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French Culture
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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. What is the difference between un ch
Jean-Luc Godard
ch
fillet of duck breast
he disappeared on a mission during World War II
2. What fruit is used in Kirsch?
in the afternoon (un go
cherries
le Mar
Louis XIV
3. What other countries still use French as their official language
fertile soil
former colonies in Africa
a tourist guide book
in Paris
4. What is une langue de chat?
William the Conqueror invading England in 1066
a cookie
Air France
Avignon
5. Who is Ast
painting with geometric shapes
truffles
cartoon character
Georges Pompidou
6. From where does most of France's olive oil come from
1903
Mayotte
Provence
storming of the Bastille
7. What is the profession of Catherine Deneuve?
an ambulance
space - electronics and computer software
actress
bridges - specifically the Bordeaux Bridge
8. How old was Marie Antoinette when she married Louis XVI?
in a bathroom or kitchen
14
coin coin
a summer home or cottage
9. What are the main ingredients of une choucroute garnie?
sauerkraut - meat and potatoes
more
Avignon
garlic
10. What types of business attire did the French create?
suits and neckties
2
pig's blood
Fran
11. What kind of art is found at the Jeu de Paume?
ask for a doggy bag
Impressionism
France
tip is included
12. What are des tripes
ages 2-6
boeuf bourguignon
tripe cooked very slowly in sauce - up to 24 hours
the Loire - 634 miles/1020 kilometers
13. What amusement park in Paris is the equivalent to Disneyland
Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec
Vincent Van Gogh
Euro Disney
goose liver
14. Who brought high cooking into France in 1600?
Italian princess - Marie de M
le mar
democracy
sleeping car
15. What kind of fruits are grown in Corsica?
the cathedral in Reims
citrus
a music video
Bourbons
16. What did the Popular Front governments enact?
Important social and labor reforms
almond or coconut
a dozen oysters
Versailles
17. At dinner time - What do French families do at the table?
gather together and share events from their day
1998
Fran
watch a play
18. What is le slow?
slow dancing
un lapin (a rabbit)
60
Grasse
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?
hiking
a flaky pastry
Giulia
seafood
21. The French helped create the world's fastest passenger airplane called?
Belgium
un kilogramme
during WWI and WWII
The/ (le) Concorde
22. What is le Jura
Claude Joseph Rouget de Lisle
a mountain range
civil
student riots
23. When did Algeria gain its independence from France?
a secondary school (junior high or middle school)
Josephine Baker
in Paris - on an islet in the middle of the Seine River - facing west toward the original statue
1962
24. How long does the car race at Le Mans last?
of course
traditional - local cooking
Austrian
24 hrs (les 24 heures du Mans)
25. Where was the final defeat of Napoleon?
about $7 -500
Waterloo
farmland
a co-ed high school
26. In Which month is the Tour de France held?
a pinball machine
July
more than 2 million
movie camera and projector
27. What is un potage?
soup
95
a co-ed high school
white
28. What are MC Solaar - Assassins and NTM?
pig's blood
French rap groups
a Paris university
in the Caribbean
29. What is in caf
on the right
hot milk and coffee
a platter with a selection of cheeses
they were all Impressionist painters
30. What is un clip?
une
a Gallic tribe - Parisii
a music video
wheat
31. What type of mushrooms are grown underground and are the size of golf balls?
in the Caribbean
a kind of outdoor bowling game played with two large metal balls and one smaller one
Louis XIV
truffles
32. Where was Maximilian sent by Napoleon III?
Victor Hugo
wheat - corn - sugar beets and grapes
Hundred Years War
Mexico
33. What did Paul Verlaine write?
seafood
poetry
Georges R
a French car from the Citro
34. What is the flavor of un macaron?
almond or coconut
Renaissance
soccer
ages 2-6
35. What are des oeufs sur le plat?
a hexagon
fried eggs
orange
boeuf bourguignon
36. Where is Carcassonne
over 90 million
Louis Pasteur
Southern France
1995
37. Who ruled France when the metric system was established?
founder of Renault automobiles
Napoleon Bonaparte
in Deauville
1000 feet/300 meters
38. At What meal are eggs eaten?
French explorer
lunch or dinner - almost never at breakfast
the little ball the player tries to get closest to
Paul Gauguin
39. When did the Cannes Film Festival begin?
rabies vaccine
parachute
1946
December 6th (Saint Nicolas)
40. What regions are famous for their butter
the Loire - 634 miles/1020 kilometers
Waterloo
Normandy and Brittany
soup
41. What are des fruits de mer?
in a bathroom or kitchen
Marie Curie
seafood
Hundred Years War
42. Where is la Guadeloupe located
Alsace and Lorraine
in the Caribbean
Germans
a famous French puppet
43. What is la gastronomie?
the art of preparing good food
le Mar
Jacques-Yves Cousteau
soccer
44. When did le can-can enjoy popularity?
space - electronics and computer software
1890s
a pastry - also means a nun
prison
45. What are les parcs zoologiques
G
animal parks (zoos)
blue - white and red
Jean de la Fontaine
46. Who sculpted Le Penseur?
Richelieu
Nantes
Auguste Rodin
G
47. How are students chosen to attend a university
they learn to read
the American - Lance Armstrong
they have to pass the baccalaureate exam (le bac) to get in
Louis Pasteur
48. When was the Sorbonne founded?
the 13th century
apple liquor
Saturdays
a mountain range
49. Which came first - Romanesque or Gothic architecture?
during the Baroque Period 16th to 18th century
Marie Curie
Romanesque
le lyc
50. French children must attend school until What age?
cheese - butter and apple brandy (Calvados)
Huguenots
actress
sixteen