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French Culture - 2

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1. What is a 'filet -' and when would you need it?
A net bag. You would need it while shopping in France.
Someone Who speaks French.
Book vendors.
The subway.

2. Who is the 'Bonhomme Sept Heures?'
Masterpiece.
Quebec
The Franc
The Quebec boogy-man.

3. What are the three colors of Marti Gras?
Purple - gold - and green.
Kisses on the cheek. Used when greeting.
Louis XVI and Marie Antoinette.
An appetizer.

4. What is a 'muguet?'
A lily of the valley. In May - people give these to friends and family for luck.
The English Channel.
An appetizer.
Quebec

5. What is a 'boulangerie?'
When you wake up on the first day of the month. You say it for good luck.
A national exam at the end of highschool.
A bread store. (Not a bakery - only sells bread)
Monday

6. Chef d'
The French president.
Masterpiece.
An underground tunnel connecting England and France.
The Quebec boogy-man.

7. What is 'La Marseilles?'
The French national anthem.
The Seine.
A lily of the valley. In May - people give these to friends and family for luck.
An underground tunnel connecting England and France.

8. What was the prior currency in France?
French Labor Day.
Purple - gold - and green.
Masterpiece.
The Franc

9. What is a francophone?
The subway.
A nickname for France because of its shape.
Someone Who speaks French.
Senior year of high school.

10. What is an hor d'
An African tree.
French Labor Day.
An appetizer.
On schedules.

11. What Canadian province is Montreal in?
Quebec
A city in France. It's the location of a large annual film festival.
Belgium
It's a celebration before Lent.

12. What is a 'groit?'
A fried doughnut covered in powdered sugar.
Wise men in Africa.
The French national anthem.
A flat buckwheat pancake filled with savory ingredients.

13. What is 'le hexagon?'
A nickname for France because of its shape.
The French president.
The symbol of France.
A nickname for the French flag.

14. What is the grading scale in France?
0-20. 10 is passing.
Bread
Monday
Book vendors.

15. What is a 'p
La Gaule
A pastry store. (Not a bakery - only sells pastries)
The Quebec boogy-man.
A high speed train.

16. What is a 'beignet?'
The Seine.
A fried doughnut covered in powdered sugar.
Belgium
A caf

17. What is a Francophile?
Masterpiece.
A pastry store. (Not a bakery - only sells pastries)
Someone Who loves French stuff.
A net bag. You would need it while shopping in France.

18. What is the most famous museum in France?
Les Vosques and les Juras.
Belgium
The Louvre
Monday

19. What and Where is the 'Caf
A nickname for France because of its shape.
When you wake up on the first day of the month. You say it for good luck.
A caf
The subway.

20. What is 'Le Premier Mai?'
On schedules.
French Labor Day.
The French president.
A net bag. You would need it while shopping in France.

21. What are two mountain ranges in France?
0-20. 10 is passing.
A national exam at the end of highschool.
Les Vosques and les Juras.
It's a celebration before Lent.

22. When is military time often used in France?
Purple - gold - and green.
Guys shake hands - girls and guys kiss each other on the cheek.
A long - skinny loaf of bread.
On schedules.

23. To What does 'terminale' refer?
The Seine.
Senior year of high school.
The English Channel.
Mardi Gras

24. What is 'le quatorze juillet?'
The French national holiday.
A nickname for France because of its shape.
A lily of the valley. In May - people give these to friends and family for luck.
A national exam at the end of highschool.

25. What is a baguette?
A high speed train.
A long - skinny loaf of bread.
Purple - gold - and green.
Bread

26. What is 'le m
The subway.
La Gaule
I remember. They remember their French roots.
The French president.

27. What does 'Je me souviens' mean?
Champs Elys
I remember. They remember their French roots.
Purple - gold - and green.
The Quebec boogy-man.

28. When and Why would you say 'lapin - lapin?'
Someone Who speaks English.
Wise men in Africa.
Someone Who speaks French.
When you wake up on the first day of the month. You say it for good luck.

29. What is a baobab?
A national exam at the end of highschool.
0-20. 10 is passing.
An African tree.
The Quebec boogy-man.

30. What is 'fat Tuesday?'
I remember. They remember their French roots.
Mardi Gras
Someone Who speaks French.
The Franc

31. What is the 'baccalauréat?'
A national exam at the end of highschool.
A high speed train.
A net bag. You would need it while shopping in France.
Purple - gold - and green.

32. What is a 'fluer de lys?'
An African tree.
The symbol of France.
Senior year of high school.
A net bag. You would need it while shopping in France.

33. What are bouquinistes?
When you wake up on the first day of the month. You say it for good luck.
Book vendors.
Les Vosques and les Juras.
Wine

34. What is Cannes?

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35. What do French people do when they greet each other?
Guys shake hands - girls and guys kiss each other on the cheek.
When you wake up on the first day of the month. You say it for good luck.
Purple - gold - and green.
The French president.

36. Where were French fries invented?
Belgium
Guys shake hands - girls and guys kiss each other on the cheek.
The English Channel.
On Quebec license plates.

37. Where would you find 'Je me souviens?'
On Quebec license plates.
The Quebec boogy-man.
Someone Who loves French stuff.
The French national anthem.

38. What are 'faires les bises?'
A national exam at the end of highschool.
Kisses on the cheek. Used when greeting.
Guys shake hands - girls and guys kiss each other on the cheek.
A high speed train.

39. What is the Channel Tunnel (Chunnel)?
An African tree.
An underground tunnel connecting England and France.
Les Vosques and les Juras.
A flat buckwheat pancake filled with savory ingredients.

40. What is 'la Manche?'
Mardi Gras
A nickname for the French flag.
Masterpiece.
The English Channel.

41. What is the mainstreet of Paris? It is lined with trees and connect Concorde with Charles de Gaulle.
Guys shake hands - girls and guys kiss each other on the cheek.
I remember. They remember their French roots.
The French national anthem.
Champs Elys

42. Who is Nicholas Sarkosy?
La Gaule
The Euro
The Louvre
The French president.

43. Translate 'la vin.'
Wine
Wise men in Africa.
A national exam at the end of highschool.
Monday

44. What is the main river in Paris?
Someone Who loves French stuff.
French Labor Day.
The Seine.
The Quebec boogy-man.

45. What is a gallette?
A flat buckwheat pancake filled with savory ingredients.
A bread store. (Not a bakery - only sells bread)
Kisses on the cheek. Used when greeting.
Someone Who speaks French.

46. Translate 'la pain.'
The symbol of France.
Bread
A net bag. You would need it while shopping in France.
The Franc

47. How are dates written in France?
0-20. 10 is passing.
Day first - then month - then year.
Grading system from 0-20. Starting at middle school - grades go in descending order. Essays are written on graph paper.
The symbol of France.

48. What is the former name of France?
It's a celebration before Lent.
La Gaule
The French national anthem.
An African tree.

49. Why do people celebrate Mardi Gras?

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50. What is 'le college?'
Masterpiece.
Middle School
The French president.
The French national anthem.