Clue of the week – 29 June 2016

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The show still goes on!

The Quiz takes place as usual tonight at the Green Linnet, even though tonight's match is much more important than last week's (and I'm not talking about Sweden-Belgium).
We'll have rounds 1 and 2 at half time, and Rounds 3 and 4 at the end.
There will be no bonus question, and the calculation question will be quite easy.

Le Quiz aura lieu ce soir comme d'habitude au Green Linnet, bien que le match de ce soir soit bien plus important que celui de la semaine dernière (et je ne parle pas de Suède-Belgique).
On aura les rounds 1 et 2 pendant la mi-temps, et 3 et 4 à la fin.
Il n'y aura pas question bonus, et la question de calcul sera assez facile.

The show goes on – despite Euro 2016!

The Quiz takes place as usual tonight at the Green Linnet, despite the France-Albania match. Depending on the mood of the crowd, I might do rounds 1 & 2 at half time, and 3 & 4 at the end.
However, there will be no bonus question and no calculation question.

Le Quiz aura lieu ce soir comme d'habitude au Green Linnet, en dépit de la diffusion du match France-Albanie. Selon l'envie du public je pourrais donner les rounds 1 & 2 pendant la mi-temps, et 3 & 4 à la fin.
Cependant, il n'y aura ni question bonus, ni question de calcul.

Clue of the week – 8 June 2016

Reproduction.
  
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Clue of the week – 1 June 2016

David
  
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Clue of the week – 25 May 2016

Buzz  
  
  
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Clue of the week – 18 May 2016

Open      
  
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Clue of the week – 11 May 2016

Cosmopolitan  
  
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Clue of the week – 4 May 2016

666 
     
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Clue of the week – 27 April 2016

En: Eccentric.  
Fr: Excentrique.  
  
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Clue of the week – 20 April 2016

0,0,0,100
    
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Difficult question – 13 April 2016

As expected, the calculation question proved difficult this week. Can you solve it?


I bought 100 flowers – orchids, roses and tulips – which cost me exactly €100; orchids cost €6.00 each; roses cost €3.00; tulips cost €0.10; how many of each did I buy?

J’ai acheté 100 fleurs – des orchidées, des roses et des tulipes – qui m’ont coûté exactement 100€ ; un orchidée coûte 6€ ; une rose coûte 3€ ; une tulipe coûte 0,10€ ; combien de chaque ai-je acheté ?

No bonus this week (13 April 2016), but ...

... the maths question is quite difficult this week, so I'm giving double points for correct answers!

... la question maths cette semaine est assez difficile, donc j'accorde double points pour toute bonne réponse!

Favourite question of the week - 6 April 2016

Paysage Fautif (or Faulty Landscape) is a work by French artist, Marcel Duchamp; which of his own bodily fluids did he use as a medium: blood, semen, vomit, urine?

Paysage fautif est une œuvre de l’artiste Français, Marcel Duchamp ; laquelle de ses propres fluides organiques utilisa-t-il comme médium : sang, sperme, vomi, urine ?

Clue of the Week - Quiz 6 April 2016

Tutankhamun/Toutânkhamon

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Favourite question of the week - 30 March 2016

In 1994 in the UK the conviction of a man for murder was overturned on appeal and a retrial was ordered; what was the reason:

• the jury attempted to contact the murder victim by using a Ouija board during their deliberations;
• a juror was related to the victim;
• a juror made a throat-cutting gesture towards the accused during the trial?

En 1994 au RU la condamnation d’un homme pour meurtre fut renversée en appel et les juges ordonnèrent un nouveau procès; pour quel motif:

• les jurés avaient tenter de contacter la victime du meurtre à l'aide d'une planche Ouija pendant les délibérés;
• un juré avait un lien de parenté avec la victime;
• un juré avait fait un signe d’égorgement en direction de l’accusé pendant le procès?

Toughest question of the week - Quiz 23 March 2016

Judging by the number of correct answers (zero), this was the most difficult question at last night's Quiz:

What is the name of the artistic technique in which only one colour is used, but diluted to produce different degrees of intensity?

