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French Culture
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1. What does d
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2. Near Which large city is Versailles located
French Riviera
Paris
a mountain range
Germany
3. What are les parcs zoologiques
animal parks (zoos)
Chinese-American architect - l.M. Pei
the Seine river
100
4. What is un rago
lunch
a stew
tip is included
they have to pass the baccalaureate exam (le bac) to get in
5. What would you do at la Com
the salamander
African
watch a play
Jean-Baptiste Lully
6. Which state was a French territory until sold to the US in 1803?
Louisiana
summer
an orange soft drink
a Paris university
7. What other painter did Van Gogh invite to share his studio in the South of France?
Romanticism - Realism - and Impressionism
civil
H
Paul Gauguin
8. On What day did the Storming of the Bastille prison occur?
Eugene Ionesco
July 14 - 1789
dom Perignon
Romanesque
9. When was the first men's Tour de France held?
to raise the retirement age
a restaurant in Paris
1903
high taxes and starvation
10. Which meal of the day is considered the main meal?
Braque and Picasso
lunch
15-16
rub the bowl with garlic
11. Why was Marie Antoinette disliked by the French?
for not understanding the people and frivolously spending money
Germans
rich chocolate cake with vanilla or coffee icing in the shape of a log
he was crowned King of France
12. What is heavier - un kilo or 2 pounds?
French rap groups
traditional - local cooking
un kilo
Jean-Baptiste Lully
13. 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?
denim (de N
Arles - France
bullfighting
to raise the retirement age
14. What was la Bastille?
prison
impressionist
Jacques Cartier
a parking zone
15. Where would you most likely find par avion written?
November 1st
a hexagon
on an envelope
July
16. What is une madeleine?
summer
a cookie
citrus
Gaul
17. Which American was known as the music-hall queen of Paris in 1920s?
Impressionism
Josephine Baker
Air France
Claude Joseph Rouget de Lisle
18. Who is Ast
80%
cartoon character
it is the 5th largest economy
Fran
19. What is the profession of Catherine Deneuve?
a lobster
impressionist
Herg
actress
20. What is le slow?
French explorer
Fran
in a bathroom
slow dancing
21. Why is Sainte H
that is where he died
1920
ask for a doggy bag
2 million
22. What is the average life expectancy in France?
81
candied chestnuts
Gaul
Corsica - la Corse
23. Whose work on radioactivity was the first step toward radiation treatment for cancer?
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24. Where were the kings of France crowned for hundreds of years
meuh
The President and Prime Minister belong to different political parties
a Christmas cake shaped like a log
the cathedral in Reims
25. What is fondue savoyarde?
ARIANE
porcelain
chunks of French bread that are dipped in hot - melted cheese
a Christmas cake shaped like a log
26. When do you eat une galette des rois?
January 6th (Epiphany)
la bouillabaisse
20 yrs
Louis XIV
27. What is une r
a summer home or cottage
founder of Renault automobiles
Le Palais du Luxembourg
goose liver
28. Where is Napoleon's body today?
l'existentialisme
H
a place where they make and sell cr
1889 World's Fair
29. What fabric dye originated in France - but is very much part of American culture?
orange-flavored - sweet - thin pancakes
denim (de N
1995
parachute
30. What was the original purpose of le Louvre?
a public lavatory for men
Giulia
Jacques Cartier
palace of the kings of France
31. What was the profession of Jean Renoir?
film director
Jacques Cartier
monk
almond or coconut
32. In France - What type of wedding is required by law - civil or religious?
civil
a Gallic tribe - Parisii
2001
Marie Antoinette and Louis XVI
33. Whose mistress was the Marquise de Pompadour?
scuba gear
Louis XV
inwards
religious freedom
34. What kind of animal is used to snuffle out wild mushrooms and truffles?
La Joconde
l'
more than 2 million
pig
35. What French actor - popular in the US - has starred in such movies as Green Card (1990) and Christopher Columbus (1992)?
a cookie
high taxes and starvation
G
a cookie
36. When did le can-can enjoy popularity?
le P
art
a French car from the Citro
1890s
37. Who has been the leader of le Front National since 1972?
student riots
goose liver
Jean-Marie Le Pen
the 12th century
38. What happened to Charles VII on July 17 - 1429?
he was crowned King of France
Julius Caesar
Jean-Luc Godard
a cookie
39. Which king built le ch
Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec
elephant
Fran
Marseille
40. What is une b
1481
a secondary school (junior high or middle school)
Coco Chanel - Yves Saint-Laurent - Christian Dior
a Christmas cake shaped like a log
41. Who stayed at the Palace of Fontainebleau?
Louis Pasteur
actress
Napoleon
20th century
42. What types of industry are most prominent in Toulouse - France?
Southern France - on the C
Joan of Arc
space - electronics and computer software
film star
43. What was the symbol of Fran
the salamander
2
le baseball
movie camera and projector
44. What are the four major rivers in France?
a dozen oysters
a toasted ham and cheese sandwich
religious freedom
the Seine - the Garonne - the Rh
45. What types of business attire did the French create?
a dozen oysters
suits and neckties
less
Paris
46. Who wrote Le Petit Prince?
a famous French puppet
Antoine de Saint-Exup
Renaissance
less
47. At What age do French children attend preschool
that is where he died
Julius Caesar
ages 2-6
81
48. Where does a smaller Statue of Liberty stand in France
G
on the southwest coast of France
November 1st
in Paris - on an islet in the middle of the Seine River - facing west toward the original statue
49. What time do the French usually eat dinner?
before lunch or dinner
fried eggs
Marie Curie's work
between 7:00 and 9:30pm
50. What city was the center of international art in the 20th century until after World War II?
2002
Paris
denim (de N
Alsace and Lorraine
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