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French Culture

Subject : culture
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1. Where was Napoleon Bonaparte born?






2. When was the French defeat at Dienbienphu?






3. What French president was elected in 2007 - and is up for re-election in May 2012?






4. Where would you find un bidet?






5. What music festival is Aix-en-Provence famous for?






6. What cartoonist name sounds like the artist - Georges R






7. What is a lyc






8. At What meal are eggs eaten?






9. What do the French cows say?






10. What is further east - Marseille or Toulouse






11. When did France end nuclear testing?






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






13. What is un beignet?






14. On What day did the Storming of the Bastille prison occur?






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






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






17. What is la C






18. During Which century did Albert Camus write?






19. What colors are on the flag of France






20. What is un kilo the abbreviation of?






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






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






23. What new d






24. Where do Parisians participate in skiing and other winter sports?






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






26. How much do sponsors pay to participate in the Tour de France?






27. How long did it take Baron Georges Haussmann to transform the city of Paris?






28. What is the SNCF?






29. Where is Biarritz






30. Cooking in France is considered a form of...






31. Who wrote the absurdist plays Rhinoceros and La cantatrice chauve (the bald soprano)?






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






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






34. What is in caf






35. The Man in the Iron Mask was the supposed twin brother of Which French king?






36. Who said 'L'






37. Do the French have more or less leisure time than Americans?






38. What very famous writer was born in Nantes?






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






40. What is the French for high school?






41. What is France's most important national resource






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






43. What religion do most people in France belong to?






44. What kind of composer was Debussy?






45. How many m






46. What type of game is boules?






47. What types of food is Normandy famous for?






48. When did Joan of Arc become Saint Joan?






49. What is the Mus






50. Near What country is Lille







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