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French Culture
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1. When was the Sorbonne founded?
the 13th century
Hundred Years War
the Alps and the Pyrenees
Southern France - on the C
2. What is heavier - un kilo or 2 pounds?
un kilo
liquor
la Manche 'the sleeve'
le Front Populaire
3. What is la viande chevaline?
high-heeled shoes
right wing - anti-immigration party
le P
horsemeat
4. Where was Maximilian sent by Napoleon III?
Romanesque
a French naval station
Mexico
suits and neckties
5. What famous conquest is depicted in the famous Bayeux tapestry?
William the Conqueror invading England in 1066
a star
a supersonic commercial airplane
Hector Berlioz and Fr
6. Olives grow in southern France during Which season of the year
stuffed tomatoes
mineral water
summer
frog legs (les cuisses de grenouille) and snails (les escargots) Also goose liver p
7. What is the total population of France?
Parc Ast
Richelieu
liquor
About 63 million people
8. What fruit is used in Kirsch?
cherries
Saturdays
95
Anne d'Autriche
9. What is longer - un kilom
a mile
strong black coffee
the nuclear power industry
Georges Pompidou
10. What is the French term for soccer?
former colonies in Africa
le football or le foot
Josephine Baker
between 7:00 and 9:30pm
11. What type of cooking is called provincial?
soup
traditional - local cooking
1998
Pablo Picasso
12. What is la zone bleue?
the nuclear power industry
a parking zone
Fran
Eiffel Tower
13. How many grammes in un kilo?
dom Perignon
Impressionism
5 yrs
1000
14. What war leader was chief of the French army at age 26?
Fran
2002
Jean de la Fontaine
Napoleon Bonaparte
15. Which musicians were prominent the early 19th century?
1889 World's Fair
a flaky pastry
Hector Berlioz and Fr
Jacques-Yves Cousteau
16. How much do sponsors pay to participate in the Tour de France?
Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec
prehistoric cave paintings
the Baroque period
about $7 -500
17. Who won the Tour de France a record 7 times 1999-2005?
he disappeared on a mission during World War II
the American - Lance Armstrong
19
Braille script to help the blind read
18. What world famous theatre festival was founded in Provence in 1947?
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19. What is the profession of Catherine Deneuve?
high-heeled shoes
Id
she was accused of being a witch
actress
20. What is the highest point in France?
Mont Blanc
Braille script to help the blind read
un kilo
Renaissance
21. On average - How many children do married couples have in France?
2
parachute
Charlemagne
Germany - Switzerland and Italy
22. What was the stage name of Jean-Baptiste Poquelin?
le baccalaur
Louis XIV
Moli
the Alps
23. What palace in Paris serves as a meeting place for the 348-member French S
Bourbons
in Paris - on an islet in the middle of the Seine River - facing west toward the original statue
Le Palais du Luxembourg
a Paris university
24. Who was the queen of France at the time of the Revolution?
shop
Marie Antoinette
a dozen oysters
a bicycle race
25. In Which regions is beer really popular?
la Manche 'the sleeve'
the Baroque period
Alsace and Lorraine
a co-ed high school
26. What are the divisions of Paris called
les arrondissements
un kilogramme
General Charles de Gaulle
the salamander
27. When do you eat une galette des rois?
farmland
Parc Ast
fillet of duck breast
January 6th (Epiphany)
28. On Which French city did the world focus when Diana - Princess of Wales died in 1997?
coin coin
Paris
Marie Curie and Louis Pasteur
christenings and weddings
29. Why was Joan of Arc burned at the stake on May 30 - 1431?
she was accused of being a witch
the Mediterranean Sea and Spain
The/ (le) Concorde
Germans
30. From What origin are most Martiniquais and Guadeloup
Eiffel Tower
African
Mexico
the cathedral in Reims
31. What is le Concorde?
a platter with a selection of cheeses
a supersonic commercial airplane
in an apartment building
the Mediterranean Sea and Spain
32. How many people live in metropolitan Paris?
for not understanding the people and frivolously spending money
Napoleon Bonaparte
over 9 million
fillet of duck breast
33. When was a bill approved giving Corsica limited autonomy?
cherries
boulangerie
2001
North Africa
34. What was la Bastille?
Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon
the nuclear power industry
a tourist guide book
prison
35. What do some people do before putting the lettuce in a salad bowl?
rub the bowl with garlic
telecommunication satellites
Chinese-American architect - l.M. Pei
porcelain
36. The cathedral of Chartres is an example of Which type of art?
Gothic art
ages 2-6
art
1946
37. What is the real name of the cartoonist Herg
Roman Catholic
Georges R
the name of the man Who invented moving pictures
Roland Garros Tennis Tournament and the cycling Tour de France
38. Where is la Polyn
un lapin (a rabbit)
in the south Pacific
the Opera festival
garlic
39. What is un centre commercial?
perfume
le Front Populaire
shopping center
summer
40. What helped rebuild France at the end of World War II?
a cookie
The Marshall Plan (US)
le r
le tricolore
41. What is une cr
a place where they make and sell cr
Jean-Baptiste Lully
the art of preparing good food
art museum including decorative arts from 1848 to 1914
42. What country is la Martinique part of
soccer player of Algerian origin Who brought the World Cup to the French in 1998
le m
telecommunication satellites
France
43. When did France end nuclear testing?
hiking
une
1996
lunch
44. What is vouvoiement?
using the formal vous when talking to somebody
la bouillabaisse
cheese - butter and apple brandy (Calvados)
Germany - Switzerland and Italy
45. What did Paul Verlaine write?
Gothic art
poetry
emotions and imaginations
le football or le foot
46. What is une langue de chat?
a cookie
Marie Antoinette
un lapin (a rabbit)
left
47. What country does more exporting of food than France?
about 400
G
Josephine Baker
US
48. What are moules marini
Provence
Renaissance
mussels steamed open in wine and seasonings
Southern France
49. Which holiday celebrated in the US began in France 450 yrs ago?
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50. What is Maxim's?
Julius Caesar
une
she was accused of being a witch
a restaurant in Paris
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