À en juger par le nombre de bonnes réponses (aucune), ceci était la question la plus difficile au Quiz d'hier soir:

Quel est le nom du technique artistique consistant à n'utiliser qu'une seule couleur qui sera diluée pour obtenir différentes intensités de couleur ?

Clue of the Week - Quiz 23 March 2016

En: Liquid/paste 

Fr: Liquide/pâte

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Clue of the Week - Quiz 16 March 2016

Napoléon. 
  
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Clue of the Week - Quiz 9 March 2016

Credit
       
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Clue of the Week - Quiz 2 March 2016

Bruno   


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Clue of the Week - Quiz 24 February 2016

540

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Favourite question of the week - 17 February 2016

In Gargantua by Rabelais, the hero tries several options before deciding that a goose provides the best results; what does he use the goose for:

1. he eats it in a soup; 
2. he makes a quilt from its feathers;
3. he wipes his arse with it?

Dans Gargantua de Rabelais, le héros essaie plusieurs options avant de décider qu’une oie donne le meilleur résultat ; que fait-il de l’oie :

1. il la mange dans une soupe ; 
2. il fait une couette de ses plumes ; 
3. il se torche le cul avec ?

Clue of the Week - Quiz 17 February 2016

Melissa

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Clue of the Week - Quiz 10 February 2016

sin

Clue of the Week - Quiz 3 February 2016

Archimedes

Clue of the Week - Quiz 27 January 2016

Can(n)es

Clue of the Week - Quiz 20 January 2016

One Direction

Clue of the Week - Quiz 13 January 2016

Cocktail accessory?

Bonus Question

Due to popular demand, the Bonus Question is back!
À la demande générale, la Question Bonus est de retour!

As in the past, the first clue will be published on the Blog sometime on Wednesday afternoon.  This blog clue will not be repeated at the Quiz, but four other clues will be announced live.

Comme dans le passé, un premier indice sera publié sur le Blog durant l'après-midi de mercredi. Cet indice ne sera pas réitéré le soir au Quiz, mais quatre autres indices seront annoncés en direct.

Athbhliain faoi shéan is faoi mhaise daoibh uile!

The first Quiz of 2016 will be a look back at the events – good and bad, happy and sad – of 2015.

Pour le premier Quiz de 2016 on va passer en revue les événements – bons et mauvais, heureux et tristes – de l'année 2015.

Christmas Quiz 2015

The last Quiz of the year is, as usual, the Christmas Quiz. This year it takes place on Wednesday 23 December.  And don't worry, it's not all about the Bible.

Le dernier Quiz de l'année est, comme d’habitude, le Quiz de Noël.  Cette année c'est le mercredi 23 décembre.  Et ne vous en faites pas, ce n'est pas tout sur la Bible.

Logical sequence (Quiz of 25 Nov 2015)

This question proved difficult and very few teams got the answer last night.
Cette question s'est avérée difficile et peu d'équipes ont trouvé la bonne réponse hier soir.

What number comes next in the sequence:
13, 17, 31, 37, 71, 73, 79, 97 …?

Quelle est la suite de cette séquence :
13, 17, 31, 37, 71, 73, 79, 97 … ?

(Hint: I didn't ask where the sequence could have started.)
(Indice: Je ne demande pas où la séquence aurait pu commencer.)

Green Linnet Quiz 18 Nov 2015

As a great man once said:

Green Linnet Quiz 11 Nov 2015

The Green Linnet Quiz takes place as usual tonight, 11 November 2015.
Le Quiz du Green Linnet aura lieu comme d'habitude ce soir, le 11 novembre 2015.

Numbers question from 7 October 2015

The calculation question from last week's Quiz posed problems for most teams. Can you work it out?

La question calcul du Quiz de la semaine dernière a posé des problèmes pour la plupart des équipes. Seras-tu capable de la résoudre?

Entry fees for a museum are €3.00 for adults, €2.00 for students, €0.48 for children. Yesterday, 500 people visited the museum and the total take was €500. There were more adults than students.
How many children were there?

