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French Culture

Subject : culture
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1. What country does more exporting of food than France?






2. What is in caf






3. What opera did Georges Bizet write that is considered his masterpiece?






4. How tall is the Eiffel Tower






5. What kind of school is called le coll






6. What city was the center of international art in the 20th century until after World War II?






7. During Which century did Louis XIV reign?






8. What is the approximate geometrical shape of France






9. What is vouvoiement?






10. Why was Joan of Arc burned at the stake on May 30 - 1431?






11. What type of game is boules?






12. Where did Vincent Van Gogh settle in the late 19th century because he found inspiration for his paintings there?






13. What is magret de canard?






14. What is heavier - un kilo or 2 pounds?






15. Where were the kings of France crowned for hundreds of years






16. What is a lyc






17. Who entered WWI in 1917 to help France defeat Germany?






18. What island in the Indian Ocean became the newest overseas territory (d






19. What is une cervelle de veau?






20. Where was Napoleon Bonaparte born?






21. What was the profession of Toulouse-Lautrec?






22. Who was the head of the Vichy government?






23. What was the nationality of the painter of the Mona Lisa?






24. On average - How many children do married couples have in France?






25. What French cartoon detective is the subject of a new Steven Spielberg movie??






26. Which Republic is France under today?






27. What do the French cows say?






28. Who was Jacques Cartier?






29. What is the main ingredient in p






30. What did Louis Braille create in 1824?






31. Where is France's spacecraft launched?






32. What are the main crops in France






33. When was a bill approved giving Corsica limited autonomy?






34. What is un clip?






35. How many tourists visit the city of Paris each year?






36. Who married Louis XIII?

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37. Who is Guignol?






38. What fabric dye originated in France - but is very much part of American culture?






39. Where is the Center for French Space Programs?






40. Which musicians were prominent the early 19th century?






41. At what age do children go to le lyc






42. Where did la Goulue dance?






43. What would you do at les Galeries Lafayette?






44. Who succeeded Pompidou as president?






45. What shape do the 20 major highways leading in and out of Paris form?






46. Whose mistress was the Marquise de Pompadour?






47. To What age was France's legal retirement age lowered in 1982 by Socialist President Mitterrand?






48. What is un mille-feuilles?






49. By 1942 Who had taken control over the entire country of France?






50. Which French President was responsible for the construction of the Louvre Pyramid - the Great Arch at La D