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French Culture

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1. What is the name of the French space program?
noon
ARIANE
le massif central
a mountain range

2. What are des fruits de mer?
liquor
watch a play
over 9 million
seafood

3. What type of sports do many of the French prefer?
individual sports - such as tennis - cycling and sailing
a supersonic commercial airplane
France
using the formal vous when talking to somebody

4. What is the Tour de France?
ages 2-6
a bicycle race
the 13th century
France

5. What is un bateau-mouche?
Nicolas Sarkozy
a tourist boat on the Seine in Paris
France
Tintin

6. What time is the main meal served in France?
Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec
Austrian
15 -771 feet/4805 meters
noon

7. Where did Paris get its name from?
a newspaper
Nice
a Gallic tribe - Parisii
April Fool's Day

8. What is a lyc
a co-ed high school
lunch or dinner - almost never at breakfast
Renaissance
Francophonie

9. What is la viande chevaline?
Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec
un lapin (a rabbit)
the 13th century
horsemeat

10. What opera did Georges Bizet write that is considered his masterpiece?
September
in Paris
strong black coffee
Carmen

11. Which museum was originated by Louis XIV?
le Louvre
in Paris - on an islet in the middle of the Seine River - facing west toward the original statue
high speed train (TGV)
Georges R

12. The French helped create the world's fastest passenger airplane called?
raw - on the half shell with a splash of lemon
18 yrs old
The/ (le) Concorde
beef - veal - poultry and cheese

13. What type of political system rules France?
General Charles de Gaulle
after the inventors - the Montgolfier brothers
democracy
hiking

14. What is un potage?
blue - white and red
soup
January 6th (Epiphany)
on the right

15. What does tomates farcies mean?
tip is included
stuffed tomatoes
Eugene Ionesco
rich chocolate cake with vanilla or coffee icing in the shape of a log

16. Who wrote the absurdist plays Rhinoceros and La cantatrice chauve (the bald soprano)?
rich chocolate cake with vanilla or coffee icing in the shape of a log
Eugene Ionesco
over 90 million
Huguenots

17. What is Brittany know for?
during WWI and WWII
in Deauville
seafood (fish - lobster) and cr
rich chocolate cake with vanilla or coffee icing in the shape of a log

18. What are cr
un kilo
une
1903
orange-flavored - sweet - thin pancakes

19. What is a Michelin book?
Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon
Euro Disney
tripe cooked very slowly in sauce - up to 24 hours
a tourist guide book

20. What is the longest river in France
the Loire - 634 miles/1020 kilometers
December 6th (Saint Nicolas)
watch a play
the Seine river

21. What country is la Martinique part of
Julius Caesar
Mus
orange-flavored - sweet - thin pancakes
France

22. Which meal of the day is considered the main meal?
William the Conqueror invading England in 1066
lunch
May -1954
l'

23. Who led the underground resistance movement for those opposed to the Nazi takeover in France?
with a handshake or kiss on the cheek
General Charles de Gaulle
boeuf bourguignon
christenings and weddings

24. What happened to Charles VII on July 17 - 1429?
movie camera and projector
A type of soft cheese
he was crowned King of France
almost 200 yrs

25. Why were the first hot air balloons know as montgolfi
seafood
17th
after the inventors - the Montgolfier brothers
the little ball the player tries to get closest to

26. How much do sponsors pay to participate in the Tour de France?
seafood
on the French and Spanish sides of the Western Pyrenees
about $7 -500
l'

27. What is une douzaine d'hu
a dozen oysters
18 yrs old
goose liver
Romanesque

28. Who developed the champagne making method?
95
meuh
dom Perignon
wheat - corn - sugar beets and grapes

29. What types of food is Normandy famous for?
cheese - butter and apple brandy (Calvados)
Important social and labor reforms
Fran
January 6th (Epiphany)

30. What is la zone bleue?
Eiffel Tower
a parking zone
wheat - corn - sugar beets and grapes
Charlemagne

31. What is un croque-monsieur?
G
a toasted ham and cheese sandwich
100
the American - Lance Armstrong

32. Who led the armies of the French King Charles VII to victories against the English?
Braque and Picasso
Joan of Arc
Jean-Baptiste Lully
un lapin (a rabbit)

33. What is the name of the long beach in Southern France?
French Riviera
a place where they make and sell cr
shopping center
individual sports - such as tennis - cycling and sailing

34. How many grammes in un kilo?
1000
more
June 6th - 1944
Paul Gauguin

35. Who wrote Les Mis
une
Jules Verne
Fran
Victor Hugo

36. What cartoonist name sounds like the artist - Georges R
American film star
hot milk and coffee
Herg
Vincent Van Gogh

37. Which type of American music has had the most influence on the French?
using the familiar tu when talking to somebody
less
cheese - butter and apple brandy (Calvados)
jazz

38. Who had Versailles built to its present day splendor?
less
nouvelle cuisine
ages 2-6
Louis XIV

39. What was the profession of Debussy?
Marie Curie and Louis Pasteur
lunch
composer
Corsica - la Corse

40. During What century was Le Corbusier a famous architect?
20th century
1885
June 6th - 1944
Napoleon Bonaparte

41. What is un mille-feuilles?
a flaky pastry
a famous French puppet
Southern France - on the C
Alsace and Lorraine

42. In What year did France win the Soccer World Cup for the first time?
The Marshall Plan (US)
1998
seafood
Georges Pompidou

43. What is the most popular sport in France?
1996
soccer
strong black coffee
France

44. What do you call a meal where guests cook chunks of prime beef in hot oil at the table?
Louisiana
fondue bourguignonne
A French first lady gave birth during her husband's presidency
the Seine - the Garonne - the Rh

45. Who was Louis Renault?
modern and contemporary art of the Western World
Fran
17th
founder of Renault automobiles

46. From What origin are most Martiniquais and Guadeloup
shop
Livarot
African
15 -771 feet/4805 meters

47. What is une b
France
a Christmas cake shaped like a log
elephant
lunch or dinner - almost never at breakfast

48. What is la France m
Louis XV
the Baroque period
Continental France
a mile

49. Who wrote Le Petit Prince?
Antoine de Saint-Exup
fillet of duck breast
une salade
Fran

50. When did le can-can enjoy popularity?
a star
1890s
Spain
cuisine bourgeoise