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French Culture

Subject : culture
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. What regions are famous for their butter






2. What is sold in une charcuterie?






3. Who brought high cooking into France in 1600?






4. What did l'






5. For Which occasion was the Eiffel Tower built?

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6. Who composed the national anthem of France?






7. What is the SNCF?






8. What is tutoiement?






9. What type of land transportation links France and England






10. Why was Joan of Arc burned at the stake on May 30 - 1431?






11. What types of industry are most prominent in Toulouse - France?






12. When do you drink un ap






13. Which Republic is France under today?






14. What types of business attire did the French create?






15. What is une maison de retraite?






16. When do the Christmas holiday celebrations begin in France






17. How many centim






18. What is un potage?






19. What very famous writer was born in Nantes?






20. What type of cooking is called provincial?






21. Which artist cut off his ear?






22. Near Which large city is Versailles located






23. What is un flipper?






24. What was Louis Pasteur's most important vaccine?






25. What is une r






26. Which state was a French territory until sold to the US in 1803?






27. What is the largest port of France






28. What practice dating back to the 18th century - known as la tauromachie - or corrida - was granted official protection by the French Minister for Culture in 2011?






29. Where is Carcassonne






30. What coalition group won the elections in 1936?






31. What has 4 legs - 2 long ears and tastes delicious in a stew?






32. How many people live in metropolitan Paris?






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






34. When did the Cannes Film Festival begin?






35. What helped rebuild France at the end of World War II?






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






37. How old was Marie Antoinette when she married Louis XVI?






38. Where was Napoleon Bonaparte born?






39. Which museum was originated by Louis XIV?






40. Which holiday celebrated in the US began in France 450 yrs ago?

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41. What is the largest country of Western Europe?






42. What is un croque-monsieur?






43. Who was imprisoned at the Conciergerie?






44. What is le Camembert?






45. Is the wine le Muscadet red or white?






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






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






48. What is une cr






49. Which ingredient is essential in Proven






50. What is the French delicacy foie gras?