Questionnaire sur Jean-François CAIL - Association CAIL

Jean-François CAIL Quiz
 Room 1 - While watching the film :
1 - On which Paris landmark would you find J-F CAIL’s name ?
Arc de Triomphe
Obélisque
Tour Eiffel
X
2 - When was J-F CAIL born ?
1800
1804 X
1802
X
- And where ?
Look at the display panels and the family tree
3 - How many children did J-F CAIL have ? 2
3
X
4
Look in the tall display case:
4 - Which factory was damaged in a fire in December 1865 ?
Quai de Billy
Grenelle
Denain
X
 Room 3
Look at the display panel “Distillerie et sucrerie, coeur des activités de Jean-François CAIL à partir des années 1820”
5 – Which of these is used to produce rum (‘rhum’) ?
X
Look at the display panel “Jean-François CAIL et l’histoire sucrière des Antilles”
6 - What was the name of the sugar refining system introduced to the West Indies by JeanFrançois CAIL ?
Usine centrale
X
Habitation sucrerie
Look in display case 5
7 – How long did the siege of Paris last? 5 months X
6 weeks
2 years.
Look in display case 6
8 - What was the name of the film which starred the Crampton ?
The Railway Children
The Great train Robbery
Lady L X
Look at the display panel “Jean-François CAIL et le chemin de fer à partir des années 1840”
9 - The ‘Pont de l’Europe’ is at which Paris railway station ?
Orsay
Montparnasse
Saint-Lazare
X
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Look in display case 10
10 - How many barrow-loads of earth were dug out during the drainage works at ‘La
Briche’ ?
30,000
1,000
390,000
X
Look in display case 11
11 - Who was the manager at ‘La Briche’ ?
Pinpin X
Actif
Rillé
Look in display case 12
12 - Whose portraits appear on the medals struck by the Presse produced by Jean-François
CAIL ?
Emperor and empress of Russia
Emperor and empress of France
Emperor and Empress of Japan
X
 Room 6
13 - What kind of wood was used for the bedroom furniture ?
Ebony (acajou)
Oak (chêne)
Rosewood (palissandre) X
14 - Where did J-F CAIL die (décédé) ?
Les Plans
X
Chef-Boutonne
Paris
- And where is his tomb ?
Le Père Lachaise X
La Briche
Chef-Boutonne
Look in display case 1
15 - J-F CAIL’s ‘livret ouvrier’ refers to which trade ?
Shoemaker (cordonnier)
Boilermaker (chaudronnier) X
Tinsmith (ferblantier)
Look in display case 2
16 - What noteworthy item in the Hôtel CAIL was produced by his workmen ?
La fontaine
La rampe de l'escalier
X
Les parquets
 Chronology in the room on ground floor
17 - Who was king when J-F Cail started building railway engines ?
Charles X
Louis Philippe
Napoléon III
X
- And when he became involved in agriculture ?
Charles X
Louis Philippe
Napoléon III
X
18 - At which exhibition did he win the ‘grande médaille d’honneur’ ?
1851
1855
X
1867
The answers can be found on the Association's site (page Actualité)
www.cailjf.sitew.com
www.chef-boutonne.fr
[email protected]
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