Sorbonne Université - Quiz
  • 1. What year was Sorbonne Université founded?
A) 2018
B) 1793
C) 1968
D) 2001
  • 2. Where is Sorbonne Université located?
A) Rome, Italy
B) Paris, France
C) Berlin, Germany
D) London, England
  • 3. Which famous library is associated with the Sorbonne?
A) Bibliothèque nationale de France
B) Bibliothèque de la Sorbonne
C) Bibliothèque Mazarine
D) Bibliothèque François-Mitterrand
  • 4. Which country is home to Sorbonne Université?
A) Spain
B) France
C) Italy
D) Germany
  • 5. What is the campus style of Sorbonne Université?
A) Closed campus
B) Suburban campus
C) Urban campus
D) Rural campus
  • 6. What type of university is Sorbonne Université?
A) Private university
B) Public research university
C) Vocational school
D) Community college
  • 7. Which social sciences does Sorbonne Université excel in?
A) Biology
B) Political Science
C) Physics
D) Mathematics
  • 8. Which notable figure was the first president of Sorbonne?
A) Jean-Paul Sartre
B) André Gide
C) Emile Durkheim
D) Robert de Sorbon
  • 9. In what year was the College of Sorbonne established?
A) 1257
B) 1808
C) 1896
D) 2018
  • 10. What was Robert de Sorbon's role in the French monarchy?
A) Minister of Education
B) Chaplain to King Louis IX
C) President of France
D) Advisor to Napoleon Bonaparte
  • 11. When was the College of Sorbonne closed?
A) 2018
B) 1896
C) 1793
D) 1808
  • 12. Who was the first woman to become a professor at the Sorbonne?
A) Marie Skłodowska-Curie
B) Félix Faure
C) Robert de Sorbon
D) Pierre Curie
  • 13. In what year did Marie Curie join the Faculty of Sciences at the University of Paris?
A) 1891
B) 1808
C) 2018
D) 1896
  • 14. How many Nobel Prizes have Sorbonne University's alumni and professors won as of 2021?
A) 33
B) 20
C) 50
D) 10
  • 15. When was the Faculty of Humanities, commonly known as 'the Sorbonne', created?
A) July 10, 1896
B) March 17, 1808
C) November 19, 1896
D) April 28, 1893
  • 16. Under which French regime did the Faculty of Humanities welcome an average of 1,000 to 1,500 students a year?
A) July Monarchy
B) French Revolution
C) Bourbon Restoration
D) Napoleonic Era
  • 17. How many professors taught at the Faculty of Humanities between 1809 and 1878?
A) 300
B) 51
C) 200
D) 100
  • 18. When was the new University of Paris created through the merger of several faculties?
A) 1808
B) 2018
C) 1793
D) 1896
  • 19. Who inaugurated the new University of Paris on November 19, 1896?
A) Marie Curie
B) Pierre Curie
C) Robert de Sorbon
D) Félix Faure
  • 20. What was the original purpose of the College of Sorbonne?
A) To serve as a military academy
B) To conduct scientific research
C) To provide for secular clergy who would study and teach without concern for their material existence
D) To train artists and musicians
  • 21. How many Fields Medals have Sorbonne University's alumni and professors won as of 2021?
A) Ten
B) Twelve
C) Six
D) Three
  • 22. What award, in addition to Nobel Prizes and Fields Medals, have Sorbonne University's alumni and professors won?
A) Pulitzer Prize
B) Grammy Award
C) Turing Award
D) Oscar
  • 23. What was the Faculty of Protestant Theology transformed into in 1905?
A) An independent university
B) A free faculty
C) Part of the University of Paris
D) Closed permanently
  • 24. Which law gave civil personality to bodies formed by the union of several faculties?
A) November 19, 1896
B) April 28, 1893
C) March 17, 1808
D) July 10, 1896
  • 25. What was the Faculty of Humanities commonly known as due to its location?
A) 'The Panthéon'
B) 'The Sorbonne'
C) 'The Eiffel Tower'
D) 'The Louvre'
  • 26. What was the average number of students at the Faculty of Humanities under the July Monarchy?
