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French Culture

Subject : culture
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1. What types of business attire did the French create?






2. How old must you be to vote in France






3. What comes first: l'

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






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






6. What type of political system rules France?






7. Is un litre more or less than a gallon?






8. Which king built le ch






9. What French island is located in the Mediterranean






10. Who brought order back to France?






11. What is one of the largest crops in France






12. Who brought high cooking into France in 1600?






13. Which city in southwestern France is called la ville rose






14. Where was Maximilian sent by Napoleon III?






15. As the US is divided into states - France is divided into...






16. What other painter did Van Gogh invite to share his studio in the South of France?






17. What is le Figaro?






18. What is more ornate Gothic or Romanesque architecture?






19. Who wrote the absurdist plays Rhinoceros and La cantatrice chauve (the bald soprano)?






20. When do you drink un ap






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






22. When would one eat a go






23. What is Brittany know for?






24. What time do the French usually eat dinner?






25. What is une pissoire?






26. In France - do windows usually swing inwards or outwards?






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






28. What type of equipment did Emile Gagnon and Jacques Cousteau invent in 1942?






29. Who led the Romans into France in 52BC?






30. What did France lose in the Franco-German war of 1870-1871?






31. What year did France switch from the French 'franc' to the European currency unit - the 'euro'?






32. What does tomates farcies mean?






33. Where did Paris get its name from?






34. What is the average life expectancy in France?






35. How old was Joan of Arc when she was killed in May 1431?






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






37. What colors are on the flag of France






38. When did the Cannes Film Festival begin?






39. Which of Ernest Hemingway's books portray life in Paris between the two world wars?






40. When do the French celebrate la Toussaint?






41. What is the underground subway system called in Paris?






42. Which French writer wrote the Three Musketeers- Les Trois mousquetaires?






43. On June 12 - 1940 - Paris surrendered to What country to save itself from destruction?






44. What is le Camembert?






45. Who is responsible for the invention of the cinema in the late 19th century?






46. What city was the center of international art in the 20th century until after World War II?






47. Who did France beat in the 1998 World Cup to win it for the first time in the history of the competition?






48. What mountain range is in central France






49. What was the Roman (Latin) name for Paris?






50. In Which regions is beer really popular?