2023-11-28 12:19:07
With a general average “around 30 out of 60”, the Miss France 2024 promotion recorded the lowest results in the history of the competition. But the exam prepared by Cindy Fabre was particularly difficult.
The winners of the general culture prize of Miss France had accustomed us to dizzying scores ranging from 17 to 19.5 out of 20 in recent years. This knowledge test so dear to Sylvie Tellier was put in place not to sanction the candidates but to encourage them to take an interest in the widest possible field of knowledge. For the organizers of the competition, it is a question of ensuring that the future Miss France will be able to look good in front of the media in particular.
Since the departure of the former director of the Miss France competition, it is Cindy Fabre who has taken up the torch this year. The one who had been crowned Miss France 2005 concocted with her teams a particularly tough general knowledge test with a majority of open answers, instead of the multiple choice questions, and a dictation counting for 1/12th of the overall mark. Result: a general average which flirts with the red line and a winner (Adeline Vetter, Miss Normandy) who must be satisfied with only 14.2 out of 20.
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Fairly good mention for the results of the general knowledge test for Miss France 2024
The intellectual and cultural level of the 30 candidates for Miss France 2024 has nothing to envy of that of their predecessors as the difficulty of the general knowledge test was less in previous years. For comparison, more than 50,000 of you have attempted this knowledge exam in more favorable conditions (with suggested answers to each question) and without dictation. The general average of Internet users is 12 out of 20 this year compared to 14/20 in 2022.
The most difficult questions? The number of starred restaurants in Côte-d’Or in 2023 was only known by 22% of you. In mathematics, only 19% found the exact price of the chouquette in a trick exercise and 32% completed the numerical sequence. In nature and ecology, only 27% of you were able to find the estimated percentage of fresh water on Earth. In French, although you all certainly love to eat them, on the other hand writing the word waffle was only within the reach of 36% of participants.
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The answers to the general knowledge test of Miss France 2024
NEWS
Which country joined the eurozone this year?
Croatia: 52% correct answers
In which country will the next Rugby World Cup take place?
Australia: 35%
What Nobel Prize did the two Frenchmen Anne L’Huillier and Pierre Agostini receive this year?
Physique : 54%
The year 2024 is synonymous with the Olympic Games. Which Miss France will be the ambassador of the Olympic torch relay alongside Thomas Pesquet, Jamel Debbouze and Thierry Marx?
Marine Lrouille: 37%
Which great French actress lent her image to the poster for the 2023 Cannes Film Festival?
Catherine Deneuve : 51%
Which French pastry chef is the first woman to have been crowned “best pastry chef in the world”, a prize awarded by the International Union of Bakers and Pastry Chefs, last October?
Nina Métayer: 67%
In which city will COP 28 take place, which will begin on November 30?
Dubai: 53%
How many starred restaurants are there in Côte-d’Or in 2023?
15 : 22%
HISTORY GEOGRAPHY
What is the capital of…
– Brazil? Brasília: 68%
– Morocco ? Flap: 61%
– Bolivia? La Paz: 75%
– Norway? Oslo: 63%
– Türkiye ? Ankara: 65%
– Swiss ? Bern: 54%
Which country is called “the land of the Rising Sun”?
Japan: 72%
The Miss Universe election took place in El Salvador. If you go to the beach in this country, which ocean will you swim in?
The Pacific: 56%
What event was celebrated on May 6 this year in the United Kingdom?
The coronation of King Charles III: 95%
Prehistory begins with the appearance of the first human beings on Earth. What event marks the end?
The invention of writing: 42%
Which historical figure is at the origin of the Civil Code?
Napoleon Bonaparte: 84%
In what means of transport was the Armistice of November 11, 1918 signed?
A train: 90%
In 1965, what rights did women obtain?
The right to open a bank account without their husband’s authorization: 42%
On February 1, 1954, while a cold wave crossed France, a man launched an emergency appeal on the airwaves and in the newspapers to help the homeless. What was his name ?
Abbot Pierre: 83%
Which countries have a common border with French Guiana?
Brazil and Suriname: 43%
LOGIC
A croissant and a chouquette cost 2.10 euros in total. The croissant costs 2 euros more than the chouquette. How much does chouquette cost?
