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French Culture

Subject : culture
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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. What fruit is used in Kirsch?






2. When would one eat a go






3. Who married Josephine Beauharnais?






4. What is un bateau-mouche?






5. Which museum was originated by Louis XIV?






6. What was Louis Pasteur's most important vaccine?






7. What do the French cows say?






8. Who is France's most famous ecologist?






9. Who was imprisoned at the Conciergerie?






10. What is le Camembert?






11. How are students chosen to attend a university






12. Who was the great king of the 16th century?






13. When were the boundaries of modern France established?






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






15. What is the Mus






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






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






18. France's North American Colony - Louisiana - was sold to the US. What was the sale called?






19. What is le Front National?






20. In which hand do the French usually hold the fork while eating?






21. Where would you find un chauffe-eau?






22. What do you call a stage of the Tour de France in French?






23. As the US is divided into states - France is divided into...






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






25. Which artist painted scenes from the Moulin Rouge?






26. Who succeeded Pompidou as president?






27. What did Paul Verlaine write?






28. Which artist cut off his ear?






29. How tall is the Eiffel Tower






30. When did France end nuclear testing?






31. How many French soldiers died in World War I?






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






33. What is la zone bleue?






34. On What would you put une vinaigrette?






35. Where was the final defeat of Napoleon?






36. Which river is known as the transportation corridor






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






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






39. Evian - Badoit and Vichy are French cities famous for What?






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






41. What does d


42. What kind of animal is Babar?






43. During What century was Le Corbusier a famous architect?






44. What are the four major rivers in France?






45. What is Maxim's?






46. What is a lyc






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






48. Who was Moli






49. What did the brothers Louis and Auguste Lumi






50. What is the SNCF?