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French Culture

Subject : culture
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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This is a study tool. The 3 wrong answers for each question are randomly chosen from answers to other questions. So, you might find at times the answers obvious, but you will see it re-enforces your understanding as you take the test each time.
1. We call it football - the French call it...?






2. What is the French term for bakery?






3. How many people live in metropolitan Paris?






4. What is the main ingredient of bouillabaisse?






5. Which artist cut off his ear?






6. What is le cochonnet in the game of boules?






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






8. At What age do French children attend preschool






9. What is the real name of the cartoonist Herg






10. Who is Guignol?






11. What did France get back at the end of World War I?






12. Which French territory is off the coast of Canada






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






14. What is the approximate geometrical shape of France






15. Is un litre more or less than a gallon?






16. How much do sponsors pay to participate in the Tour de France?






17. What did Paul Verlaine write?






18. What is Brittany know for?






19. What does une baguette mean besides a loaf of bread?






20. What is the name of the French space program?






21. Who wrote Les Mis






22. Where is la promenade des Anglais






23. Where was Napoleon Bonaparte born?






24. After a fancy dinner - What is the evening topped off with?






25. Who signed an armistice with Hitler that divided France into 2 parts?






26. What do children learn in preschool






27. Where is Biarritz






28. What are the two most popular theme parks in France?






29. What type of cooking is called haute cuisine?






30. How tall is Mont Blanc - the tallest mountain in Europe?






31. A new phenomenon called cohabitation appeared in French politics in the 1980's and 1990's. What does it mean?






32. Where is le Mus






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






34. Olives grow in southern France during Which season of the year






35. When was the first women's Tour de France held?






36. What do painters from the romantic period appeal to?






37. Who led the underground resistance movement for those opposed to the Nazi takeover in France?






38. What is le Code Napol






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






40. Who married Josephine Beauharnais?






41. Who wrote Candide?






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






43. What is the French delicacy foie gras?






44. What was the original purpose of le Louvre?






45. Who invaded and occupied the northern and western parts of France in 1940?






46. Which musicians were prominent the early 19th century?






47. What would you find at Lascaux






48. On What would you put une vinaigrette?






49. Who painted Guernica?






50. What is la Chartreuse?