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French Culture

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






2. Which French territory is in South America






3. What is considered rude to do in a restaurant in France at the end of a meal






4. What is une coquille Saint-Jacques?






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






6. Who succeeded Charles de Gaulle as President?






7. What is une cr






8. What are the four major rivers in France?






9. What is the official name for the country of France?






10. What is the French national anthem?






11. How do French people greet each other






12. What was la Bastille?






13. Why were the first hot air balloons know as montgolfi






14. For What is Limoges famous






15. At What age do French children attend preschool






16. What is further north - Lille or Bordeaux






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






18. Who wrote Candide?






19. Why was Marie Antoinette disliked by the French?






20. When did the allies land in Normandy?






21. What was the profession of Debussy?






22. What is le Jura






23. Which river is known as the transportation corridor






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






25. Where was a papal palace built in France






26. The French invented the coffee pot How many years ago?






27. How long did the construction of the Cathedral of Notre Dame in Paris take?






28. What is fondue savoyarde?






29. What kind of animal is used to snuffle out wild mushrooms and truffles?






30. What is sold in une charcuterie?






31. What structure was built in Paris in 1889 by Alexandre Gustave Eiffel?






32. What is tutoiement?






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






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






35. Which American trend has made its way to France and the French are very disapproving of it?






36. Marie Antoinette was not French. What nationality was she?






37. What is more ornate Gothic or Romanesque architecture?






38. What do children learn in preschool






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






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






41. Who was the head of the Vichy government?






42. What is the total population of France?






43. Which of Ernest Hemingway's books portray life in Paris between the two world wars?






44. Where is Biarritz






45. Where is Nice






46. What is heavier - un kilo or 2 pounds?






47. What is un rago






48. How many grammes in un kilo?






49. Who was made emperor in 800 AD?






50. What is the French term for the meal that is celebrated on Christmas Eve - Dec 24th?







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