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French Culture

Subject : culture
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1. In France - What type of wedding is required by law - civil or religious?






2. What is une langue de chat?






3. When was the French defeat at Dienbienphu?






4. Who is France's most famous ecologist?






5. How many different types of cheese does France produce?






6. Who wrote Gargantua and Pantagruel?






7. What is la zone bleue?






8. When did the allies land in Normandy?






9. What is hidden in une galette des Rois?






10. Who sculpted Le Penseur?






11. French children must attend school until What age?






12. What was the profession of Debussy?






13. Where is le Mus






14. What nut is sold hot on the streets of Paris in winter?






15. When do the Christmas holiday celebrations begin in France






16. What is a significant mineral of France






17. What was Grace Kelly's profession before she married Prince Rainier de Monaco?






18. Who wrote Tartuffe?






19. To What age was France's legal retirement age lowered in 1982 by Socialist President Mitterrand?






20. when was Impressionism at its height as a style?






21. What is more ornate Gothic or Romanesque architecture?






22. What is un bateau-mouche?






23. When did Algeria gain its independence from France?






24. What fragrant purple flower is grown for the perfume industry in the south of France?






25. What flavor is the liquor Cointreau?






26. What is le Concorde?






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






28. What is the longest river in France






29. What is the largest country of Western Europe?






30. What practice dating back to the 18th century - known as la tauromachie - or corrida - was granted official protection by the French Minister for Culture in 2011?






31. What is the flavor of un macaron?






32. During Which century did the Renaissance take place?






33. A new phenomenon called cohabitation appeared in French politics in the 1980's and 1990's. What does it mean?






34. When do you eat une galette des rois?






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






36. What is a popular fish stew that is served as a soup in the south of France?






37. When did the Cannes Film Festival begin?






38. Who said 'L'






39. Which river divides Paris into the right bank and left bank






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






41. What is le Jura






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






43. What island in the Indian Ocean became the newest overseas territory (d






44. where did the first ever - public film screening take place in 1895?






45. During Which century did Albert Camus write?






46. How many tourists visit the city of Paris each year?






47. Who is Quasimodo?






48. Who was the cardinal Who served as regent for Louis XIII?






49. Which river is known as the transportation corridor






50. What were the series of wars between the French and English that began in 1337?