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French Culture

Subject : culture
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1. During Which century did Louis XIV reign?






2. What are the main ingredients of une choucroute garnie?






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






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






5. How many French soldiers died in World War I?






6. What would you find at Lascaux






7. Where is le grand Trianon






8. What event is considered the start of the French Revolution?






9. when was the first female prime minister - Edith Cresson - appointed?






10. What time is the main meal served in France?






11. Who was the great king of the 16th century?






12. What is the principal use of Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon today






13. What is the largest country of Western Europe?






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






15. How do you most often eat oysters in France?






16. What are des tripes






17. When was the French defeat at Dienbienphu?






18. Who sculpted Le Penseur?






19. Who succeeded Charles de Gaulle as President?






20. What palace in Paris serves as a meeting place for the 348-member French S






21. In Which department would you find truffles






22. When was the Sorbonne founded?






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






24. What is le Front National?






25. What is une langue de chat?






26. What is the Pompidou Center?






27. What kind of school is called le coll






28. Who signed an armistice with Hitler that divided France into 2 parts?






29. What is le Jura






30. What is a significant mineral of France






31. On What would you put une vinaigrette?






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






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






34. How are students chosen to attend a university






35. Can a p






36. Where was Maximilian sent by Napoleon III?






37. Where is France's spacecraft launched?






38. For Which occasion was the Eiffel Tower built?

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39. Where is the hall of mirrors






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






41. What is un rago






42. Where is Biarritz






43. What is la mairie?






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






45. What type of painting is Cubism?






46. French children must attend school until What age?






47. Who invented the process of pasteurization?






48. What is in caf






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






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