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French Culture

Subject : culture
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1. Why is Sainte H






2. What is the Pompidou Center?






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






4. Who are the two most famous Cubist Artists?






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






6. Olives grow in southern France during Which season of the year






7. What world famous theatre festival was founded in Provence in 1947?

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8. Do the French have more or less leisure time than Americans?






9. What kind of school is called le coll






10. What is further east - Marseille or Toulouse






11. Who brought order back to France?






12. In Which month is the Tour de France held?






13. What is the profession of Catherine Deneuve?






14. What is un homard?






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






16. What are crudit






17. What other painter did Van Gogh invite to share his studio in the South of France?






18. What did France get back at the end of World War I?






19. What is la gastronomie?






20. What types of food is Normandy famous for?






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






22. What is Maxim's?






23. What is the name of the dog in the comic strip Ast






24. Where did la Goulue dance?






25. What is le Concorde?






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






27. What is a significant mineral of France






28. What is France's most important national resource






29. What is the plateau de fromages?






30. Where is the Center for French Space Programs?






31. From What origin are most Martiniquais and Guadeloup






32. What is un centre commercial?






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






34. What is the total population of France?






35. What is the name of the French space program?






36. What percentage of France's total area is covered by woods and forests






37. What is the largest city in France?






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






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






40. At what age do children go to le lyc






41. Which French territory is in South America






42. Who designed the glass pyramid built in 1989 in the courtyard of the Louvre museum in Paris?






43. On Which French city did the world focus when Diana - Princess of Wales died in 1997?






44. Where was a papal palace built in France






45. A new phenomenon called cohabitation appeared in French politics in the 1980's and 1990's. What does it mean?






46. Which river divides Paris into the right bank and left bank






47. What religion do most people in France belong to?






48. What is une religieuse?






49. What is Orangina?






50. Cooking in France is considered a form of...