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French Culture - 2

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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Who is Nicholas Sarkosy?
French Labor Day.
On schedules.
A city in France. It's the location of a large annual film festival.
The French president.

2. How are dates written in France?
Day first - then month - then year.
0-20. 10 is passing.
Someone Who speaks English.
Belgium

3. What is Cannes?

4. What is a baobab?
An African tree.
A caf
An appetizer.
I remember. They remember their French roots.

5. What is a 'filet -' and when would you need it?
Book vendors.
Someone Who speaks English.
A net bag. You would need it while shopping in France.
Grading system from 0-20. Starting at middle school - grades go in descending order. Essays are written on graph paper.

6. What is a 'groit?'
I remember. They remember their French roots.
Les Vosques and les Juras.
Wise men in Africa.
Someone Who loves French stuff.

7. What is the former name of France?
The Franc
An underground tunnel connecting England and France.
La Gaule
Louis XVI and Marie Antoinette.

8. What is 'la Manche?'
The English Channel.
It's a celebration before Lent.
An underground tunnel connecting England and France.
The French national anthem.

9. Why do people celebrate Mardi Gras?

10. When and Why would you say 'lapin - lapin?'
When you wake up on the first day of the month. You say it for good luck.
On schedules.
I remember. They remember their French roots.
0-20. 10 is passing.

11. What are the three colors of Marti Gras?
On Quebec license plates.
A long - skinny loaf of bread.
Wise men in Africa.
Purple - gold - and green.

12. What is an Anglophone?
Someone Who speaks English.
A national exam at the end of highschool.
Wise men in Africa.
The Quebec boogy-man.

13. What is 'le m
The subway.
Purple - gold - and green.
Bread
Kisses on the cheek. Used when greeting.

14. What is 'le quatorze juillet?'
It's a celebration before Lent.
On Quebec license plates.
A caf
The French national holiday.

15. Translate 'la vin.'
Wine
An African tree.
Masterpiece.
I remember. They remember their French roots.

16. Who were the king and queen of France during the revolution?
Kisses on the cheek. Used when greeting.
Louis XVI and Marie Antoinette.
The French president.
The Quebec boogy-man.

17. What is 'le hexagon?'
A long - skinny loaf of bread.
A nickname for France because of its shape.
An African tree.
The English Channel.

18. Where were French fries invented?
A net bag. You would need it while shopping in France.
A high speed train.
Belgium
The subway.

19. Translate 'la pain.'
Bread
Day first - then month - then year.
An underground tunnel connecting England and France.
Belgium

20. When is military time often used in France?
On schedules.
The Euro
The symbol of France.
Someone Who loves French stuff.

21. What is 'La Marseilles?'
The Louvre
La Gaule
Someone Who speaks French.
The French national anthem.

22. Chef d'
A bread store. (Not a bakery - only sells bread)
Masterpiece.
Someone Who speaks French.
A pastry store. (Not a bakery - only sells pastries)

23. What are 'faires les bises?'
A lily of the valley. In May - people give these to friends and family for luck.
The symbol of France.
Kisses on the cheek. Used when greeting.
Masterpiece.

24. What is the 'baccalauréat?'
On Quebec license plates.
The English Channel.
Bread
A national exam at the end of highschool.

25. What is an hor d'
An appetizer.
An underground tunnel connecting England and France.
The symbol of France.
Belgium

26. What is 'Le Premier Mai?'
I remember. They remember their French roots.
On schedules.
The French national anthem.
French Labor Day.

27. What is a francophone?
Kisses on the cheek. Used when greeting.
Day first - then month - then year.
Someone Who speaks French.
Mardi Gras

28. What is 'le college?'
An appetizer.
French Labor Day.
Middle School
The Seine.

29. What are two mountain ranges in France?
Masterpiece.
Les Vosques and les Juras.
Book vendors.
Kisses on the cheek. Used when greeting.

30. What and Where is the 'Caf
La Gaule
Middle School
The French national anthem.
A caf

31. What does 'Je me souviens' mean?
I remember. They remember their French roots.
0-20. 10 is passing.
A high speed train.
When you wake up on the first day of the month. You say it for good luck.

32. What Canadian province is Montreal in?
A nickname for the French flag.
Someone Who speaks English.
The English Channel.
Quebec

33. Where would you find 'Je me souviens?'
Kisses on the cheek. Used when greeting.
On Quebec license plates.
Guys shake hands - girls and guys kiss each other on the cheek.
Belgium

34. What is the Channel Tunnel (Chunnel)?
A high speed train.
The Quebec boogy-man.
An underground tunnel connecting England and France.
A flat buckwheat pancake filled with savory ingredients.

35. What are bouquinistes?
Book vendors.
Kisses on the cheek. Used when greeting.
La Gaule
Guys shake hands - girls and guys kiss each other on the cheek.

36. What is a 'boulangerie?'
Mardi Gras
An underground tunnel connecting England and France.
A bread store. (Not a bakery - only sells bread)
0-20. 10 is passing.

37. What is a 'fluer de lys?'
A nickname for the French flag.
The symbol of France.
When you wake up on the first day of the month. You say it for good luck.
Kisses on the cheek. Used when greeting.

38. What is 'fat Tuesday?'
The French national holiday.
Grading system from 0-20. Starting at middle school - grades go in descending order. Essays are written on graph paper.
Kisses on the cheek. Used when greeting.
Mardi Gras

39. What is a 'beignet?'
A fried doughnut covered in powdered sugar.
A city in France. It's the location of a large annual film festival.
Louis XVI and Marie Antoinette.
A net bag. You would need it while shopping in France.

40. What is a Francophile?
Someone Who speaks English.
Quebec
Someone Who loves French stuff.
I remember. They remember their French roots.

41. What is the current currency in France?
Day first - then month - then year.
Wise men in Africa.
The Euro
An appetizer.

42. What is the mainstreet of Paris? It is lined with trees and connect Concorde with Charles de Gaulle.
The subway.
The French national holiday.
Someone Who speaks French.
Champs Elys

43. To What does 'terminale' refer?
A flat buckwheat pancake filled with savory ingredients.
An appetizer.
Senior year of high school.
A bread store. (Not a bakery - only sells bread)

44. What is a 'p
French Labor Day.
A pastry store. (Not a bakery - only sells pastries)
The French president.
Louis XVI and Marie Antoinette.

45. What is the grading scale in France?
A national exam at the end of highschool.
On schedules.
The subway.
0-20. 10 is passing.

46. What is 'le tricolore?'
The subway.
The English Channel.
A nickname for the French flag.
The French national holiday.

47. What is the first day of the week on a French calender?
Monday
Bread
The Louvre
The Franc

48. What is a gallette?
It's a celebration before Lent.
A flat buckwheat pancake filled with savory ingredients.
La Gaule
An underground tunnel connecting England and France.

49. What is the main river in Paris?
Bread
The Seine.
The Louvre
Champs Elys

50. What is a baguette?
A long - skinny loaf of bread.
Book vendors.
Someone Who speaks French.
An African tree.