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French Culture
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1. Where is Carcassonne
an Egyptian Obelisk
less
Southern France
15 -771 feet/4805 meters
2. What is a famous French beef stew?
shop
boeuf bourguignon
a bean or a small porcelain figurine
lunch or dinner - almost never at breakfast
3. When would one eat a go
Impressionism
in the afternoon (un go
Mexico
95
4. How tall is Mont Blanc - the tallest mountain in Europe?
Nice
the time of Gaul's invasion by the Romans
15 -771 feet/4805 meters
H
5. What coalition group won the elections in 1936?
the art of preparing good food
81
le Front Populaire
le massif central
6. How many centim
le baccalaur
the Lumi
in the south Pacific
100
7. What percentage of France's total area is covered by woods and forests
26 percent
it is the 5th largest economy
Germany
citrus
8. What was the profession of Jean Renoir?
July 14 - 1789
film director
composer
A type of soft cheese
9. Where was Maximilian sent by Napoleon III?
racetracks
1890s
Mexico
a lobster
10. We call it football - the French call it...?
Statue of Liberty
le football am
inwards
Germans
11. What is une madeleine?
more
a cookie
Belgium
the art of preparing good food
12. What palace in Paris serves as a meeting place for the 348-member French S
storming of the Bastille
Le Palais du Luxembourg
Georges R
Mexico
13. What is fondue savoyarde?
Moli
Chinese-American architect - l.M. Pei
chunks of French bread that are dipped in hot - melted cheese
5 yrs old
14. What did Gustave Eiffel build before he built the Eiffel Tower?
Joan of Arc
bridges - specifically the Bordeaux Bridge
a scallop (type of seafood)
ages 2-6
15. What is the French national anthem?
boulangerie
almond or coconut
a scallop (type of seafood)
la Marseillaise
16. Which transportation system in France is among the most modern and efficient in the world?
high speed train (TGV)
Giulia
the cathedral in Reims
meuh
17. What cheese is known as the oldest in France?
About 63 million people
ARIANE
Kourou (French Guyana)
Livarot
18. Who signed an armistice with Hitler that divided France into 2 parts?
1998
Napoleon Bonaparte
Lille
le mar
19. Where is la Guadeloupe located
sauerkraut - meat and potatoes
a public lavatory for men
in the Caribbean
1998
20. Where did Paris get its name from?
democracy
a platter with a selection of cheeses
after the inventors - the Montgolfier brothers
a Gallic tribe - Parisii
21. Where is Nice
French Riviera
Le festival d'Avignon
prison
Southern France - on the C
22. Who invented the process of pasteurization?
the salamander
Louis Pasteur
the 12th century
la bouillabaisse
23. Who composed the national anthem of France?
hot milk and coffee
a pinball machine
Louis XIV
Claude Joseph Rouget de Lisle
24. Which of Ernest Hemingway's books portray life in Paris between the two world wars?
20th century
Austrian
Romanticism
A Moveable Feast
25. Who wrote Le Petit Prince?
American film star
Antoine de Saint-Exup
he disappeared on a mission during World War II
2001
26. When did the allies land in Normandy?
June 6th - 1944
lunch
on the French and Spanish sides of the Western Pyrenees
The President and Prime Minister belong to different political parties
27. How does France's economy compare to the rest of the world?
2 million
Gothic art
it is the 5th largest economy
lavender
28. What are les parcs zoologiques
animal parks (zoos)
Marseille
Victor Hugo
Paris
29. What time do the French usually eat dinner?
Auguste Rodin
film director
between 7:00 and 9:30pm
goose liver
30. What would you do at les Galeries Lafayette?
less
shop
boulangerie
about 400
31. What do some people do before putting the lettuce in a salad bowl?
15 -771 feet/4805 meters
rub the bowl with garlic
American film star
over 90 million
32. What is the main ingredient of bouillabaisse?
the American - Lance Armstrong
gourmet cooking
fish
during WWI and WWII
33. What is une cervelle de veau?
un kilo
yes - some French people eat it : a veal brain
citrus
le r
34. What is un potage?
rich chocolate cake with vanilla or coffee icing in the shape of a log
apple liquor
elephant
soup
35. What happened to Charles VII on July 17 - 1429?
French Republic
he was crowned King of France
Gaul
the town hall
36. What is un mille-feuilles?
high-heeled shoes
traditional - local cooking
before lunch or dinner
a flaky pastry
37. A movement in the 1970s featuring simpler foods - smaller portions and natural flavors called...
1885
near Paris
Eiffel Tower
nouvelle cuisine
38. What is an international organization of over 50 member states or countries where there is a notable affiliation with French language or culture?
Francophonie
a mile
a paste of ground meat - fish and/or liver
2 lbs per person - a total of 60 -000 tons
39. When were the boundaries of modern France established?
individual sports - such as tennis - cycling and sailing
1500
of course
croissants and baguettes
40. What are Europe's tallest mountains bordering France and Italy?
a dozen oysters
the Alps
bridges - specifically the Bordeaux Bridge
fish
41. What is heavier - un kilo or 2 pounds?
orange
un kilo
in Paris
lunch or dinner - almost never at breakfast
42. What is un petit beurre?
fried eggs
a cookie
almond or coconut
orange
43. Who was the leading man in the 1990 film Cyrano de Bergerac?
a music video
Le centre Georges Pompidou (Beaubourg)
Roland Garros Tennis Tournament and the cycling Tour de France
G
44. What is un kilo the abbreviation of?
Paris
15-16
un kilogramme
Jean-Luc Godard
45. Who invaded and occupied the northern and western parts of France in 1940?
le football or le foot
Germany
Mayotte
Livarot
46. What do you call a meal where guests cook chunks of prime beef in hot oil at the table?
fondue bourguignonne
Jean de la Fontaine
lavender
Fran
47. How many departments are there in mainland France
soccer
1984
95
brothers Jacques-Eug
48. The cathedral of Chartres is an example of Which type of art?
Louis XIV
more than 2 million
shopping center
Gothic art
49. What is une maison de retraite?
Impressionism
a nursing home
Napoleon Bonaparte
Moli
50. Who had Versailles built to its present day splendor?
a cookie
a French naval station
Louis XIV
Paul Gauguin
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