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French Culture
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culture
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1. During World War II - What percentage of France's factories - machinery and transportation systems were lost?
more than a thousand
1793
composer
80%
2. Who wrote Les Mis
G
gourmet cooking
Victor Hugo
la Manche 'the sleeve'
3. How do you most often eat oysters in France?
inwards
raw - on the half shell with a splash of lemon
of course
cocorico
4. After a fancy dinner - What is the evening topped off with?
modern and contemporary art of the Western World
strong black coffee
in the south Pacific
Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec
5. Where were the kings of France crowned for hundreds of years
the cathedral in Reims
in an apartment building
bullfighting
he was crowned King of France
6. With Which school of literature is Victor Hugo often associated?
poetry
Romanticism
boulangerie
French rap groups
7. What is a lyc
the Alps
1998
a co-ed high school
about 150 yrs ago
8. When do the French celebrate la Toussaint?
a famous French puppet
une bouteille de champagne
November 1st
blue - white and red
9. What flavor is the liquor Cointreau?
December 6th (Saint Nicolas)
1500
un kilogramme
orange
10. During Which century did Louis XIV reign?
17th
Livarot
Hector Berlioz and Fr
Carmen
11. Where is la Polyn
American film star
Napoleon Bonaparte
in the south Pacific
after the inventors - the Montgolfier brothers
12. What is the name of the long beach in Southern France?
the Alps and the Pyrenees
farmland
French Riviera
1984
13. What is le slow?
christenings and weddings
slow dancing
candied chestnuts
la bouillabaisse
14. In What year did France win the Soccer World Cup for the first time?
stuffed tomatoes
1998
a veal tongue
Livarot
15. What is une maison de retraite?
1984
Paris
a nursing home
Paris
16. What did France get back at the end of World War I?
in the Caribbean
soccer
sleeping car
Alsace and Lorraine
17. During Which century did Albert Camus write?
almond or coconut
20th century
1920
parachute
18. Name two delicacies of France?
frog legs (les cuisses de grenouille) and snails (les escargots) Also goose liver p
over 90 million
inwards
gourmet cooking
19. Where do Parisians participate in skiing and other winter sports?
the Alps and the Pyrenees
Paul Gauguin
A Moveable Feast
stethoscope
20. What are the divisions of Paris called
student riots
1000 feet/300 meters
sleeping car
les arrondissements
21. What is un rago
the town hall
1962
a stew
Germany
22. Why were the first hot air balloons know as montgolfi
after the inventors - the Montgolfier brothers
the nuclear power industry
Normandy and Brittany
prison
23. when was the first female prime minister - Edith Cresson - appointed?
Germany
pig's blood
fish
1991
24. What did the brothers Louis and Auguste Lumi
a kind of outdoor bowling game played with two large metal balls and one smaller one
Alsace and Lorraine
movie camera and projector
a public lavatory for men
25. What type of land is more prevalent in France than in any other country in Western Europe
Austrian
on the southwest coast of France
suits and neckties
farmland
26. Marie Antoinette was not French. What nationality was she?
Napoleon
a supersonic commercial airplane
un kilogramme
Austrian
27. What borders France to the south?
2 million
a dining car
Napoleon
the Mediterranean Sea and Spain
28. When was Marie Antoinette executed by guillotine?
1793
Paris
in a bathroom
stethoscope
29. What is the average life expectancy in France?
slow dancing
a dining car
81
the Alps
30. Who was Louis Renault?
founder of Renault automobiles
Marie Antoinette
in the south Pacific
civil
31. What is une b
About 63 million people
Paris
a Christmas cake shaped like a log
an orange soft drink
32. What countries border France to the East?
le m
US
Germany - Switzerland and Italy
they learn to read
33. What is a famous French beef stew?
Les Pyr
boeuf bourguignon
dom Perignon
1000 feet/300 meters
34. What is un beignet?
the art of preparing good food
Jean-Luc Godard
a fried pastry
1481
35. Who are the two most famous Cubist Artists?
Waterloo
Braque and Picasso
Le Palais du Luxembourg
2001
36. How many rooms are in the Palace of Fontainebleau
a stick
more than a thousand
the Seine - the Garonne - the Rh
2 million
37. What is more ornate Gothic or Romanesque architecture?
a fried pastry
late 1800s
Gothic art
a flaky pastry
38. How many French soldiers died in World War I?
2 million
Jacques-Yves Cousteau
Paris
about $7 -500
39. Why was Marie Antoinette disliked by the French?
stethoscope
for not understanding the people and frivolously spending money
1920
chunks of French bread that are dipped in hot - melted cheese
40. What is the highest point in France?
26 percent
Mont Blanc
the little ball the player tries to get closest to
Alexandre Dumas (p
41. What is une cr
a sugared almond
Hundred Years War
Voltaire
a place where they make and sell cr
42. Which city in southwestern France is called la ville rose
Toulouse
fried eggs
after the inventors - the Montgolfier brothers
film star
43. Which came first - the Renaissance or the Classical period?
more than a thousand
bridges - specifically the Bordeaux Bridge
Renaissance
a cookie
44. How many different types of cheese does France produce?
a lobster
Louisiana Purchase
about 400
81
45. What are the two most popular theme parks in France?
Napoleon Bonaparte
late 1800s
Parc Ast
G
46. What regions are famous for their butter
Normandy and Brittany
parachute
La Joconde
Napoleon Bonaparte
47. What palace in Paris serves as a meeting place for the 348-member French S
Le Palais du Luxembourg
bullfighting
Louis XV
The/ (le) Concorde
48. In western Europe - What is France the largest producer of?
the first modern legal code of France
high taxes and starvation
beef - veal - poultry and cheese
Hector Berlioz and Fr
49. Near Which large city is Versailles located
Paris
Georges Pompidou
Le centre Georges Pompidou (Beaubourg)
1903
50. Who is Quasimodo?
ask for a doggy bag
the hunchback in The Hunchback of Notre Dame
high-heeled shoes
24 hrs (les 24 heures du Mans)