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French Culture
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Subject
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culture
Instructions:
Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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Match each statement with the correct term.
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1. On What kind of bottle would you find the word brut?
une bouteille de champagne
Renaissance
a hexagon
they were all Impressionist painters
2. What kind of fruits are grown in Corsica?
2002
2001
Southern France
citrus
3. What colors are on the flag of France
Braille script to help the blind read
Southern France
blue - white and red
an ambulance
4. When do the Christmas holiday celebrations begin in France
stuffed tomatoes
December 6th (Saint Nicolas)
a paste of ground meat - fish and/or liver
Roman Catholic
5. How old must you be to vote in France
Hundred Years War
right wing - anti-immigration party
January 6th (Epiphany)
18 yrs old
6. What are les parcs zoologiques
Roland Garros Tennis Tournament and the cycling Tour de France
a flaky pastry
monk
animal parks (zoos)
7. Couscous is a popular dish in France. Where did it come from?
wheat - corn - sugar beets and grapes
North Africa
Eugene Ionesco
a stick
8. Who was the first woman to be appointed professor at the Sorbonne?
a bean or a small porcelain figurine
Marie Curie
100
monk
9. What type of shoes was invented in France 400 yrs ago?
rich chocolate cake with vanilla or coffee icing in the shape of a log
high-heeled shoes
Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon
Louis XIV
10. How do French people greet each other
Antoine de Saint-Exup
with a handshake or kiss on the cheek
Bourbons
France
11. What is une b
rich chocolate cake with vanilla or coffee icing in the shape of a log
French rap groups
Alsace and Lorraine
almond or coconut
12. Where is the hall of mirrors
Versailles
19
less
Alsace and Lorraine
13. What is un clip?
garlic
Louis XIV
Impressionism
a music video
14. Where was the first biscuit factory?
composer
Nantes
Fran
Belgium
15. Which meal of the day is considered the main meal?
lunch
William the Conqueror invading England in 1066
18 yrs old
the 12th century
16. Which art movement do the painters Edgar Degas - Claude Monet - and Pierre-Auguste Renoir belong to?
to raise the retirement age
Impressionism
Roman Catholic
right wing - anti-immigration party
17. How old was Joan of Arc when she was killed in May 1431?
Avignon
1885
film star
19
18. What famous French-Swiss filmmaker - Who headed the Nouvelle Vague movement - was awarded an Oscar by the American Academy Of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences in 2011?
Jean-Luc Godard
dom Perignon
less
the nuclear power industry
19. Which ingredient is essential in Proven
telecommunication satellites
garlic
Corsica (la Corse)
Louisiana Purchase
20. What are the main ingredients of une choucroute garnie?
fattened liver of duck or goose
sauerkraut - meat and potatoes
slow dancing
Le centre Georges Pompidou (Beaubourg)
21. Who was the leading man in the 1990 film Cyrano de Bergerac?
fattened liver of duck or goose
G
during the Baroque Period 16th to 18th century
tip is included
22. During What century was Le Corbusier a famous architect?
Alsace and Lorraine
20th century
on the French and Spanish sides of the Western Pyrenees
a sugared almond
23. We call it football - the French call it...?
the Seine - the Garonne - the Rh
le football am
le r
Louisiana Purchase
24. What did Ren
painting with geometric shapes
the Mediterranean Sea and Spain
a hexagon
stethoscope
25. During Which century did the Renaissance take place?
a mile
rub the bowl with garlic
16th century
Marseille
26. What are marrons glac
candied chestnuts
Southern France - on the C
white
Paris
27. What types of business attire did the French create?
racetracks
suits and neckties
noon
le football or le foot
28. What opera did Georges Bizet write that is considered his masterpiece?
Carmen
bridges - specifically the Bordeaux Bridge
orange
une
29. During Which century did Louis XIV reign?
boeuf bourguignon
17th
Moulin Rouge
l'
30. What did the Popular Front governments enact?
Pablo Picasso
1000
Alsace and Lorraine
Important social and labor reforms
31. What type of land transportation links France and England
rich chocolate cake with vanilla or coffee icing in the shape of a log
May 1st
a railway known as the Channel Tunnel or Chunnel
the cathedral in Reims
32. At What age do French children attend preschool
ages 2-6
Euro Disney
a fried pastry
orange
33. What are crudit
elephant
chunks of French bread that are dipped in hot - melted cheese
Fran
raw - fresh vegetables
34. Which Republic is France under today?
a Paris university
5th Republic
Impressionism
Eiffel Tower
35. What is un bateau-mouche?
a tourist boat on the Seine in Paris
Napoleon Bonaparte
About 63 million people
the cathedral
36. What is le Camembert?
l'
Britain
d
A type of soft cheese
37. On What side of the road do you drive in France?
on the right
Charlemagne
French Riviera
Moli
38. By 1942 Who had taken control over the entire country of France?
Paris
white
Germans
France
39. What coalition group won the elections in 1936?
le Front Populaire
Coco Chanel - Yves Saint-Laurent - Christian Dior
G
shop
40. What is the French delicacy foie gras?
fattened liver of duck or goose
high-heeled shoes
le tricolore
Saturdays
41. What is la gastronomie?
between 7:00 and 9:30pm
for not understanding the people and frivolously spending money
telecommunication satellites
the art of preparing good food
42. Who was Moli
rabies vaccine
a stew
Jacques Cartier
17th century playwright
43. Name two delicacies of France?
Napoleon Bonaparte
Braille script to help the blind read
frog legs (les cuisses de grenouille) and snails (les escargots) Also goose liver p
Grasse
44. What is magret de canard?
Southern France
Provence
a kind of outdoor bowling game played with two large metal balls and one smaller one
fillet of duck breast
45. What is the difference between un ch
1998
Renaissance
ch
Fran
46. Who is the current Prime Minister of France - serving along with President Nicolas Sarkozy?
shop
Fran
Alsace and Lorraine
in the afternoon (un go
47. Who ruled France when the metric system was established?
un lapin (a rabbit)
the cathedral in Reims
1481
Napoleon Bonaparte
48. After a fancy dinner - What is the evening topped off with?
Renaissance
strong black coffee
Fran
Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon
49. What is the main ingredient of bouillabaisse?
the name of the man Who invented moving pictures
Fran
on an envelope
fish
50. What kind of animal is Babar?
the nuclear power industry
painting with geometric shapes
elephant
the name of the man Who invented moving pictures