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French Culture

Subject : culture
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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. What great American landmark did Gustave Eiffel help design and build?






2. Who is considered the greatest writer of fables in France?






3. Where does a smaller Statue of Liberty stand in France






4. When did gothic architecture originate in France?






5. What does d

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6. What types of food is Normandy famous for?






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






8. Which type of American music has had the most influence on the French?






9. What coalition group won the elections in 1936?






10. What is one of the largest crops in France






11. What is le Front National?






12. What is the most popular sport in France?






13. Who married Louis XIII?

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14. What is hidden in une galette des Rois?






15. How many grammes in un kilo?






16. In Which department would you find truffles






17. What comes first - l'

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18. Where did la Goulue dance?






19. What is the plateau de fromages?






20. When would one eat a go






21. Who stayed at the Palace of Fontainebleau?






22. Who brought order back to France?






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






24. What was the profession of Toulouse-Lautrec?






25. Who composed the national anthem of France?






26. On average - How many children do married couples have in France?






27. When do you drink un ap






28. Is un litre more or less than a gallon?






29. Who wrote Candide?






30. What are des oeufs sur le plat?






31. What do French roosters say at the crack of dawn?






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






33. What new d






34. Who was imprisoned at the Conciergerie?






35. What is considered rude to do in a restaurant in France at the end of a meal






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






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






38. What is the SNCF?






39. From What origin are most Martiniquais and Guadeloup






40. What would you find at Lascaux






41. Why was Marie Antoinette disliked by the French?






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






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






44. What was the profession of Jean Renoir?






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






46. Which American was known as the music-hall queen of Paris in 1920s?






47. Who were the two most prominent scientists in early 20th century France?






48. Who was Louis Lumi






49. Who was the great king of the 16th century?






50. What are the main crops in France