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French Culture

Subject : culture
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1. At what age do children go to le lyc






2. What is the largest port of France






3. Who was the first national hero of France?






4. What was the country of France named before Roman times?






5. Who led the armies of the French King Charles VII to victories against the English?






6. Where is Orly






7. What is the French term for soccer?






8. What is the nickname of the French flag?






9. What are des tripes






10. What is une maison de retraite?






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






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






13. Who had Versailles built to its present day splendor?






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






15. What is a significant mineral of France






16. What French cartoon detective is the subject of a new Steven Spielberg movie??






17. What is la gastronomie?






18. Who said 'L'






19. What palace in Paris serves as a meeting place for the 348-member French S






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






21. How many departments are there in mainland France






22. 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?






23. What mountain range separates France and Spain






24. What country does the World Health Organization frequently name as the world's best overall health care provider?






25. What is a lyc






26. What is vouvoiement?






27. Where does a smaller Statue of Liberty stand in France






28. What did the Popular Front governments enact?






29. At What age do French children attend preschool






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






31. Who succeeded Pompidou as president?






32. Who are the two most famous Cubist Artists?






33. Where did Paris get its name from?






34. What is la zone bleue?






35. What flavor is the liquor Cointreau?






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






37. Who is France's most famous ecologist?






38. What type of cooking is called provincial?






39. During Which century did the Renaissance take place?






40. When did the country - Gaul get renamed France?






41. Who is responsible for the invention of the cinema in the late 19th century?






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






43. What is the most popular sport in France?






44. What borders France to the south?






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






46. Where is the hall of mirrors






47. What does d


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






49. What countries border France to the East?






50. What is un flipper?