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French Culture

Subject : culture
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1. Who won the Nobel Prize for physics in 1903?






2. On average - How many children do married couples have in France?






3. What do you call a stage of the Tour de France in French?






4. What is fondue savoyarde?






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






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






7. Where was a papal palace built in France






8. What is le cochonnet in the game of boules?






9. Which holiday celebrated in the US began in France 450 yrs ago?

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10. How do French people greet each other






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






12. What are moules marini






13. What is the largest airline in France?






14. When do you drink un ap






15. Which king built le ch






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






17. Where is Carcassonne






18. When did the Cannes Film Festival begin?






19. What do some people do before putting the lettuce in a salad bowl?






20. What famous conquest is depicted in the famous Bayeux tapestry?






21. Can a p






22. On What would you put une vinaigrette?






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






24. What is une coquille Saint-Jacques?






25. What is le Figaro?






26. Who ruled France when the metric system was established?






27. Who is Zin






28. When did the Tour de France not occur during its history?






29. Where did le croissant originate?






30. What is the French for high school?






31. From where does most of France's olive oil come from






32. What are des oeufs sur le plat?






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






34. Who was made emperor in 800 AD?






35. Near Which large city is Versailles located






36. What is break-dancing called in France?






37. where in France is the Celtic influence still strong?






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






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






40. Is un centim






41. What type of shoes was invented in France 400 yrs ago?






42. Where would you find un chauffe-eau?






43. What are crudit






44. What does service compris mean?






45. What do children learn in preschool






46. What is the name of the long beach in Southern France?






47. What type of sports do many of the French prefer?






48. At What age did Louis XIV begin running France?






49. What is Maxim's?






50. Where was Napoleon Bonaparte born?