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French Culture

Subject : culture
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. What is un potage?






2. What is fondue savoyarde?






3. Where were the kings of France crowned for hundreds of years






4. Which came first - the Renaissance or the Classical period?






5. What types of business attire did the French create?






6. What practice dating back to the 18th century - known as la tauromachie - or corrida - was granted official protection by the French Minister for Culture in 2011?






7. How old was Joan of Arc when she was killed in May 1431?






8. How many grammes in un kilo?






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






10. What is une coquille Saint-Jacques?






11. What are crudit






12. What is une pissoire?






13. For Which occasion was the Eiffel Tower built?

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14. What time period is the comic strip Ast

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15. A movement in the 1970s featuring simpler foods - smaller portions and natural flavors called...






16. Near Which large city is Versailles located






17. How many centim






18. What do French ducks say?






19. The university of Paris in the Latin Quarter on the left bank of the Seine is called...?






20. What is further north - Lille or Bordeaux






21. When do the festivals for the harvesting of wine grapes take place?






22. Where is la promenade des Anglais






23. What is un wagon-lit?






24. What is vouvoiement?






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






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






27. Who wrote the absurdist plays Rhinoceros and La cantatrice chauve (the bald soprano)?






28. What is the real name of the cartoonist Herg






29. During Which century did Albert Camus write?






30. Which family had the fleur de lis as a symbol?






31. Who was the queen of France at the time of the Revolution?






32. Who won the Tour de France a record 7 times 1999-2005?






33. Who was the great king of the 16th century?






34. Which artist painted scenes from the Moulin Rouge?






35. What is the French name for home cooking?






36. What is une langue de veau?






37. What is further east - Marseille or Toulouse






38. Who led the Romans into France in 52BC?






39. What are les parcs zoologiques






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






41. What fruit is used in Kirsch?






42. What is the French term for the meal that is celebrated on Christmas Eve - Dec 24th?






43. ARIANE launchers are used mainly to send What into space?






44. What is Chartres famous for






45. What is le Jura






46. What type of sports do many of the French prefer?






47. What is la mairie?






48. What French cartoon detective is the subject of a new Steven Spielberg movie??






49. What did Paul Verlaine write?






50. What was the Roman (Latin) name for Paris?