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French Culture

Subject : culture
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1. Who composed the national anthem of France?






2. Where is Napoleon's body today?






3. Which type of American music has had the most influence on the French?






4. Who stayed at the Palace of Fontainebleau?






5. What is in caf






6. Who married Josephine Beauharnais?






7. The cathedral of Chartres is an example of Which type of art?






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






9. What is the underground subway system called in Paris?






10. Which river divides Paris into the right bank and left bank






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






12. Which American trend has made its way to France and the French are very disapproving of it?






13. What is un croque-monsieur?






14. Where is le grand Trianon






15. What is une coquille Saint-Jacques?






16. Which American was known as the music-hall queen of Paris in 1920s?






17. Which of Ernest Hemingway's books portray life in Paris between the two world wars?






18. On June 12 - 1940 - Paris surrendered to What country to save itself from destruction?






19. What would you do at les Galeries Lafayette?






20. What is la viande chevaline?






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






22. What would you do at la Com






23. What regions are famous for their butter






24. when was Impressionism at its height as a style?






25. Cooking in France is considered a form of...






26. Where would you most likely find par avion written?






27. Which Republic is France under today?






28. As the US is divided into states - France is divided into...






29. when was the first female prime minister - Edith Cresson - appointed?






30. We call it baseball - the French call it...?






31. What day in France is comparable to American Independence Day - July 4th?






32. Who composed Bol






33. When did Algeria gain its independence from France?






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






35. When did France end nuclear testing?






36. What flavor is the liquor Cointreau?






37. What is heavier - un kilo or 2 pounds?






38. Where is la promenade des Anglais






39. What is vouvoiement?






40. What industry produces most of France's electricity?






41. Who developed the champagne making method?






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






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






44. Where did Paris get its name from?






45. Where did le croissant originate?






46. What is la mairie?






47. How old was Marie Antoinette when she married Louis XVI?






48. Where is France's spacecraft launched?






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






50. How many grammes in un kilo?






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