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French Culture
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1. When was the Sorbonne founded?
Germany
an orange soft drink
Air France
the 13th century
2. In western Europe - What is France the largest producer of?
a mile
a platter with a selection of cheeses
Victor Hugo
beef - veal - poultry and cheese
3. What day of the week do French children attend school while American children do not
Marie and Pierre Curie
81
Saturdays
26 percent
4. Who was imprisoned at the Conciergerie?
l'
November 1st
Marie Antoinette and Louis XVI
Euro Disney
5. Who was the first president of the 5th republic?
la bouillabaisse
Charles de Gaulle
the Seine - the Garonne - the Rh
inwards
6. When do the Christmas holiday celebrations begin in France
art
December 6th (Saint Nicolas)
Moli
le lyc
7. The visual arts flourished in the mid-19th century. What were the three schools?
1998
December 6th (Saint Nicolas)
Provence
Romanticism - Realism - and Impressionism
8. What type of painting is Cubism?
a hexagon
on the right
painting with geometric shapes
Id
9. What comes first: l'
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10. What does service compris mean?
tip is included
un kilo
a music video
telecommunication satellites
11. What is the principal use of Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon today
the Loire at 626 miles
in the afternoon (un go
Celtic
a French naval station
12. During Which century did Louis XIV reign?
Claude Joseph Rouget de Lisle
the town hall
17th
she was accused of being a witch
13. On What kind of bottle would you find the word brut?
une bouteille de champagne
using the formal vous when talking to somebody
Austrian
traditional - local cooking
14. What is une langue de chat?
the 13th century
left
a cookie
Nantes
15. Where was Napoleon Bonaparte born?
a tourist guide book
Corsica (la Corse)
200 years ago
about 300 -000
16. Who was Louis Lumi
the name of the man Who invented moving pictures
animal parks (zoos)
le m
September
17. What colors are on the flag of France
Lille
blue - white and red
Le Palais du Luxembourg
Southern France
18. What type of mushrooms are grown underground and are the size of golf balls?
Italian princess - Marie de M
Paris
truffles
shop
19. Who composed Bol
Maurice Ravel
Germans
the town hall
apple liquor
20. Who wrote Candide?
Voltaire
the hunchback in The Hunchback of Notre Dame
about 150 yrs ago
lunch
21. What did Monet - Manet - and Auguste Renoir have in common?
1903
a mile
they were all Impressionist painters
a flaky pastry
22. What palace in Paris serves as a meeting place for the 348-member French S
Jean-Marie Le Pen
Vincent Van Gogh
Alsace and Lorraine
Le Palais du Luxembourg
23. What are les parcs zoologiques
5 yrs
animal parks (zoos)
le football or le foot
Alsace and Lorraine
24. What is the average life expectancy in France?
81
ARIANE
the Alps and the Pyrenees
le m
25. What is une douzaine d'hu
a cookie
June 6th - 1944
Napoleon
a dozen oysters
26. A movement in the 1970s featuring simpler foods - smaller portions and natural flavors called...
soccer player of Algerian origin Who brought the World Cup to the French in 1998
nouvelle cuisine
a stew
more than 2 million
27. What was the Roman (Latin) name for Paris?
Lutetia
Corsica - la Corse
before lunch or dinner
Air France
28. Who was the first great writer in France?
Fran
Paul Gauguin
une
raw - fresh vegetables
29. Who wrote Le Petit Prince?
Brazil
Antoine de Saint-Exup
Louis XIV
Marie Antoinette
30. What is the nickname of the French flag?
ask for a doggy bag
1962
le tricolore
the nuclear power industry
31. What day in France is comparable to American Independence Day - July 4th?
le football am
on an envelope
200 years ago
Bastille Day - July 14th
32. Which king of France was known as the Sun King?
US
la Manche 'the sleeve'
Louis XIV
in a bathroom
33. What is une r
Giulia
About 63 million people
a summer home or cottage
a toasted ham and cheese sandwich
34. What is the underground subway system called in Paris?
in the Caribbean
July 14 - 1789
le m
an orange soft drink
35. What nut is sold hot on the streets of Paris in winter?
chestnuts
Important social and labor reforms
Livarot
Auguste Rodin
36. From What origin are most Martiniquais and Guadeloup
African
beef - veal - poultry and cheese
1903
le baseball
37. How long does the car race at Le Mans last?
81
July 14 - 1789
a supersonic commercial airplane
24 hrs (les 24 heures du Mans)
38. When was Jacques Chirac elected president?
1995
5 yrs old
Les Pyr
1903
39. How many m
100
Arles - France
1000
Jacques-Yves Cousteau
40. What is found on the north side of the Seine River - called the right bank
a supersonic commercial airplane
business section with offices - shopping and small factories
Moli
fillet of duck breast
41. What is une b
Paris
a Christmas cake shaped like a log
they were all Impressionist painters
left
42. How tall is the Eiffel Tower
Moli
Richelieu
the Opera festival
1000 feet/300 meters
43. What other painter did Van Gogh invite to share his studio in the South of France?
meuh
60
libert
Paul Gauguin
44. What borders France to the south?
the Mediterranean Sea and Spain
Val
a bicycle race
an orange soft drink
45. When do the festivals for the harvesting of wine grapes take place?
shopping center
they were all Impressionist painters
September
orange-flavored - sweet - thin pancakes
46. Who were the two most prominent scientists in early 20th century France?
Victor Hugo
Statue of Liberty
Nice
Marie Curie and Louis Pasteur
47. Where do Parisians participate in skiing and other winter sports?
in the afternoon (un go
the Alps and the Pyrenees
they have to pass the baccalaureate exam (le bac) to get in
1500
48. What is the main ingredient of bouillabaisse?
Richelieu
Napoleon
a fried pastry
fish
49. What did the Popular Front governments enact?
April Fool's Day
coin coin
a bean or a small porcelain figurine
Important social and labor reforms
50. What is the largest country of Western Europe?
France
Mont Blanc
Arles - France
a kind of outdoor bowling game played with two large metal balls and one smaller one
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