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French Culture
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1. The cathedral of Chartres is an example of Which type of art?
Gothic art
Livarot
truffles
painter
2. What kind of composer was Debussy?
processed meats and sandwiches
un kilo
more than a thousand
impressionist
3. Near What country is Bayonne
blue - white and red
Spain
nouvelle cuisine
20 yrs
4. Who was the cardinal Who served as regent for Louis XIII?
Richelieu
Francophonie
sixteen
a restaurant in Paris
5. What is la C
French Riviera
Statue of Liberty
cartoon character
a place where they make and sell cr
6. when was Impressionism at its height as a style?
a restaurant in Paris
modern and contemporary art of the Western World
late 1800s
a sugared almond
7. Who is the current Prime Minister of France - serving along with President Nicolas Sarkozy?
gather together and share events from their day
Anne d'Autriche
lunch
Fran
8. The visual arts flourished in the mid-19th century. What were the three schools?
Romanticism - Realism - and Impressionism
Lutetia
tripe cooked very slowly in sauce - up to 24 hours
meuh
9. What mountain range separates France and Spain
Les Pyr
horsemeat
more
Vincent Van Gogh
10. Who wrote Gargantua and Pantagruel?
a veal tongue
traditional - local cooking
a cookie
Fran
11. A new phenomenon called cohabitation appeared in French politics in the 1980's and 1990's. What does it mean?
goose liver
The President and Prime Minister belong to different political parties
15 -771 feet/4805 meters
Napoleon
12. By 1942 Who had taken control over the entire country of France?
Germans
between 7:00 and 9:30pm
January 6th (Epiphany)
le baseball
13. What is le cochonnet in the game of boules?
the little ball the player tries to get closest to
it is the 5th largest economy
fillet of duck breast
gourmet cooking
14. Which holiday celebrated in the US began in France 450 yrs ago?
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15. What type of painting is Cubism?
that is where he died
hot milk and coffee
painting with geometric shapes
a co-ed high school
16. What founder member of the European Union (EU) has the third largest military in NATO - and the largest army in the EU?
a cookie
Grasse
France
Vercing
17. Why was Joan of Arc burned at the stake on May 30 - 1431?
Nice
Marie Curie's work
she was accused of being a witch
Jacques Cartier
18. What is the French for high school?
in Paris
le lyc
cocorico
Marie Curie and Louis Pasteur
19. What are crudit
soccer
raw - fresh vegetables
French Republic
Marie Curie and Louis Pasteur
20. What is la viande chevaline?
horsemeat
the cathedral in Reims
a tourist boat on the Seine in Paris
soccer player of Algerian origin Who brought the World Cup to the French in 1998
21. What country does the World Health Organization frequently name as the world's best overall health care provider?
soccer
right wing - anti-immigration party
France
apple liquor
22. What is the name of the French space program?
Fran
ARIANE
American film star
Renaissance
23. What is the largest airline in France?
French Riviera
the Alps
Air France
rich chocolate cake with vanilla or coffee icing in the shape of a log
24. What is further north - Lille or Bordeaux
Lille
painting with geometric shapes
a mile
Le festival d'Avignon
25. How many grammes in un kilo?
Louis Pasteur
1000
truffles
beef - veal - poultry and cheese
26. Is un m
less
more
stuffed tomatoes
a nursing home
27. What did France get back at the end of World War I?
Braque and Picasso
le Mar
to raise the retirement age
Alsace and Lorraine
28. How many French speakers are there worldwide?
le football am
hot milk and coffee
over 90 million
gather together and share events from their day
29. What helped rebuild France at the end of World War II?
painting with geometric shapes
The Marshall Plan (US)
the 12th century
an orange soft drink
30. What is une Citro
almost 200 yrs
a French car from the Citro
20 yrs
Gaul
31. What are moules marini
in the south Pacific
mussels steamed open in wine and seasonings
of course
H
32. Which French writer wrote the Three Musketeers- Les Trois mousquetaires?
Nicolas Sarkozy
Ice skate
racetracks
Alexandre Dumas (p
33. What Museum in Paris is housed in an old train station?
Mus
Toulouse
Paris
noon
34. When would one eat a go
white
a cookie
prehistoric cave paintings
in the afternoon (un go
35. Who painted Guernica?
left
1946
Pablo Picasso
Gaul
36. When do the Christmas holiday celebrations begin in France
1920
December 6th (Saint Nicolas)
French rap groups
for not understanding the people and frivolously spending money
37. Who did France join in declaring war on Germany - Which began WWII?
Britain
Parc Ast
Mexico
a flaky pastry
38. What is considered rude to do in a restaurant in France at the end of a meal
French Republic
wheat - corn - sugar beets and grapes
ask for a doggy bag
a platter with a selection of cheeses
39. What did Ren
May 1st
stethoscope
Impressionism
Paris
40. What is the nickname of the French flag?
Marie Antoinette
le tricolore
a toasted ham and cheese sandwich
Fran
41. What are marrons glac
Livarot
candied chestnuts
May -1954
Charlemagne
42. What was la Bastille?
US
prison
lunch or dinner - almost never at breakfast
a co-ed high school
43. Where was the final defeat of Napoleon?
Waterloo
don't do it
Le festival d'Avignon
September
44. Who is Zin
the Alps
soccer player of Algerian origin Who brought the World Cup to the French in 1998
Air France
stethoscope
45. Who brought high cooking into France in 1600?
rabies vaccine
religious freedom
17th century playwright
Italian princess - Marie de M
46. When was Marie Antoinette executed by guillotine?
French Guyana - la Guyane fran
with a handshake or kiss on the cheek
95
1793
47. The French helped create the world's fastest passenger airplane called?
shopping center
The/ (le) Concorde
a platter with a selection of cheeses
right wing - anti-immigration party
48. Who is responsible for the invention of the cinema in the late 19th century?
the Lumi
About 63 million people
the little ball the player tries to get closest to
cherries
49. What time do the French usually eat dinner?
between 7:00 and 9:30pm
garlic
perfume
tripe cooked very slowly in sauce - up to 24 hours
50. What kind of animal is Babar?
seafood
Carmen
une bouteille de champagne
elephant
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