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French Culture - 2

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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. To What does 'terminale' refer?
The Franc
French Labor Day.
An African tree.
Senior year of high school.

2. What are two mountain ranges in France?
Wise men in Africa.
A nickname for the French flag.
Les Vosques and les Juras.
When you wake up on the first day of the month. You say it for good luck.

3. What is 'le hexagon?'
A nickname for France because of its shape.
Grading system from 0-20. Starting at middle school - grades go in descending order. Essays are written on graph paper.
On schedules.
A bread store. (Not a bakery - only sells bread)

4. What and Where is the 'Caf
Book vendors.
Les Vosques and les Juras.
La Gaule
A caf

5. What is a 'beignet?'
A fried doughnut covered in powdered sugar.
La Gaule
The French president.
Wise men in Africa.

6. What is 'le tricolore?'
The French national holiday.
Middle School
Senior year of high school.
A nickname for the French flag.

7. What are the three colors of Marti Gras?
The French national holiday.
The English Channel.
An appetizer.
Purple - gold - and green.

8. What is a 'fluer de lys?'
Bread
French Labor Day.
Senior year of high school.
The symbol of France.

9. What Canadian province is Montreal in?
Louis XVI and Marie Antoinette.
Guys shake hands - girls and guys kiss each other on the cheek.
An African tree.
Quebec

10. What is the current currency in France?
Someone Who loves French stuff.
Champs Elys
La Gaule
The Euro

11. What is the first day of the week on a French calender?
Wine
Les Vosques and les Juras.
Monday
On schedules.

12. When is military time often used in France?
On schedules.
Guys shake hands - girls and guys kiss each other on the cheek.
I remember. They remember their French roots.
The symbol of France.

13. What is the grading scale in France?
An appetizer.
The Louvre
0-20. 10 is passing.
Wise men in Africa.

14. What are 'faires les bises?'
Mardi Gras
Kisses on the cheek. Used when greeting.
A city in France. It's the location of a large annual film festival.
A net bag. You would need it while shopping in France.

15. Why do people celebrate Mardi Gras?

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16. Where were French fries invented?
Someone Who speaks English.
Wine
Belgium
Louis XVI and Marie Antoinette.

17. What is the Channel Tunnel (Chunnel)?
Belgium
An underground tunnel connecting England and France.
A flat buckwheat pancake filled with savory ingredients.
On Quebec license plates.

18. What is a 'p
A long - skinny loaf of bread.
Monday
A pastry store. (Not a bakery - only sells pastries)
The Louvre

19. What is a 'boulangerie?'
Mardi Gras
A bread store. (Not a bakery - only sells bread)
Day first - then month - then year.
Champs Elys

20. What is an Anglophone?
A pastry store. (Not a bakery - only sells pastries)
Someone Who speaks English.
0-20. 10 is passing.
Someone Who loves French stuff.

21. What is the former name of France?
A city in France. It's the location of a large annual film festival.
La Gaule
0-20. 10 is passing.
A net bag. You would need it while shopping in France.

22. What is the mainstreet of Paris? It is lined with trees and connect Concorde with Charles de Gaulle.
Middle School
The French national anthem.
The symbol of France.
Champs Elys

23. What is 'fat Tuesday?'
Louis XVI and Marie Antoinette.
Mardi Gras
An underground tunnel connecting England and France.
A flat buckwheat pancake filled with savory ingredients.

24. What is a Francophile?
Someone Who loves French stuff.
Book vendors.
The symbol of France.
Senior year of high school.

25. What is 'le quatorze juillet?'
The French national holiday.
Someone Who speaks French.
Someone Who speaks English.
A nickname for France because of its shape.

26. What is 'le college?'
Middle School
The Quebec boogy-man.
A high speed train.
I remember. They remember their French roots.

27. What is a 'groit?'
The Louvre
Wise men in Africa.
Someone Who speaks French.
Someone Who loves French stuff.

28. When and Why would you say 'lapin - lapin?'
When you wake up on the first day of the month. You say it for good luck.
A bread store. (Not a bakery - only sells bread)
A city in France. It's the location of a large annual film festival.
A fried doughnut covered in powdered sugar.

29. What is 'le m
The subway.
Book vendors.
Senior year of high school.
French Labor Day.

30. What is 'la Manche?'
Wise men in Africa.
Grading system from 0-20. Starting at middle school - grades go in descending order. Essays are written on graph paper.
The English Channel.
The Euro

31. What do French people do when they greet each other?
A high speed train.
Guys shake hands - girls and guys kiss each other on the cheek.
Bread
Someone Who loves French stuff.

32. What is the 'baccalauréat?'
Wine
A national exam at the end of highschool.
The French national holiday.
Les Vosques and les Juras.

33. Who were the king and queen of France during the revolution?
Louis XVI and Marie Antoinette.
The Franc
An underground tunnel connecting England and France.
The subway.

34. Translate 'la vin.'
Wine
The French national holiday.
Monday
Les Vosques and les Juras.

35. What is the TGV?
The Franc
An African tree.
A high speed train.
A lily of the valley. In May - people give these to friends and family for luck.

36. Who is the 'Bonhomme Sept Heures?'
A nickname for France because of its shape.
Someone Who speaks French.
The Quebec boogy-man.
The Franc

37. What is an hor d'
Book vendors.
A city in France. It's the location of a large annual film festival.
An appetizer.
A caf

38. What is Cannes?

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39. What is a francophone?
Someone Who speaks French.
A city in France. It's the location of a large annual film festival.
On Quebec license plates.
An African tree.

40. What is a baobab?
It's a celebration before Lent.
An appetizer.
An African tree.
A lily of the valley. In May - people give these to friends and family for luck.

41. What is a baguette?
A long - skinny loaf of bread.
Bread
A pastry store. (Not a bakery - only sells pastries)
A nickname for the French flag.

42. What was the prior currency in France?
Guys shake hands - girls and guys kiss each other on the cheek.
The Franc
On schedules.
A high speed train.

43. Chef d'
An African tree.
A fried doughnut covered in powdered sugar.
Masterpiece.
Guys shake hands - girls and guys kiss each other on the cheek.

44. What is the main river in Paris?
A flat buckwheat pancake filled with savory ingredients.
An underground tunnel connecting England and France.
The Seine.
Day first - then month - then year.

45. Who is Nicholas Sarkosy?
The French president.
The Seine.
Belgium
The English Channel.

46. What are bouquinistes?
Book vendors.
The French national holiday.
A flat buckwheat pancake filled with savory ingredients.
Bread

47. What is a 'muguet?'
Wise men in Africa.
The French national anthem.
Monday
A lily of the valley. In May - people give these to friends and family for luck.

48. Translate 'la pain.'
Bread
French Labor Day.
A fried doughnut covered in powdered sugar.
Book vendors.

49. Give three ways a French school system is different than an American school system.
Mardi Gras
A high speed train.
Grading system from 0-20. Starting at middle school - grades go in descending order. Essays are written on graph paper.
The Franc

50. What is a 'filet -' and when would you need it?
Someone Who loves French stuff.
A net bag. You would need it while shopping in France.
Bread
Monday