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 was the profession of the man Who invented Champagne?






2. What are cr






3. What is le Camembert?






4. In Which department would you find truffles






5. What fabric dye originated in France - but is very much part of American culture?






6. When did France end nuclear testing?






7. What is the longest river in France






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

Warning: Invalid argument supplied for foreach() in /var/www/html/basicversity.com/show_quiz.php on line 183


9. Whose work on radioactivity was the first step toward radiation treatment for cancer?

Warning: Invalid argument supplied for foreach() in /var/www/html/basicversity.com/show_quiz.php on line 183


10. What French actor - popular in the US - has starred in such movies as Green Card (1990) and Christopher Columbus (1992)?






11. What are the two most popular French sporting events in summer?






12. What are the four major rivers in France?






13. What is the French national motto that came as a result of the Revolution?






14. Where did la Goulue dance?






15. What did l'






16. Which Republic is France under today?






17. What is break-dancing called in France?






18. On What day did the Storming of the Bastille prison occur?






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






20. What caused the French Revolution of 1789?






21. Where is the hall of mirrors






22. Which museum was originated by Louis XIV?






23. What time do the French usually eat dinner?






24. Who brought high cooking into France in 1600?






25. What do you call a meal where guests cook chunks of prime beef in hot oil at the table?






26. What is in caf






27. Who is the current Prime Minister of France - serving along with President Nicolas Sarkozy?






28. Why was Marie Antoinette disliked by the French?






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






30. What is the largest port of France






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






32. What are MC Solaar - Assassins and NTM?






33. What is Orangina?






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






35. Who was imprisoned at the Conciergerie?






36. The Man in the Iron Mask was the supposed twin brother of Which French king?






37. What colors are on the flag of France






38. What comes first - l'

Warning: Invalid argument supplied for foreach() in /var/www/html/basicversity.com/show_quiz.php on line 183


39. What is magret de canard?






40. How much mustard does each person in France use per year?






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






42. Where is Orly






43. What is le Front National?






44. When did the first real school of French painting emerge?






45. The French helped create the world's fastest passenger airplane called?






46. Which state was a French territory until sold to the US in 1803?






47. What is the total population of France?






48. In Which month is the Tour de France held?






49. What type of cooking is called provincial?






50. What type of mushrooms are grown underground and are the size of golf balls?