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French Culture

Subject : culture
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Name two delicacies of France?






2. Who was the first great writer in France?






3. What time period is the comic strip Ast

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4. What kind of fruits are grown in Corsica?






5. We call it football - the French call it...?






6. What is a Michelin book?






7. What does une baguette mean besides a loaf of bread?






8. What are des oeufs sur le plat?






9. Who won the Nobel Prize for physics in 1903?






10. What is un kilo the abbreviation of?






11. What are the main crops in France






12. where did the first ever - public film screening take place in 1895?






13. When did the allies land in Normandy?






14. What is further north - Lille or Bordeaux






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






16. What is the largest city in France?






17. Who are the two most famous Cubist Artists?






18. Is the wine le Muscadet red or white?






19. Who developed the champagne making method?






20. What is un homard?






21. What great American landmark did Gustave Eiffel help design and build?






22. What is the Mus






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






24. Which ingredient is essential in Proven






25. What is in caf






26. Who was the first national hero of France?






27. What is the main ingredient of bouillabaisse?






28. Who sculpted Le Penseur?






29. What is the largest port of France






30. What comes first - l'

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31. What shape do the 20 major highways leading in and out of Paris form?






32. For What is Grasse famous






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






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






35. What is une b






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






37. When is the French labor day?






38. How do French people greet each other






39. What is magret de canard?






40. Who has been the leader of le Front National since 1972?






41. What borders France to the south?






42. Where is Nice






43. What island in the Indian Ocean became the newest overseas territory (d






44. Which French President was responsible for the construction of the Louvre Pyramid - the Great Arch at La D






45. What would you do at les Galeries Lafayette?






46. What country is la Martinique part of






47. What comes first: l'

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48. How tall is Mont Blanc - the tallest mountain in Europe?






49. What time do the French usually eat dinner?






50. What French cartoon detective is the subject of a new Steven Spielberg movie??