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French Culture

Subject : culture
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1. How many different types of cheese does France produce?






2. What are MC Solaar - Assassins and NTM?






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






4. What do children learn in preschool






5. For What is Limoges famous






6. What city was the center of international art in the 20th century until after World War II?






7. What type of game is boules?






8. Where is the Center for French Space Programs?






9. What Museum in Paris is housed in an old train station?






10. What was the profession of the man Who invented Champagne?






11. What French cartoon detective is the subject of a new Steven Spielberg movie??






12. When was the French defeat at Dienbienphu?






13. What countries border France to the East?






14. Couscous is a popular dish in France. Where did it come from?






15. Which American trend has made its way to France and the French are very disapproving of it?






16. Near What country is Bayonne






17. Where is Nice






18. What are the main crops in France






19. Who painted Guernica?






20. When is the French labor day?






21. At Which celebrations do you give drag






22. France's North American Colony - Louisiana - was sold to the US. What was the sale called?






23. What do French ducks say?






24. When do you drink un ap






25. How many rooms are in the Palace of Fontainebleau






26. What French sculptor dominated the 19th century?






27. During Which period were les ch






28. What type of land transportation links France and England






29. How tall is Mont Blanc - the tallest mountain in Europe?






30. Who sculpted Le Penseur?






31. What are des oeufs sur le plat?






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






33. What is the French term for soccer?






34. Who composed the national anthem of France?






35. Is un m






36. What is un wagon-lit?






37. Where is le grand Trianon






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






39. What is le Concorde?






40. Who launched the first hot air balloon in 1783?






41. To What age was France's legal retirement age lowered in 1982 by Socialist President Mitterrand?






42. What type of cooking is called provincial?






43. What do the French buy almost daily at the bakery?






44. What was the nationality of the painter of the Mona Lisa?






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






46. What is the largest city in France?






47. Who was the cardinal Who served as regent for Louis XIII?






48. What is the largest airline in France?






49. At What meal are eggs eaten?






50. Where was Napoleon Bonaparte born?