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French Culture

Subject : culture
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1. What did the Popular Front governments enact?






2. When was the Statue of Liberty shipped from France to NY?






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






4. Where is la Guadeloupe located






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






6. What were the series of wars between the French and English that began in 1337?






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






8. What type of game is boules?






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






10. What do French ducks say?






11. Can a p






12. What type of land is more prevalent in France than in any other country in Western Europe






13. What is a lyc






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






15. Who led the Romans into France in 52BC?






16. For What is Limoges famous






17. What nut is sold hot on the streets of Paris in winter?






18. At What meal are eggs eaten?






19. What happened for the first time in the history of the French Republic on October 19 - 2011?

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20. What French president was elected in 2007 - and is up for re-election in May 2012?






21. What did Monet - Manet - and Auguste Renoir have in common?






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






23. Where was a papal palace built in France






24. When do you drink un ap






25. What was the profession of Jean Renoir?






26. Who were the two most prominent scientists in early 20th century France?






27. What is in caf






28. Where is Carcassonne






29. How did Saint-Exup






30. What are the main crops in France






31. Who married Josephine Beauharnais?






32. What cartoonist name sounds like the artist - Georges R






33. How many departments are there in mainland France






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






35. Where is le Quartier latin - right or left bank






36. What is further east - Marseille or Toulouse






37. What are crudit






38. Prior to the Roman invasion - What was the language of the French?






39. Who was the cardinal Who served as regent for Louis XIII?






40. What is the main ingredient in p






41. Who succeeded Charles de Gaulle as President?






42. Which French city has been the center of perfume production for centuries?






43. Who developed the champagne making method?






44. What happened in Paris in May 1968?






45. What opera did Georges Bizet write that is considered his masterpiece?






46. When did gothic architecture originate in France?






47. What is found on the north side of the Seine River - called the right bank






48. To What age was France's legal retirement age lowered in 1982 by Socialist President Mitterrand?






49. What French actor - popular in the US - has starred in such movies as Green Card (1990) and Christopher Columbus (1992)?






50. What did France lose in the Franco-German war of 1870-1871?