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French Culture
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culture
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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Who is Zin
soccer player of Algerian origin Who brought the World Cup to the French in 1998
less
le baccalaur
African
2. What is the principal use of Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon today
H
mineral water
a platter with a selection of cheeses
a French naval station
3. Who was the leading man in the 1990 film Cyrano de Bergerac?
Le centre Georges Pompidou (Beaubourg)
le P
Parc Ast
G
4. What is un mille-feuilles?
Louis XIV
gourmet cooking
a flaky pastry
the time of Gaul's invasion by the Romans
5. To What age was France's legal retirement age lowered in 1982 by Socialist President Mitterrand?
Impressionism
60
Huguenots
the Seine - the Garonne - the Rh
6. What happened to Charles VII on July 17 - 1429?
wheat
Normandy and Brittany
he was crowned King of France
raw - on the half shell with a splash of lemon
7. What type of transportation was invented in France by a French doctor 200 yrs ago?
April Fool's Day
an ambulance
the cathedral in Reims
Louis XV
8. What is the most popular sport in France?
of course
Herg
17th
soccer
9. What is une cervelle de veau?
14
1920
yes - some French people eat it : a veal brain
an orange soft drink
10. What is le Camembert?
Alsace and Lorraine
Victor Hugo
A type of soft cheese
processed meats and sandwiches
11. Who said 'L'
Louis XIV
Napoleon Bonaparte
a cookie
beef - veal - poultry and cheese
12. What is the French term for bakery?
near Paris
boulangerie
the Seine - the Garonne - the Rh
palace of the kings of France
13. What world famous theatre festival was founded in Provence in 1947?
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14. What is the average life expectancy in France?
Id
81
Carmen
the Alps
15. What are MC Solaar - Assassins and NTM?
modern and contemporary art of the Western World
l'existentialisme
17th century playwright
French rap groups
16. What building is named after Georges Pompidou?
1000
Le centre Georges Pompidou (Beaubourg)
high speed train (TGV)
that is where he died
17. Who invented the process of pasteurization?
left
during WWI and WWII
Louis Pasteur
Napoleon Bonaparte
18. What would you find at Lascaux
painting with geometric shapes
une
prehistoric cave paintings
lavender
19. Prior to the Roman invasion - What was the language of the French?
Charlemagne
Celtic
Corsica - la Corse
l'existentialisme
20. What time is the main meal served in France?
gather together and share events from their day
soccer
Chinese-American architect - l.M. Pei
noon
21. Who was Moli
a French naval station
Antoine de Saint-Exup
17th century playwright
Fran
22. What type of land transportation links France and England
high speed train (TGV)
racetracks
a railway known as the Channel Tunnel or Chunnel
fondue bourguignonne
23. Who was the first woman to be appointed professor at the Sorbonne?
Marie Curie
fish
cherries
beef - veal - poultry and cheese
24. What is un homard?
a cookie
a lobster
2 lbs per person - a total of 60 -000 tons
modern and contemporary art of the Western World
25. What is the profession of Catherine Deneuve?
actress
le tricolore
palace of the kings of France
Marie and Pierre Curie
26. What palace in Paris serves as a meeting place for the 348-member French S
Le Palais du Luxembourg
Italian princess - Marie de M
Louisiana
24 hrs (les 24 heures du Mans)
27. Who was the musician Who collaborated with Moli
Jean-Baptiste Lully
in the south Pacific
film star
The/ (le) Concorde
28. Which came first - Romanesque or Gothic architecture?
art
the little ball the player tries to get closest to
a newspaper
Romanesque
29. How much do sponsors pay to participate in the Tour de France?
tripe cooked very slowly in sauce - up to 24 hours
business section with offices - shopping and small factories
about $7 -500
Toulouse
30. What are Europe's tallest mountains bordering France and Italy?
on the right
Sundays
Important social and labor reforms
the Alps
31. In France - Where would you find a concierge?
fast food chains
95
in an apartment building
le m
32. In Which month is the Tour de France held?
French Riviera
July
un kilogramme
Britain
33. Marie Antoinette was not French. What nationality was she?
Mus
Jean-Luc Godard
Austrian
the Alps
34. Is un litre more or less than a gallon?
Marie Curie
18 yrs old
orange-flavored - sweet - thin pancakes
less
35. How long does the car race at Le Mans last?
to raise the retirement age
24 hrs (les 24 heures du Mans)
pig
of course
36. The French invented the coffee pot How many years ago?
200 years ago
Paris
une salade
1000
37. In France - do windows usually swing inwards or outwards?
inwards
May 1st
Auguste Rodin
a flaky pastry
38. What is the largest country of Western Europe?
elephant
the 13th century
France
mineral water
39. Where was Maximilian sent by Napoleon III?
une bouteille de champagne
in an apartment building
Mexico
the Loire at 626 miles
40. What type of land is more prevalent in France than in any other country in Western Europe
Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec
farmland
5th Republic
la bouillabaisse
41. Cooking in France is considered a form of...
95
art
cocorico
croissants and baguettes
42. What is un wagon-restaurant?
15 -771 feet/4805 meters
a dining car
Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon
a sugared almond
43. What is a popular outdoor activity among the French?
une bouteille de champagne
Maurice Ravel
hiking
about $7 -500
44. What war leader was chief of the French army at age 26?
Saturdays
founder of Renault automobiles
coin coin
Napoleon Bonaparte
45. What is the underground subway system called in Paris?
in the south Pacific
US
le m
that is where he died
46. What was the object of a controversial retirement bill passed through the Assembl
20 yrs
G
to raise the retirement age
le baccalaur
47. How much mustard does each person in France use per year?
Vienna - to celebrate the end of the siege of the city by the Turks
Moli
2 lbs per person - a total of 60 -000 tons
yes - some French people eat it : a veal brain
48. Who was imprisoned at the Conciergerie?
Mus
Marie Antoinette and Louis XVI
81
Antoine de Saint-Exup
49. Who brought order back to France?
Napoleon Bonaparte
France
actress
Paris
50. What did the Popular Front governments enact?
24 hrs (les 24 heures du Mans)
the Seine - the Garonne - the Rh
Paris
Important social and labor reforms