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French Culture - 2

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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. What is a 'filet -' and when would you need it?
A flat buckwheat pancake filled with savory ingredients.
A net bag. You would need it while shopping in France.
Someone Who speaks French.
Purple - gold - and green.

2. Who is the 'Bonhomme Sept Heures?'
Wise men in Africa.
The English Channel.
Wine
The Quebec boogy-man.

3. Why do people celebrate Mardi Gras?

4. What do French people do when they greet each other?
An appetizer.
A nickname for France because of its shape.
Guys shake hands - girls and guys kiss each other on the cheek.
Louis XVI and Marie Antoinette.

5. What is 'fat Tuesday?'
A lily of the valley. In May - people give these to friends and family for luck.
Middle School
A caf
Mardi Gras

6. What is an hor d'
Masterpiece.
The Seine.
An appetizer.
A city in France. It's the location of a large annual film festival.

7. What is 'le hexagon?'
A nickname for France because of its shape.
A flat buckwheat pancake filled with savory ingredients.
Mardi Gras
Someone Who speaks English.

8. Translate 'la vin.'
The French president.
Day first - then month - then year.
Middle School
Wine

9. Chef d'
Masterpiece.
The Franc
An African tree.
Someone Who speaks French.

10. What is 'le college?'
Grading system from 0-20. Starting at middle school - grades go in descending order. Essays are written on graph paper.
Middle School
Belgium
On Quebec license plates.

11. What is a gallette?
Grading system from 0-20. Starting at middle school - grades go in descending order. Essays are written on graph paper.
A flat buckwheat pancake filled with savory ingredients.
A nickname for France because of its shape.
Middle School

12. What are two mountain ranges in France?
Les Vosques and les Juras.
Purple - gold - and green.
The French national holiday.
Champs Elys

13. What is the TGV?
A high speed train.
A long - skinny loaf of bread.
Middle School
The French president.

14. When and Why would you say 'lapin - lapin?'
The Euro
Mardi Gras
The Franc
When you wake up on the first day of the month. You say it for good luck.

15. What is a 'muguet?'
Senior year of high school.
A long - skinny loaf of bread.
Guys shake hands - girls and guys kiss each other on the cheek.
A lily of the valley. In May - people give these to friends and family for luck.

16. What is 'le m
The subway.
Bread
Wine
An appetizer.

17. What is a francophone?
A long - skinny loaf of bread.
Day first - then month - then year.
A pastry store. (Not a bakery - only sells pastries)
Someone Who speaks French.

18. What does 'Je me souviens' mean?
Grading system from 0-20. Starting at middle school - grades go in descending order. Essays are written on graph paper.
On Quebec license plates.
I remember. They remember their French roots.
A nickname for France because of its shape.

19. Where would you find 'Je me souviens?'
Bread
An appetizer.
Senior year of high school.
On Quebec license plates.

20. What is the Channel Tunnel (Chunnel)?
Quebec
Wine
An underground tunnel connecting England and France.
Purple - gold - and green.

21. What is a 'groit?'
0-20. 10 is passing.
Wise men in Africa.
The French national holiday.
The English Channel.

22. What is a baguette?
Quebec
A long - skinny loaf of bread.
Book vendors.
Someone Who speaks English.

23. What are bouquinistes?
When you wake up on the first day of the month. You say it for good luck.
Wise men in Africa.
Book vendors.
On schedules.

24. Who is Nicholas Sarkosy?
Day first - then month - then year.
The French president.
French Labor Day.
Purple - gold - and green.

25. What is the main river in Paris?
A long - skinny loaf of bread.
The Seine.
Guys shake hands - girls and guys kiss each other on the cheek.
0-20. 10 is passing.

26. What is the most famous museum in France?
The Louvre
Belgium
When you wake up on the first day of the month. You say it for good luck.
It's a celebration before Lent.

27. What is a 'beignet?'
An appetizer.
A fried doughnut covered in powdered sugar.
The subway.
When you wake up on the first day of the month. You say it for good luck.

28. What are the three colors of Marti Gras?
Purple - gold - and green.
Louis XVI and Marie Antoinette.
The French president.
The Louvre

29. Give three ways a French school system is different than an American school system.
Grading system from 0-20. Starting at middle school - grades go in descending order. Essays are written on graph paper.
French Labor Day.
A pastry store. (Not a bakery - only sells pastries)
An African tree.

30. What are 'faires les bises?'
Kisses on the cheek. Used when greeting.
0-20. 10 is passing.
An underground tunnel connecting England and France.
A high speed train.

31. What is the mainstreet of Paris? It is lined with trees and connect Concorde with Charles de Gaulle.
A flat buckwheat pancake filled with savory ingredients.
Belgium
The Seine.
Champs Elys

32. Where were French fries invented?
The Franc
Masterpiece.
The French national holiday.
Belgium

33. Translate 'la pain.'
Bread
Someone Who loves French stuff.
The Quebec boogy-man.
Mardi Gras

34. What is the grading scale in France?
La Gaule
0-20. 10 is passing.
Louis XVI and Marie Antoinette.
Guys shake hands - girls and guys kiss each other on the cheek.

35. What is a 'p
Bread
Someone Who loves French stuff.
A pastry store. (Not a bakery - only sells pastries)
0-20. 10 is passing.

36. What is the first day of the week on a French calender?
Monday
A national exam at the end of highschool.
French Labor Day.
An African tree.

37. What is the former name of France?
0-20. 10 is passing.
It's a celebration before Lent.
La Gaule
Champs Elys

38. What is 'Le Premier Mai?'
Louis XVI and Marie Antoinette.
A high speed train.
French Labor Day.
Les Vosques and les Juras.

39. What is Cannes?

40. What is a Francophile?
Kisses on the cheek. Used when greeting.
Someone Who speaks English.
Someone Who loves French stuff.
The English Channel.

41. What is an Anglophone?
A fried doughnut covered in powdered sugar.
Someone Who loves French stuff.
Someone Who speaks English.
Day first - then month - then year.

42. How are dates written in France?
A long - skinny loaf of bread.
Day first - then month - then year.
Someone Who speaks English.
The Seine.

43. What is 'la Manche?'
Someone Who speaks English.
The English Channel.
A fried doughnut covered in powdered sugar.
The Seine.

44. What is 'le quatorze juillet?'
The French national holiday.
Middle School
The Louvre
French Labor Day.

45. Who were the king and queen of France during the revolution?
French Labor Day.
A fried doughnut covered in powdered sugar.
Champs Elys
Louis XVI and Marie Antoinette.

46. To What does 'terminale' refer?
The French president.
The Franc
The French national holiday.
Senior year of high school.

47. What is 'le tricolore?'
The Franc
A nickname for the French flag.
The English Channel.
0-20. 10 is passing.

48. What is a 'boulangerie?'
Purple - gold - and green.
A bread store. (Not a bakery - only sells bread)
Mardi Gras
Guys shake hands - girls and guys kiss each other on the cheek.

49. What and Where is the 'Caf
On schedules.
The Franc
A caf
The French president.

50. What is the current currency in France?
The Louvre
Wine
The Euro
La Gaule