This week on The Sound Kitchen you’ll hear the answer to the quiz about Paris’ “low-traffic zone” policy. Listener Hans Verner Lollike from Denmark shares two of the unique moments in his life, there’s Ollia Horton’s “Happy Moment”, music chosen by The Sound Kitchen’s producing engineer, musician Erwan Rome - and of course, the new quiz question, too. Just click on the “Audio” arrow above and enjoy!
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This week’s quiz: On the 5th of June, I asked you about a Parisian project that had just come into effect, the “low traffic zone” policy. High-polluting diesel vehicles more than 15 years old are now banned from entering the Paris region on weekdays between 8 am and 8 pm. This is part of a series of efforts to enforce a low emissions zone around the French capital.
I asked you to write in and tell me in which districts of Paris these high-polluting vehicles will be banned.
The answer is: four central arrondissements, or districts, including the two islands on the Seine River – one of which is home to Notre-Dame Cathedral. The zone would also include the medieval Marais quarter, the Louvre Museum, and a large part of the historic Left Bank.
The winners are: Naved Raiyan, the president of the RFI Fan Club in Murshidabad, India, and Ferhat Bezazel, the president of the RFI Butterflies Club Ain Kechera in West Skikda, Algeria. Rounding out the list of lucky winners this week are RFI Listener Club members Riaz Hussain from District Chiniot, Pakistan; Kanwar Sandhu from British Columbia in Canada, and Ilyas Fachri from Pekanbaru, Indonesia.
Congratulations winners!
Here’s the music you heard on this week’s programme: “Allegro vivace” from the Piano Sonata No 2 in A major by Ludwig van Beethoven, performed by Vladimir Ashkenazy; the main theme and first victim music from the movie Jaws, written by John Williams and performed by the composer conducting the City of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra; “The Flight of the Bumblebee” by Nicolai Rimsky-Korsakov; “Happy” by Pharrell Williams, and “Tiribu”, written and performed by Mamady Keïta.
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This week’s question ... You'll have to listen to the show to participate. You have until July 19th to enter this week's quiz; the winners will be announced on the July 24th podcast. When you enter, be sure you send your postal address in with your answer, and if you have one, your RFI Listeners Club membership number.
Send your answers to:
english.service@rfi.fr
or
Susan Owensby
RFI – The Sound Kitchen
80, rue Camille Desmoulins
92130 Issy-les-Moulineaux
France
or
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