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French Culture
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Subject
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culture
Instructions:
Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. What religion do most people in France belong to?
wheat
Roman Catholic
a lobster
1984
2. Who married Louis XIII?
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3. What kind of art is found at the Jeu de Paume?
1920
Impressionism
orange
North Africa
4. What industry produces most of France's electricity?
truffles
the nuclear power industry
boeuf bourguignon
a mile
5. Where is Napoleon's body today?
apple liquor
Marie Antoinette and Louis XVI
H
overseas France
6. What was the original purpose of le Louvre?
Vercing
palace of the kings of France
Germany
Moulin Rouge
7. What is a drag
April Fool's Day
Jean-Luc Godard
a sugared almond
palace of the kings of France
8. What is une religieuse?
15 -771 feet/4805 meters
le massif central
cherries
a pastry - also means a nun
9. What countries border France to the East?
Germany - Switzerland and Italy
Corsica (la Corse)
left
1996
10. Where was Napoleon Bonaparte born?
Jean-Marie Le Pen
Corsica (la Corse)
Carmen
Mayotte
11. What is vouvoiement?
French Riviera
using the formal vous when talking to somebody
a secondary school (junior high or middle school)
1996
12. What country is la Martinique part of
more
A Moveable Feast
France
Fran
13. What music festival is Aix-en-Provence famous for?
1500
the Opera festival
a place where they make and sell cr
the salamander
14. What would you find at Lascaux
it is the 5th largest economy
over 90 million
prehistoric cave paintings
les arrondissements
15. Which river is known as the transportation corridor
a tourist guide book
the Loire at 626 miles
he disappeared on a mission during World War II
before lunch or dinner
16. ARIANE launchers are used mainly to send What into space?
telecommunication satellites
G
Normandy and Brittany
Alsace and Lorraine
17. where did the first ever - public film screening take place in 1895?
Bourbons
Paris
1998
French Guyana - la Guyane fran
18. Who signed an armistice with Hitler that divided France into 2 parts?
le mar
raw - fresh vegetables
Coco Chanel - Yves Saint-Laurent - Christian Dior
d
19. What was the country of France named before Roman times?
Gaul
24 hrs (les 24 heures du Mans)
Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec
Parc Ast
20. Is the wine le Muscadet red or white?
white
Coco Chanel - Yves Saint-Laurent - Christian Dior
a cookie
The/ (le) Concorde
21. When was the first men's Tour de France held?
the Seine - the Garonne - the Rh
nouvelle cuisine
almond or coconut
1903
22. What are the divisions of Paris called
une
20 yrs
les arrondissements
truffles
23. When was the French defeat at Dienbienphu?
telecommunication satellites
May -1954
July 14 - 1789
a pinball machine
24. What were the series of wars between the French and English that began in 1337?
soup
blue - white and red
Hundred Years War
la Manche 'the sleeve'
25. What is une madeleine?
a cookie
tripe cooked very slowly in sauce - up to 24 hours
French Riviera
the Loire - 634 miles/1020 kilometers
26. Who was the great king of the 16th century?
they learn to read
2002
Fran
le Louvre
27. What do some people do before putting the lettuce in a salad bowl?
rub the bowl with garlic
a pinball machine
a co-ed high school
watch a play
28. How does France's economy compare to the rest of the world?
it is the 5th largest economy
about 400
Paul Gauguin
modern and contemporary art of the Western World
29. In western Europe - What is France the largest producer of?
almond or coconut
rich chocolate cake with vanilla or coffee icing in the shape of a log
beef - veal - poultry and cheese
une salade
30. Who was Jacques Cartier?
right wing - anti-immigration party
French explorer
Mayotte
storming of the Bastille
31. What French sculptor dominated the 19th century?
a flaky pastry
Auguste Rodin
gather together and share events from their day
in Paris - on an islet in the middle of the Seine River - facing west toward the original statue
32. What happened for the first time in the history of the French Republic on October 19 - 2011?
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33. Where is the hall of mirrors
noon
Versailles
Francophonie
un lapin (a rabbit)
34. What flavor is the liquor Cointreau?
Toulouse
orange
Victor Hugo
Air France
35. What is the French for high school?
le lyc
William the Conqueror invading England in 1066
April Fool's Day
Provence
36. Is un centim
Eugene Ionesco
less
actress
Arles - France
37. At dinner time - What do French families do at the table?
Paul Gauguin
gather together and share events from their day
95
Impressionism
38. Which holiday celebrated in the US began in France 450 yrs ago?
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39. Who wrote Les Mis
the Mediterranean Sea and Spain
Victor Hugo
founder of Renault automobiles
Continental France
40. What is the French term for the meal that is celebrated on Christmas Eve - Dec 24th?
a newspaper
le r
20 yrs
Louis XIV
41. During Which period were les ch
Gothic art
Renaissance
Alsace and Lorraine
perfume
42. Where is la Guadeloupe located
they learn to read
Important social and labor reforms
high-heeled shoes
in the Caribbean
43. With Which school of literature is Victor Hugo often associated?
France
Romanticism
a newspaper
1903
44. Who was the cardinal Who served as regent for Louis XIII?
Germany
June 6th - 1944
brothers Jacques-Eug
Richelieu
45. What is the flavor of un macaron?
le P
200 years ago
almond or coconut
liquor
46. What is the French delicacy foie gras?
about 150 yrs ago
scuba gear
a platter with a selection of cheeses
fattened liver of duck or goose
47. What do the French call the English Channel
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48. What is une langue de veau?
he was crowned King of France
2001
Fran
a veal tongue
49. What are the main crops in France
stethoscope
wheat - corn - sugar beets and grapes
frog legs (les cuisses de grenouille) and snails (les escargots) Also goose liver p
inwards
50. What is heavier - un kilo or 2 pounds?
un kilo
Toulouse
Fran
Josephine Baker