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French Culture

Subject : culture
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1. When was the Statue of Liberty shipped from France to NY?






2. Near Which large city is Versailles located






3. Where is the hall of mirrors






4. What are the divisions of Paris called






5. The Palace of Versailles is a monument to art of Which period?






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






7. What was the profession of Toulouse-Lautrec?






8. From What origin are most Martiniquais and Guadeloup






9. What is the largest port of France






10. What is now found at La place de la Concorde






11. Which ingredient is essential in Proven






12. When was the French defeat at Dienbienphu?






13. What is un potage?






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






15. When did le can-can enjoy popularity?






16. What is le Code Napol






17. How did Saint-Exup






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






19. When do you eat une galette des rois?






20. What type of land transportation links France and England






21. The cathedral of Chartres is an example of Which type of art?






22. What is the profession of Catherine Deneuve?






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






24. Where is la promenade des Anglais






25. What are the Auteuil - Longchamps - Chantilly and St. Cloud in Paris?






26. What do the French buy almost daily at the bakery?






27. We call it baseball - the French call it...?






28. Which Republic is France under today?






29. What would you do at les Galeries Lafayette?






30. What is la mairie?






31. Who said 'L'






32. What is an international organization of over 50 member states or countries where there is a notable affiliation with French language or culture?






33. When was the first women's Tour de France held?






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






35. What is the longest river in France






36. What French sculptor dominated the 19th century?






37. What is un bateau-mouche?






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






39. Who is France's most famous ecologist?






40. What happened for the first time in the history of the French Republic on October 19 - 2011?

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41. What are les parcs zoologiques






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






43. When did Algeria gain its independence from France?






44. What is Maxim's?






45. What is un flipper?






46. What is the real name of the cartoonist Herg






47. Who launched the first hot air balloon in 1783?






48. What was la Bastille?






49. What is the highest point in France?






50. Who signed an armistice with Hitler that divided France into 2 parts?