Les tarifs pour un musée sont 3€ pour adultes, 2€ pour étudiants et 0,48€ pour enfants. Hier, 500 personnes ont visité le musée et le total des recettes étaient de 500€. Il y avait plus d’adultes que d’étudiants.
Combien d’enfants y avait-il ?

Summer 2015

Mr Quiz is taking his annual break from mid-July to mid-August this year. But as usual, the show goes on!

For the next few weeks the Quiz at the Green Linnet will be hosted by Garry, assisted by various guest presenters.

Mr Quiz is still writing the questions, so the style will remain the same. Be prepared for some  USA-inspired questions:

usa2015.eblana.eu

Erratum - Quiz 4 March 2015

In last night's Quiz I had to cancel a question due to a typo in the transcript. In the heat of the moment I couldn't find the mistake and correct it.

So, here is the question as it should have been:

If x/x – x/2 + x/4 = x/12

what is the value of x?

Clue of the week - Quiz 10 December 2014

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Bonus question is back... for this week at least (10 December 2014)

Don't forget to check the blog on Wednesday afternoon.     N'oubliez-pas de regarder le blog mercredi après-midi.

La rentrée de Mr Quiz, c'est ce soir!

I'm happy to say I survived my escapade estivale!

Thanks to Holger, Garry, Peter and Simon who stood in for me my during my absence.

See you later!

Páraic.

Mr Quiz is wending his way back

... but he hasn't quite finished his summer tour (see here for details: http://iranturkey2014.eblana.eu/).  So tonight's Quiz will be presented once more by Holger. 

At least you can be sure that any questions about Germany will be well pronounced.  That is, if there are any questions about Germany ;-)

The Show Goes On!

Mr Quiz is taking a break for a few weeks, but Le Quiz goes on!

There will be a series of guest presenters during the summer: French, English, German, Irish.

Be nice to them!

Quiz 9 July -- early start

The Netherlands-Argentina match starts at 22.00 tonight. Mr Quiz will graciously adjust his schedule to allow for this.

21.30-22.00: rounds 1 & 2
22.45-23.00: rounds 3 & 4

Quiz tonight (25 June): kickoff at 9.30pm

The Quiz starts at 9.30 tonight!
  
Le Quiz commence à 21h30 ce soir!

This is to allow people to scream at the television during the France-Ecuador match which starts at 10 pm.

Ceci afin de ne pas déranger ceux qui veulent brailler devant l'écran pendant le match France-Équateur qui commence à 22h00.

Clue of the Week - 11 June 2014

What do these two clips have in common?

Clue of the Week - 4 June 2014

Marseille.

Clue of the Week - 21 May 2014

Film studio themes.

Clue of the Week - 14 May 2014

End of the old or start of the new?

Clue of the week - 7 May 2014

Former killer.

Clue of the Week - 30 April 2014

Sorry, no bonus question this week.

Clue of the Week - 23 April 2014

Rock? Glass? Steel? Not really.

Clue of the week - 16 April 2014

Clue of the Week - 9 April 2014

Michael started it.

Clue of the Week - 2 April 2014

Andalucía

The Bonus Question is back!

Due to popular demand, Mr Quiz has decided to re-introduce the weekly Bonus Question at the Green Linnet.

As in the past, the first clue will be announced on the Blog during the afternoon on Wednesday. There will be four more clues announced on the night. These five clues lead to one single answer.

Check the Blog this afternoon for the first clue of the Bonus Question of tonight's Quiz.

Question of the Day - 20 February 2014

Here's a question from last night's Quiz.  I was interrupted several times during the announcement of the question, so there was lots of confusion. As a consequence, no team got the answer.  Try it now:

I bought 31 pieces of fruit for a total of €11.00, with different varieties of fruit in separate bags; each bag of fruit cost a multiple of €0.50; I spent most on pears; the oranges cost same as the lemons; I bought one pineapple which cost half as much as all the pears; the grapefruit and the apples cost same, but I got one more grapefruit than apples; how many of each variety of fruit did I buy?

