Balcony game show during Paris lockdown goes viral

Noam Cartozo throws out general knowledge questions from his Paris apartment window as neighbors shout out their answers. This nightly quiz is how the residents of Rue Saint-Bernard, in the 11th district of Paris, are relieving the boredom and isolation of a coronavirus lockdown that is now nearly a month old.
Paris' balcony "game show"

has become a lockdown sensation

STREET IN THE 11TH ADMINISTRATIVE DISTRICT

(SOUNDBITE) (French) COMEDIAN, 'QUESTIONS FOR A BALCONY' HOST, NOAM CARTOZO, SAYING FROM HIS WINDOW:

"Good evening everyone and welcome to 'Questions from a balcony!'"

CARTOZO: "How many letters does a Scrabble rack hold?"

NEIGHBORS: "Seven"/ CHEERING

Comedian Noam Cartozo hosts the quiz

at 8 p.m. every night

Courtesy: Noam Cartozo

and broadcasts it on Instagram

garnering at least 1.1 million views

(SOUNDBITE) (French) COMEDIAN, 'QUESTIONS FOR A BALCONY' HOST, NOAM CARTOZO, SAYING:

"It's to make the time go less slowly as well, during this strange time we're living in. I have received messages from all over the world from people who want to be my neighbor, I think the value of buildings on this street will go up in a few weeks."