How well do you know South-West France ?

1 - What is a baïne?
A. A tree stump, washed up as driftwood on the beach
B. A walkway through the dunes to reach the beach
C. A natural basin, between the coast and a sand bank, which fills with water

2 - What is the highest point in the Pyrenees-Atlantiques?
A. The Pic Palas
B. The Pic du Midi d'Ossau
C. The Grande Aiguille d'Ansabère

3 - What is the capacity of a barrel of Bordeaux wine?
A. 225 liters (300 bottles)
B. 7.5 liters (10 bottles)
C. 75 liters (100 bottles)

4 - Among these prehistoric caves, which one of them is not in Perigord?
A. The Chauvet Cave (La Grotte Chauvet)
B. The Cave of the Wizard (La Grotte du Sorcier)
C. The Lascaux Cave (La Grotte de Lascaux)

5 - How high is the Dune du Pilat?
A. 14 meters
B. 114 meters
C. 1,400 meters

6 - Wine: which of these appellations is not from the Southwest?
A. Châteauneuf-du-Pape
B. Lalande-de-Pomerol
C. Jurançon

7 - Where are the gorges of Aveyron?
A. In the Aveyron
B. In the Lot
C. In the Tarn-et-Garonne

8 - Where are the Gorges du Tarn?
A. In the Tarn
B. In the Aveyron
C. In the Lozère

9 - Which departments does the Dordogne river pass through?
A. Puy-de-Dôme,
B. Corrèze,
C. Cantal,
D. Lot,
E. Dordogne,
F. Gironde

Illustration: Maud Lalève

Answers:
1-C; 2-A; 3- A; 4-A; 5-B; 6-A; 7-C; 8-B and C; 9- all.