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French Culture - 2

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1. When and Why would you say 'lapin - lapin?'
An African tree.
An underground tunnel connecting England and France.
A high speed train.
When you wake up on the first day of the month. You say it for good luck.

2. What does 'Je me souviens' mean?
Grading system from 0-20. Starting at middle school - grades go in descending order. Essays are written on graph paper.
Monday
I remember. They remember their French roots.
Quebec

3. What is the Channel Tunnel (Chunnel)?
An underground tunnel connecting England and France.
The Quebec boogy-man.
Purple - gold - and green.
The subway.

4. What is 'La Marseilles?'
Belgium
The French national anthem.
Mardi Gras
An appetizer.

5. What is a 'beignet?'
Les Vosques and les Juras.
Masterpiece.
A fried doughnut covered in powdered sugar.
Someone Who speaks English.

6. What is the grading scale in France?
Monday
On schedules.
0-20. 10 is passing.
A fried doughnut covered in powdered sugar.

7. What is a 'groit?'
The symbol of France.
Wise men in Africa.
On schedules.
When you wake up on the first day of the month. You say it for good luck.

8. What are bouquinistes?
Guys shake hands - girls and guys kiss each other on the cheek.
The English Channel.
Book vendors.
Bread

9. What is an Anglophone?
On Quebec license plates.
Someone Who speaks English.
A lily of the valley. In May - people give these to friends and family for luck.
On schedules.

10. Who were the king and queen of France during the revolution?
Grading system from 0-20. Starting at middle school - grades go in descending order. Essays are written on graph paper.
Louis XVI and Marie Antoinette.
Middle School
Bread

11. What is the 'baccalauréat?'
A national exam at the end of highschool.
The subway.
Kisses on the cheek. Used when greeting.
Masterpiece.

12. What is a 'p
An appetizer.
A flat buckwheat pancake filled with savory ingredients.
Middle School
A pastry store. (Not a bakery - only sells pastries)

13. What are two mountain ranges in France?
Les Vosques and les Juras.
A fried doughnut covered in powdered sugar.
An African tree.
0-20. 10 is passing.

14. What is 'le m
The Franc
Purple - gold - and green.
The subway.
Louis XVI and Marie Antoinette.

15. What is 'Le Premier Mai?'
A nickname for France because of its shape.
Bread
French Labor Day.
A long - skinny loaf of bread.

16. What is a Francophile?
Masterpiece.
Book vendors.
Someone Who loves French stuff.
A national exam at the end of highschool.

17. Why do people celebrate Mardi Gras?

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18. What is the most famous museum in France?
The Louvre
Champs Elys
La Gaule
Purple - gold - and green.

19. What is the first day of the week on a French calender?
The Franc
The Louvre
I remember. They remember their French roots.
Monday

20. Translate 'la vin.'
The French national anthem.
Wine
Guys shake hands - girls and guys kiss each other on the cheek.
Day first - then month - then year.

21. What is a 'fluer de lys?'
The Seine.
A lily of the valley. In May - people give these to friends and family for luck.
The symbol of France.
The French national anthem.

22. What is the current currency in France?
The Euro
Day first - then month - then year.
Masterpiece.
A flat buckwheat pancake filled with savory ingredients.

23. What is the former name of France?
La Gaule
A nickname for France because of its shape.
0-20. 10 is passing.
Masterpiece.

24. What is the main river in Paris?
The subway.
The Seine.
The symbol of France.
Kisses on the cheek. Used when greeting.

25. What is a 'filet -' and when would you need it?
A net bag. You would need it while shopping in France.
Quebec
The Quebec boogy-man.
A fried doughnut covered in powdered sugar.

26. To What does 'terminale' refer?
Book vendors.
Senior year of high school.
The French national holiday.
Les Vosques and les Juras.

27. What is a francophone?
Someone Who speaks French.
Book vendors.
The French president.
A net bag. You would need it while shopping in France.

28. Where would you find 'Je me souviens?'
Senior year of high school.
On Quebec license plates.
On schedules.
Wine

29. What is Cannes?

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30. What is a gallette?
Wine
Senior year of high school.
0-20. 10 is passing.
A flat buckwheat pancake filled with savory ingredients.

31. Who is Nicholas Sarkosy?
The French president.
Quebec
The subway.
Someone Who speaks French.

32. What Canadian province is Montreal in?
Guys shake hands - girls and guys kiss each other on the cheek.
An African tree.
Quebec
An underground tunnel connecting England and France.

33. What is 'le hexagon?'
A nickname for France because of its shape.
Book vendors.
Wine
A city in France. It's the location of a large annual film festival.

34. What is 'fat Tuesday?'
Mardi Gras
Book vendors.
Les Vosques and les Juras.
Day first - then month - then year.

35. When is military time often used in France?
Quebec
It's a celebration before Lent.
A long - skinny loaf of bread.
On schedules.

36. Chef d'
Book vendors.
The Seine.
Masterpiece.
Kisses on the cheek. Used when greeting.

37. How are dates written in France?
Champs Elys
Day first - then month - then year.
A caf
Wise men in Africa.

38. What is 'le quatorze juillet?'
The French national holiday.
An underground tunnel connecting England and France.
An African tree.
A nickname for the French flag.

39. What is a 'boulangerie?'
Purple - gold - and green.
A bread store. (Not a bakery - only sells bread)
The French national anthem.
Guys shake hands - girls and guys kiss each other on the cheek.

40. What is a baobab?
A high speed train.
I remember. They remember their French roots.
On schedules.
An African tree.

41. Give three ways a French school system is different than an American school system.
The Seine.
On Quebec license plates.
Grading system from 0-20. Starting at middle school - grades go in descending order. Essays are written on graph paper.
It's a celebration before Lent.

42. What is the mainstreet of Paris? It is lined with trees and connect Concorde with Charles de Gaulle.
Champs Elys
An appetizer.
Masterpiece.
Belgium

43. What is 'le college?'
A long - skinny loaf of bread.
Middle School
An underground tunnel connecting England and France.
On Quebec license plates.

44. What do French people do when they greet each other?
Guys shake hands - girls and guys kiss each other on the cheek.
The Quebec boogy-man.
A high speed train.
The French national holiday.

45. What is a baguette?
On Quebec license plates.
Wise men in Africa.
Someone Who speaks English.
A long - skinny loaf of bread.

46. What is an hor d'
An appetizer.
The Euro
On Quebec license plates.
A flat buckwheat pancake filled with savory ingredients.

47. What and Where is the 'Caf
A caf
The Louvre
Mardi Gras
The Quebec boogy-man.

48. Translate 'la pain.'
The Seine.
Wine
Someone Who speaks English.
Bread

49. What are 'faires les bises?'
A high speed train.
The Quebec boogy-man.
When you wake up on the first day of the month. You say it for good luck.
Kisses on the cheek. Used when greeting.

50. Where were French fries invented?
Belgium
The Quebec boogy-man.
I remember. They remember their French roots.
Bread