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French Culture - 2

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1. How are dates written in France?
Day first - then month - then year.
Middle School
0-20. 10 is passing.
I remember. They remember their French roots.

2. 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.
The Louvre
Wine
On schedules.

3. What is a gallette?
A pastry store. (Not a bakery - only sells pastries)
The Quebec boogy-man.
A flat buckwheat pancake filled with savory ingredients.
It's a celebration before Lent.

4. What is a Francophile?
Bread
The French national anthem.
I remember. They remember their French roots.
Someone Who loves French stuff.

5. What is the TGV?
A high speed train.
A pastry store. (Not a bakery - only sells pastries)
The French national anthem.
Book vendors.

6. What is an hor d'
When you wake up on the first day of the month. You say it for good luck.
0-20. 10 is passing.
An appetizer.
Monday

7. Who is the 'Bonhomme Sept Heures?'
The symbol of France.
The Quebec boogy-man.
The subway.
The English Channel.

8. Translate 'la vin.'
Monday
Wine
Mardi Gras
Book vendors.

9. What is the Channel Tunnel (Chunnel)?
A bread store. (Not a bakery - only sells bread)
A nickname for the French flag.
An underground tunnel connecting England and France.
A nickname for France because of its shape.

10. What is the mainstreet of Paris? It is lined with trees and connect Concorde with Charles de Gaulle.
Champs Elys
Senior year of high school.
Kisses on the cheek. Used when greeting.
Day first - then month - then year.

11. Chef d'
Masterpiece.
Bread
Quebec
Grading system from 0-20. Starting at middle school - grades go in descending order. Essays are written on graph paper.

12. What is 'le hexagon?'
An African tree.
The symbol of France.
A nickname for France because of its shape.
Middle School

13. What is 'Le Premier Mai?'
An African tree.
French Labor Day.
A national exam at the end of highschool.
Day first - then month - then year.

14. When is military time often used in France?
Purple - gold - and green.
A flat buckwheat pancake filled with savory ingredients.
A net bag. You would need it while shopping in France.
On schedules.

15. What are two mountain ranges in France?
Champs Elys
On Quebec license plates.
The English Channel.
Les Vosques and les Juras.

16. What is Cannes?

17. What are 'faires les bises?'
Kisses on the cheek. Used when greeting.
French Labor Day.
Purple - gold - and green.
A fried doughnut covered in powdered sugar.

18. What is a baobab?
Quebec
An appetizer.
An African tree.
A caf

19. Why do people celebrate Mardi Gras?

20. What Canadian province is Montreal in?
An African tree.
Quebec
The French national anthem.
Mardi Gras

21. What is 'le quatorze juillet?'
When you wake up on the first day of the month. You say it for good luck.
Someone Who speaks French.
A lily of the valley. In May - people give these to friends and family for luck.
The French national holiday.

22. 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.
Quebec
Les Vosques and les Juras.
Masterpiece.

23. What is the grading scale in France?
A fried doughnut covered in powdered sugar.
The French national holiday.
An underground tunnel connecting England and France.
0-20. 10 is passing.

24. What is the current currency in France?
When you wake up on the first day of the month. You say it for good luck.
The Euro
A pastry store. (Not a bakery - only sells pastries)
The French national anthem.

25. What does 'Je me souviens' mean?
French Labor Day.
I remember. They remember their French roots.
A long - skinny loaf of bread.
A nickname for France because of its shape.

26. Who were the king and queen of France during the revolution?
Wise men in Africa.
An appetizer.
Louis XVI and Marie Antoinette.
The subway.

27. What are the three colors of Marti Gras?
Purple - gold - and green.
The Euro
A nickname for France because of its shape.
The Quebec boogy-man.

28. What and Where is the 'Caf
Champs Elys
A caf
On schedules.
A fried doughnut covered in powdered sugar.

29. What was the prior currency in France?
The Franc
The Louvre
Wine
A city in France. It's the location of a large annual film festival.

30. What are bouquinistes?
An underground tunnel connecting England and France.
A national exam at the end of highschool.
Book vendors.
Mardi Gras

31. What is the most famous museum in France?
The Louvre
Book vendors.
Purple - gold - and green.
An underground tunnel connecting England and France.

32. What is 'la Manche?'
The symbol of France.
The English Channel.
The Euro
A city in France. It's the location of a large annual film festival.

33. What is a 'groit?'
Champs Elys
Wise men in Africa.
The French national holiday.
A flat buckwheat pancake filled with savory ingredients.

34. What is a 'beignet?'
On schedules.
The French national holiday.
A fried doughnut covered in powdered sugar.
A high speed train.

35. Who is Nicholas Sarkosy?
The French national anthem.
Day first - then month - then year.
The French president.
Les Vosques and les Juras.

36. What is 'fat Tuesday?'
The subway.
On Quebec license plates.
Mardi Gras
Champs Elys

37. What is 'le college?'
The Louvre
A high speed train.
Senior year of high school.
Middle School

38. What is the 'baccalauréat?'
Someone Who speaks English.
A national exam at the end of highschool.
Masterpiece.
I remember. They remember their French roots.

39. What do French people do when they greet each other?
Les Vosques and les Juras.
Guys shake hands - girls and guys kiss each other on the cheek.
I remember. They remember their French roots.
On schedules.

40. What is 'le tricolore?'
An appetizer.
Belgium
On schedules.
A nickname for the French flag.

41. What is the former name of France?
Kisses on the cheek. Used when greeting.
The symbol of France.
La Gaule
The French national anthem.

42. What is an Anglophone?
A nickname for France because of its shape.
Champs Elys
Purple - gold - and green.
Someone Who speaks English.

43. What is a 'fluer de lys?'
On schedules.
A long - skinny loaf of bread.
The symbol of France.
A bread store. (Not a bakery - only sells bread)

44. What is a 'p
The English Channel.
Wine
A pastry store. (Not a bakery - only sells pastries)
A lily of the valley. In May - people give these to friends and family for luck.

45. Where were French fries invented?
A national exam at the end of highschool.
Someone Who loves French stuff.
A fried doughnut covered in powdered sugar.
Belgium

46. Where would you find 'Je me souviens?'
Wise men in Africa.
When you wake up on the first day of the month. You say it for good luck.
On Quebec license plates.
French Labor Day.

47. What is 'le m
The subway.
An African tree.
A city in France. It's the location of a large annual film festival.
A long - skinny loaf of bread.

48. What is a 'boulangerie?'
Day first - then month - then year.
The Seine.
A bread store. (Not a bakery - only sells bread)
Wise men in Africa.

49. Translate 'la pain.'
Kisses on the cheek. Used when greeting.
French Labor Day.
Monday
Bread

50. To What does 'terminale' refer?
La Gaule
Mardi Gras
Senior year of high school.
Belgium