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French Culture - 2
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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. What is the Channel Tunnel (Chunnel)?
An underground tunnel connecting England and France.
Kisses on the cheek. Used when greeting.
Someone Who speaks French.
The Quebec boogy-man.
2. What is a 'filet -' and when would you need it?
The English Channel.
A net bag. You would need it while shopping in France.
Masterpiece.
The Franc
3. What is an hor d'
An underground tunnel connecting England and France.
An appetizer.
The Franc
Masterpiece.
4. What and Where is the 'Caf
An underground tunnel connecting England and France.
Book vendors.
I remember. They remember their French roots.
A caf
5. What is 'le college?'
The Euro
A bread store. (Not a bakery - only sells bread)
A city in France. It's the location of a large annual film festival.
Middle School
6. What is the main river in Paris?
The Louvre
Wise men in Africa.
The Quebec boogy-man.
The Seine.
7. What is a 'fluer de lys?'
The symbol of France.
La Gaule
A high speed train.
Monday
8. What is 'le tricolore?'
Belgium
The French national holiday.
A nickname for the French flag.
Monday
9. What is the first day of the week on a French calender?
Quebec
The Franc
Monday
A lily of the valley. In May - people give these to friends and family for luck.
10. Who is Nicholas Sarkosy?
The Seine.
It's a celebration before Lent.
The French president.
I remember. They remember their French roots.
11. What is the current currency in France?
Louis XVI and Marie Antoinette.
Someone Who loves French stuff.
The Euro
The English Channel.
12. What is a 'p
A high speed train.
A pastry store. (Not a bakery - only sells pastries)
Grading system from 0-20. Starting at middle school - grades go in descending order. Essays are written on graph paper.
The subway.
13. What is a baguette?
La Gaule
Grading system from 0-20. Starting at middle school - grades go in descending order. Essays are written on graph paper.
The Quebec boogy-man.
A long - skinny loaf of bread.
14. What is 'La Marseilles?'
The French national anthem.
Senior year of high school.
A flat buckwheat pancake filled with savory ingredients.
Monday
15. What is a baobab?
The Franc
The Quebec boogy-man.
The symbol of France.
An African tree.
16. What are two mountain ranges in France?
Les Vosques and les Juras.
Champs Elys
I remember. They remember their French roots.
An African tree.
17. What does 'Je me souviens' mean?
An appetizer.
I remember. They remember their French roots.
A bread store. (Not a bakery - only sells bread)
Someone Who speaks French.
18. Why do people celebrate Mardi Gras?
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19. Who is the 'Bonhomme Sept Heures?'
On Quebec license plates.
The Quebec boogy-man.
A net bag. You would need it while shopping in France.
The Seine.
20. What is a gallette?
A national exam at the end of highschool.
A flat buckwheat pancake filled with savory ingredients.
Mardi Gras
Someone Who speaks French.
21. What is a francophone?
A high speed train.
0-20. 10 is passing.
Someone Who speaks French.
French Labor Day.
22. Who were the king and queen of France during the revolution?
Louis XVI and Marie Antoinette.
Quebec
The symbol of France.
A net bag. You would need it while shopping in France.
23. What is the most famous museum in France?
The Louvre
On schedules.
French Labor Day.
The symbol of France.
24. What is 'le hexagon?'
Middle School
Someone Who loves French stuff.
Book vendors.
A nickname for France because of its shape.
25. What are 'faires les bises?'
Louis XVI and Marie Antoinette.
Kisses on the cheek. Used when greeting.
Day first - then month - then year.
Senior year of high school.
26. Translate 'la vin.'
Wine
Grading system from 0-20. Starting at middle school - grades go in descending order. Essays are written on graph paper.
A net bag. You would need it while shopping in France.
A city in France. It's the location of a large annual film festival.
27. Where would you find 'Je me souviens?'
A nickname for the French flag.
Wine
On Quebec license plates.
French Labor Day.
28. What is a Francophile?
Someone Who loves French stuff.
The subway.
I remember. They remember their French roots.
An African tree.
29. Translate 'la pain.'
The Quebec boogy-man.
An appetizer.
Bread
The Franc
30. What is an Anglophone?
A nickname for the French flag.
Someone Who speaks English.
The Euro
A bread store. (Not a bakery - only sells bread)
31. Chef d'
Masterpiece.
Quebec
Kisses on the cheek. Used when greeting.
Middle School
32. Where were French fries invented?
A net bag. You would need it while shopping in France.
Belgium
The French national anthem.
Wine
33. What is the grading scale in France?
Middle School
0-20. 10 is passing.
A bread store. (Not a bakery - only sells bread)
Day first - then month - then year.
34. What do French people do when they greet each other?
The symbol of France.
Someone Who speaks English.
An appetizer.
Guys shake hands - girls and guys kiss each other on the cheek.
35. What is a 'groit?'
Wise men in Africa.
The French president.
Champs Elys
The French national anthem.
36. What is 'le quatorze juillet?'
An underground tunnel connecting England and France.
The French national holiday.
The symbol of France.
An African tree.
37. What Canadian province is Montreal in?
A pastry store. (Not a bakery - only sells pastries)
An underground tunnel connecting England and France.
Quebec
La Gaule
38. Give three ways a French school system is different than an American school system.
A fried doughnut covered in powdered sugar.
Grading system from 0-20. Starting at middle school - grades go in descending order. Essays are written on graph paper.
Purple - gold - and green.
The English Channel.
39. What is a 'beignet?'
A fried doughnut covered in powdered sugar.
A pastry store. (Not a bakery - only sells pastries)
The symbol of France.
The Euro
40. What is the TGV?
Senior year of high school.
A high speed train.
Wise men in Africa.
Champs Elys
41. What is the former name of France?
The Franc
Middle School
La Gaule
A fried doughnut covered in powdered sugar.
42. When is military time often used in France?
A nickname for the French flag.
On schedules.
Guys shake hands - girls and guys kiss each other on the cheek.
A city in France. It's the location of a large annual film festival.
43. What are bouquinistes?
Someone Who speaks English.
A nickname for the French flag.
A flat buckwheat pancake filled with savory ingredients.
Book vendors.
44. What is the 'baccalauréat?'
The Seine.
A national exam at the end of highschool.
Purple - gold - and green.
The English Channel.
45. What is 'Le Premier Mai?'
When you wake up on the first day of the month. You say it for good luck.
An underground tunnel connecting England and France.
The Euro
French Labor Day.
46. What is the mainstreet of Paris? It is lined with trees and connect Concorde with Charles de Gaulle.
The Euro
I remember. They remember their French roots.
Champs Elys
A nickname for France because of its shape.
47. What is 'fat Tuesday?'
A high speed train.
Someone Who loves French stuff.
Champs Elys
Mardi Gras
48. What is 'la Manche?'
The English Channel.
Senior year of high school.
Mardi Gras
Wine
49. What is 'le m
A long - skinny loaf of bread.
The subway.
Book vendors.
Someone Who loves French stuff.
50. To What does 'terminale' refer?
An underground tunnel connecting England and France.
The symbol of France.
Senior year of high school.
The English Channel.