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French Culture

Subject : culture
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1. How do you most often eat oysters in France?






2. Where was the first biscuit factory?






3. What great American landmark did Gustave Eiffel help design and build?






4. What type of cooking is called provincial?






5. Couscous is a popular dish in France. Where did it come from?






6. When did France play host to the World Cup for soccer?






7. Who was the head of the Vichy government?






8. Who sculpted Le Penseur?






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






10. What type of painting is Cubism?






11. Which artist cut off his ear?






12. Who was the great king of the 16th century?






13. When was the first men's Tour de France held?






14. Where is the Center for French Space Programs?






15. Where is the hall of mirrors






16. How many grammes in un kilo?






17. What time do the French usually eat dinner?






18. How are students chosen to attend a university






19. What type of cooking is called haute cuisine?






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






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






22. On What kind of bottle would you find the word brut?






23. After a fancy dinner - What is the evening topped off with?






24. What is le Figaro?






25. Who succeeded Pompidou as president?






26. Who was the musician Who collaborated with Moli






27. What comes first - l'

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28. What is un mille-feuilles?






29. What would you do at a patinoire?






30. For What is Grasse famous






31. What countries border France to the East?






32. Evian - Badoit and Vichy are French cities famous for What?






33. Where is le Mus






34. What is the Pompidou Center?






35. Who was made emperor in 800 AD?






36. What is the approximate geometrical shape of France






37. Why was Joan of Arc burned at the stake on May 30 - 1431?






38. Which three French clothing designers first influenced the fashion trends?






39. What is the French national motto that came as a result of the Revolution?






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






41. When is the French labor day?






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






43. What is le slow?






44. Who was the first French explorer of North America?






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






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






47. What did Paul Verlaine write?






48. From What origin are most Martiniquais and Guadeloup






49. Who is France's most famous ecologist?






50. What is une langue de chat?