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French Culture

Subject : culture
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. What is un flipper?






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






3. Who said 'L'






4. Where did la Goulue dance?






5. What is un bateau-mouche?






6. What are the four major rivers in France?






7. When was the Sorbonne founded?






8. What is un potage?






9. What is the name of the comprehensive exam students take at the end of high school?






10. Where is Napoleon's body today?






11. When do the French celebrate la Toussaint?






12. What is the real name of the cartoonist Herg






13. What is le Code Napol






14. What is the name of the long beach in Southern France?






15. The university of Paris in the Latin Quarter on the left bank of the Seine is called...?






16. Why were the first hot air balloons know as montgolfi






17. What is the longest river in France






18. when was Impressionism at its height as a style?






19. How many people live in metropolitan Paris?






20. What is le Jura






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






22. Who wrote Le Petit Prince?






23. What day in France is comparable to American Independence Day - July 4th?






24. What is un beignet?






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






26. The French invented the coffee pot How many years ago?






27. How long ago did the two Frenchmen Joseph Nic






28. During What century was Le Corbusier a famous architect?






29. In France - do windows usually swing inwards or outwards?






30. ARIANE launchers are used mainly to send What into space?






31. We call it football - the French call it...?






32. Who is Zin






33. What is tutoiement?






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






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






36. What type of painting is Cubism?






37. What type of political system rules France?






38. Marie Antoinette was not French. What nationality was she?






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






40. Where is the hall of mirrors






41. Which king built le ch






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






43. What event is considered the start of the French Revolution?






44. When was the first women's Tour de France held?






45. What practice dating back to the 18th century - known as la tauromachie - or corrida - was granted official protection by the French Minister for Culture in 2011?






46. Which transportation system in France is among the most modern and efficient in the world?






47. What are des oeufs sur le plat?






48. Who wrote the absurdist plays Rhinoceros and La cantatrice chauve (the bald soprano)?






49. At dinner time - What do French families do at the table?






50. What is the French national anthem?