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French Culture

Subject : culture
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1. Which French city has been the center of perfume production for centuries?






2. What shape do the 20 major highways leading in and out of Paris form?






3. Who sculpted Le Penseur?






4. Where would you find un chauffe-eau?






5. How many people live in metropolitan Paris?






6. What country does the World Health Organization frequently name as the world's best overall health care provider?






7. What is un beignet?






8. What is the largest country of Western Europe?






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






10. What French sculptor dominated the 19th century?






11. Who was Moli






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






13. What percentage of France's total area is covered by woods and forests






14. On June 12 - 1940 - Paris surrendered to What country to save itself from destruction?






15. What are des tripes






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






17. What is the Mus






18. Where is la promenade des Anglais






19. How do you most often eat oysters in France?






20. What type of equipment did Emile Gagnon and Jacques Cousteau invent in 1942?






21. During Which period were les ch






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






23. What did l'






24. Where is France's spacecraft launched?






25. At What age do French children attend preschool






26. Cooking in France is considered a form of...






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






28. What is une b






29. Who invented the process of pasteurization?






30. What borders France to the south?






31. when was the first female prime minister - Edith Cresson - appointed?






32. What is une maison de retraite?






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






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






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






36. What is the largest airline in France?






37. At What meal are eggs eaten?






38. Who brought high cooking into France in 1600?






39. Who are the two most famous Cubist Artists?






40. In France - do windows usually swing inwards or outwards?






41. What is tutoiement?






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






43. What is un rago






44. What is une langue de veau?






45. On What would you put une vinaigrette?






46. What does tomates farcies mean?






47. Who married Josephine Beauharnais?






48. What day of the week do French children attend school while American children do not






49. What is la gastronomie?






50. How long did it take Baron Georges Haussmann to transform the city of Paris?