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French Culture

Subject : culture
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1. What fragrant purple flower is grown for the perfume industry in the south of France?






2. What are marrons glac






3. What do French roosters say at the crack of dawn?






4. Which French territory is off the coast of Canada






5. What French sculptor dominated the 19th century?






6. What type of painting is Cubism?






7. What type of land transportation links France and England






8. What did Gustave Eiffel build before he built the Eiffel Tower?






9. What new d






10. What did Robert de Sorbon found?






11. The visual arts flourished in the mid-19th century. What were the three schools?






12. What is une madeleine?






13. Who was the first national hero of France?






14. What practice dating back to the 18th century - known as la tauromachie - or corrida - was granted official protection by the French Minister for Culture in 2011?






15. When did the first real school of French painting emerge?






16. Who stayed at the Palace of Fontainebleau?






17. What happened in Paris in May 1968?






18. What kind of animal is Babar?






19. Is the wine le Muscadet red or white?






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






21. Where is France's spacecraft launched?






22. Where is Nice






23. What did l'






24. What is the Tour de France?






25. What are des oeufs sur le plat?






26. What is the largest city in France?






27. Who married Louis XIII?

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28. Who was Jacques Cartier?






29. Who is Guignol?






30. What is un wagon-lit?






31. How many paintings does the Louvre hold?






32. What happened for the first time in the history of the French Republic on October 19 - 2011?

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33. What is un croque-monsieur?






34. Which state was a French territory until sold to the US in 1803?






35. What day of the week are elections always held in France






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






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






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






39. What are the two most popular theme parks in France?






40. What is un bateau-mouche?






41. Who wrote Les Mis






42. What is the main ingredient in p






43. What comes first - l'

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44. What is la mairie?






45. What is p






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






47. Where is la Polyn






48. When did Algeria gain its independence from France?






49. What was the profession of Jean Renoir?






50. Which French territory is in South America







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