A) 500
B) 3,000
C) 1,000 to 1,500
D) Rising to 2,000
  • 27. In which year was the Faculty of Sciences in Paris opened?
A) 1962
B) 1971
C) 1826
D) 1811
  • 28. In which year did the Faculty of Sciences move to the Sorbonne?
A) 1826
B) 1811
C) 1962
D) 1971
  • 29. When did the Faculty of Sciences relocate to the Jussieu Campus?
A) 1826
B) 1971
C) 1927
D) 1962
  • 30. In what year did the Faculty of Sciences open a satellite campus at Orsay?
A) 1811
B) 1960
C) 1927
D) 1971
  • 31. When was a satellite campus opened at Orléans?
A) 1971
B) 1811
C) 1927
D) 1960
  • 32. In what year did the University of Paris split into several interdisciplinary universities?
A) 1962
B) 1971
C) 1826
D) 1927
  • 33. Which university was created from the majority of the teaching and research units of the Faculty of Sciences?
A) Université Paris Cité
B) Paris-Saclay University
C) UPMC
D) University of Paris-Sorbonne
  • 34. What major financial support did Sorbonne University receive as part of the 'Initiative d'excellence'?
A) 900 Million euros with no limit of time
B) 1 Billion euros for three years
C) 500 Million euros for five years
D) 700 Million euros for ten years
  • 35. How many faculties does Sorbonne University have?
A) Five
B) Four
C) Two
D) Three
  • 36. Which institute at Sorbonne University is associated with Mathematics?
A) Institut des systèmes intelligents et de robotique
B) Laboratoire Kastler-Brossel
C) LIP6
D) Institut Henri Poincaré
  • 37. Which notable laboratory at Sorbonne University focuses on Quantum Physics?
A) Institut d'astrophysique de Paris
B) Laboratoire Kastler-Brossel
C) Institut des systèmes intelligents et de robotique
D) LIP6
  • 38. Which faculty at Sorbonne University includes studies in health sciences?
A) Science and Engineering
B) Arts and Humanities
C) None of the above
D) Health Sciences
  • 39. Which hospitals are part of the AP-HP Sorbonne University Hospital Group?
A) Hôpital Charles-Foix, Pitié-Salpêtrière Hospital, Hôpital Fondation Rothschild
B) Hôpital Saint-Louis, Hôpital Necker-Enfants Malades
C) Hôpital Bichat-Claude Bernard, Hôpital Saint-Vincent-de-Paul
D) Hôpital de la Croix-Rousse, Hôpital Européen Georges-Pompidou
  • 40. Who decided to convert the Sorbonne into one single building?
A) Henri-Paul Nénot in the late 19th century
B) Politician Jules Ferry in 1881
C) Cardinal Richelieu in 1622
D) Pierre Greard during his tenure as Chief Officer of Education Authority of Paris
  • 41. Which campus is the historical Sorbonne building located at?
A) 47 rue des Écoles in the historic Latin Quarter
B) Rue d'Assas
C) Place du Panthéon
D) Quai de Conti
  • 42. Which of the following is not a part of the AP-HP Sorbonne University Hospital Group?
A) Hôpital Charles-Foix
B) Hôpital Fondation Rothschild
C) Hôpital Saint-Louis
D) Pitié-Salpêtrière Hospital
  • 43. Which building is part of the Sorbonne's historical campus?
A) The Louvre Museum
B) The Grand Amphithéâtre
C) Notre-Dame Cathedral
D) The Eiffel Tower
  • 44. Who was responsible for constructing the current Sorbonne building?
A) Pierre Greard
B) Jules Ferry
C) Cardinal Richelieu
D) Henri-Paul Nénot
  • 45. In which arrondissement is the Pitié-Salpêtrière Campus located?
A) 14th arrondissement
B) 7th arrondissement
C) 5th arrondissement
D) 13th arrondissement
  • 46. When was the Pitié-Salpêtrière Hospital and University Center founded?
A) 1964
B) 1957
C) 1657
D) 1996
  • 47. What is the name of the main part of the Pierre and Marie Curie Campus?
