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French Culture

Subject : culture
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1. Who is Zin






2. What is the principal use of Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon today






3. Who was the leading man in the 1990 film Cyrano de Bergerac?






4. What is un mille-feuilles?






5. To What age was France's legal retirement age lowered in 1982 by Socialist President Mitterrand?






6. What happened to Charles VII on July 17 - 1429?






7. What type of transportation was invented in France by a French doctor 200 yrs ago?






8. What is the most popular sport in France?






9. What is une cervelle de veau?






10. What is le Camembert?






11. Who said 'L'






12. What is the French term for bakery?






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

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14. What is the average life expectancy in France?






15. What are MC Solaar - Assassins and NTM?






16. What building is named after Georges Pompidou?






17. Who invented the process of pasteurization?






18. What would you find at Lascaux






19. Prior to the Roman invasion - What was the language of the French?






20. What time is the main meal served in France?






21. Who was Moli






22. What type of land transportation links France and England






23. Who was the first woman to be appointed professor at the Sorbonne?






24. What is un homard?






25. What is the profession of Catherine Deneuve?






26. What palace in Paris serves as a meeting place for the 348-member French S






27. Who was the musician Who collaborated with Moli






28. Which came first - Romanesque or Gothic architecture?






29. How much do sponsors pay to participate in the Tour de France?






30. What are Europe's tallest mountains bordering France and Italy?






31. In France - Where would you find a concierge?






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






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






34. Is un litre more or less than a gallon?






35. How long does the car race at Le Mans last?






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






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






38. What is the largest country of Western Europe?






39. Where was Maximilian sent by Napoleon III?






40. What type of land is more prevalent in France than in any other country in Western Europe






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






42. What is un wagon-restaurant?






43. What is a popular outdoor activity among the French?






44. What war leader was chief of the French army at age 26?






45. What is the underground subway system called in Paris?






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






47. How much mustard does each person in France use per year?






48. Who was imprisoned at the Conciergerie?






49. Who brought order back to France?






50. What did the Popular Front governments enact?