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French Culture

Subject : culture
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1. What is the name of the comprehensive exam students take at the end of high school?






2. What did the brothers Louis and Auguste Lumi






3. Who crowned himself emperor in 1804?






4. When did France end nuclear testing?






5. How tall is the Eiffel Tower






6. What kind of animal is used to snuffle out wild mushrooms and truffles?






7. What regions are famous for their butter






8. What is a Michelin book?






9. The university of Paris in the Latin Quarter on the left bank of the Seine is called...?






10. What flavor is the liquor Cointreau?






11. Who signed an armistice with Hitler that divided France into 2 parts?






12. Where is Biarritz






13. What coalition group won the elections in 1936?






14. In western Europe - What is France the largest producer of?






15. Which came first - Romanesque or Gothic architecture?






16. What is Calvados?






17. Olives grow in southern France during Which season of the year






18. What fragrant purple flower is grown for the perfume industry in the south of France?






19. Is the wine le Muscadet red or white?






20. What is une douzaine d'hu






21. What day of the week are elections always held in France






22. What are the Auteuil - Longchamps - Chantilly and St. Cloud in Paris?






23. To What age was France's legal retirement age lowered in 1982 by Socialist President Mitterrand?






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






25. What would you do at les Galeries Lafayette?






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






27. What are the main ingredients of une choucroute garnie?






28. Who was Moli






29. What would you do at la Com






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






31. On average - How many children do married couples have in France?






32. What is le Camembert?






33. For What is Grasse famous






34. What colors are on the flag of France






35. Which art movement do the painters Edgar Degas - Claude Monet - and Pierre-Auguste Renoir belong to?






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






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






38. What country is la Martinique part of






39. What mountain range separates France and Spain






40. What borders France to the south?






41. How much do sponsors pay to participate in the Tour de France?






42. When did the first real school of French painting emerge?






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






44. Who had Versailles built to its present day splendor?






45. At dinner time - What do French families do at the table?






46. Who invented the process of pasteurization?






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






48. What is the highest point in France?






49. What nut is sold hot on the streets of Paris in winter?






50. What comes first - l'

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