This is wrong, 10 km is already enormous The sea retreats at high speed over ten kilometres, but returns just as quickly. The expression devoted to “at Mont Saint-Michel the tide rises at the speed of a galloping horse”, taken up by the media and tourist guides for the general public, is wrongly attributed to Victor Hugo. The correct answer is Juno Beach Juno Beach is the code name of one of the main Allied landing beaches in Normandy on June 6, 1944 during the Second World War. It extends over 8 km, between a point to the west located halfway between Courseulles-sur-Mer and the place called La Rivière, a hamlet east of Ver-sur-Mer and Saint-Aubin -sur-Mer to the east. It is bordered by Gold Beach to the west and Sword Beach to the east. Its capture was assigned to the 3rd Canadian Infantry Division commanded by Major-General Rodney Keller, assisted by the Royal Canadian Navy and the British Royal Navy. The objectives of the 3rd Division were to cut the Caen-Bayeux road axis, capture the Carpiquet airfield and establish the junction with the British beaches of Gold Beach and Sword Beach. Good answer : leopard On the Norman flag are two yellow leopards on a red background. But why leopards? Leopards in Normandy, admit that it is rather Funny. It was his descendants who used these leopards, even lions…but rather leopards. At that time it was not very clear. To put it simply, the head of the animal in front is a leopard, in profile it is a lion. It was Henri II Plantagenêt (1133-1189) who chose the coat of arms with two leopards. Henri’s son, Richard Cœur de lion, will add a 3rd leopard The correct answer is north man If the Normans are currently the inhabitants of Normandy, the term also historically refers to the inhabitants of the Duchy of Normandy. In the past, the word Normans was used to describe the Vikings. This is why its etymology is explained by Frankish or Scandinavian and literally means “Men of the North”. The correct answer is Old Market Square The reputation of the square is linked to the torture of Joan of Arc who was burned alive there on May 30, 1431. The place of public executions with the pillory and the firewall for the pyres was exhumed at the same time as the foundations of the Saint-Sauveur church during excavations carried out from 1970 to 1976.
#1. How do you recognize a Norman cow?
#2. Where is the Norman sausage made?
#3. What is the nickname of Livarot cheese?
#4. In the bay of Mont Saint Michel the sea can retreat up to 15km offshore?
#5. What is Normandy's oldest dessert?
#6. On which Normandy beach did Canadian troops land in 1944?
#8. Which animal is emblematic of Normandy?
To try to understand, you have to go back a few hundred years. Contrary to legend, it was not William the Conqueror who decided to use leopards on his coat of arms.
These animals obviously evoke strength, bravery and nobility, so consistent with the medieval ideal
These leopards, therefore, come from the oldest known coat of arms of the Plantagenets, in the 12th century.#9. What does Norman mean?
#10. In which place Jeanne d'Arc was burned alive?
#11. What is the name of the part of the Normandy coast that stretches from Asnelles to Ouistréham?
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