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French Culture

Subject : culture
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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Who married Josephine Beauharnais?






2. Who is Zin






3. The cathedral of Chartres is an example of Which type of art?






4. When did the allies land in Normandy?






5. What caused the French Revolution of 1789?






6. What is the French name for home cooking?






7. After a fancy dinner - What is the evening topped off with?






8. What is un potage?






9. What country does the World Health Organization frequently name as the world's best overall health care provider?






10. What music festival is Aix-en-Provence famous for?






11. What is the difference between un ch






12. What is la mairie?






13. What is une madeleine?






14. What is the name of the long beach in Southern France?






15. What was the profession of Toulouse-Lautrec?






16. The university of Paris in the Latin Quarter on the left bank of the Seine is called...?






17. Who designed the glass pyramid built in 1989 in the courtyard of the Louvre museum in Paris?






18. What fruit is used in Kirsch?






19. When did Joan of Arc become Saint Joan?






20. What is un petit beurre?






21. At Which celebrations do you give drag






22. What was the profession of Jean Renoir?






23. What is in caf






24. What is hidden in une galette des Rois?






25. Where is Orly






26. We call it football - the French call it...?






27. Where is la Polyn






28. What is the name of the baby that French President Nicolas Sarkozy and (Italian model and actress) wife Carla Bruni had in October 2011?






29. Who brought order back to France?






30. How many people live in metropolitan Paris?






31. What was the symbol of Fran






32. What is the real name of the cartoonist Herg






33. What city has the biggest carnival in France every year?






34. Where does the festival of the American film take place?






35. What is the largest airline in France?






36. What type of shoes was invented in France 400 yrs ago?






37. Who was Jacques Cartier?






38. What helped rebuild France at the end of World War II?






39. On June 12 - 1940 - Paris surrendered to What country to save itself from destruction?






40. What is le slow?






41. How old was Joan of Arc when she was killed in May 1431?






42. Who was the musician Who collaborated with Moli






43. What would you do at la Com






44. What new d






45. Who has been the leader of le Front National since 1972?






46. What is une langue de chat?






47. What is the principal use of Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon today






48. Prior to the Roman invasion - What was the language of the French?






49. Where is Nice






50. For What is Grasse famous