A) CHU Sorbonne
B) Latin Quarter
C) Clignancourt Center
D) Grill d'Albert
  • 48. Where do undergraduate students in Philosophy, History, Geography, Musicology, English, and Spanish take their classes?
A) Clignancourt center
B) Malesherbes center
C) Latin Quarter campus
D) Pitié-Salpêtrière Campus
  • 49. Where do undergraduate students in German studies, Slavic studies, Italic studies, and Romanian studies take their classes?
A) Latin Quarter campus
B) Malesherbes center
C) Pitié-Salpêtrière Campus
D) Clignancourt center
  • 50. Who constructed the building where undergraduate Art History and Archeology classes are held?
A) Nathalie Drach-Temam
B) Louvre Abu Dhabi
C) Paul Bigot
D) Marcel Bataillon
  • 51. In what year was the building for Art History and Archeology classes classified as a national historic building?
A) 1925
B) 1930
C) 1996
D) 2008
  • 52. Which library houses all doctoral dissertations since January 1, 1986?
A) Michelet Library
B) Marcel Bataillon Library
C) Louvre Abu Dhabi
D) Serpente Library
  • 53. Which library is located in the Latin Quarter campus and specializes in Iberian and Latin-American culture?
A) Serpente Library
B) Michelet Library
C) Marcel Bataillon Library
D) Louvre Abu Dhabi
  • 54. When was the exclusive international agreement between Sorbonne and Abu Dhabi signed?
A) 1 January 1986
B) 30 May 2008
C) 19 February 2006
D) 2007
  • 55. Where is Sorbonne University Abu Dhabi located?
A) Reem Island
B) Latin Quarter
C) Jardin du Luxembourg
D) Marais
  • 56. In which language are all programs at Sorbonne University Abu Dhabi taught, except for some exceptions?
A) Spanish
B) English
C) Arabic
D) French
  • 57. What was Sorbonne University's global ranking in the CWUR World University Rankings 2018–2019?
A) 51st place globally
B) 39th place globally
C) 29th place globally
D) 83rd place globally
  • 58. In which field was Pierre and Marie Curie University ranked 4th in the world by the Academic Ranking of World Universities?
A) Health
B) Mathematics
C) Arts and Humanities
D) Social Sciences
  • 59. In which field was Paris-Sorbonne University ranked 9th globally?
A) Mathematics
B) Arts and Humanities
C) Modern languages
D) Social Sciences and Management
  • 60. What was the rank of Paris-Sorbonne University in Arts and Humanities according to QS World University Rankings?
A) 9th globally
B) 127th globally
C) 36th globally
D) 115th globally
  • 61. In which year was the Sorbonne College for bachelor's degrees established?
A) 2010
B) 2014
C) 2016
D) 2013
  • 62. What type of degrees allow students to graduate from both Sorbonne University and Panthéon-Assas University?
A) Single institution bachelor's degrees
B) Cross-institutional bachelor's degrees ('double licences')
C) Professionalizing courses in business management
D) PhD programs
  • 63. What system does Sorbonne University propose that is similar to the Anglo-American university model?
A) Major-minor system
B) Scholar uniform system
C) Double degree system
D) Honorary diploma system
  • 64. Which partnership offers a professionalizing course in business management to Sorbonne University alumni and PhD students?
A) INSEAD
B) FAPERJ
C) UPMC
D) Cambridge
  • 65. Since when has every PhD student at Sorbonne University been delivered an honorary diploma labeled Sorbonne University?
A) 2016
B) 2013
C) 2010
D) 2014
  • 66. In what year was the Sorbonne Doctoral College created?
A) 2014
B) 2011
C) 2013
D) 2016
  • 67. What is the focus of the Department of 3D Craniofacial Reconstruction?
A) Digital technologies in social science
B) Biomedical tools
C) 3D Craniofacial Reconstruction
D) Architecture and anthropology
  • 68. Which foundation is Sorbonne University partnered with for bilateral research programs?
