Eye Prefer Paris Contest: Quiz #2

I have been thinking of a new quiz and thought since it was my third anniversary last month I would do a quiz based on your knowledge of Eye Prefer Paris. Now I get to see who are most my avid readers and loyal fans.

There are ten questions spanning three years of my blog and to help you just a little bit, I put the year the story was posted after each question.Subscribers, an easy way to access my postings is to go directly to the blog www.eyepreferparis.com. From there, look on the right sidebar under archives, and you will find archives from every month since July 2006. Another shortcut is to go to the categories list and access postings from there. For example, for a question about a Parisian of the Month, click on Parisian of the Month and all of them will come up. You can email the answers to r.nahem@gmail.com and contest winners will be announced next Thursday, July 16. Good luck and I look forward to your answers.

Oops! Forgot the most important part. THE BIG PRIZE!
An all expense paid trip to Paris for three weeks, staying at the Ritz Hotel,dining at 3 star restaurants every night, a chauffeured limousine, and a private jet at your disposal. Just Kidding! (Maybe one day if I get a sponsor).

All kidding aside, I will be awarding two wonderful prizes to the first two people who answer all the questions correctly.

First Prize: A copy of the Paris Movie Walks, a terrific and most original book with ten walks in different arrondissements that feature Paris movie locations.From Bourne's Identity to Da Vinci's code to Amelie's Montmartre cafe to the grand stairs Audrey Hepburn ran down in Funny Face, movie buff and journalist Michael Schuermann has put together 160 famous and even some obscure movie locations all over Paris.

 

Second Prize: A copy of the new CD Paris to Cuba by Mario Grigorov, with sexy, sauntering instrumental tracks just right for Paris summer nights and two sexy, sultry vocal tracks by Melissa Newman. The CD is inspired by Mario Grigorov's love of Paris architecture as well as traditional and classical French music.Click here to listen to some sample tracks.

1.    What is the name of the man who I went with on the Champagne tour?(2008)
A.    Trong
B.    Sam
C.    Cyril
D.    George Clooney

2.    What is the name of the chocolate shop in the 9th arr. with the chocolate bars from Lyon and the name of the woman that owns the shop?(2009)
A.    La Maison du Chocolate, Madame Ruiz
B.     Jean Paul Hevin, Madame Bourgeois
C.    A Tale of Two Cities, Madame DeFarge
D.    A l’Etoile d’Or, Madame Acabo

3.    What’s the name of the huge, fabulous emporium with a used bookshop, Annick Goutal perfume bar, house wares, furniture, and children's clothing? (2009)
A.    Loft
B.    Merci
C.    Walmart
D.    Colette

4.    Where was I a guest of honor?(2007)
A.    Hotel de Ville
B.    American Library
C.    Patricia Laplante Collins Paris Soirees
D.    Friars Club New York

5.    What foreign country did I visit and write two posts about?(2006)
A.    Morocco
B.    Germany
C.    Italy
D.    Iraq

6.    What glamorous film awards did I attend? (2007)
A.    The Oscars
B.    The Independent Film Awards
C.    The Tijuana Mexico Film Awards
D.    The European Film Awards

7.    What cemetery did I visit with Mary and Phil from Cincinnati and what famous grave was there?(2009)
A.    Père Lachaise, Jim Morrison
B.    Russian Orthodox Cemetery, Rudolf Nureyev
C.    Montparansse, Jean Paul Sartre
D.    Forest Hill Cemetery, Elvis Presley

8.    What famous Paris church did I go to with Polly (Sundays with Polly & Richard) that I had never visited before? (2008)
A Notre Dame
B. Church where Tammy Faye and Jim Bakker preached
C. St. Eustache
D. Saint Chapelle

9.    What upscale outdoor market where Catherine Deneuve shops at did I visit? (2006)
A.    Richard Lenoir
B.    Marche Aligre
C.    Farmers Market, Los Angeles
D.    Raspail Bio Market

10.    What Parisian of the Month is the events producer for the Mairie (city hall) of the 6th Arr. and organized a picnic for elderly women in Jardin du Luxembourg? (2008)
A.    Isabel Huppert
B.    Edith Lecoq
C.    Eva Gele
D.    Susan Shup

New! Eye Prefer Paris Cooking Classes
I am happy to announce the launch of Eye Prefer Paris Cooking Classes. Come take an ethnic culinary journey with me and chef and caterer Charlotte Puckette, author of the bestseller The Ethnic Paris Cookbook. First we will shop at a Paris green-market for the freshest ingredients and then return to Charlotte’s professional kitchen near the Eiffel Tower to cook a three-course lunch. After, we will indulge in the delicious feast we prepared along with hand-selected wines.

Cost: 185 euros per person (about $240)
Time: 9:30AM- 2PM (approximately 4 1/2 hours)
Location: We will meet by a metro station close to the market
Class days: Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
Minimum of 3 students, maximum 6 students.

Click here to sign up for the next class or for more info.

I am pleased as punch to announce the launch of Eye Prefer Paris Tours, which are 3-hour walking tours I will personally be leading. The Eye Prefer Paris Tour includes many of the places I have written about such as small museums & galleries, restaurants, cafes & food markets, secret addresses, fashion & home boutiques, parks, and much more.

I look forward to meeting you on my tours and it will be my pleasure and delight to show you my insiders Paris.
Check it out at www.eyepreferparistours.com

Comments

[John]

I, I, I...so many Is here. How about a quiz about Paris and not about Richard?

[Jonas]

Thank you for the pleasure I receive from reading your blog, and from sharing in part of your world.

Your faithful reader,Jonas

[Linda]

Well haven't I had a fun time buzzing around your site seeking the answers. At least it made me go further back into the archives than I had previously. Thank you so much for the site. I adore browsing around soaking it all up when all I am doing is sitting here in Brisbane Australia wishing I was back in Paris.
I absolutely love your site and will say more about it once I have read all the archives. The coverage of art in particular has enthralled me in the past.