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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 'p
Someone Who loves French stuff.
Champs Elys
A high speed train.
A pastry store. (Not a bakery - only sells pastries)

2. What is a 'beignet?'
A fried doughnut covered in powdered sugar.
The Louvre
On Quebec license plates.
Bread

3. What is the main river in Paris?
Les Vosques and les Juras.
The French president.
A caf
The Seine.

4. What is 'le tricolore?'
A nickname for the French flag.
Les Vosques and les Juras.
Masterpiece.
The Quebec boogy-man.

5. What is 'le college?'
Belgium
The French national holiday.
Wine
Middle School

6. What is a francophone?
A fried doughnut covered in powdered sugar.
Monday
Someone Who speaks French.
Kisses on the cheek. Used when greeting.

7. What Canadian province is Montreal in?
Wine
Quebec
Wise men in Africa.
A bread store. (Not a bakery - only sells bread)

8. What is an hor d'
Quebec
Bread
An appetizer.
The Quebec boogy-man.

9. Where were French fries invented?
Monday
A long - skinny loaf of bread.
Champs Elys
Belgium

10. What is a 'fluer de lys?'
The Louvre
The symbol of France.
A net bag. You would need it while shopping in France.
When you wake up on the first day of the month. You say it for good luck.

11. Why do people celebrate Mardi Gras?

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12. What is the first day of the week on a French calender?
The Louvre
A high speed train.
A city in France. It's the location of a large annual film festival.
Monday

13. What is 'fat Tuesday?'
Mardi Gras
An African tree.
A fried doughnut covered in powdered sugar.
A city in France. It's the location of a large annual film festival.

14. Who were the king and queen of France during the revolution?
The Euro
Grading system from 0-20. Starting at middle school - grades go in descending order. Essays are written on graph paper.
Louis XVI and Marie Antoinette.
A nickname for the French flag.

15. What do French people do when they greet each other?
A fried doughnut covered in powdered sugar.
Bread
Book vendors.
Guys shake hands - girls and guys kiss each other on the cheek.

16. What is the Channel Tunnel (Chunnel)?
An underground tunnel connecting England and France.
Someone Who loves French stuff.
The subway.
I remember. They remember their French roots.

17. What are bouquinistes?
Book vendors.
The Louvre
The Quebec boogy-man.
Champs Elys

18. What is Cannes?

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19. What is the former name of France?
Monday
La Gaule
A bread store. (Not a bakery - only sells bread)
Someone Who speaks French.

20. What is a 'boulangerie?'
The French president.
A bread store. (Not a bakery - only sells bread)
The Seine.
On Quebec license plates.

21. What is a baobab?
Wise men in Africa.
A city in France. It's the location of a large annual film festival.
When you wake up on the first day of the month. You say it for good luck.
An African tree.

22. What and Where is the 'Caf
A long - skinny loaf of bread.
A caf
A city in France. It's the location of a large annual film festival.
An African tree.

23. How are dates written in France?
On schedules.
Day first - then month - then year.
0-20. 10 is passing.
An underground tunnel connecting England and France.

24. What is a gallette?
An underground tunnel connecting England and France.
La Gaule
Bread
A flat buckwheat pancake filled with savory ingredients.

25. What is an Anglophone?
I remember. They remember their French roots.
Someone Who speaks English.
A long - skinny loaf of bread.
The French national anthem.

26. What is a baguette?
The French national anthem.
A long - skinny loaf of bread.
A bread store. (Not a bakery - only sells bread)
Book vendors.

27. What is the current currency in France?
The symbol of France.
The Euro
The French national anthem.
The Quebec boogy-man.

28. What is the TGV?
The English Channel.
French Labor Day.
A high speed train.
Senior year of high school.

29. What is the 'baccalauréat?'
Quebec
Louis XVI and Marie Antoinette.
A national exam at the end of highschool.
Wine

30. What are the three colors of Marti Gras?
I remember. They remember their French roots.
A nickname for the French flag.
Purple - gold - and green.
The French national holiday.

31. To What does 'terminale' refer?
Guys shake hands - girls and guys kiss each other on the cheek.
I remember. They remember their French roots.
A net bag. You would need it while shopping in France.
Senior year of high school.

32. Give three ways a French school system is different than an American school system.
A net bag. You would need it while shopping in France.
A lily of the valley. In May - people give these to friends and family for luck.
Grading system from 0-20. Starting at middle school - grades go in descending order. Essays are written on graph paper.
The Seine.

33. Who is Nicholas Sarkosy?
The French president.
Grading system from 0-20. Starting at middle school - grades go in descending order. Essays are written on graph paper.
Day first - then month - then year.
French Labor Day.

34. Chef d'
Senior year of high school.
The subway.
Masterpiece.
French Labor Day.

35. What does 'Je me souviens' mean?
I remember. They remember their French roots.
Les Vosques and les Juras.
Monday
A fried doughnut covered in powdered sugar.

36. Translate 'la pain.'
The Seine.
Bread
Wise men in Africa.
Mardi Gras

37. What is the mainstreet of Paris? It is lined with trees and connect Concorde with Charles de Gaulle.
Champs Elys
I remember. They remember their French roots.
A net bag. You would need it while shopping in France.
The Franc

38. What is 'la Manche?'
A bread store. (Not a bakery - only sells bread)
The English Channel.
When you wake up on the first day of the month. You say it for good luck.
It's a celebration before Lent.

39. What is 'le quatorze juillet?'
Bread
0-20. 10 is passing.
When you wake up on the first day of the month. You say it for good luck.
The French national holiday.

40. What is the grading scale in France?
Guys shake hands - girls and guys kiss each other on the cheek.
0-20. 10 is passing.
Purple - gold - and green.
I remember. They remember their French roots.

41. What is 'le m
Purple - gold - and green.
The Seine.
The subway.
The French national holiday.

42. What are 'faires les bises?'
Kisses on the cheek. Used when greeting.
Louis XVI and Marie Antoinette.
Day first - then month - then year.
Senior year of high school.

43. What is 'le hexagon?'
Book vendors.
Champs Elys
A nickname for France because of its shape.
French Labor Day.

44. What is 'Le Premier Mai?'
A fried doughnut covered in powdered sugar.
The French national anthem.
French Labor Day.
Purple - gold - and green.

45. What are two mountain ranges in France?
The English Channel.
The Franc
Les Vosques and les Juras.
Quebec

46. Translate 'la vin.'
Wine
The subway.
Belgium
A nickname for France because of its shape.

47. What is a 'filet -' and when would you need it?
Belgium
An appetizer.
The subway.
A net bag. You would need it while shopping in France.

48. Where would you find 'Je me souviens?'
0-20. 10 is passing.
On Quebec license plates.
The subway.
Masterpiece.

49. When is military time often used in France?
Quebec
Kisses on the cheek. Used when greeting.
On schedules.
Someone Who speaks French.

50. Who is the 'Bonhomme Sept Heures?'
The symbol of France.
The Louvre
The Quebec boogy-man.
The Franc