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French Culture

Subject : culture
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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. What do the French buy almost daily at the bakery?






2. Who ruled France when the metric system was established?






3. Who was the first great writer in France?






4. Where do Parisians participate in skiing and other winter sports?






5. What wine is used in boeuf bourguignon. Red or white?






6. What kind of fruits are grown in Corsica?






7. What is un petit beurre?






8. Whose mistress was the Marquise de Pompadour?






9. Where is le pays basque






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






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






12. Which city in southwestern France is called la ville rose






13. Who was Louis Lumi






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


15. Which museum was originated by Louis XIV?






16. What is the French term for the meal that is celebrated on Christmas Eve - Dec 24th?






17. What would you find at Lascaux






18. Where was Napoleon Bonaparte born?






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






20. What is break-dancing called in France?






21. Who was Jacques Cartier?






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






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






24. What is le Concorde?






25. Who composed the national anthem of France?






26. How many grammes in un kilo?






27. What did Andr






28. Where did Paris get its name from?






29. What is un homard?






30. What do children learn in preschool






31. What French island is located in the Mediterranean






32. From where does most of France's olive oil come from






33. Who is France's most famous ecologist?






34. As the US is divided into states - France is divided into...






35. What is un beignet?






36. What did Robert de Sorbon found?






37. Who is Quasimodo?






38. What is the French term for bakery?






39. Which ingredient is essential in Proven






40. What day of the week do French children attend school while American children do not






41. What does service compris mean?






42. What other painter did Van Gogh invite to share his studio in the South of France?






43. What is un rago






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






45. Name two delicacies of France?






46. What type of equipment did Emile Gagnon and Jacques Cousteau invent in 1942?






47. Who succeeded Charles de Gaulle as President?






48. For Which occasion was the Eiffel Tower built?


49. What is the French national motto that came as a result of the Revolution?






50. How many people live in metropolitan Paris?