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French Culture

Subject : culture
Instructions:
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1. Where would you most likely find par avion written?






2. What is the largest country of Western Europe?






3. What did Robert de Sorbon found?






4. What does d

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5. Who signed an armistice with Hitler that divided France into 2 parts?






6. What is a Michelin book?






7. What comes first - l'

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8. What nut is sold hot on the streets of Paris in winter?






9. What was the stage name of Jean-Baptiste Poquelin?






10. What are the four major rivers in France?






11. Who married Louis XIII?

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






13. Where is le Quartier latin - right or left bank






14. What is Orangina?






15. What are des tripes






16. Who succeeded Charles de Gaulle as President?






17. What is une b






18. Where is France's spacecraft launched?






19. Is the wine le Muscadet red or white?






20. How many people live in metropolitan Paris?






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






22. What does service compris mean?






23. During World War II - What percentage of France's factories - machinery and transportation systems were lost?






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






25. What was the occupation of Brigitte Bardot?






26. What is le slow?






27. Can a p






28. What is fondue savoyarde?






29. Whose mistress was the Marquise de Pompadour?






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






31. Where do Parisians participate in skiing and other winter sports?






32. What is the French national motto that came as a result of the Revolution?






33. What was the object of a controversial retirement bill passed through the Assembl






34. What is Chartres famous for






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






36. Which Republic is France under today?






37. At what age do children go to le lyc






38. What countries border France to the East?






39. Who won the Tour de France a record 7 times 1999-2005?






40. What new d






41. Near What country is Bayonne






42. What structure was built in Paris in 1889 by Alexandre Gustave Eiffel?






43. What did the Popular Front governments enact?






44. How old was Joan of Arc when she was killed in May 1431?






45. What is la Chartreuse?






46. Who wrote Tartuffe?






47. Which came first - the Renaissance or the Classical period?






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






49. What is un wagon-restaurant?






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