avranches
B) Harold Godwinson
C) William I Longsword
D) William the Conqueror
- 42. In what year did the monastery support William the Conqueror's claim to the English throne?
A) 989
B) 1067
C) 933
D) 708
- 43. What financed the spectacular Norman architecture of the abbey?
A) The Treaty of Compiègne
B) Viking raiding funds
C) Norman ducal patronage
D) Breton tax collection
- 44. What is the approximate height variation of the tides at Mont-Saint-Michel?
A) 14 metres
B) 5 metres
C) 10 metres
D) 20 metres
- 45. What type of animal is grazed on the salt marsh meadows created by polderisation?
A) Sheep
B) Horses
C) Cattle
D) Goats
- 46. In what year was the original raised causeway built?
A) 1850
B) 1920
C) 1905
D) 1879
- 47. Which river was canalised, contributing to the silting-up of the bay?
A) Couesnon
B) Rhone
C) Seine
D) Loire
- 48. When did construction of the hydraulic dam begin?
A) 2006
B) 2009
C) 2012
D) 2014
- 49. How far away is the new car park on the mainland from the island?
A) 2.5 kilometres
B) 1.5 kilometres
C) 1 kilometre
D) 5 kilometres
- 50. Who was the architect of the new bridge opened in 2014?
A) Gustave Eiffel
B) Renzo Piano
C) Jean Nouvel
D) Dietmar Feichtinger
- 51. Which French president opened the new bridge in 2014?
A) Nicolas Sarkozy
B) François Mitterrand
C) François Hollande
D) Dominique de Villepin
- 52. On what date was the new bridge completely submerged by a supertide?
A) 21 September 2016
B) 10 April 2015
C) 15 June 2014
D) 21 March 2015
- 53. How often does the extreme 'supertide' sea level occur?
A) Every year
B) Once in 50 years
C) Every 10 years
D) Once in 18 years
- 54. What was the cost of the bridge opened in 2014?
A) €209 million
B) €250 million
C) €200 million
D) €150 million
- 55. What was the main purpose of the hydraulic dam project?
A) To prevent flooding of the town
B) To generate electricity
C) To increase tourism capacity
D) To help remove accumulated silt
- 56. In which region of France is Mont-Saint-Michel located?
A) Bordeaux
B) Brittany
C) Normandy
D) Provence
- 57. What is the population of the island as of 2023?
A) 100
B) 23
C) 10
D) 45
- 58. Which war did Mont-Saint-Michel remain unconquered during?
A) Seven Years' War
B) Napoleonic Wars
C) Thirty Years' War
D) Hundred Years' War
- 59. Who turned Mont-Saint-Michel into a prison?
A) Napoleon Bonaparte
B) Louis XI
C) Charlemagne
D) Louis XIV
- 60. In what year was Mont-Saint-Michel inscribed on the UNESCO list of World Heritage Sites?
A) 1979
B) 1960
C) 2001
D) 1995
- 61. How many buildings within the commune are protected as historical monuments?
A) Over 60
B) Over 200
C) Under 5
D) Exactly 10
- 62. What type of rock does Mont-Saint-Michel consist of?
A) Basalt
B) Limestone
C) Sandstone
D) Leucogranite
- 63. What is the circumference of the mount?
A) About 500 m
B) About 100 m
C) About 2 km
D) About 960 m
- 64. What is the highest point of the mount above sea level?
A) 200 m
B) 50 m
C) 92 m
D) 150 m
- 65. What was the name of the island just to the north of Mont-Saint-Michel?
A) Avranches
B) Lillemer
C) Mont Dol
D) Tombelaine
- 66. What is the total surface area of the commune?
A) 7 hectares
B) 393 hectares
C) 400 hectares
D) 500 hectares
- 67. Who was the 29th abbot of Mont-Saint-Michel from 1386 to 1410?
A) Pierre le Roy
B) Édouard Corroyer
C) Victor Hugo
D) Thomas Scales
- 68. Which tower received an octagonal crowning element during the 14th century?
A) St. Aubert tower
B) Barbican tower
C) Pénine tower
D) Corbins tower
- 69. When did the first siege of Mont-Saint-Michel by English forces begin?
A) 1423
B) 1393
C) 1433
D) 1469
- 70. Who commanded the English forces during the 1433 siege?
A) Thomas Scales
B) Pierre le Roy
C) Freeman Brougher
D) Édouard Corroyer
- 71. What type of weapon did the English forces abandon in 1434?
A) Crossbows
B) Catapults
C) Cannons
D) Bombards
- 72. What did the abbey become after it was closed during the French Revolution?
A) A royal palace
B) A school
C) A prison
D) A library
- 73. Who was an influential figure who campaigned for the restoration of the abbey in 1836?
A) Victor Hugo
B) Pierre le Roy
C) Emmanuel Macron
D) Édouard Corroyer
- 74. In what year was the prison at Mont-Saint-Michel officially closed?
A) 1872
B) 1836
C) 1863
D) 1874
- 75. Who was the architect responsible for assessing the condition of the abbey in 1872?
A) Victor Hugo
B) Édouard Corroyer
C) Pierre le Roy
D) Thomas Scales
- 76. In what year was Mont-Saint-Michel officially declared a historic monument?
A) 1872
B) 1863
C) 1874
D) 1979
- 77. Who was the American soldier that liberated Mont-Saint-Michel in 1944?
A) Gault MacGowan
B) Paul Holt
C) Thomas Scales
D) Freeman Brougher
- 78. What record book did Freeman Brougher sign upon the invitation of the mayor?
A) The Historical Journal
B) The Liberation Ledger
C) The Abbey Register
D) The Golden Book
- 79. What did President Emmanuel Macron visit to mark in June 2023?
A) The liberation anniversary
B) The restoration of the Merveille
C) The centenary of the prison closure
D) The abbey's millennium
- 80. Where was the daughter foundation 'St Michael's Mount' located?
A) Cornwall
B) Paris
C) Normandy
D) Brittany
- 81. When do dolphins typically visit the bay of Mont-Saint-Michel?
A) Spring
B) Autumn
C) Winter
D) Summer
- 82. What is the traditional name for the small fishing boats near Mont-Saint-Michel?
A) Dories
B) Gondolas
C) Catamarans
D) Barquettes
- 83. Who created the Omelette de la mère Poulard?
A) Robert of Torigni
B) La Mère Poulard
C) Tiphaine Raguenel
D) Anne Boutiaut Poulard
- 84. What was Tiphaine Raguenel's profession?
A) Innkeeper
B) Abbot
C) Political prisoner
D) Astrologer
- 85. Approximately how many shops serve the three million tourists?
A) 50
B) 100
C) 10
D) 20
- 86. How many museums are located on the island?
A) Six
B) Four
C) Two
D) Eight
- 87. How many hotel rooms are located within the island's walls?
A) 300
B) 50
C) 132
D) 200
- 88. Who owns the group Mère Poulard?
A) Eric Vannier
B) Jean-Yves Vételé
C) Patrick Gaul
D) Louis-Philippe I
- 89. What is the distance from the mount to Rennes–Saint-Jacques Airport?
A) 198 km
B) 123 km
C) 88 km
D) 55 km
- 90. Which group operates the Mercury Barracks?
A) Mont-Saint-Michel foundation
B) Independent merchants
C) Sodetour
D) Mère Poulard group
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