J'ai acheté 31 fruits pour un total de 11€, chaque variété dans un sachet séparé; chaque sachet a coûté un multiple de 0,50; les poires ont coûté le plus; les oranges ont coûté autant que les citrons; un seul ananas qui a coûté la moitié du total des poires; même coût pour pamplemousse et pommes mais une pamplemousse de plus que de pommes; combien de chaque fruit ai-je acheté?

Question of the Day - 18 February 2014

Who plays the role of the victim in Hitchcock's film Psycho?

Qui joue le rôle de la victime dans le films Psychose de Hitchcock?

Question of the Day - 17 February 2014

What colour does litmus paper turn in contact with acid?

Le papier de tournesol prend quelle couleur en contact avec une acide?

Question of the Day - 14 February 2014

The remains of which saint lie in Whitefriar Street Church in Dublin, having been givent to an Irish priest as a gift from Pope Gregory XVI in 1836?

Les restes de quel saint gisent dans l'église de Whitefriar Street à Dublin, ayant été offerts à un prêtre irlandais par le pape Grégoire XVI en 1836?

Question of the Day - 13 February 2014

In which state of the US is the Mount St Helens volcano?

Dans quel état des ÉU se trouve le volcan Mount St Helens?

Question of the Day - 12 February 2014

From which language does the word marmalade come?

De quelle langue le mot marmelade vient-il?

Mr Quiz is on #TeamPanti!

#TeamPanti

Question of the Day - 11 February

What nationality is the singer Kiri Te Kanawa?

De quelle nationalité est la chanteuse Kiri Te Kanawa?

Question of the Day on Facebook

At the moment, Question of the Day is published directly on the Mr Quiz blog and then automatically republished on Twitter and on Facebook on the Mr Quiz in Paris page as well as on the personal page of Mr Quiz (aka Páraic).

From now on, the QotD will no longer be republished my personal page, so if you want to keep seeing it on FB, visit the "Mr Quiz in Paris" page and "like" it.

Aujourd'hui, la Question of the Day est publiée directement sur le blog de Mr Quiz et rediffusée de manière automatique sur Twitter et sur les pages Facebook de Mr Quiz in Paris ainsi que sur ma page personnelle.

Dorénavant, la QotD ne s'affichera plus sur ma page personnelle.   Si vous souhaitez continuez à la voir sur FB, likez la page!

https://www.facebook.com/pages/Mr-Quiz-in-Paris/64426755870

Question of the Day - 31 January

In what context is the expression ex cathedra used?

Dans quel contexte l’expression ex cathedra est-elle employée?

Question of the Day - 30 January

The Little Red Book contains quotations from which communist leader?

Le Petit Livre Rouge contient des citations de quel dirigeant communiste?

Question of the Day - 29 January

What is the weight of a javelin (for men): 800, 900, 1000 grams?

Combien pèse un javelot (pour hommes ): 800, 900, 1000 grammes?

Question of the Day - 28 January

Which animals belong to the order chiroptera?

Quels animaux appartiennent à l’ordre des chiroptères?

Question of the Day - 27 January

What is the capital of Slovenia?

Quelle est la capitale de la Slovénie?

Question of the Day - 24 January

What is the characteristic ingredient of a dish called florentine?

Quel est l’ingrédient caractéristique d’un plat dit à la florentine?

Question of the Day - 23 January

Which two South American countries have flags with three horizontal stripes yellow, blue, red?

Quels deux pays sud-américains ont des drapeaux avec trois bandes horizontales de jaune, bleue, rouge?

Question of the Day - 22 January

Which legendary guitarist died in England in 1970 after an overdose of sleeping pills?

Quel guitariste légendaire mourut en Angleterre en 1970 après une overdose de somnifères?

Question of the Day - 21 January

Who wrote Charlie and the Chocolate Factory?

Qui est l'auteur de Charlie et la Chocolaterie?

Question of the Day - 20 January

Prehistoric paintings were discovered in which cave in France in 1940?

