Exploring Brittany: A Quiz on Geography and Culture Quiz - Test Your Knowledge

the founder of the artists' group Les Nabis, Paul Sérusier, spent long visits painting in the Breton village of Châteauneuf-du-Faou.

the top of the Chapel of Saint-Michel at Parc naturel régional d'Armorique is the highest point in Brittany, France.

the vagaries of the Couesnon River place Mont Saint-Michel in Normandy rather than Brittany.

the first Earl of Wiltshire was a Breton viscount, Harvey of Léon, who served Stephen of England in the first phase of the civil war called the Anarchy.

the Barnenez Mound (pictured) in Brittany, France, is a cairn with 11 chambers built of 13,000 to 14,000 tons of stone dating to about 4500 BC, making it one of the earliest megalithic monuments in Europe.

Gavrinis, an island in the Gulf of Morbihan off the coast of Brittany, France, has a rich abundance of megalithic art from the New Stone Age.

according to Breton folklore, not completing the 600 km long Tro Breizh in one's lifetime would condemn their soul to repeating a tour of equivalent length every seven years from within their coffin.

an article she wrote about boar hunting in Brittany led to Kate Betts' career as a fashion journalist.

Camille Le Mercier d'Erm and his colleagues formed the Breton Nationalist Party in 1911 to advocate the independence of Brittany from France.

Exploring Brittany: A Quiz on Geography and Culture

1 What is the total area of Brittany in square km?

2 What is the motto of Brittany?

3 How many square miles is Brittany in area?

4 What time offset in UTC is Brittany in during daylight savings?

5 What timezone is Brittany in?

6 What role did Brittany play in the telemovie Wire Desire?

7 What is the total population of Brittany?

8 What timezone is Brittany in during daylight savings?

9 [4] Over time the Armorican British colony expanded, forming a group of petty kingdoms which were later unified in the 840s under ________ in resistance to Frankish control.

10 TGV train services link the region with cities such as Paris, Lyon, Marseille, and ________ in France.

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