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French Culture
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culture
Instructions:
Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Marie Antoinette was not French. What nationality was she?
Waterloo
Austrian
Grasse
26 percent
2. What is la France m
Marseille
Continental France
France
a French naval station
3. What time period is the comic strip Ast
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4. Is the wine le Muscadet red or white?
storming of the Bastille
high taxes and starvation
a summer home or cottage
white
5. What is further north - Lille or Bordeaux
brothers Jacques-Eug
le r
meuh
Lille
6. What is the approximate geometrical shape of France
they learn to read
tip is included
a hexagon
jazz
7. What types of business attire did the French create?
suits and neckties
soup
the little ball the player tries to get closest to
boeuf bourguignon
8. Who entered WWI in 1917 to help France defeat Germany?
seafood (fish - lobster) and cr
rub the bowl with garlic
Coco Chanel - Yves Saint-Laurent - Christian Dior
US
9. Cooking in France is considered a form of...
high taxes and starvation
Paris
Normandy and Brittany
art
10. What is boudin noir (black pudding) made with?
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11. Which of Ernest Hemingway's books portray life in Paris between the two world wars?
before lunch or dinner
A Moveable Feast
more
cuisine bourgeoise
12. What is an international organization of over 50 member states or countries where there is a notable affiliation with French language or culture?
Louis XV
fish
founder of Renault automobiles
Francophonie
13. When did the Cannes Film Festival begin?
former colonies in Africa
1946
the time of Gaul's invasion by the Romans
porcelain
14. During Which century did Louis XIV reign?
17th
a Christmas cake shaped like a log
Vincent Van Gogh
Gothic art
15. What is la gastronomie?
the art of preparing good food
a tourist guide book
the Lumi
cheese - butter and apple brandy (Calvados)
16. What do you call a meal where guests cook chunks of prime beef in hot oil at the table?
Napoleon Bonaparte
fondue bourguignonne
the American - Lance Armstrong
Jean-Luc Godard
17. What is une b
a flaky pastry
rich chocolate cake with vanilla or coffee icing in the shape of a log
Bastille Day - July 14th
the 12th century
18. What type of transportation was invented in France by a French doctor 200 yrs ago?
an ambulance
with a handshake or kiss on the cheek
Coco Chanel - Yves Saint-Laurent - Christian Dior
2 lbs per person - a total of 60 -000 tons
19. At Which celebrations do you give drag
a supersonic commercial airplane
christenings and weddings
monk
goose liver
20. Who was Moli
5th Republic
une bouteille de champagne
une
17th century playwright
21. Who wrote Les Mis
2
Jean-Baptiste Lully
Victor Hugo
1996
22. What is the French name for home cooking?
French Riviera
Arles - France
cuisine bourgeoise
1889 World's Fair
23. What do the French cows say?
apple liquor
a dining car
les arrondissements
meuh
24. What would you find at Lascaux
Fran
un kilo
1889 World's Fair
prehistoric cave paintings
25. What French island is located in the Mediterranean
Jacques-Yves Cousteau
Georges R
the art of preparing good food
Corsica - la Corse
26. What is le cochonnet in the game of boules?
the little ball the player tries to get closest to
rabies vaccine
2
a tourist boat on the Seine in Paris
27. What percentage of France's total area is covered by woods and forests
Victor Hugo
France
denim (de N
26 percent
28. Which art movement do the painters Edgar Degas - Claude Monet - and Pierre-Auguste Renoir belong to?
Impressionism
porcelain
a cookie
La Sorbonne university of Paris
29. We call it football - the French call it...?
le football am
Normandy and Brittany
in an apartment building
a pinball machine
30. In Which department would you find truffles
the cathedral in Reims
a music video
le P
the Loire at 626 miles
31. What is a famous French beef stew?
Louis XIV
boeuf bourguignon
Paris
fast food chains
32. What are the four major rivers in France?
the Seine - the Garonne - the Rh
meuh
Eugene Ionesco
Les Pyr
33. Who succeeded Charles de Gaulle as President?
1889 World's Fair
more than a thousand
Eugene Ionesco
Georges Pompidou
34. What is Chartres famous for
a railroad company
fertile soil
2
the cathedral
35. With Which school of literature is Victor Hugo often associated?
traditional - local cooking
80%
during WWI and WWII
Romanticism
36. What world famous theatre festival was founded in Provence in 1947?
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37. When did Algeria gain its independence from France?
1962
they have to pass the baccalaureate exam (le bac) to get in
during the Baroque Period 16th to 18th century
Southern France
38. What happened to Charles VII on July 17 - 1429?
almost 200 yrs
ages 2-6
Marseille
he was crowned King of France
39. What does tomates farcies mean?
le m
stuffed tomatoes
cuisine bourgeoise
an Egyptian Obelisk
40. Whose work on radioactivity was the first step toward radiation treatment for cancer?
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41. The Man in the Iron Mask was the supposed twin brother of Which French king?
18 yrs old
almond or coconut
Louis XIV
a dozen oysters
42. What is now found at La place de la Concorde
an Egyptian Obelisk
Air France
September
Eiffel Tower
43. What are des fruits de mer?
Nicolas Sarkozy
seafood
telecommunication satellites
Bourbons
44. When was the first men's Tour de France held?
le baseball
1903
A French first lady gave birth during her husband's presidency
September
45. Which state was a French territory until sold to the US in 1803?
a stew
of course
hot milk and coffee
Louisiana
46. What types of food is Normandy famous for?
cheese - butter and apple brandy (Calvados)
lavender
painter
shopping center
47. What did Louis Braille create in 1824?
in the Caribbean
Braille script to help the blind read
Marseille
le baccalaur
48. What does service compris mean?
tip is included
Alexandre Dumas (p
a tourist guide book
they learn to read
49. How long is the presidential term in France?
a pastry - also means a nun
the little ball the player tries to get closest to
l'
5 yrs
50. Evian - Badoit and Vichy are French cities famous for What?
high-heeled shoes
5 yrs old
mineral water
the 12th century