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French Culture
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culture
Instructions:
Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Where is Biarritz
Jacques-Yves Cousteau
Lutetia
on the southwest coast of France
May -1954
2. Where is Nice
la Marseillaise
Antoine de Saint-Exup
a dozen oysters
Southern France - on the C
3. What is Calvados?
le massif central
apple liquor
Joan of Arc
a pinball machine
4. What wine is used in boeuf bourguignon. Red or white?
red
17th
using the formal vous when talking to somebody
Bastille Day - July 14th
5. What is un wagon-restaurant?
Marie Antoinette and Louis XVI
a dining car
Southern France - on the C
about $7 -500
6. Who is Ast
1000 feet/300 meters
Saturdays
cartoon character
2
7. What did Ren
stethoscope
a railroad company
film director
General Charles de Gaulle
8. Which artist cut off his ear?
a mountain range
1991
Vincent Van Gogh
Alexandre Dumas (p
9. Who was the first great writer in France?
wheat
about 400
Anne d'Autriche
Fran
10. What percentage of France's total area is covered by woods and forests
brothers Jacques-Eug
26 percent
Tintin
un kilogramme
11. In What year did France win the Soccer World Cup for the first time?
Jacques-Yves Cousteau
1998
in a bathroom
about 400
12. Where was the final defeat of Napoleon?
prehistoric cave paintings
Spain
soccer player of Algerian origin Who brought the World Cup to the French in 1998
Waterloo
13. Where were the kings of France crowned for hundreds of years
more than a thousand
Paris
a Gallic tribe - Parisii
the cathedral in Reims
14. How long is the presidential term in France?
a cookie
parachute
Parc Ast
5 yrs
15. During Which century did Albert Camus write?
using the formal vous when talking to somebody
20th century
the American - Lance Armstrong
Francophonie
16. What is la gastronomie?
Toulouse
composer
the art of preparing good food
a cookie
17. What are the divisions of Paris called
Tintin
boeuf bourguignon
Fran
les arrondissements
18. What is p
a paste of ground meat - fish and/or liver
le Louvre
a mile
le r
19. When did the country - Gaul get renamed France?
modern and contemporary art of the Western World
1481
la bouillabaisse
May 1st
20. When do the Christmas holiday celebrations begin in France
20th century
more
December 6th (Saint Nicolas)
shopping center
21. Who married Josephine Beauharnais?
orange-flavored - sweet - thin pancakes
1885
an ambulance
Napoleon Bonaparte
22. When was the Sorbonne founded?
Napoleon Bonaparte
Louisiana
animal parks (zoos)
the 13th century
23. What did Gustave Eiffel build before he built the Eiffel Tower?
that is where he died
bridges - specifically the Bordeaux Bridge
a French naval station
garlic
24. What type of cooking is called haute cuisine?
US
gourmet cooking
Mus
20th century
25. What is une langue de chat?
Bastille Day - July 14th
fast food chains
late 1800s
a cookie
26. Who entered WWI in 1917 to help France defeat Germany?
French Republic
US
democracy
stethoscope
27. At What age did Louis XIV begin running France?
about $7 -500
they learn to read
Le festival d'Avignon
5 yrs old
28. Who was the musician Who collaborated with Moli
film director
hot milk and coffee
Napoleon Bonaparte
Jean-Baptiste Lully
29. What is la France m
Continental France
bridges - specifically the Bordeaux Bridge
Les Pyr
France
30. What is Chartres famous for
the cathedral
a stew
art museum including decorative arts from 1848 to 1914
cherries
31. What cheese is known as the oldest in France?
60
Livarot
racetracks
Louis XV
32. The Palace of Versailles is a monument to art of Which period?
Paul Gauguin
French Riviera
1998
the Baroque period
33. How many centim
less
almost 200 yrs
an orange soft drink
100
34. During World War II - What percentage of France's factories - machinery and transportation systems were lost?
Napoleon Bonaparte
goose liver
80%
almond or coconut
35. What do you call a meal where guests cook chunks of prime beef in hot oil at the table?
chunks of French bread that are dipped in hot - melted cheese
Herg
fondue bourguignonne
Louis XIV
36. What are Europe's tallest mountains bordering France and Italy?
Fran
the Alps
French Riviera
Le centre Georges Pompidou (Beaubourg)
37. Where did Paris get its name from?
Renaissance
Mayotte
1793
a Gallic tribe - Parisii
38. What time is the main meal served in France?
noon
before lunch or dinner
Italian
a bean or a small porcelain figurine
39. By 1942 Who had taken control over the entire country of France?
gourmet cooking
boulangerie
Germans
blue - white and red
40. For Which occasion was the Eiffel Tower built?
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41. What kind of art is found at the Jeu de Paume?
A type of soft cheese
Impressionism
Waterloo
le P
42. What did Robert de Sorbon found?
in Paris
La Sorbonne university of Paris
a supersonic commercial airplane
over 9 million
43. What is un croque-monsieur?
a toasted ham and cheese sandwich
soccer player of Algerian origin Who brought the World Cup to the French in 1998
parachute
Important social and labor reforms
44. When was a bill approved giving Corsica limited autonomy?
monk
dom Perignon
a bicycle race
2001
45. Where does the festival of the American film take place?
near Paris
Avignon
in Deauville
Georges Pompidou
46. What is un bateau-mouche?
The/ (le) Concorde
Paris
founder of Renault automobiles
a tourist boat on the Seine in Paris
47. During Which century did the Renaissance take place?
seafood (fish - lobster) and cr
The/ (le) Concorde
Corsica - la Corse
16th century
48. Who was Moli
un kilo
17th century playwright
1793
William the Conqueror invading England in 1066
49. What year did France switch from the French 'franc' to the European currency unit - the 'euro'?
painting with geometric shapes
2002
a bean or a small porcelain figurine
in an apartment building
50. What is a famous French beef stew?
Parc Ast
boeuf bourguignon
a cookie
animal parks (zoos)