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French Culture

Subject : culture
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1. What is une madeleine?






2. What is une langue de chat?






3. In France - What type of wedding is required by law - civil or religious?






4. What is the French term for soccer?






5. What is un potage?






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






7. Where is le Mus






8. Who is responsible for the invention of the cinema in the late 19th century?






9. What mountain range separates France and Spain






10. In France - Where would you find a concierge?






11. What founder member of the European Union (EU) has the third largest military in NATO - and the largest army in the EU?






12. What is le Camembert?






13. Is un m






14. What is le cochonnet in the game of boules?






15. Who composed Bol






16. ARIANE launchers are used mainly to send What into space?






17. Who was Louis Renault?






18. What would you do at les Galeries Lafayette?






19. What is the official name for the country of France?






20. Where is Nice






21. What was the Roman (Latin) name for Paris?






22. What is the highest point in France?






23. How many French speakers are there worldwide?






24. Which art movement do the painters Edgar Degas - Claude Monet - and Pierre-Auguste Renoir belong to?






25. Where would you most likely find par avion written?






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






27. When was Marie Antoinette executed by guillotine?






28. Which king built le ch






29. What is the French term for bakery?






30. Who are the two most famous Cubist Artists?






31. What is une cr






32. What are marrons glac






33. What is le Figaro?






34. What did the brothers Louis and Auguste Lumi






35. What has 4 legs - 2 long ears and tastes delicious in a stew?






36. What is longer - un kilom






37. Who brought high cooking into France in 1600?






38. What is the total population of France?






39. Who brought order back to France?






40. What colors are on the flag of France






41. What is an international organization of over 50 member states or countries where there is a notable affiliation with French language or culture?






42. What are des tripes






43. Who did France join in declaring war on Germany - Which began WWII?






44. What time do the French usually eat dinner?






45. What is the approximate geometrical shape of France






46. What happened to Charles VII on July 17 - 1429?






47. What is boudin noir (black pudding) made with?

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48. What is un kilo the abbreviation of?






49. What is the average life expectancy in France?






50. Whose mistress was the Marquise de Pompadour?