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French Culture

Subject : culture
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1. Who won the Nobel Prize for physics in 1903?






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






3. Who was made emperor in 800 AD?






4. What are des oeufs sur le plat?






5. Where was Napoleon Bonaparte born?






6. What kind of animal is Babar?






7. What did l'






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






9. Which of Ernest Hemingway's books portray life in Paris between the two world wars?






10. Where would you most likely find par avion written?






11. Who was the head of the Vichy government?






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






13. French children must attend school until What age?






14. Where is le Quartier latin - right or left bank






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






16. What helped rebuild France at the end of World War II?






17. Who sculpted Le Penseur?






18. Who has been the leader of le Front National since 1972?






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

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20. Prior to the Roman invasion - What was the language of the French?






21. Where was the final defeat of Napoleon?






22. Is the wine le Muscadet red or white?






23. How many different types of cheese does France produce?






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






25. What comes first: l'

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26. What is the Pompidou Center?






27. What Museum in Paris is housed in an old train station?






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






29. On Which French city did the world focus when Diana - Princess of Wales died in 1997?






30. What is un kilo the abbreviation of?






31. Where was the first biscuit factory?






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






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






34. When did France play host to the World Cup for soccer?






35. What are MC Solaar - Assassins and NTM?






36. In France - Where would you find a concierge?






37. What are marrons glac






38. What did Ren






39. Where is Orly






40. In Which regions is beer really popular?






41. What is une langue de veau?






42. During World War II - What percentage of France's factories - machinery and transportation systems were lost?






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






44. Couscous is a popular dish in France. Where did it come from?






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






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






47. Which musicians were prominent the early 19th century?






48. What is the principal use of Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon today






49. What is le slow?






50. What was Louis Pasteur's most important vaccine?