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  • 1. Which famous poet's tomb is featured in the ending credits of the 1960 film 'Oscar Wilde'?
A) Georges Bizet
B) Jim Morrison
C) Oscar Wilde
D) Marcel Proust
  • 2. In which film does a character visit the burial sites of Sidonie-Gabrielle Colette, Isadora Duncan, and Édith Piaf?
A) The Doors (1991)
B) Paris, I Love You (2006)
C) French Postcards (1979)
D) Amélie (2001)
  • 3. Which film directed by Oliver Stone includes snapshots of the tombs of Georges Bizet, Oscar Wilde, and Marcel Proust?
A) The Doors (1991)
B) Paris, I Love You (2006)
C) Amélie (2001)
D) French Postcards (1979)
  • 4. In 'Amélie' by Jean-Pierre Jeunet, whose burial is shown with music from Samuel Barber?
A) Jim Morrison
B) Édith Piaf
C) Oscar Wilde
D) Sarah Bernhardt
  • 5. Which Wes Craven film features a couple strolling through the cemetery trying to find Oscar Wilde's tomb?
A) Amélie (2001)
B) Paris, I Love You (2006)
C) French Postcards (1979)
D) The Doors (1991)
  • 6. In '2 Days in Paris' by Julie Delpy, which tomb does Marion lean on?
A) Oscar Wilde's
B) Marcel Proust's
C) Jim Morrison's
D) Georges Bizet's
  • 7. 'Oscar and Jim' is a short film set entirely in which location?
A) Père Lachaise Cemetery
B) A columbarium
C) A photo shoot studio
D) 20th arrondissement of Paris
  • 8. In 'Holy Motors' by Leos Carax, where is Monsieur Merde's kidnapping scene set?
A) A photo shoot
B) A concert hall
C) The cemetery
D) A park
  • 9. Where does the final scene of 'Elle' by Paul Verhoeven take place?
A) At the columbarium of Père Lachaise Cemetery
B) In a concert hall
C) In a park
D) At a photo shoot
  • 10. Which film features Grindelwald convening his followers at Père Lachaise?
A) Paris, I Love You (2006)
B) Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald (2018)
C) The Doors (1991)
D) Amélie (2001)
  • 11. In which year was the Monument aux Morts erected in Père Lachaise?
A) 1918
B) 1899
C) 2000
D) 1945
  • 12. Who sculpted the Aux Morts monument at Père Lachaise?
A) Henri Chapu
B) Claude Monet
C) Albert Bartholomé
D) Auguste Rodin
  • 13. What is stored separately from bones in the Aux Morts ossuary?
A) Relics
B) Candles
C) Ashes
D) Fossils
  • 14. How long are gravesite leases typically issued for at Père Lachaise?
A) 50 years
B) 30 years
C) Lifetime
D) 100 years
  • 15. What happens to remains if a gravesite lease is not renewed in Père Lachaise?
A) They are buried elsewhere
B) They are left in place
C) They are moved to the Aux Morts ossuary
D) They are cremated again
  • 16. What is one of the flora species found at Père Lachaise?
A) Orchids
B) Daisies
C) Tulips
D) Roses
  • 17. Which animal population was reduced due to a sterilisation program at Père Lachaise?
A) Foxes
B) Rabbits
C) Feral cats
D) Squirrels
  • 18. How many species of birds are found in Père Lachaise?
A) 100
B) 150
C) 200
D) 50
  • 19. What is the estimated number of people buried at Père Lachaise according to the official website of Paris as of 2012?
A) 750,000
B) One million
C) 300,000
D) 500,000
  • 20. What is one of the reasons for the difficulty in being buried at Père Lachaise today?
A) There is a waiting list and very few plots are available
B) The cemetery is closed for renovations
C) It is only open to French citizens
D) Burials are banned
  • 21. In what year did the Jewish enclosure in Père Lachaise Cemetery first open?
A) 1865
B) 1887
C) 1810
D) 1804
  • 22. Which division served as the Jewish enclosure from 1865 to 1887?
A) 7th division
B) 87th division
C) 96th division
D) 85th division
  • 23. Who was one of the notable individuals buried in the Jewish enclosure during the 19th century?
A) Marie-Gabriel Jolivet
B) J.D. Sintzheim
C) Robles Rothschild
D) Rachel Félix
  • 24. In what year was the Muslim enclosure at Père Lachaise Cemetery opened?
A) 1881
B) 1871
C) 1856
D) 1857
  • 25. Who created the plans for the mosque in the Muslim enclosure?
A) Robles Rothschild
B) Marie-Gabriel Jolivet
C) J.D. Sintzheim
D) Rachel Félix
  • 26. How many burials occurred in the Muslim enclosure between 1856 and 1870?
A) 7
B) 96
C) 44
D) 87
  • 27. What year did a law make segregation in cemeteries illegal, affecting the Muslim enclosure?
A) 1881
B) 1914
C) 1856
D) 1871
  • 28. Which empire was responsible for maintaining the mosque in the Muslim enclosure before World War I?
A) German Empire
B) French Empire
C) British Empire
D) Ottoman Empire
  • 29. What happened to the mosque in the Muslim enclosure during World War I?
A) It was renovated
B) It was expanded
C) It was moved
D) It was destroyed
  • 30. In what year were plans for reconstructing the mosque abandoned in favor of building the Grand Mosque of Paris?
