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French Culture

Subject : culture
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. What is the difference between un ch






2. What fruit is used in Kirsch?






3. What other countries still use French as their official language






4. What is une langue de chat?






5. Who is Ast






6. From where does most of France's olive oil come from






7. What is the profession of Catherine Deneuve?






8. How old was Marie Antoinette when she married Louis XVI?






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






10. What types of business attire did the French create?






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






12. What are des tripes






13. What amusement park in Paris is the equivalent to Disneyland






14. Who brought high cooking into France in 1600?






15. What kind of fruits are grown in Corsica?






16. What did the Popular Front governments enact?






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






18. What is le slow?






19. Whose work on radioactivity was the first step toward radiation treatment for cancer?

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20. What is a popular outdoor activity among the French?






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






22. What is le Jura






23. When did Algeria gain its independence from France?






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






25. Where was the final defeat of Napoleon?






26. In Which month is the Tour de France held?






27. What is un potage?






28. What are MC Solaar - Assassins and NTM?






29. What is in caf






30. What is un clip?






31. What type of mushrooms are grown underground and are the size of golf balls?






32. Where was Maximilian sent by Napoleon III?






33. What did Paul Verlaine write?






34. What is the flavor of un macaron?






35. What are des oeufs sur le plat?






36. Where is Carcassonne






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






38. At What meal are eggs eaten?






39. When did the Cannes Film Festival begin?






40. What regions are famous for their butter






41. What are des fruits de mer?






42. Where is la Guadeloupe located






43. What is la gastronomie?






44. When did le can-can enjoy popularity?






45. What are les parcs zoologiques






46. Who sculpted Le Penseur?






47. How are students chosen to attend a university






48. When was the Sorbonne founded?






49. Which came first - Romanesque or Gothic architecture?






50. French children must attend school until What age?