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French Culture

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1. What other painter did Van Gogh invite to share his studio in the South of France?






2. What is the French term for the meal that is celebrated on Christmas Eve - Dec 24th?






3. What city was the center of international art in the 20th century until after World War II?






4. How many rooms are in the Palace of Fontainebleau






5. What comes first: l'

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6. When was the Statue of Liberty shipped from France to NY?






7. What is the French name for home cooking?






8. What happened for the first time in the history of the French Republic on October 19 - 2011?

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9. Where were the kings of France crowned for hundreds of years






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






11. Who was made emperor in 800 AD?






12. What French actor - popular in the US - has starred in such movies as Green Card (1990) and Christopher Columbus (1992)?






13. What is found on the north side of the Seine River - called the right bank






14. Who is responsible for the invention of the cinema in the late 19th century?






15. What caused the French Revolution of 1789?






16. What would you do at la Com






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






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






19. What type of game is boules?






20. During Which century did Albert Camus write?






21. When do the Christmas holiday celebrations begin in France






22. When is the French labor day?






23. Where was Napoleon Bonaparte born?






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






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






26. What are MC Solaar - Assassins and NTM?






27. The French helped create the world's fastest passenger airplane called?






28. When do the French celebrate la Toussaint?






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






30. When was Marie Antoinette executed by guillotine?






31. What was la Bastille?






32. What is le Front National?






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






34. Where is le grand Trianon






35. In What year did France win the Soccer World Cup for the first time?






36. What is a famous French beef stew?






37. During Which century did the Renaissance take place?






38. What wine is used in boeuf bourguignon. Red or white?






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






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






41. What is un flipper?






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






43. Which river divides Paris into the right bank and left bank






44. What is one of the largest crops in France






45. What very famous writer was born in Nantes?






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






47. Who led the armies of the French King Charles VII to victories against the English?






48. Where was the final defeat of Napoleon?






49. What industry produces most of France's electricity?






50. What is the flavor of un macaron?






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