Test your basic knowledge |

French Culture

Subject : culture
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
  • If you are not ready to take this test, you can study here.
  • Match each statement with the correct term.
  • Don't refresh. All questions and answers are randomly picked and ordered every time you load a test.

This is a study tool. The 3 wrong answers for each question are randomly chosen from answers to other questions. So, you might find at times the answers obvious, but you will see it re-enforces your understanding as you take the test each time.
1. What is un kilo the abbreviation of?






2. How are students chosen to attend a university






3. What do the French call the English Channel


4. Which of Ernest Hemingway's books portray life in Paris between the two world wars?






5. At dinner time - What do French families do at the table?






6. What was the object of a controversial retirement bill passed through the Assembl






7. What is found on the north side of the Seine River - called the right bank






8. Which three French clothing designers first influenced the fashion trends?






9. Evian - Badoit and Vichy are French cities famous for What?






10. What types of industry are most prominent in Toulouse - France?






11. When did gothic architecture originate in France?






12. Who is Guignol?






13. Cooking in France is considered a form of...






14. What time is the main meal served in France?






15. What is la gastronomie?






16. What is hidden in une galette des Rois?






17. What is the largest port of France






18. What is un rago






19. What did Andr






20. Where did la Goulue dance?






21. Which ingredient is essential in Proven






22. When was Jacques Chirac elected president?






23. What day of the week are elections always held in France






24. What did the Popular Front governments enact?






25. Which French city has been the center of perfume production for centuries?






26. What is un croque-monsieur?






27. French children must attend school until What age?






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






29. Who was imprisoned at the Conciergerie?






30. What are the four major rivers in France?






31. Why was Joan of Arc burned at the stake on May 30 - 1431?






32. When did the allies land in Normandy?






33. What is un wagon-lit?






34. What is une r






35. From where does most of France's olive oil come from






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






37. Who were the two most prominent scientists in early 20th century France?






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






39. What happened in Paris in May 1968?






40. Who had Versailles built to its present day splendor?






41. During Which century did the Renaissance take place?






42. What is une pissoire?






43. In France - What type of wedding is required by law - civil or religious?






44. When do you eat une galette des rois?






45. Who was Jacques Cartier?






46. What are the divisions of Paris called






47. We call it football - the French call it...?






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






49. Where is le Quartier latin - right or left bank






50. When was the French defeat at Dienbienphu?