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French Culture

Subject : culture
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1. What type of sports do many of the French prefer?






2. What is le Camembert?






3. What is une religieuse?






4. At dinner time - What do French families do at the table?






5. Name two delicacies of France?






6. What are crudit






7. What is more ornate Gothic or Romanesque architecture?






8. What does tomates farcies mean?






9. Who entered WWI in 1917 to help France defeat Germany?






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






11. Where is the hall of mirrors






12. Where does a smaller Statue of Liberty stand in France






13. When was Marie Antoinette executed by guillotine?






14. Who was made emperor in 800 AD?






15. What comes first: l'

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16. 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?






17. What is found on the north side of the Seine River - called the right bank






18. What did Gustave Eiffel build before he built the Eiffel Tower?






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






20. Who led the armies of the French King Charles VII to victories against the English?






21. The visual arts flourished in the mid-19th century. What were the three schools?






22. What type of land transportation links France and England






23. What is the real name of the cartoonist Herg






24. On What side of the road do you drive in France?






25. Which family had the fleur de lis as a symbol?






26. What is la mairie?






27. What is Orangina?






28. What do some people do before putting the lettuce in a salad bowl?






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






30. What type of cooking is called provincial?






31. What did France get back at the end of World War I?






32. Which artist painted scenes from the Moulin Rouge?






33. Who ruled France when the metric system was established?






34. During World War II - What percentage of France's factories - machinery and transportation systems were lost?






35. What country does the World Health Organization frequently name as the world's best overall health care provider?






36. What would you do at les Galeries Lafayette?






37. When did France play host to the World Cup for soccer?






38. How long is the presidential term in France?






39. Who designed the glass pyramid built in 1989 in the courtyard of the Louvre museum in Paris?






40. when was Impressionism at its height as a style?






41. What types of food is Normandy famous for?






42. How did Saint-Exup






43. What flavor is the liquor Cointreau?






44. For What is Limoges famous






45. Why were the first hot air balloons know as montgolfi






46. Who succeeded Charles de Gaulle as President?






47. What city has the biggest carnival in France every year?






48. What is a significant mineral of France






49. What would you do at la Com






50. What religion do most people in France belong to?