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French Culture

Subject : culture
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1. What is une cr






2. Where did le croissant originate?






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






4. In France - do windows usually swing inwards or outwards?






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






6. What are cr






7. Who was Louis Lumi






8. When did le can-can enjoy popularity?






9. Who was the queen of France at the time of the Revolution?






10. What are crudit






11. What is une madeleine?






12. What day in France is comparable to American Independence Day - July 4th?






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






14. What is une b






15. What are des fruits de mer?






16. Who won the Tour de France a record 7 times 1999-2005?






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






18. where in France is the Celtic influence still strong?






19. What is un kilo the abbreviation of?






20. What did the brothers Louis and Auguste Lumi






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


22. How many grammes in un kilo?






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






24. What are the four major rivers in France?






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






26. How many rooms are in the Palace of Fontainebleau






27. Which American was known as the music-hall queen of Paris in 1920s?






28. What mountain range separates France and Spain






29. What do you call a meal where guests cook chunks of prime beef in hot oil at the table?






30. What would you do at la Com






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






32. What famous French-Swiss filmmaker - Who headed the Nouvelle Vague movement - was awarded an Oscar by the American Academy Of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences in 2011?






33. What was the object of a controversial retirement bill passed through the Assembl






34. What is longer - un kilom






35. What is break-dancing called in France?






36. where did the first ever - public film screening take place in 1895?






37. Which ingredient is essential in Proven






38. What kind of fruits are grown in Corsica?






39. What is un wagon-lit?






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






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






42. Where is le pays basque






43. Near What country is Lille






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






45. Who is Ast






46. When do the French celebrate la Toussaint?






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






48. when was Impressionism at its height as a style?






49. What percentage of France's total area is covered by woods and forests






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