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French Culture

Subject : culture
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1. What French cartoon detective is the subject of a new Steven Spielberg movie??






2. What is a popular outdoor activity among the French?






3. During Which period were les ch






4. Where was the final defeat of Napoleon?






5. When did Joan of Arc become Saint Joan?






6. When were the boundaries of modern France established?






7. How did Saint-Exup






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






9. The Palace of Versailles is a monument to art of Which period?






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






11. What is the longest river in France






12. During What century was Le Corbusier a famous architect?






13. Who led the underground resistance movement for those opposed to the Nazi takeover in France?






14. What is the most popular sport in France?






15. What are the four major rivers in France?






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






17. What do painters from the romantic period appeal to?






18. What is un wagon-restaurant?






19. What is une pissoire?






20. What amusement park in Paris is the equivalent to Disneyland






21. What is the name of the dog in the comic strip Ast






22. Who was Moli






23. Who wrote Tartuffe?






24. What are the divisions of Paris called






25. What is the flavor of un macaron?






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






27. Whose work on radioactivity was the first step toward radiation treatment for cancer?

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28. What is la France d'outre-mer






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






30. What is p






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






32. How many rooms are in the Palace of Fontainebleau






33. Who is considered the greatest writer of fables in France?






34. What are the two most popular French sporting events in summer?






35. What is the Tour de France?






36. What is le Code Napol






37. What is break-dancing called in France?






38. What is un centre commercial?






39. What is the French term for bakery?






40. Where is le Quartier latin - right or left bank






41. Who is Quasimodo?






42. How old must you be to vote in France






43. Where would you find un chauffe-eau?






44. What do you call a meal where guests cook chunks of prime beef in hot oil at the table?






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






46. As the US is divided into states - France is divided into...






47. In which hand do the French usually hold the fork while eating?






48. What would you do at la Com






49. What was the original purpose of le Louvre?






50. What did Paul Verlaine write?