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French Culture

Subject : culture
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1. When do the festivals for the harvesting of wine grapes take place?






2. What are MC Solaar - Assassins and NTM?






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






4. A new phenomenon called cohabitation appeared in French politics in the 1980's and 1990's. What does it mean?






5. What practice dating back to the 18th century - known as la tauromachie - or corrida - was granted official protection by the French Minister for Culture in 2011?






6. Who signed an armistice with Hitler that divided France into 2 parts?






7. How did Saint-Exup






8. What is la mairie?






9. What is considered rude to do in a restaurant in France at the end of a meal






10. Who succeeded Pompidou as president?






11. How many m






12. What amusement park in Paris is the equivalent to Disneyland






13. What is the main ingredient in p






14. The French helped create the world's fastest passenger airplane called?






15. What are moules marini






16. What day of the week do French children attend school while American children do not






17. Who wrote Candide?






18. What is the average life expectancy in France?






19. What day of the week are elections always held in France






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






21. What is la zone bleue?






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






23. What was the occupation of Brigitte Bardot?






24. During What century was Le Corbusier a famous architect?






25. What is le Jura






26. Who married Louis XIII?

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27. What kind of animal is Babar?






28. What are the main ingredients of une choucroute garnie?






29. On Which French city did the world focus when Diana - Princess of Wales died in 1997?






30. What is magret de canard?






31. when was Impressionism at its height as a style?






32. How long ago did the two Frenchmen Joseph Nic






33. Who led the armies of the French King Charles VII to victories against the English?






34. What is the French term for soccer?






35. Do the French have more or less leisure time than Americans?






36. What do the French call the English Channel

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37. When do the French celebrate la Toussaint?






38. What is the French delicacy foie gras?






39. Which three French clothing designers first influenced the fashion trends?






40. What type of mushrooms are grown underground and are the size of golf balls?






41. What is vouvoiement?






42. Who stayed at the Palace of Fontainebleau?






43. What is found on the north side of the Seine River - called the right bank






44. Near What country is Lille






45. What did France lose in the Franco-German war of 1870-1871?






46. When were the boundaries of modern France established?






47. What is la Chartreuse?






48. Where is Orly






49. When did France play host to the World Cup for soccer?






50. What did Gustave Eiffel build before he built the Eiffel Tower?