A) 1923
B) 1857
C) 1914
D) 1881
  • 31. What was included in the Muslim enclosure for purification purposes?
A) Purification room
B) Counter for religious effects
C) Lavatorium
D) Waiting room
  • 32. In which arrondissement is Père Lachaise Cemetery located?
A) 20th arrondissement
B) 12th arrondissement
C) 18th arrondissement
D) 5th arrondissement
  • 33. Which Paris Métro station is closest to the main entrance of Père Lachaise Cemetery?
A) Anvers on Line 2
B) Philippe Auguste on Line 2
C) Père Lachaise on Line 3
D) Château d'Eau on Line 4
  • 34. Who designed Père Lachaise Cemetery?
A) Alexandre-Théodore Brongniart
B) Pierre Abélard
C) Jean de La Fontaine
D) Napoleon Bonaparte
  • 35. What architectural style was used for the grave of the Greffulhe family?
A) Neo-Gothic
B) Baroque
C) Renaissance
D) Neoclassical
  • 36. How many times was Père Lachaise expanded?
A) Five times
B) Twice
C) Seven times
D) Three times
  • 37. Who led the suppression of the Paris Commune?
A) Adolphe Thiers
B) Charles de Gaulle
C) Louis-Napoléon Bonaparte
D) Georges Clemenceau
  • 38. How many graves did Père Lachaise contain in 1830?
A) More than 33,000 graves
B) 13 graves
C) 50 graves
D) 100 graves
  • 39. What was the original size of Père Lachaise when it opened in 1804?
A) 30 hectares (75 acres)
B) 10 hectares (25 acres)
C) 17 hectares (42 acres)
D) 44 hectares (110 acres)
  • 40. Which arrondissement is Montmartre Cemetery located in?
A) 5th arrondissement
B) 20th arrondissement
C) 18th arrondissement
D) 12th arrondissement
  • 41. What year did Père Lachaise Cemetery open?
A) 1820
B) 1804
C) 1789
D) 1850
  • 42. Who designed the funerary chapel at Père Lachaise Cemetery?
A) Alexandre-Théodore Brongniart
B) Carl Maumejean
C) Jean-Camille Formigé
D) Étienne-Hippolyte Godde
  • 43. In what year was the first cremation performed at Père Lachaise Cemetery?
A) 1889
B) 1905
C) 1894
D) 1963
  • 44. Which architectural style characterizes the columbarium and crematorium designed by Jean-Camille Formigé?
A) Romanesque
B) Gothic
C) Byzantine Revival
D) Neoclassical
  • 45. Who decorated the main dome of the crematorium with stained glass windows in the 1920s?
A) Alexandre-Théodore Brongniart
B) Carl Maumejean
C) Étienne-Hippolyte Godde
D) Jean-Camille Formigé
  • 46. What percentage of funerals in Paris were cremations by 2012?
A) 60%
B) 75%
C) 45%
D) 30%
  • 47. When was the cemetery cross removed from Père Lachaise?
A) 1963
B) November 1887
C) June 1883
D) December 1905
  • 48. How many levels does the final columbarium have?
A) Two
B) Four
C) Six
D) Three
  • 49. What year was the funerary chapel sanctified by the Catholic Church?
A) 1834
B) 1889
C) 1823
D) 1905
  • 50. In which TV show does Daryl Dixon visit Jim Morrison's grave?
A) The Walking Dead: Daryl Dixon
B) Emily in Paris
C) Relic Hunter
D) Family Guy
  • 51. Which video game features a cemetery named 'Mère-Lachaiselongue' as homage to Père Lachaise?
A) The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt
B) Assassin's Creed Unity
C) Red Dead Redemption II
D) The Saboteur by Pandemic Studios
  • 52. Which book by Willa Cather features a character buried at Père Lachaise?
A) Les Misérables
B) The Old Beauty
C) Sentimental Education
D) Père Goriot
  • 53. In which TV show does Stewie look for Marcel Proust's grave?
A) Relic Hunter
B) Emily in Paris
C) The Walking Dead: Daryl Dixon
D) Family Guy – Season 21, Episode 7 'The Stewaway'
  • 54. In which video game is Père Lachaise Cemetery depicted during Nazi-occupied Paris?
A) The Saboteur by Pandemic Studios
B) Call of Duty: WWII
C) Battlefield V
D) Wolfenstein II: The New Colossus
  • 55. Which book features a mother named Beatrice buried at Père Lachaise?
A) Waiting for Gertrude: A Graveyard Gothic by Bill Richardson
B) Mon Ami by David Eustace
C) Les Misérables by Victor Hugo
D) The Enemy by Lee Child
  • 56. Which art work was created at Père Lachaise Cemetery and exhibited in 2023?
A) Mon Ami by David Eustace
B) Père la Chaise by Lydia Huntley Sigourney
C) The Enemy by Lee Child
D) Sentimental Education by Gustave Flaubert
  • 57. In which book is Jean Valjean buried at Père Lachaise?
A) Waiting for Gertrude: A Graveyard Gothic by Bill Richardson
B) Père Goriot by Balzac
C) Les Misérables by Victor Hugo
D) The Old Beauty by Willa Cather
  • 58. Which Spanish author wrote a book based on Père Lachaise Cemetery and uses TikTok to tell stories about its graves?
A) Lee Child
B) Victoria Sánchez
C) Bill Richardson
D) Willa Cather
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