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French Culture

Subject : culture
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1. Who did France beat in the 1998 World Cup to win it for the first time in the history of the competition?






2. What was Grace Kelly's profession before she married Prince Rainier de Monaco?






3. What is la gastronomie?






4. Where is Biarritz






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






6. Where is France's spacecraft launched?






7. Whose mistress was the Marquise de Pompadour?






8. Who was made emperor in 800 AD?






9. Where did Vincent Van Gogh settle in the late 19th century because he found inspiration for his paintings there?






10. Who wrote Le Petit Prince?






11. What is la Chartreuse?






12. What is la C






13. Where was Napoleon Bonaparte born?






14. During Which century did Albert Camus write?






15. Who crowned himself emperor in 1804?






16. What is le slow?






17. When was the French defeat at Dienbienphu?






18. What would you find at Lascaux






19. Which French writer wrote the Three Musketeers- Les Trois mousquetaires?






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






21. On What would you put une vinaigrette?






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






23. What did the Popular Front governments enact?






24. What is Mona Lisa called in French?






25. Who was Louis Renault?






26. What type of game is boules?






27. Which French President was responsible for the construction of the Louvre Pyramid - the Great Arch at La D






28. When did the first real school of French painting emerge?






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






30. What is la viande chevaline?






31. What did Robert de Sorbon found?






32. When was the Sorbonne founded?






33. What is un kilo the abbreviation of?






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






35. Who composed the national anthem of France?






36. What does tomates farcies mean?






37. What is le Concorde?






38. Who was the musician Who collaborated with Moli






39. Who entered WWI in 1917 to help France defeat Germany?






40. How much mustard does each person in France use per year?






41. What religion do most people in France belong to?






42. Who was the first national hero of France?






43. Prior to the Roman invasion - What was the language of the French?






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






45. Which type of American music has had the most influence on the French?






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






47. Where is le grand Trianon






48. What country does more exporting of food than France?






49. At What age do French children attend preschool






50. What colors are on the flag of France