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French Culture

Subject : culture
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1. What did Monet - Manet - and Auguste Renoir have in common?






2. What shape do the 20 major highways leading in and out of Paris form?






3. What mountain range is in central France






4. What are les parcs zoologiques






5. On average - How many children do married couples have in France?






6. Who is Guignol?






7. During Which century did Louis XIV reign?






8. What does une baguette mean besides a loaf of bread?






9. What is Mona Lisa called in French?






10. When would one eat a go






11. What comes first - l'

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12. What are des fruits de mer?






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






14. When did France play host to the World Cup for soccer?






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






16. Where is Orly






17. What has 4 legs - 2 long ears and tastes delicious in a stew?






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






19. Where is the Center for French Space Programs?






20. What is un croque-monsieur?






21. What country does more exporting of food than France?






22. What is le slow?






23. What is the main ingredient of bouillabaisse?






24. What city has the biggest carnival in France every year?






25. What is the official name for the country of France?






26. Who is Ast






27. What was the stage name of Jean-Baptiste Poquelin?






28. How many grammes in un kilo?






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






30. What do French ducks say?






31. Who did France beat in the 1998 World Cup to win it for the first time in the history of the competition?






32. Which American was known as the music-hall queen of Paris in 1920s?






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






34. How did Saint-Exup






35. Who said 'L'






36. What did Gustave Eiffel build before he built the Eiffel Tower?






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






38. What do the French cows say?






39. When was a bill approved giving Corsica limited autonomy?






40. What type of painting is Cubism?






41. When do the Christmas holiday celebrations begin in France






42. What religion do most people in France belong to?






43. Who wrote Tartuffe?






44. What are des tripes






45. What is une r






46. What type of political system rules France?






47. What is the largest country of Western Europe?






48. What day in France is comparable to American Independence Day - July 4th?






49. What would you do at les Galeries Lafayette?






50. What wine is used in boeuf bourguignon. Red or white?






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