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French Culture

Subject : culture
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1. What type of land is more prevalent in France than in any other country in Western Europe






2. Who wrote Candide?






3. What is the nickname of the French flag?






4. What is the SNCF?






5. At What age do French children attend preschool






6. How do you most often eat oysters in France?






7. Who is responsible for the invention of the cinema in the late 19th century?






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






9. Which meal of the day is considered the main meal?






10. Who invented the process of pasteurization?






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






12. During World War II - What percentage of France's factories - machinery and transportation systems were lost?






13. Who led the armies of the French King Charles VII to victories against the English?






14. What comes first - l'

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15. What do some people do before putting the lettuce in a salad bowl?






16. What are the Auteuil - Longchamps - Chantilly and St. Cloud in Paris?






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






18. Is un m






19. What is further east - Marseille or Toulouse






20. What helped rebuild France at the end of World War II?






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






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






23. How many centim






24. How many different types of cheese does France produce?






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






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






27. What is a popular fish stew that is served as a soup in the south of France?






28. In Which department would you find truffles






29. What would you do at les Galeries Lafayette?






30. What is now found at La place de la Concorde






31. Who was imprisoned at the Conciergerie?






32. During Which century did Louis XIV reign?






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






34. Whose mistress was the Marquise de Pompadour?






35. What is the difference between un ch






36. At What age did Louis XIV begin running France?






37. What is the total population of France?






38. What would you do at la Com






39. What do the French cows say?






40. What is une maison de retraite?






41. What kind of art is found at the Jeu de Paume?






42. What is un croque-monsieur?






43. Why was Marie Antoinette disliked by the French?






44. Where did Paris get its name from?






45. Who wrote Tartuffe?






46. What religion do most people in France belong to?






47. How many paintings does the Louvre hold?






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






49. Why were the first hot air balloons know as montgolfi






50. Who was the first woman to be appointed professor at the Sorbonne?