Des tableaux peints préhistoriques furent découverts dans quelle grotte en France en 1940?

Question of the Day - 17 January

Lev Davidovich Bronstein was the real name of which 20th century revolutionary?

Lev Davidovich Bronstein est le vrai nom de quel révolutionnaire du 20e siècle?

Question of the Day - 16 January

Who is the star of the film Dr Strangelove?

Qui est l’acteur principal du film Dr Folamour (v.o. Dr Strangelove)?

Question of the Day - 15 January

Which organisation claimed responsibility for the Munich Massacre at the Olympic Games in 1972?

Quel organisme revendiqua le Massacre de Munich lors des Jeux Olympiques de 1972?

Question of the Day - 14 January

In which film does the Simon and Garfunkel song Mrs Robinson feature?

Dans quel film la chanson Mrs Robinson de Simon and Garfunkel  figure-t-elle?

Question of the Day - 13 January

What disease of the liver is often caused by alcohol abuse?

Quelle maladie du foie est souvent provoquée par l’abus de l’alcool?

Ding-dong! The bells are gonna chime!

Mr Quiz is delighted to announce that another match has been made at the Quiz at the Green Linnet!

After the marriage of M & L in 2009, another happy couple who met at the Quiz are about to tie the knot.

Names to be revealed later...

Ding-dong! The bells are gonna chime!

Mr Quiz is delighted to announce that another match has been made at the Quiz at the Green Linnet!

After the marriage of M & L in 2009, another happy couple who met at the Quiz are about to tie the knot.

Names to be revealed later...

Question of the Day - 10 January

Who was the first woman to get a perfect score in Olympic gymnastics?

Qui est la première femme à obtenir le score parfait en gymnastique aux JO?

Question bonus du jour - spécial Soldes!

Laquelle des phrases suivantes est grammaticalement correcte (parlant de la vente de marchandises aux prix réduits):

Les soldes sont intéressantes.
Les soldes sont intéressants.

Which of the following sentences is grammatically correct (when talking about sale of goods at reduced prices):

Les soldes sont intéressantes.
Les soldes sont intéressants.

Question bonus du jour - spécial Soldes!

Laquelle des phrases suivantes est grammaticalement correcte (parlant de la vente de marchandises aux prix réduits):

Les soldes sont intéressantes.
Les soldes sont intéressants.

Which of the following sentences is grammatically correct (when talking about sale of goods at reduced prices):

Les soldes sont intéressantes.
Les soldes sont intéressants.

Question of the Day - 9 January

What is the term for a solo song in an opera or oratorio?

Quel terme est employé pour un air chanté par un soliste dans un opéra ou oratorio?

Question of the Day - 8 January

What country is the rock group AC/DC from?

De quel pays le groupe de rock AC/DC est-il originaire?

Question of the Day - 7 January

What are the two main branches of Islam?

Quelles sont les deux branches principales de l’Islam?

Question of the Day - 6 January

A jeroboam is equivalent to how many bottles of champagne?

Un jéroboam contient l’équivalent de combien de bouteilles de champagne?

Question of the Day...

is coming back!  Stay tuned...

A bit late, but you can practise for next year!

Happy Christmas – Joyeux Noël

Match the expressions 1-12 with the languages A-L
Faire le lien entre les expressions 1-12 et les langues A-L

1	Mutlu Noeller		A	Arabic Arabe
2	Eid Milad Majid		B	Armenian Arménien
3	Kiṟistumas vāḻttukkaḷ		C	Chinese Chinois
4	Shnorhavor Amanor yev Surb Tznund		D	Hebrew Hébreu
5	Wesołych Świąt		E	Hindi Hindi
6	Shèng dàn kuài lè		F	Hungarian Hongrois
7	Il-Milied it-Tajjeb		G	Irish Gaélique
8	Chag molad sameach		H	Klingon Klingon
9	toDwI'ma' qoS yItIvqu'		I	Maltese Maltais
10	Bade din ki badhai ho		J	Polish Polonais
11	Nollaig Shona		K	Tamil Tamoul
12	Kellemes karácsonyi ünnepeket		L	Turkish Turc

First Quiz of 2014 tonight, 1 January!

