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French Culture

Subject : culture
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1. What is in caf






2. What shape do the 20 major highways leading in and out of Paris form?






3. At Which celebrations do you give drag






4. What is une douzaine d'hu






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






6. What country is la Martinique part of






7. A movement in the 1970s featuring simpler foods - smaller portions and natural flavors called...






8. What famous conquest is depicted in the famous Bayeux tapestry?






9. How old must you be to vote in France






10. Which king of France was known as the Sun King?






11. What was the profession of Debussy?






12. Where did le croissant originate?






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






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






15. When did the allies land in Normandy?






16. Who stayed at the Palace of Fontainebleau?






17. What was la Bastille?






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






19. What countries border France to the East?






20. Who was the head of the Vichy government?






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






22. What is le slow?






23. Whose mistress was the Marquise de Pompadour?






24. Who is France's most famous ecologist?






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






26. Where would you find un chauffe-eau?






27. On June 12 - 1940 - Paris surrendered to What country to save itself from destruction?






28. Which artist cut off his ear?






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






30. Where is le pays basque






31. What did the brothers Louis and Auguste Lumi






32. What is the French for high school?






33. What does une baguette mean besides a loaf of bread?






34. What did Paul Verlaine write?






35. During Which century did the Renaissance take place?






36. What famous French-Swiss filmmaker - Who headed the Nouvelle Vague movement - was awarded an Oscar by the American Academy Of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences in 2011?






37. Who was Louis Renault?






38. What is the Mus






39. What is une b






40. What do you call a stage of the Tour de France in French?






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






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






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






44. Where is la promenade des Anglais






45. What is the flavor of un macaron?






46. What is the approximate geometrical shape of France






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






48. Which art movement do the painters Edgar Degas - Claude Monet - and Pierre-Auguste Renoir belong to?






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






50. What kind of art is found at the Jeu de Paume?