French Police quiz

More questions about French Police

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1. 1 Easy

   In which city is the French national police based?

   Answer: Paris

   Why: Paris hosts the French national police, but Interpol's world headquarters has stood in Lyon since 1989.

2. 2 Medium

   Which Paris quay gave its name to the old Judicial Police headquarters?

   Answer: Quai des Orfèvres

   Why: The judicial police occupied the famous 36 Quai des Orfèvres address for over a century until moving in 2017.

3. 3 Hard

   In which city was the first French police crime lab opened?

   Answer: Lyon

   Why: The Lyon police lab began in 1910 inside just two attic rooms situated above the city courthouse.

4. 4 Easy

   Which pipe-smoking detective appears in Georges Simenon's novels?

   Answer: Jules Maigret

   Why: While readers often confuse French-speaking detectives, Poirot is Belgian while Maigret is a French police commissioner.

5. 5 Medium

   Which French plainclothes police squad targets street crime?

   Answer: BAC

   Why: Officers in the BAC operate in plainclothes and unmarked vehicles to intercept flagrant offenses directly.

6. 6 Hard

   Which intelligence service succeeded the DCRI in 2014?

   Answer: DGSI

   Why: While the DGSI handles domestic security under the Interior Ministry, the foreign intelligence agency DGSE answers to the Armed Forces.