A) League of European Research Universities
B) Brazilian foundation FAPERJ
C) INSEAD
D) China Scholarship Council
  • 69. How many scientific collections does Sorbonne University house that are open to researchers?
A) Ten notable scientific collections
B) Eight notable scientific collections
C) Three notable scientific collections
D) Five notable scientific collections
  • 70. Which collection at Sorbonne University features over 1500 minerals on display?
A) Zoology collection
B) Minerals collection
C) Physics experiments models collection
D) Paleontology collection
  • 71. Which collection at Sorbonne University is a research collection of fossil plants?
A) Charcot Library
B) Paleobotany collection
C) Minerals collection
D) G. Lippmann collection
  • 72. Which Sorbonne alumnus won the Nobel Prize in Physics in 2023?
A) Anne L'Huillier
B) Gérard Mourou
C) Serge Haroche
D) Claude Cohen-Tannoudji
  • 73. Who is known as the 'founding father of convolutional nets'?
A) Ngô Bảo Châu
B) Wendelin Werner
C) Pierre-Louis Lions
D) Yann LeCun
  • 74. Which Sorbonne alumnus was awarded the Fields Medal in 2010?
A) Cédric Villani
B) Wendelin Werner
C) Pierre-Louis Lions
D) Ngô Bảo Châu
  • 75. Who was a pioneering figure in Iranian press freedom?
A) Raphael Armattoe
B) Hossein Towfigh
C) Ľubica Karvašová
D) Taha Hussein
  • 76. Who among the following is a notable alumnus and French synchronized swimmer?
A) Elaine Greene
B) Fatou Kiné Diakhaté
C) Charlotte Tremble
D) Maura Delpero
  • 77. Which Sorbonne alumnus won the Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 2020?
A) Gérard Mourou
B) Anne L'Huillier
C) Emmanuelle Charpentier
D) Serge Haroche
  • 78. Who was the Minister of Education in Egypt in 1950?
A) Jacqueline Ki-Zerbo
B) Raphael Armattoe
C) Taha Hussein
D) Ľubica Karvašová
  • 79. Who won the Fields Medal in 2006?
A) Wendelin Werner
B) Ngô Bảo Châu
C) Cédric Villani
D) Pierre-Louis Lions
  • 80. Which Sorbonne alumnus is a notable art curator and historian?
A) Jacqueline Ki-Zerbo
B) Raphael Armattoe
C) Mona Khazinder
D) Ľubica Karvašová
  • 81. Who among the following is a notable alumnus and Senegalese politician?
A) Fatou Kiné Diakhaté
B) Ľubica Karvašová
C) Raphael Armattoe
D) Jacqueline Ki-Zerbo
  • 82. Which Sorbonne alumnus won the Fields Medal in 1982?
A) Wendelin Werner
B) Alain Connes
C) Ngô Bảo Châu
D) Pierre-Louis Lions
  • 83. Who is a notable alumnus and British literary agent?
A) Ľubica Karvašová
B) Jacqueline Ki-Zerbo
C) Elaine Greene
D) Raphael Armattoe
  • 84. Which Sorbonne alumnus won the Nobel Prize in Physics in 2018?
A) Claude Cohen-Tannoudji
B) Anne L'Huillier
C) Serge Haroche
D) Gérard Mourou
  • 85. Who is a notable alumnus and Québécois singer?
A) Jacqueline Ki-Zerbo
B) Ľubica Karvašová
C) Francine Brunel-Reeves
D) Raphael Armattoe
  • 86. Which Sorbonne alumnus won the Fields Medal in 1994?
A) Ngô Bảo Châu
B) Wendelin Werner
C) Alain Connes
D) Pierre-Louis Lions
  • 87. Which Sorbonne alumnus won the Nobel Prize in Physics in 2012?
A) Serge Haroche
B) Anne L'Huillier
C) Gérard Mourou
D) Claude Cohen-Tannoudji
  • 88. Who is a notable alumnus and Italian Oscar-nominated director?
A) Maura Delpero
B) Ľubica Karvašová
C) Raphael Armattoe
D) Jacqueline Ki-Zerbo
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