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French Culture

Subject : culture
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1. What is now found at La place de la Concorde






2. What did the Popular Front governments enact?






3. Where did Vincent Van Gogh settle in the late 19th century because he found inspiration for his paintings there?






4. What is the Sorbonne?






5. When did France end nuclear testing?






6. What structure was built in Paris in 1889 by Alexandre Gustave Eiffel?






7. Who was imprisoned at the Conciergerie?






8. Why were the first hot air balloons know as montgolfi






9. What is the difference between un ch






10. What would you find at Lascaux






11. where in France is the Celtic influence still strong?






12. Who wrote Gargantua and Pantagruel?






13. Which city in southwestern France is called la ville rose






14. When was Marie Antoinette executed by guillotine?






15. How many French soldiers died in World War I?






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






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






18. At Which celebrations do you give drag






19. What is Maxim's?






20. What very famous writer was born in Nantes?






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






22. In Which regions is beer really popular?






23. What is une maison de retraite?






24. What music festival is Aix-en-Provence famous for?






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






26. When did the country - Gaul get renamed France?






27. In Which department would you find truffles






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






29. Where did le croissant originate?






30. What are des tripes






31. What is more ornate Gothic or Romanesque architecture?






32. On What kind of bottle would you find the word brut?






33. What is un clip?






34. What new d






35. When did the Cannes Film Festival begin?






36. where did the first ever - public film screening take place in 1895?






37. What would you do at les Galeries Lafayette?






38. What was the profession of the man Who invented Champagne?






39. Couscous is a popular dish in France. Where did it come from?






40. Who wrote Candide?






41. What day of the week do French children attend school while American children do not






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






43. Which king of France was known as the Sun King?






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






45. Which transportation system in France is among the most modern and efficient in the world?






46. Who was Louis Renault?






47. Which French territory is off the coast of Canada






48. Where did la Goulue dance?






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






50. The visual arts flourished in the mid-19th century. What were the three schools?