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French Culture - 2

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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. What does 'Je me souviens' mean?
I remember. They remember their French roots.
Grading system from 0-20. Starting at middle school - grades go in descending order. Essays are written on graph paper.
When you wake up on the first day of the month. You say it for good luck.
The Quebec boogy-man.

2. What is the grading scale in France?
On Quebec license plates.
The symbol of France.
Wise men in Africa.
0-20. 10 is passing.

3. What is the current currency in France?
Masterpiece.
The Euro
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.

4. Who were the king and queen of France during the revolution?
The subway.
Louis XVI and Marie Antoinette.
A flat buckwheat pancake filled with savory ingredients.
The Franc

5. What is 'fat Tuesday?'
The Seine.
A nickname for the French flag.
Mardi Gras
Quebec

6. What is 'le tricolore?'
A national exam at the end of highschool.
A nickname for the French flag.
Grading system from 0-20. Starting at middle school - grades go in descending order. Essays are written on graph paper.
A flat buckwheat pancake filled with savory ingredients.

7. What is a 'muguet?'
Middle School
A fried doughnut covered in powdered sugar.
Louis XVI and Marie Antoinette.
A lily of the valley. In May - people give these to friends and family for luck.

8. What is an hor d'
An appetizer.
The Franc
Les Vosques and les Juras.
Someone Who loves French stuff.

9. To What does 'terminale' refer?
A net bag. You would need it while shopping in France.
Senior year of high school.
Champs Elys
Les Vosques and les Juras.

10. What is the main river in Paris?
An African tree.
Senior year of high school.
0-20. 10 is passing.
The Seine.

11. What is 'le m
French Labor Day.
The subway.
La Gaule
When you wake up on the first day of the month. You say it for good luck.

12. What is a francophone?
0-20. 10 is passing.
Bread
Someone Who speaks French.
Quebec

13. What is 'la Manche?'
Someone Who speaks French.
A fried doughnut covered in powdered sugar.
The French president.
The English Channel.

14. What are 'faires les bises?'
Wise men in Africa.
Kisses on the cheek. Used when greeting.
0-20. 10 is passing.
The French national anthem.

15. What is the 'baccalauréat?'
Grading system from 0-20. Starting at middle school - grades go in descending order. Essays are written on graph paper.
Les Vosques and les Juras.
A nickname for France because of its shape.
A national exam at the end of highschool.

16. What is a 'beignet?'
A bread store. (Not a bakery - only sells bread)
The Franc
A fried doughnut covered in powdered sugar.
Someone Who speaks French.

17. How are dates written in France?
An underground tunnel connecting England and France.
Day first - then month - then year.
An African tree.
Kisses on the cheek. Used when greeting.

18. What is 'le hexagon?'
A nickname for France because of its shape.
A lily of the valley. In May - people give these to friends and family for luck.
Day first - then month - then year.
Wise men in Africa.

19. Who is Nicholas Sarkosy?
Les Vosques and les Juras.
The Seine.
The French national anthem.
The French president.

20. What is 'le quatorze juillet?'
The French president.
La Gaule
The French national holiday.
Mardi Gras

21. What is 'le college?'
The subway.
Middle School
Guys shake hands - girls and guys kiss each other on the cheek.
Kisses on the cheek. Used when greeting.

22. What is 'La Marseilles?'
Champs Elys
A fried doughnut covered in powdered sugar.
The French national anthem.
A high speed train.

23. Translate 'la pain.'
Champs Elys
Bread
Senior year of high school.
The Seine.

24. When and Why would you say 'lapin - lapin?'
A nickname for France because of its shape.
The subway.
When you wake up on the first day of the month. You say it for good luck.
The French national anthem.

25. What is the former name of France?
La Gaule
A nickname for France because of its shape.
Wine
A caf

26. What is a 'filet -' and when would you need it?
The English Channel.
The Euro
A net bag. You would need it while shopping in France.
The Quebec boogy-man.

27. What is an Anglophone?
A nickname for France because of its shape.
A bread store. (Not a bakery - only sells bread)
Someone Who speaks English.
A fried doughnut covered in powdered sugar.

28. What is a Francophile?
The French national holiday.
Someone Who loves French stuff.
A national exam at the end of highschool.
A lily of the valley. In May - people give these to friends and family for luck.

29. What are the three colors of Marti Gras?
Purple - gold - and green.
A nickname for France because of its shape.
Book vendors.
The Franc

30. Translate 'la vin.'
A long - skinny loaf of bread.
A city in France. It's the location of a large annual film festival.
Wine
On schedules.

31. Chef d'
Masterpiece.
An African tree.
A flat buckwheat pancake filled with savory ingredients.
A net bag. You would need it while shopping in France.

32. What do French people do when they greet each other?
Grading system from 0-20. Starting at middle school - grades go in descending order. Essays are written on graph paper.
A lily of the valley. In May - people give these to friends and family for luck.
Guys shake hands - girls and guys kiss each other on the cheek.
0-20. 10 is passing.

33. What is a 'p
The Louvre
A pastry store. (Not a bakery - only sells pastries)
Day first - then month - then year.
Les Vosques and les Juras.

34. What are two mountain ranges in France?
The symbol of France.
Les Vosques and les Juras.
It's a celebration before Lent.
Wise men in Africa.

35. What is a baguette?
Quebec
The Quebec boogy-man.
A long - skinny loaf of bread.
The subway.

36. What is a 'boulangerie?'
A bread store. (Not a bakery - only sells bread)
Kisses on the cheek. Used when greeting.
The Quebec boogy-man.
Day first - then month - then year.

37. What is a 'groit?'
The French national holiday.
Wise men in Africa.
Senior year of high school.
Kisses on the cheek. Used when greeting.

38. When is military time often used in France?
The Louvre
Masterpiece.
On schedules.
Day first - then month - then year.

39. Where were French fries invented?
Day first - then month - then year.
The symbol of France.
Belgium
Middle School

40. What Canadian province is Montreal in?
0-20. 10 is passing.
A high speed train.
A nickname for the French flag.
Quebec

41. Why do people celebrate Mardi Gras?

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42. What is a gallette?
I remember. They remember their French roots.
A flat buckwheat pancake filled with savory ingredients.
Monday
The Franc

43. Give three ways a French school system is different than an American school system.
Grading system from 0-20. Starting at middle school - grades go in descending order. Essays are written on graph paper.
Someone Who speaks French.
Bread
Mardi Gras

44. What is 'Le Premier Mai?'
French Labor Day.
Belgium
Les Vosques and les Juras.
Grading system from 0-20. Starting at middle school - grades go in descending order. Essays are written on graph paper.

45. What is the Channel Tunnel (Chunnel)?
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.
An underground tunnel connecting England and France.
The French national anthem.

46. What was the prior currency in France?
A lily of the valley. In May - people give these to friends and family for luck.
The symbol of France.
Les Vosques and les Juras.
The Franc

47. What is the most famous museum in France?
Monday
Wine
A nickname for the French flag.
The Louvre

48. What is the TGV?
A high speed train.
I remember. They remember their French roots.
Mardi Gras
The Franc

49. What is a baobab?
An African tree.
Someone Who loves French stuff.
Wine
An appetizer.

50. What is Cannes?

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