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French Culture

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1. Which city in southwestern France is called la ville rose






2. What mountain range separates France and Spain






3. With Which school of literature is Victor Hugo often associated?






4. Which meal of the day is considered the main meal?






5. What did Louis Braille create in 1824?






6. What mountain range is in central France






7. What nut is sold hot on the streets of Paris in winter?






8. Where is France's spacecraft launched?






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






10. When did Joan of Arc become Saint Joan?






11. What is the SNCF?






12. What is the French term for soccer?






13. Who wrote Candide?






14. When do the Christmas holiday celebrations begin in France






15. What is hidden in une galette des Rois?






16. Who was Jacques Cartier?






17. Which museum was originated by Louis XIV?






18. What is Chartres famous for






19. Which French territory is in South America






20. Who led the Romans into France in 52BC?






21. How does France's economy compare to the rest of the world?






22. We call it baseball - the French call it...?






23. What Museum in Paris is housed in an old train station?






24. Which three French clothing designers first influenced the fashion trends?






25. Who designed the glass pyramid built in 1989 in the courtyard of the Louvre museum in Paris?






26. What island in the Indian Ocean became the newest overseas territory (d






27. At What meal are eggs eaten?






28. What is the Sorbonne?






29. Of What school of philosophy was Jean-Paul Sartre a major representative?

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






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






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






33. Is un centim






34. What is break-dancing called in France?






35. When were the boundaries of modern France established?






36. What is the French national anthem?






37. What is la mairie?






38. Who was the first president of the 5th republic?






39. Who led the underground resistance movement for those opposed to the Nazi takeover in France?






40. What was the profession of Debussy?






41. What is the nickname of the French flag?






42. Who is the current Prime Minister of France - serving along with President Nicolas Sarkozy?






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






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






45. What is Mona Lisa called in French?






46. What is une coquille Saint-Jacques?






47. Where was Maximilian sent by Napoleon III?






48. What did l'






49. Who was the first woman to be appointed professor at the Sorbonne?






50. What world famous theatre festival was founded in Provence in 1947?

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