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French Culture

Subject : culture
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1. When was the Sorbonne founded?






2. What is found on the north side of the Seine River - called the right bank






3. Which of Ernest Hemingway's books portray life in Paris between the two world wars?






4. Is un centim






5. What is the Pompidou Center?






6. What time is the main meal served in France?






7. What type of cooking is called haute cuisine?






8. What were the series of wars between the French and English that began in 1337?






9. Who wrote Gargantua and Pantagruel?






10. What is one of the largest crops in France






11. What is Brittany know for?






12. What is longer - un kilom






13. What cartoonist name sounds like the artist - Georges R






14. What is the largest city in France?






15. For What is Limoges famous






16. What did the Popular Front governments enact?






17. Which family had the fleur de lis as a symbol?






18. Who was the cardinal Who served as regent for Louis XIII?






19. What is Orangina?






20. What was la Bastille?






21. What type of shoes was invented in France 400 yrs ago?






22. Olives grow in southern France during Which season of the year






23. What regions are famous for their butter






24. Who was Moli






25. On What kind of bottle would you find the word brut?






26. What was the occupation of Brigitte Bardot?






27. When did France end nuclear testing?






28. What is the most popular sport in France?






29. When is the French labor day?






30. What city was the center of international art in the 20th century until after World War II?






31. During Which century did the Renaissance take place?






32. What are cr






33. What French president was elected in 2007 - and is up for re-election in May 2012?






34. What is now found at La place de la Concorde






35. What is the highest point in France?






36. Where did le croissant originate?






37. What is le slow?






38. At what age do children go to le lyc






39. where in France is the Celtic influence still strong?






40. When was the Statue of Liberty shipped from France to NY?






41. What is une religieuse?






42. Where is le Mus






43. Who won the Nobel Prize for physics in 1903?






44. How long did it take Baron Georges Haussmann to transform the city of Paris?






45. Where is Nice






46. What are marrons glac






47. Which musicians were prominent the early 19th century?






48. What time do the French usually eat dinner?






49. What is the French name for home cooking?






50. At What age do French children attend preschool