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What variety of wine, produced by sought after grapes, has a majority produced in the Loire Valley?

le vin blanc

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What is the longest river in France?

La Loire

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True or False: There are châteaux that are inhabited and used daily by families.

True, Château de Brissac has been in the same family for over 500 years!

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True or False: A local delicacy, rillettes, is a type of cheese.

False, it consists of pork belly that is cooked long and slow, and then placed on top of bread.

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What was the most valuable resource transported along the Loire River?

Salt

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Valençay goat cheese was given it's shape based on a story about what famous French ruler?

Napoléon; not liking how it was a pyramid after being defeated by the Egyptians, he lobbed off the top.

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What type of castles most closely resemble the châteaux from centuries ago?

an English castle

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True or False: There are people who live in the Loire Valley that live in underground homes.

True: The area has several small villages of homes that have been carved out of cliff faces and tunneled underground.

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True or False: The Loire Valley's warm climate is the key to the success of their grapes, and therefore wine.

False: The Loire Valley actually has a cool climate.

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The Rose de la Paix was specially created to commemorate what historical event?

D Day Landings in Normandy

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What famous person from French history is renowned in the Loire Valley?

Jeanne d'Arc

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True or False: Quernon d'Ardoise is a candy covered in blue chocolate.

True, it's filling is an almond and hazelnut filling, coated in blue chocolate.

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