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French Culture
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1. Why was Joan of Arc burned at the stake on May 30 - 1431?
she was accused of being a witch
French Republic
Paul Gauguin
he disappeared on a mission during World War II
2. What is the Pompidou Center?
a cookie
shopping center
art
modern and contemporary art of the Western World
3. Who launched the first hot air balloon in 1783?
brothers Jacques-Eug
modern and contemporary art of the Western World
boeuf bourguignon
Marie Curie's work
4. Where was Maximilian sent by Napoleon III?
individual sports - such as tennis - cycling and sailing
in the Caribbean
Mexico
Vincent Van Gogh
5. What French president was elected in 2007 - and is up for re-election in May 2012?
Nicolas Sarkozy
the Loire - 634 miles/1020 kilometers
student riots
Marie Antoinette
6. What is une b
a Christmas cake shaped like a log
Le Palais du Luxembourg
stethoscope
blue - white and red
7. What is the French for high school?
a hexagon
candied chestnuts
le lyc
Napoleon Bonaparte
8. What is the name of the baby that French President Nicolas Sarkozy and (Italian model and actress) wife Carla Bruni had in October 2011?
95
a pastry - also means a nun
Giulia
impressionist
9. Which family had the fleur de lis as a symbol?
2001
1998
Bourbons
Impressionism
10. What type of land transportation links France and England
a railway known as the Channel Tunnel or Chunnel
French Riviera
Continental France
Vincent Van Gogh
11. Which musicians were prominent the early 19th century?
Hector Berlioz and Fr
Napoleon Bonaparte
January 6th (Epiphany)
Austrian
12. What is un croque-monsieur?
racetracks
a toasted ham and cheese sandwich
un kilogramme
the Baroque period
13. What is a popular outdoor activity among the French?
movie camera and projector
Austrian
hiking
A type of soft cheese
14. What is the French name for home cooking?
cuisine bourgeoise
in the Caribbean
Southern France - on the C
elephant
15. What city was the center of international art in the 20th century until after World War II?
Italian princess - Marie de M
Paris
cherries
Napoleon Bonaparte
16. Where is France's spacecraft launched?
high taxes and starvation
1793
Kourou (French Guyana)
1920
17. What happened in Paris in May 1968?
Joan of Arc
student riots
le baseball
in the afternoon (un go
18. What is considered rude to do in a restaurant in France at the end of a meal
the cathedral
l'
May 1st
ask for a doggy bag
19. From where does most of France's olive oil come from
less
France
the Alps and the Pyrenees
Provence
20. Which holiday celebrated in the US began in France 450 yrs ago?
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21. Which river divides Paris into the right bank and left bank
1793
the Seine river
chunks of French bread that are dipped in hot - melted cheese
Parc Ast
22. How long did the construction of the Cathedral of Notre Dame in Paris take?
stethoscope
almost 200 yrs
more than 2 million
mussels steamed open in wine and seasonings
23. Who led the Romans into France in 52BC?
Julius Caesar
a bicycle race
in Deauville
soccer
24. What is the difference between un ch
Joan of Arc
the salamander
parachute
ch
25. Which Republic is France under today?
5th Republic
France
Corsica (la Corse)
soccer player of Algerian origin Who brought the World Cup to the French in 1998
26. What is Mona Lisa called in French?
The/ (le) Concorde
Louis Pasteur
horsemeat
La Joconde
27. Which art movement do the painters Edgar Degas - Claude Monet - and Pierre-Auguste Renoir belong to?
Marie Antoinette and Louis XVI
Impressionism
watch a play
Jacques Cartier
28. What is une madeleine?
a bicycle race
Belgium
a cookie
Lille
29. What types of food is Normandy famous for?
cheese - butter and apple brandy (Calvados)
the cathedral in Reims
the Alps and the Pyrenees
5 yrs
30. What kind of fruits are grown in Corsica?
fish
1991
citrus
a cookie
31. Why is Sainte H
fertile soil
prison
Paris
that is where he died
32. What is the longest river in France
the hunchback in The Hunchback of Notre Dame
scuba gear
the Loire - 634 miles/1020 kilometers
Giulia
33. What do you call a meal where guests cook chunks of prime beef in hot oil at the table?
French Guyana - la Guyane fran
fondue bourguignonne
William the Conqueror invading England in 1066
Hundred Years War
34. What is the largest city in France?
le football or le foot
Paris
more than 2 million
Mus
35. What is the nickname of the French flag?
le tricolore
libert
noon
orange
36. What palace in Paris serves as a meeting place for the 348-member French S
Normandy and Brittany
Le Palais du Luxembourg
Statue of Liberty
fattened liver of duck or goose
37. When did the first real school of French painting emerge?
during the Baroque Period 16th to 18th century
candied chestnuts
Voltaire
Joan of Arc
38. What war leader was chief of the French army at age 26?
Paris
cartoon character
before lunch or dinner
Napoleon Bonaparte
39. Where is the hall of mirrors
Voltaire
African
Versailles
lunch
40. Who is Quasimodo?
the hunchback in The Hunchback of Notre Dame
le m
more than 2 million
art
41. What is the largest airline in France?
Paris
Air France
1996
1481
42. Who said 'L'
Louis XIV
a cookie
painter
Gothic art
43. What did France lose in the Franco-German war of 1870-1871?
Alsace and Lorraine
le r
beef - veal - poultry and cheese
with a handshake or kiss on the cheek
44. What are des oeufs sur le plat?
Italian
Romanesque
prehistoric cave paintings
fried eggs
45. Who won the Tour de France a record 7 times 1999-2005?
the American - Lance Armstrong
a paste of ground meat - fish and/or liver
Moli
Marie Curie and Louis Pasteur
46. What is longer - un kilom
Paris
Louis XIV
a mile
15-16
47. When did the allies land in Normandy?
Jacques-Yves Cousteau
June 6th - 1944
Fran
the Mediterranean Sea and Spain
48. Who crowned himself emperor in 1804?
they have to pass the baccalaureate exam (le bac) to get in
a newspaper
Napoleon Bonaparte
1000
49. Is un centim
July
H
less
Belgium
50. Which king of France was known as the Sun King?
porcelain
la bouillabaisse
Louis XIV
with a handshake or kiss on the cheek
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