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French Culture
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culture
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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. We call it baseball - the French call it...?
Les Pyr
le baseball
boulangerie
sixteen
2. Can a p
of course
wheat - corn - sugar beets and grapes
Auguste Rodin
July 14 - 1789
3. What is une Citro
a French car from the Citro
horsemeat
farmland
goose liver
4. What is the French for high school?
Napoleon
Toulouse
the cathedral in Reims
le lyc
5. When was Marie Antoinette executed by guillotine?
1793
more
the town hall
Napoleon
6. What is the flavor of un macaron?
about $7 -500
Gothic art
almond or coconut
he was crowned King of France
7. What type of shoes was invented in France 400 yrs ago?
about 150 yrs ago
Louis XIV
Paris
high-heeled shoes
8. During Which period were les ch
Renaissance
scuba gear
Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon
emotions and imaginations
9. Where is le Quartier latin - right or left bank
left
May 1st
April Fool's Day
lunch or dinner - almost never at breakfast
10. What Museum in Paris is housed in an old train station?
Fran
Mus
the Mediterranean Sea and Spain
a newspaper
11. Where was a papal palace built in France
Avignon
Mayotte
Jacques-Yves Cousteau
a French naval station
12. What new d
Mayotte
a dining car
prison
lavender
13. What founder member of the European Union (EU) has the third largest military in NATO - and the largest army in the EU?
Mayotte
France
cartoon character
ARIANE
14. At Which celebrations do you give drag
a pastry - also means a nun
a Gallic tribe - Parisii
he was crowned King of France
christenings and weddings
15. What would you find at Lascaux
1793
perfume
the Loire - 634 miles/1020 kilometers
prehistoric cave paintings
16. What is le Camembert?
Hundred Years War
Auguste Rodin
jazz
A type of soft cheese
17. Who was the musician Who collaborated with Moli
d
Jean-Baptiste Lully
Mont Blanc
christenings and weddings
18. Who was the first French explorer of North America?
Paris
orange-flavored - sweet - thin pancakes
Jacques Cartier
jazz
19. When do the Christmas holiday celebrations begin in France
La Joconde
scuba gear
December 6th (Saint Nicolas)
a dining car
20. when was Impressionism at its height as a style?
Braque and Picasso
Romanticism
late 1800s
60
21. How many tourists visit the city of Paris each year?
French Republic
rich chocolate cake with vanilla or coffee icing in the shape of a log
libert
more than 2 million
22. What is une langue de chat?
Romanticism - Realism - and Impressionism
a cookie
Alsace and Lorraine
fried eggs
23. What is a lyc
a co-ed high school
soccer player of Algerian origin Who brought the World Cup to the French in 1998
garlic
he disappeared on a mission during World War II
24. What did Gustave Eiffel build before he built the Eiffel Tower?
cuisine bourgeoise
Fran
bridges - specifically the Bordeaux Bridge
Jean-Baptiste Lully
25. What is une cervelle de veau?
they were all Impressionist painters
yes - some French people eat it : a veal brain
1920
Paris
26. During What century was Le Corbusier a famous architect?
Toulouse
Carmen
20th century
General Charles de Gaulle
27. Who was the first national hero of France?
la Sorbonne
Vercing
Id
monk
28. What was the occupation of Brigitte Bardot?
Le Palais du Luxembourg
film star
Marie Antoinette and Louis XVI
raw - fresh vegetables
29. How many rooms are in the Palace of Fontainebleau
the art of preparing good food
more than a thousand
raw - on the half shell with a splash of lemon
the salamander
30. What is considered rude to do in a restaurant in France at the end of a meal
ask for a doggy bag
a summer home or cottage
5 yrs old
French Riviera
31. Is un litre more or less than a gallon?
Kourou (French Guyana)
a fried pastry
Italian
less
32. Which ingredient is essential in Proven
a flaky pastry
garlic
Vincent Van Gogh
business section with offices - shopping and small factories
33. When do you drink un ap
La Joconde
Paris
before lunch or dinner
A Moveable Feast
34. What is la gastronomie?
Val
lunch or dinner - almost never at breakfast
the Baroque period
the art of preparing good food
35. What kind of art is found at the Jeu de Paume?
they were all Impressionist painters
Impressionism
Fran
Southern France
36. What is le Figaro?
a newspaper
Euro Disney
actress
the Lumi
37. How long is the presidential term in France?
2002
5 yrs
Julius Caesar
perfume
38. What is un wagon-lit?
rub the bowl with garlic
Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec
sleeping car
Normandy and Brittany
39. When did France play host to the World Cup for soccer?
1998
l'
Louis XIV
French Republic
40. Which type of American music has had the most influence on the French?
jazz
democracy
un kilogramme
Le Palais du Luxembourg
41. What is heavier - un kilo or 2 pounds?
1793
un kilo
Claude Joseph Rouget de Lisle
a stick
42. What are the Auteuil - Longchamps - Chantilly and St. Cloud in Paris?
racetracks
19
fertile soil
Hundred Years War
43. Which American was known as the music-hall queen of Paris in 1920s?
a pastry - also means a nun
2001
the Alps and the Pyrenees
Josephine Baker
44. Who wrote Gargantua and Pantagruel?
Arles - France
lunch
l'
Fran
45. What mountain range is in central France
Austrian
18 yrs old
prison
le massif central
46. The Palace of Versailles is a monument to art of Which period?
prehistoric cave paintings
le massif central
Charlemagne
the Baroque period
47. What was the stage name of Jean-Baptiste Poquelin?
December 6th (Saint Nicolas)
the Alps
Moli
French Guyana - la Guyane fran
48. What is un wagon-restaurant?
ch
French Republic
a dining car
more
49. Who invented the process of pasteurization?
pig's blood
Louis Pasteur
lavender
a place where they make and sell cr
50. At What age do French children attend preschool
ages 2-6
a public lavatory for men
Belgium
le Louvre