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French Culture
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1. Whose mistress was the Marquise de Pompadour?
in the Caribbean
rabies vaccine
July 14 - 1789
Louis XV
2. Where is Biarritz
on the southwest coast of France
in Paris - on an islet in the middle of the Seine River - facing west toward the original statue
of course
mussels steamed open in wine and seasonings
3. What world famous theatre festival was founded in Provence in 1947?
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4. What is the official name for the country of France?
don't do it
French Republic
Marie Curie and Louis Pasteur
Nice
5. Who were the two most prominent scientists in early 20th century France?
prison
don't do it
la Sorbonne
Marie Curie and Louis Pasteur
6. What are the main ingredients of une choucroute garnie?
sauerkraut - meat and potatoes
suits and neckties
seafood (fish - lobster) and cr
founder of Renault automobiles
7. We call it football - the French call it...?
20 yrs
Auguste Rodin
Le festival d'Avignon
le football am
8. What was the profession of the man Who invented Champagne?
mineral water
Alsace and Lorraine
about 300 -000
monk
9. Where is Orly
between 7:00 and 9:30pm
they learn to read
space - electronics and computer software
near Paris
10. Which came first - the Renaissance or the Classical period?
Brazil
Renaissance
la Marseillaise
rabies vaccine
11. What kind of animal is used to snuffle out wild mushrooms and truffles?
A type of soft cheese
pig
Fran
Hector Berlioz and Fr
12. What industry produces most of France's electricity?
a star
left one
Moli
the nuclear power industry
13. During Which century did Albert Camus write?
overseas France
Chinese-American architect - l.M. Pei
1996
20th century
14. Where was the first biscuit factory?
the town hall
Nantes
Paris
mineral water
15. Who led the underground resistance movement for those opposed to the Nazi takeover in France?
General Charles de Gaulle
une salade
poetry
Moli
16. When is the French labor day?
a sugared almond
citrus
May 1st
Auguste Rodin
17. We call it baseball - the French call it...?
le Louvre
the American - Lance Armstrong
le baseball
painter
18. Who has been the leader of le Front National since 1972?
le r
Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon
Jean-Marie Le Pen
religious freedom
19. What is un homard?
US
une bouteille de champagne
a lobster
former colonies in Africa
20. How old must you be to vote in France
the Alps and the Pyrenees
18 yrs old
of course
Georges R
21. What colors are on the flag of France
apple liquor
hiking
she was accused of being a witch
blue - white and red
22. What other countries still use French as their official language
a dozen oysters
he disappeared on a mission during World War II
former colonies in Africa
Le centre Georges Pompidou (Beaubourg)
23. Which transportation system in France is among the most modern and efficient in the world?
Louis XV
Louis XIV
Southern France
high speed train (TGV)
24. What types of business attire did the French create?
suits and neckties
les arrondissements
on an envelope
the Mediterranean Sea and Spain
25. What do children learn in preschool
they learn to read
Anne d'Autriche
Braille script to help the blind read
Eiffel Tower
26. What are crudit
la Manche 'the sleeve'
raw - fresh vegetables
stethoscope
citrus
27. Who is France's most famous ecologist?
Mayotte
a co-ed high school
shop
Jacques-Yves Cousteau
28. What is vouvoiement?
citrus
using the formal vous when talking to somebody
1793
The/ (le) Concorde
29. Near What country is Lille
2 lbs per person - a total of 60 -000 tons
emotions and imaginations
Pablo Picasso
Belgium
30. What is le Figaro?
a newspaper
cherries
Vienna - to celebrate the end of the siege of the city by the Turks
truffles
31. How do French people greet each other
business section with offices - shopping and small factories
the 12th century
with a handshake or kiss on the cheek
high speed train (TGV)
32. What is a popular outdoor activity among the French?
Moulin Rouge
Auguste Rodin
Paris
hiking
33. Where is le Mus
in Paris
une bouteille de champagne
Fran
Grasse
34. Which family had the fleur de lis as a symbol?
les arrondissements
Bourbons
Jean-Luc Godard
a platter with a selection of cheeses
35. Who painted Guernica?
almost 200 yrs
Pablo Picasso
soccer player of Algerian origin Who brought the World Cup to the French in 1998
the hunchback in The Hunchback of Notre Dame
36. Who was Louis Renault?
the art of preparing good food
a Gallic tribe - Parisii
founder of Renault automobiles
Maurice Ravel
37. What are les parcs zoologiques
animal parks (zoos)
France
red
Napoleon Bonaparte
38. What did Gustave Eiffel build before he built the Eiffel Tower?
bridges - specifically the Bordeaux Bridge
mineral water
less
l'
39. What are the four major rivers in France?
the Seine - the Garonne - the Rh
Carmen
gourmet cooking
Jean de la Fontaine
40. What was the profession of Toulouse-Lautrec?
a scallop (type of seafood)
painter
US
a French naval station
41. How old was Marie Antoinette when she married Louis XVI?
14
an Egyptian Obelisk
Georges Pompidou
Herg
42. What is heavier - un kilo or 2 pounds?
un kilo
Le centre Georges Pompidou (Beaubourg)
le baseball
the Alps and the Pyrenees
43. What is the underground subway system called in Paris?
actress
le m
le baseball
goose liver
44. Who is the current Prime Minister of France - serving along with President Nicolas Sarkozy?
Louis XIV
la bouillabaisse
Fran
Impressionism
45. What did France lose in the Franco-German war of 1870-1871?
January 6th (Epiphany)
Alsace and Lorraine
using the familiar tu when talking to somebody
frog legs (les cuisses de grenouille) and snails (les escargots) Also goose liver p
46. Who did France join in declaring war on Germany - Which began WWII?
the time of Gaul's invasion by the Romans
Marie Antoinette and Louis XVI
le massif central
Britain
47. Which three French clothing designers first influenced the fashion trends?
inwards
5 yrs
Germany
Coco Chanel - Yves Saint-Laurent - Christian Dior
48. What is un bateau-mouche?
film star
Bastille Day - July 14th
a tourist boat on the Seine in Paris
a summer home or cottage
49. Where would you find un bidet?
January 6th (Epiphany)
in a bathroom
ask for a doggy bag
Charlemagne
50. Which American was known as the music-hall queen of Paris in 1920s?
the little ball the player tries to get closest to
lavender
200 years ago
Josephine Baker
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