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French Culture

Subject : culture
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1. What regions are famous for their butter






2. What are MC Solaar - Assassins and NTM?






3. What is un rago






4. Who developed the champagne making method?






5. At What age did Louis XIV begin running France?






6. When was Marie Antoinette executed by guillotine?






7. What is the underground subway system called in Paris?






8. What was the profession of Debussy?






9. Who sculpted Le Penseur?






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






11. What are marrons glac






12. What is une madeleine?






13. How many French soldiers died in World War I?






14. What kind of animal is used to snuffle out wild mushrooms and truffles?






15. How do you most often eat oysters in France?






16. How many tourists visit the city of Paris each year?






17. What is the Pompidou Center?






18. Name two delicacies of France?






19. What is the French for high school?






20. What is le Code Napol






21. What was the original purpose of le Louvre?






22. What types of business attire did the French create?






23. Which three French clothing designers first influenced the fashion trends?






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






25. What is the Tour de France?






26. What is une cr






27. What was Grace Kelly's profession before she married Prince Rainier de Monaco?






28. How many different types of cheese does France produce?






29. How long did it take Baron Georges Haussmann to transform the city of Paris?






30. When was the Statue of Liberty shipped from France to NY?






31. Which French city has been the center of perfume production for centuries?






32. Which ingredient is essential in Proven






33. Who painted Guernica?






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






35. What was la Bastille?






36. What is une cervelle de veau?






37. What French president was elected in 2007 - and is up for re-election in May 2012?






38. In which hand do the French usually hold the fork while eating?






39. The visual arts flourished in the mid-19th century. What were the three schools?






40. Where did la Goulue dance?






41. What type of sports do many of the French prefer?






42. What is the difference between un ch






43. Who are the two most famous Cubist Artists?






44. What fragrant purple flower is grown for the perfume industry in the south of France?






45. What is further north - Lille or Bordeaux






46. What are des oeufs sur le plat?






47. What was the country of France named before Roman times?






48. Who is Ast






49. Where did Paris get its name from?






50. Who entered WWI in 1917 to help France defeat Germany?