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French Culture

Subject : culture
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1. What is une religieuse?






2. What type of painting is Cubism?






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






4. What other countries still use French as their official language






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






6. Who is the current Prime Minister of France - serving along with President Nicolas Sarkozy?






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






8. At What meal are eggs eaten?






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






10. What is heavier - un kilo or 2 pounds?






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






12. What is un homard?






13. Who is Zin






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






15. What are les parcs zoologiques






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






17. What comes first: l'

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18. What French island is located in the Mediterranean






19. What is le Jura






20. Where would you most likely find par avion written?






21. Where did la Goulue dance?






22. What wine is used in boeuf bourguignon. Red or white?






23. In France - What type of wedding is required by law - civil or religious?






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






25. At What age do French children attend preschool






26. Which river divides Paris into the right bank and left bank






27. Where were the kings of France crowned for hundreds of years






28. Where is the hall of mirrors






29. What is the French term for the meal that is celebrated on Christmas Eve - Dec 24th?






30. What type of cooking is called haute cuisine?






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






32. What regions are famous for their butter






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






34. Which Republic is France under today?






35. Who said 'L'






36. What coalition group won the elections in 1936?






37. In France - Where would you find a concierge?






38. How old was Marie Antoinette when she married Louis XVI?






39. What types of business attire did the French create?






40. Which came first - Romanesque or Gothic architecture?






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






42. How many French speakers are there worldwide?






43. What is the official name for the country of France?






44. What is un bateau-mouche?






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






46. What is the name of the French space program?






47. Who was the first national hero of France?






48. Who led the armies of the French King Charles VII to victories against the English?






49. Where is la promenade des Anglais






50. What kind of fruits are grown in Corsica?