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French Culture - 2

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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. What are 'faires les bises?'
A flat buckwheat pancake filled with savory ingredients.
Masterpiece.
The Franc
Kisses on the cheek. Used when greeting.

2. What is the mainstreet of Paris? It is lined with trees and connect Concorde with Charles de Gaulle.
A caf
Wise men in Africa.
Champs Elys
Les Vosques and les Juras.

3. What are the three colors of Marti Gras?
The Louvre
A high speed train.
When you wake up on the first day of the month. You say it for good luck.
Purple - gold - and green.

4. What is a 'muguet?'
A flat buckwheat pancake filled with savory ingredients.
A lily of the valley. In May - people give these to friends and family for luck.
A long - skinny loaf of bread.
A pastry store. (Not a bakery - only sells pastries)

5. What is Cannes?

6. What is the most famous museum in France?
Masterpiece.
Louis XVI and Marie Antoinette.
Monday
The Louvre

7. What is 'le hexagon?'
A nickname for France because of its shape.
An appetizer.
On Quebec license plates.
When you wake up on the first day of the month. You say it for good luck.

8. What Canadian province is Montreal in?
A bread store. (Not a bakery - only sells bread)
Guys shake hands - girls and guys kiss each other on the cheek.
A nickname for France because of its shape.
Quebec

9. What is 'le tricolore?'
A nickname for the French flag.
An underground tunnel connecting England and France.
Belgium
A city in France. It's the location of a large annual film festival.

10. What is a 'boulangerie?'
When you wake up on the first day of the month. You say it for good luck.
The French national anthem.
A fried doughnut covered in powdered sugar.
A bread store. (Not a bakery - only sells bread)

11. What is the former name of France?
Book vendors.
On schedules.
The French president.
La Gaule

12. Translate 'la pain.'
It's a celebration before Lent.
The subway.
The Quebec boogy-man.
Bread

13. What does 'Je me souviens' mean?
I remember. They remember their French roots.
A fried doughnut covered in powdered sugar.
0-20. 10 is passing.
The French national anthem.

14. What is 'le m
A flat buckwheat pancake filled with savory ingredients.
The subway.
Wine
Belgium

15. Chef d'
It's a celebration before Lent.
Guys shake hands - girls and guys kiss each other on the cheek.
Masterpiece.
When you wake up on the first day of the month. You say it for good luck.

16. Where would you find 'Je me souviens?'
When you wake up on the first day of the month. You say it for good luck.
Day first - then month - then year.
On Quebec license plates.
Grading system from 0-20. Starting at middle school - grades go in descending order. Essays are written on graph paper.

17. What is a gallette?
Someone Who speaks French.
Senior year of high school.
Someone Who speaks English.
A flat buckwheat pancake filled with savory ingredients.

18. What is a Francophile?
When you wake up on the first day of the month. You say it for good luck.
On Quebec license plates.
Someone Who loves French stuff.
A national exam at the end of highschool.

19. Translate 'la vin.'
Someone Who loves French stuff.
On Quebec license plates.
The English Channel.
Wine

20. What is a 'filet -' and when would you need it?
I remember. They remember their French roots.
A net bag. You would need it while shopping in France.
A lily of the valley. In May - people give these to friends and family for luck.
The French national anthem.

21. What is a 'beignet?'
A fried doughnut covered in powdered sugar.
A nickname for France because of its shape.
Louis XVI and Marie Antoinette.
Wine

22. Who is the 'Bonhomme Sept Heures?'
The Quebec boogy-man.
The English Channel.
Someone Who speaks French.
0-20. 10 is passing.

23. What is an Anglophone?
Champs Elys
The Euro
Someone Who speaks English.
French Labor Day.

24. What is 'la Manche?'
Someone Who loves French stuff.
Quebec
The English Channel.
Middle School

25. What is the Channel Tunnel (Chunnel)?
French Labor Day.
A fried doughnut covered in powdered sugar.
Bread
An underground tunnel connecting England and France.

26. What is the 'baccalauréat?'
It's a celebration before Lent.
Champs Elys
A national exam at the end of highschool.
The English Channel.

27. Who is Nicholas Sarkosy?
Quebec
Monday
I remember. They remember their French roots.
The French president.

28. To What does 'terminale' refer?
Kisses on the cheek. Used when greeting.
The French president.
Wise men in Africa.
Senior year of high school.

29. What is 'Le Premier Mai?'
French Labor Day.
Senior year of high school.
Champs Elys
When you wake up on the first day of the month. You say it for good luck.

30. When and Why would you say 'lapin - lapin?'
A pastry store. (Not a bakery - only sells pastries)
Purple - gold - and green.
A nickname for France because of its shape.
When you wake up on the first day of the month. You say it for good luck.

31. What is 'le college?'
A nickname for France because of its shape.
Middle School
Champs Elys
French Labor Day.

32. Why do people celebrate Mardi Gras?

33. How are dates written in France?
The English Channel.
Day first - then month - then year.
Les Vosques and les Juras.
A net bag. You would need it while shopping in France.

34. Who were the king and queen of France during the revolution?
French Labor Day.
Louis XVI and Marie Antoinette.
Someone Who loves French stuff.
Les Vosques and les Juras.

35. What is a baobab?
An African tree.
A lily of the valley. In May - people give these to friends and family for luck.
Wine
Kisses on the cheek. Used when greeting.

36. What is the current currency in France?
Guys shake hands - girls and guys kiss each other on the cheek.
The Euro
Someone Who speaks French.
A high speed train.

37. When is military time often used in France?
A long - skinny loaf of bread.
On schedules.
Senior year of high school.
The French national anthem.

38. What is a 'groit?'
An appetizer.
A national exam at the end of highschool.
The subway.
Wise men in Africa.

39. Give three ways a French school system is different than an American school system.
It's a celebration before Lent.
Grading system from 0-20. Starting at middle school - grades go in descending order. Essays are written on graph paper.
An appetizer.
Masterpiece.

40. What is 'le quatorze juillet?'
The symbol of France.
The French national holiday.
The Louvre
A nickname for France because of its shape.

41. What was the prior currency in France?
The Franc
The French national anthem.
Someone Who speaks French.
On schedules.

42. What and Where is the 'Caf
Middle School
A caf
Purple - gold - and green.
The Louvre

43. What do French people do when they greet each other?
Guys shake hands - girls and guys kiss each other on the cheek.
Mardi Gras
Someone Who speaks French.
Louis XVI and Marie Antoinette.

44. What is the main river in Paris?
Wine
The Franc
The Seine.
A flat buckwheat pancake filled with savory ingredients.

45. What is 'La Marseilles?'
Purple - gold - and green.
La Gaule
A high speed train.
The French national anthem.

46. What is a 'fluer de lys?'
The Quebec boogy-man.
The French president.
The symbol of France.
Middle School

47. What is the grading scale in France?
A lily of the valley. In May - people give these to friends and family for luck.
0-20. 10 is passing.
The Euro
French Labor Day.

48. What is the TGV?
The Quebec boogy-man.
The French national holiday.
A high speed train.
The French national anthem.

49. What is 'fat Tuesday?'
Mardi Gras
An appetizer.
La Gaule
Louis XVI and Marie Antoinette.

50. What is a baguette?
A caf
The subway.
A long - skinny loaf of bread.
Wine