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Nov 2022
29m 56s

Paris trivia quiz: Ten questions for you

Oliver Gee
About this episode

To celebrate the launch of our new book, Grace the Giraffe in Paris, we've put together a little pub quiz for you all. 

Ten questions, getting progressively harder. 

The rules: Answer out loud. If you're right, you get the points. That's it. 

Good luck.

Find our book here: www.theearfultower.com/grace or browse the whole shop here: www.theearfultower.com/shop 

Become a Patron here: www.patreon.com/theearfultower 

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