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French Culture

Subject : culture
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1. What is the difference between un ch






2. Whose work on radioactivity was the first step toward radiation treatment for cancer?

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3. Where were the kings of France crowned for hundreds of years






4. What is la France d'outre-mer






5. What world famous theatre festival was founded in Provence in 1947?

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






7. What building is named after Georges Pompidou?






8. How many m






9. For What is Limoges famous






10. What fruit is used in Kirsch?






11. What was the object of a controversial retirement bill passed through the Assembl






12. Who married Louis XIII?

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13. What war leader was chief of the French army at age 26?






14. When do you eat une galette des rois?






15. What is the flavor of un macaron?






16. Who brought high cooking into France in 1600?






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






18. Who was Louis Renault?






19. What are marrons glac






20. When did gothic architecture originate in France?






21. What is tutoiement?






22. How much mustard does each person in France use per year?






23. Who was Moli






24. What is une langue de chat?






25. What are the two most popular French sporting events in summer?






26. How tall is the Eiffel Tower






27. Where was the final defeat of Napoleon?






28. What does d

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29. What island in the Indian Ocean became the newest overseas territory (d






30. Where is Carcassonne






31. How old must you be to vote in France






32. We call it baseball - the French call it...?






33. What is la viande chevaline?






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






35. What cartoonist name sounds like the artist - Georges R






36. What caused the French Revolution of 1789?






37. What did Paul Verlaine write?






38. What is the French for high school?






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






40. What is fondue savoyarde?






41. where in France is the Celtic influence still strong?






42. What kind of composer was Debussy?






43. At What age do French children attend preschool






44. Which state was a French territory until sold to the US in 1803?






45. Which French writer wrote the Three Musketeers- Les Trois mousquetaires?






46. What did Monet - Manet - and Auguste Renoir have in common?






47. What is more ornate Gothic or Romanesque architecture?






48. Who had Versailles built to its present day splendor?






49. Who was made emperor in 800 AD?






50. What is un beignet?