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French Culture

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1. Which king of France was known as the Sun King?
la bouillabaisse
telecommunication satellites
Louis XIV
croissants and baguettes

2. What does service compris mean?
tip is included
a place where they make and sell cr
they were all Impressionist painters
Normandy and Brittany

3. What French sculptor dominated the 19th century?
Napoleon Bonaparte
Auguste Rodin
a restaurant in Paris
Fran

4. When do the French celebrate la Toussaint?
November 1st
a newspaper
the 12th century
the Loire - 634 miles/1020 kilometers

5. How long did the construction of the Cathedral of Notre Dame in Paris take?
May -1954
almost 200 yrs
raw - on the half shell with a splash of lemon
l'

6. We call it football - the French call it...?
white
Jacques-Yves Cousteau
le football am
French explorer

7. Who was the cardinal Who served as regent for Louis XIII?
painter
art
Napoleon Bonaparte
Richelieu

8. What is the main ingredient of bouillabaisse?
Marie Curie and Louis Pasteur
prehistoric cave paintings
red
fish

9. What amusement park in Paris is the equivalent to Disneyland
a cookie
l'
Euro Disney
movie camera and projector

10. In Which regions is beer really popular?
Alsace and Lorraine
mineral water
July 14 - 1789
1920

11. Is un centim
Marie Curie's work
Germans
less
1890s

12. How many grammes in un kilo?
he disappeared on a mission during World War II
raw - fresh vegetables
1000
the Baroque period

13. How are students chosen to attend a university
more
prehistoric cave paintings
le tricolore
they have to pass the baccalaureate exam (le bac) to get in

14. Who is responsible for the invention of the cinema in the late 19th century?
the Lumi
Val
Auguste Rodin
the 13th century

15. At Which celebrations do you give drag
in a bathroom or kitchen
strong black coffee
a Christmas cake shaped like a log
christenings and weddings

16. What is the SNCF?
les arrondissements
2 lbs per person - a total of 60 -000 tons
the salamander
a railroad company

17. What wine is used in boeuf bourguignon. Red or white?
orange-flavored - sweet - thin pancakes
a cookie
red
Renaissance

18. What time do the French usually eat dinner?
a place where they make and sell cr
Tintin
between 7:00 and 9:30pm
student riots

19. What is le Code Napol
American film star
blue - white and red
the first modern legal code of France
late 1800s

20. Where is the Center for French Space Programs?
Toulouse
dom Perignon
le m
a cookie

21. What is une langue de veau?
1500
a veal tongue
Marie and Pierre Curie
Germany - Switzerland and Italy

22. What kind of animal is Babar?
tripe cooked very slowly in sauce - up to 24 hours
processed meats and sandwiches
elephant
Mayotte

23. What type of painting is Cubism?
ages 2-6
painting with geometric shapes
chunks of French bread that are dipped in hot - melted cheese
Louis XIV

24. What are the main ingredients of une choucroute garnie?
Moulin Rouge
sauerkraut - meat and potatoes
Nantes
a Gallic tribe - Parisii

25. What type of equipment did Emile Gagnon and Jacques Cousteau invent in 1942?
la Manche 'the sleeve'
General Charles de Gaulle
scuba gear
Germans

26. What was the nationality of the painter of the Mona Lisa?
la Marseillaise
on an envelope
pig's blood
Italian

27. Why is Sainte H
Belgium
a bean or a small porcelain figurine
Val
that is where he died

28. Can a p
more than a thousand
don't do it
5th Republic
of course

29. What French cartoon detective is the subject of a new Steven Spielberg movie??
Tintin
Louis Pasteur
seafood (fish - lobster) and cr
frog legs (les cuisses de grenouille) and snails (les escargots) Also goose liver p

30. Which came first - Romanesque or Gothic architecture?
Romanesque
Statue of Liberty
France
Fran

31. What colors are on the flag of France
blue - white and red
The President and Prime Minister belong to different political parties
apple liquor
5 yrs old

32. What was the profession of Jean Renoir?
film director
Waterloo
La Sorbonne university of Paris
May -1954

33. What is in caf
Marie Curie and Louis Pasteur
hot milk and coffee
racetracks
fast food chains

34. Which came first - the Renaissance or the Classical period?
le Front Populaire
2 million
Renaissance
Nantes

35. Where were the kings of France crowned for hundreds of years
sauerkraut - meat and potatoes
Southern France - on the C
the cathedral in Reims
fertile soil

36. What is la zone bleue?
a parking zone
emotions and imaginations
citrus
a railroad company

37. What is une coquille Saint-Jacques?
lunch
a scallop (type of seafood)
1996
William the Conqueror invading England in 1066

38. What is une langue de chat?
26 percent
H
a cookie
parachute

39. What very famous writer was born in Nantes?
Napoleon Bonaparte
Coco Chanel - Yves Saint-Laurent - Christian Dior
the Seine - the Garonne - the Rh
Jules Verne

40. In Which department would you find truffles
a supersonic commercial airplane
le P
1984
Richelieu

41. How many French speakers are there worldwide?
over 90 million
about $7 -500
they learn to read
l'

42. When did the first real school of French painting emerge?
mussels steamed open in wine and seasonings
during the Baroque Period 16th to 18th century
the first modern legal code of France
the Seine river

43. In western Europe - What is France the largest producer of?
beef - veal - poultry and cheese
Corsica (la Corse)
Louisiana
15 -771 feet/4805 meters

44. What type of cooking is called haute cuisine?
Carmen
American film star
un lapin (a rabbit)
gourmet cooking

45. Who is Zin
le massif central
using the familiar tu when talking to somebody
Marie Antoinette and Louis XVI
soccer player of Algerian origin Who brought the World Cup to the French in 1998

46. Who was Moli
les arrondissements
stuffed tomatoes
17th century playwright
Herg

47. How do French people greet each other
a cookie
Celtic
with a handshake or kiss on the cheek
Gothic art

48. Who has been the leader of le Front National since 1972?
nouvelle cuisine
Jean-Marie Le Pen
sixteen
the name of the man Who invented moving pictures

49. How many rooms are in the Palace of Fontainebleau
a railroad company
more than a thousand
a restaurant in Paris
a dining car

50. What was the country of France named before Roman times?
1984
a toasted ham and cheese sandwich
Gaul
Eugene Ionesco