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French Culture

Subject : culture
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1. How many people live in metropolitan Paris?






2. What are cr






3. How many tourists visit the city of Paris each year?






4. What are MC Solaar - Assassins and NTM?






5. What happened to Charles VII on July 17 - 1429?






6. Who wrote Candide?






7. What type of political system rules France?






8. What island in the Indian Ocean became the newest overseas territory (d






9. What is the highest point in France?






10. What is vouvoiement?






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






12. What kind of art is found at the Jeu de Paume?






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






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






15. What caused the French Revolution of 1789?






16. What is un kilo the abbreviation of?






17. What was the profession of the man Who invented Champagne?






18. when was Impressionism at its height as a style?






19. What day in France is comparable to American Independence Day - July 4th?






20. Of What school of philosophy was Jean-Paul Sartre a major representative?

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21. Who is Zin






22. Where is Nice






23. During Which century did Albert Camus write?






24. What is further east - Marseille or Toulouse






25. How many departments are there in mainland France






26. Is un centim






27. During World War II - What percentage of France's factories - machinery and transportation systems were lost?






28. What type of land transportation links France and England






29. Who wrote Les Mis






30. What is considered rude to do in a restaurant in France at the end of a meal






31. What is the real name of the cartoonist Herg






32. Who was the head of the Vichy government?






33. What do French ducks say?






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






35. Who married Josephine Beauharnais?






36. What type of painting is Cubism?






37. On What side of the road do you drive in France?






38. The Man in the Iron Mask was the supposed twin brother of Which French king?






39. Who is Ast






40. What is a lyc






41. Which river is known as the transportation corridor






42. Who was Louis Lumi






43. What is une r






44. Who is Quasimodo?






45. What country is la Martinique part of






46. At What meal are eggs eaten?






47. Who composed Bol






48. Which French city has been the center of perfume production for centuries?






49. How does France's economy compare to the rest of the world?






50. On What day did the Storming of the Bastille prison occur?