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French Culture - 2

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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. What are bouquinistes?
Les Vosques and les Juras.
French Labor Day.
Book vendors.
The Euro

2. Why do people celebrate Mardi Gras?

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3. What is the grading scale in France?
Purple - gold - and green.
The Franc
0-20. 10 is passing.
Book vendors.

4. What is the TGV?
A high speed train.
It's a celebration before Lent.
Wise men in Africa.
Bread

5. What is a 'boulangerie?'
Masterpiece.
A bread store. (Not a bakery - only sells bread)
On Quebec license plates.
Champs Elys

6. What is 'la Manche?'
Middle School
Quebec
A nickname for France because of its shape.
The English Channel.

7. What is 'fat Tuesday?'
Mardi Gras
Champs Elys
A pastry store. (Not a bakery - only sells pastries)
Les Vosques and les Juras.

8. Who were the king and queen of France during the revolution?
A national exam at the end of highschool.
A nickname for the French flag.
Guys shake hands - girls and guys kiss each other on the cheek.
Louis XVI and Marie Antoinette.

9. What is a 'filet -' and when would you need it?
A bread store. (Not a bakery - only sells bread)
A fried doughnut covered in powdered sugar.
A net bag. You would need it while shopping in France.
French Labor Day.

10. Who is the 'Bonhomme Sept Heures?'
The Quebec boogy-man.
Kisses on the cheek. Used when greeting.
Book vendors.
Les Vosques and les Juras.

11. What is the Channel Tunnel (Chunnel)?
Someone Who speaks French.
An underground tunnel connecting England and France.
Monday
Les Vosques and les Juras.

12. What is 'le quatorze juillet?'
Quebec
Purple - gold - and green.
The French national holiday.
A flat buckwheat pancake filled with savory ingredients.

13. What is a 'muguet?'
Bread
Book vendors.
Someone Who speaks English.
A lily of the valley. In May - people give these to friends and family for luck.

14. What is a 'fluer de lys?'
Louis XVI and Marie Antoinette.
Mardi Gras
The symbol of France.
The French national anthem.

15. What is 'Le Premier Mai?'
French Labor Day.
Book vendors.
The French national holiday.
Monday

16. What is the 'baccalauréat?'
A national exam at the end of highschool.
French Labor Day.
The Seine.
It's a celebration before Lent.

17. When is military time often used in France?
Purple - gold - and green.
On schedules.
Champs Elys
Masterpiece.

18. When and Why would you say 'lapin - lapin?'
Bread
When you wake up on the first day of the month. You say it for good luck.
Wine
Belgium

19. What is 'le tricolore?'
A pastry store. (Not a bakery - only sells pastries)
A nickname for the French flag.
Bread
The French national holiday.

20. What is 'le college?'
French Labor Day.
Book vendors.
Middle School
Louis XVI and Marie Antoinette.

21. What and Where is the 'Caf
When you wake up on the first day of the month. You say it for good luck.
An African tree.
Kisses on the cheek. Used when greeting.
A caf

22. What are the three colors of Marti Gras?
Purple - gold - and green.
The symbol of France.
Monday
An African tree.

23. What is the most famous museum in France?
The Louvre
The French national holiday.
Wise men in Africa.
The English Channel.

24. What is the first day of the week on a French calender?
A high speed train.
An African tree.
Monday
Masterpiece.

25. What is a 'beignet?'
A national exam at the end of highschool.
0-20. 10 is passing.
A high speed train.
A fried doughnut covered in powdered sugar.

26. Where were French fries invented?
A flat buckwheat pancake filled with savory ingredients.
A bread store. (Not a bakery - only sells bread)
Guys shake hands - girls and guys kiss each other on the cheek.
Belgium

27. Who is Nicholas Sarkosy?
The Quebec boogy-man.
Belgium
The French president.
Mardi Gras

28. What is 'le hexagon?'
A nickname for France because of its shape.
Book vendors.
A lily of the valley. In May - people give these to friends and family for luck.
Day first - then month - then year.

29. What is the former name of France?
Champs Elys
A fried doughnut covered in powdered sugar.
La Gaule
Bread

30. Translate 'la vin.'
A caf
Wine
Someone Who speaks English.
The symbol of France.

31. What is the mainstreet of Paris? It is lined with trees and connect Concorde with Charles de Gaulle.
A net bag. You would need it while shopping in France.
Champs Elys
Quebec
Day first - then month - then year.

32. What is the current currency in France?
The French national holiday.
The Euro
The Franc
An underground tunnel connecting England and France.

33. What is a gallette?
An African tree.
A flat buckwheat pancake filled with savory ingredients.
A lily of the valley. In May - people give these to friends and family for luck.
A fried doughnut covered in powdered sugar.

34. What is 'La Marseilles?'
A flat buckwheat pancake filled with savory ingredients.
A lily of the valley. In May - people give these to friends and family for luck.
A high speed train.
The French national anthem.

35. What is a baguette?
A long - skinny loaf of bread.
Wise men in Africa.
Champs Elys
A fried doughnut covered in powdered sugar.

36. 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.
A long - skinny loaf of bread.
0-20. 10 is passing.
Les Vosques and les Juras.

37. What is the main river in Paris?
The French president.
An African tree.
The Quebec boogy-man.
The Seine.

38. What is a 'groit?'
Purple - gold - and green.
The subway.
Wise men in Africa.
Someone Who speaks English.

39. Translate 'la pain.'
Champs Elys
Bread
A high speed train.
Middle School

40. Where would you find 'Je me souviens?'
An underground tunnel connecting England and France.
The English Channel.
On Quebec license plates.
The Louvre

41. What is an hor d'
The French national anthem.
An appetizer.
Belgium
A bread store. (Not a bakery - only sells bread)

42. What Canadian province is Montreal in?
Mardi Gras
Quebec
Someone Who speaks French.
Guys shake hands - girls and guys kiss each other on the cheek.

43. What is a francophone?
A caf
The English Channel.
A net bag. You would need it while shopping in France.
Someone Who speaks French.

44. What does 'Je me souviens' mean?
An African tree.
The Seine.
Kisses on the cheek. Used when greeting.
I remember. They remember their French roots.

45. How are dates written in France?
The French national holiday.
An appetizer.
Day first - then month - then year.
Someone Who speaks English.

46. What are two mountain ranges in France?
Les Vosques and les Juras.
Someone Who speaks English.
Louis XVI and Marie Antoinette.
The Louvre

47. What is a 'p
Someone Who speaks English.
The Euro
A pastry store. (Not a bakery - only sells pastries)
A high speed train.

48. What is Cannes?

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49. Chef d'
Wise men in Africa.
Book vendors.
Masterpiece.
The French president.

50. What is a Francophile?
The symbol of France.
Someone Who loves French stuff.
A pastry store. (Not a bakery - only sells pastries)
0-20. 10 is passing.