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French Culture

Subject : culture
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1. Who are the two most famous Cubist Artists?






2. What do French roosters say at the crack of dawn?






3. What is Calvados?






4. At Which celebrations do you give drag






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






6. What are Europe's tallest mountains bordering France and Italy?






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






8. Name two delicacies of France?






9. Is un m






10. Who led the underground resistance movement for those opposed to the Nazi takeover in France?






11. What do the French cows say?






12. How many m






13. Marie Antoinette was not French. What nationality was she?






14. In Which department would you find truffles






15. What French actor - popular in the US - has starred in such movies as Green Card (1990) and Christopher Columbus (1992)?






16. How tall is the Eiffel Tower






17. On Which French city did the world focus when Diana - Princess of Wales died in 1997?






18. On What kind of bottle would you find the word brut?






19. What is un potage?






20. Who did France join in declaring war on Germany - Which began WWII?






21. What is le slow?






22. What was the profession of Jean Renoir?






23. Where would you find un chauffe-eau?






24. France's North American Colony - Louisiana - was sold to the US. What was the sale called?






25. What is the name of the comprehensive exam students take at the end of high school?






26. How many French speakers are there worldwide?






27. What is hidden in une galette des Rois?






28. What borders France to the south?






29. Who is France's most famous ecologist?






30. What is le Code Napol






31. Whose mistress was the Marquise de Pompadour?






32. What does d

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33. When do the Christmas holiday celebrations begin in France






34. Where is la Polyn






35. How long does the car race at Le Mans last?






36. On What would you put une vinaigrette?






37. Who is Quasimodo?






38. Who was the queen of France at the time of the Revolution?






39. We call it baseball - the French call it...?






40. What did Ren






41. Where is Carcassonne






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






43. What music festival is Aix-en-Provence famous for?






44. What are des tripes






45. What helped rebuild France at the end of World War II?






46. Who wrote Tartuffe?






47. What is une b






48. What is une religieuse?






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






50. What nut is sold hot on the streets of Paris in winter?