5 cents: 19% (chouquette at 5 cents + croissant at 2.05 euros = 2.10 euros)
Nathan and Tom are 64 years old between them. Knowing that Nathan is 3 times older than Tom, how old is Tom?
16 ans : 55%
If an item that was initially worth 15 euros is on sale at less than 20%, its price is…
12 euros : 79%
What is my average score if I got a 4, a 6, a 9 and a 20/20?
9.75 out of 20: 60%
Complete the numerical sequence: 3, 13, 1113, 3113…
132113: 32% (after 3, each number is a numerical reading of the previous one: one three (13) then one one and one three (1113) then three one and one three (3113) then one three and two one and one three (132113))
In a lake, water lilies begin to grow. Every day, the area they cover doubles in size. If it took the water lilies 48 days to cover the entire lake, how many days did it take them to cover half of it?
47 days: 36%
Your doctor prescribes one pill for you to take every half hour, how long will it take you to take six pills?
2:30 a.m.: 33% (a first pill at the start, a second after 30 minutes, a third at one hour, a fourth at 1:30 a.m., a fifth at two hours and a last at 2:30 a.m.)
R3 J1 N6 D4 I5 A2 = Jardin. C1 P5 R2 U4 E6 O3 = ?
Croup: 64% (each letter is followed by its position in the word to be formed)
21VN 32TX 43QS… Following this logic, what are the two letters to put behind 54?
CE: 34% (in each case, the first letter corresponds to the first letter of the first number in its written form and the second letter corresponds to the last letter of the second number in its written form. For 54, it is therefore Fifty and four.)
What is the solution to the equation: 28x + 30y + 31z = 365
x = 1, y = 4, z = 7 : 45%
ART AND LITERATURE
On which hand does Rodin’s Thinker rest his chin?
The right: 54%
In the sequel to which legendary 80s film did Tom Cruise reprise his role as Pete “Maverick” Mitchell in 2022?
Top Gun : 86%
Who is the author of this famous quote: “You are not born a woman. We become it.”
Simone de Beauvoir: 58%
Which famous French song duo released a new album in 2022 entitled “Les autres c’est nous”?
Bigflo and Oli : 59%
What ceremony rewards the world of music in the United States?
Grammy Awards : 87%
Which artist is the author of this famous Moulin Rouge poster?
Toulouse Lautrec: 70%
NATURE AND ECOLOGY
What is the estimated percentage of fresh water on Earth?
2,5% : 27%
What is an endemic plant?
A species that only grows in a limited geographic region: 60%
Which of these wastes takes the longest to decompose in nature?
The plastic bottle: 39%
A huge sheet of waste is floating in the Pacific Ocean. Its size is estimated at…
3 times France: 66%
Among these propositions, which of these animals kills the most humans each year?
The hippopotamus: 65%
TRAFFIC LAWS
What shape can be seen in the center of the right priority sign?
A cross: 64%
Which vehicle must give way?
Blue: 70%
It is permitted to make telephone calls while driving with a headset:
Faux : 84%
FRENCH LANGUAGE
Which word is closest in meaning to “consensus”?
Accord : 92%
Exact is to incorrect as skillful is to:
Gauche : 79%
What word can we associate with these two definitions: “A little classical dancer” and “A miserly friend”?
Rat : 86%
Conjugate the following sentences with the verb “to wear”: The dresses that were [porter] for the selection of the 15 finalists in 2022 were pink. If I am elected Miss France, I [porter] the scarf with pride.
“carries” and “will carry”: 65%
What word is missing to reconstruct two popular expressions?
Wolf: 69% (“When we talk about the wolf, we see its tail” and “Throw ourselves into the wolf’s den”)
Which of these words is spelled correctly?
Waffle: 36%
ENGLISH
Complete the following sentence by conjugating the verb indicated in parentheses…
Sonia (to be) the most beautiful girl in my campus ? Is : 81% ; Was : 16%
Look at the door ! Tom is (to open) it now ? Opening : 78%
I (to run) as soon as they told me so ? Ran : 53%
Koffi and Mary (to win) National Cup of tennis two months ago ? Won : 71%
When I (to play) tennis last morning, I won every match ? Played : 81%
BONUS
In what year was the Miss France competition broadcast for the first time on TF1?
1995 for Miss France 1996: 61%
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