Happy New Year! The first Green Linnet Quiz of 2014 takes place today, 1 January!

Bonne Année! Le premier Quiz au Green Linnet de 2014 aura lieu ce soir, le 1er Janvier!

AthBhliain faoi mhaise daoibh! Is inniu, 1 Eanáir, atá an chéad Quiz Green Linnet de 2014!

新年快乐！Green Linnet将于今晚举行2014年的第一个竞猜之夜，1月1号。

Happy New Year! Bonne Année! AthBhliain faoi mhaise daoibh!

The first Green Linnet Quiz of 2014 takes place today, 1 January!
Le premier Quiz au Green Linnet de 2014 aura lieu ce soir, le 1er Janvier!
Is inniu, 1 Eanáir, atá an chéad Quiz Green Linnet de 2014!

Preparation for this week's Quiz (6 November 2013)

Watch the clip and listen carefully.
If the picture is not big enough, click on "watch in YouTube" to see the full-sized version.

Regardez et écoutez bien le clip.
Si l'image n'est pas assez grande, cliquez sur "Regardez sur YouTube" pour voir une version plus grande.

Il y a des sous-titres en français – une fois la lecture commencée, il suffit de cliquer sur l'icône en bas à droite, puis choisir la langue. L'icône des sous-titres correspond à l'une des icônes suivantes :

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Preparation for this week's Quiz (6 November 2013)

Watch the clip and listen carefully.
If the picture is not big enough, click on "watch in YouTube" to see the full-sized version.

Regardez et écoutez bien le clip.
Si l'image n'est pas assez grande, cliquez sur "Regardez sur YouTube" pour voir une version plus grande.

Il y a des sous-titres en français – une fois la lecture commencée, il suffit de cliquer sur l'icône en bas à droite, puis choisir la langue. L'icône des sous-titres correspond à l'une des icônes suivantes :

ou

Controversial Question of the Week

This question provoked a certain amount of contoversy at the Green Linnet this week:

True or false: 0.999… (recurring) = 1?
Info ou intox: 0,999… (à l'infini) = 1?

What do you think? Qu'en pensez-vous?

Preparation for this week's Quiz

Watch the clip and listen carefully. Observe the form of the fountain.
If the picture is not big enough, click on "watch in YouTube" to see the full-sized version.

Regardez et écoutez bien le clip. Observez la forme de la fontaine.
Si l'image n'est pas assez grande, cliquez sur "Regardez sur YouTube" pour voir une version plus grande.  Il y a des sous-titres en français – une fois la lecture commencée, il suffit de cliquer sur l'icône en bas à droite, puis choisir la langue. L'icône des sous-titres correspond à l'une des icônes suivantes :
ou

10th anniversary Quiz at the Green Linnet

Mr Quiz celebrates his 10th anniversary at the Green Linnet this week!  There will be another post today with information that could be useful in tonight's Quiz.

Mr Quiz fête son 10e anniversaire au Green Linnet cette semaine! Il y aura un nouveau billet ici plus tard dans la journée contenant des informations qui pourront être utiles pour le Quiz de ce soir.

Deich bliain ag fás!

It was ten years ago today, Mr Quiz taught the pub to play ...

Ça fait dix ans aujourd'hui ...

Question of the Day - 10 October 2013

Extract from last night's Quiz at the Green Linnet:

Which French political party – which has within its ranks elements that are, among others, xenophobic, racist, anti-Semitic, anti-Islamic, royalist, ultra-Catholic, neo-fascist, neo-Nazi and skinhead – has a leader who considers it an insult to be categorised as “far right”?

Quel parti politique français – qui comporte, entre autres, des éléments xénophobe, raciste, antisémite, anti-islamique, royaliste, ultra-catholique, néo-fasciste, néo-nazi et skinhead – est dirigé par quelqu’un qui considère comme une insulte d’être catégorisé d’«extrême droite»?