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French Culture

Subject : culture
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1. What would you find at Lascaux






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






3. What type of painting is Cubism?






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






5. What type of political system rules France?






6. How many paintings does the Louvre hold?






7. What is the SNCF?






8. Who succeeded Charles de Gaulle as President?






9. What type of cooking is called provincial?






10. What was the stage name of Jean-Baptiste Poquelin?






11. How old was Joan of Arc when she was killed in May 1431?






12. Where is le Mus






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






14. What practice dating back to the 18th century - known as la tauromachie - or corrida - was granted official protection by the French Minister for Culture in 2011?






15. What are the two most popular theme parks in France?






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






17. How long does the car race at Le Mans last?






18. What is the official name for the country of France?






19. Where is France's spacecraft launched?






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






21. When was a bill approved giving Corsica limited autonomy?






22. Which American trend has made its way to France and the French are very disapproving of it?






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






24. What is une religieuse?






25. Why were the first hot air balloons know as montgolfi






26. Who wrote the absurdist plays Rhinoceros and La cantatrice chauve (the bald soprano)?






27. What type of land transportation links France and England






28. What types of industry are most prominent in Toulouse - France?






29. Who married Louis XIII?

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30. What is boudin noir (black pudding) made with?

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31. What is une langue de chat?






32. A movement in the 1970s featuring simpler foods - smaller portions and natural flavors called...






33. What is the French name for home cooking?






34. How tall is the Eiffel Tower






35. When did the allies land in Normandy?






36. In France - What type of wedding is required by law - civil or religious?






37. What would you do at les Galeries Lafayette?






38. Who won the Tour de France a record 7 times 1999-2005?






39. What is the Mus






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






41. Who are the two most famous Cubist Artists?






42. Which came first - the Renaissance or the Classical period?






43. Who said 'L'






44. ARIANE launchers are used mainly to send What into space?






45. Who invaded and occupied the northern and western parts of France in 1940?






46. What did Paul Verlaine write?






47. Where is la Polyn






48. Who was the leading man in the 1990 film Cyrano de Bergerac?






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






50. Why is Sainte H