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French Culture - 2

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1. What is 'le m
A city in France. It's the location of a large annual film festival.
Belgium
A net bag. You would need it while shopping in France.
The subway.

2. Why do people celebrate Mardi Gras?

3. What is a 'p
A caf
A pastry store. (Not a bakery - only sells pastries)
The English Channel.
When you wake up on the first day of the month. You say it for good luck.

4. Where were French fries invented?
A pastry store. (Not a bakery - only sells pastries)
Belgium
Monday
Les Vosques and les Juras.

5. What is a baguette?
Day first - then month - then year.
The French national holiday.
A long - skinny loaf of bread.
An African tree.

6. What is 'le college?'
The Euro
The Seine.
Middle School
The French national holiday.

7. What is the main river in Paris?
The Quebec boogy-man.
The Franc
The Euro
The Seine.

8. What is a 'muguet?'
La Gaule
A long - skinny loaf of bread.
A lily of the valley. In May - people give these to friends and family for luck.
The Louvre

9. What is an Anglophone?
A fried doughnut covered in powdered sugar.
The Seine.
Someone Who speaks English.
A nickname for the French flag.

10. What is 'le quatorze juillet?'
Quebec
The French national holiday.
A bread store. (Not a bakery - only sells bread)
It's a celebration before Lent.

11. Who is the 'Bonhomme Sept Heures?'
The Franc
A nickname for France because of its shape.
The Quebec boogy-man.
An underground tunnel connecting England and France.

12. What is the former name of France?
La Gaule
Champs Elys
Wine
An underground tunnel connecting England and France.

13. How are dates written in France?
Senior year of high school.
Day first - then month - then year.
On Quebec license plates.
The English Channel.

14. What is the Channel Tunnel (Chunnel)?
The French national anthem.
The Seine.
An underground tunnel connecting England and France.
Guys shake hands - girls and guys kiss each other on the cheek.

15. What is 'la Manche?'
Senior year of high school.
On schedules.
The English Channel.
Book vendors.

16. What is the mainstreet of Paris? It is lined with trees and connect Concorde with Charles de Gaulle.
Belgium
The French national anthem.
Champs Elys
Wine

17. What is a baobab?
A lily of the valley. In May - people give these to friends and family for luck.
Belgium
An African tree.
I remember. They remember their French roots.

18. When is military time often used in France?
A bread store. (Not a bakery - only sells bread)
Guys shake hands - girls and guys kiss each other on the cheek.
Someone Who speaks French.
On schedules.

19. What is a francophone?
Les Vosques and les Juras.
On Quebec license plates.
A nickname for France because of its shape.
Someone Who speaks French.

20. What is Cannes?

21. What is a gallette?
A nickname for the French flag.
Quebec
A flat buckwheat pancake filled with savory ingredients.
It's a celebration before Lent.

22. What is the grading scale in France?
Wine
A nickname for the French flag.
Masterpiece.
0-20. 10 is passing.

23. What is a 'groit?'
Wise men in Africa.
The symbol of France.
Someone Who speaks French.
The French president.

24. What does 'Je me souviens' mean?
The French president.
Louis XVI and Marie Antoinette.
I remember. They remember their French roots.
When you wake up on the first day of the month. You say it for good luck.

25. What are two mountain ranges in France?
Middle School
Champs Elys
A bread store. (Not a bakery - only sells bread)
Les Vosques and les Juras.

26. Who is Nicholas Sarkosy?
The French president.
A national exam at the end of highschool.
The Quebec boogy-man.
A nickname for France because of its shape.

27. What is a Francophile?
French Labor Day.
Masterpiece.
Someone Who loves French stuff.
A nickname for France because of its shape.

28. What do French people do when they greet each other?
Guys shake hands - girls and guys kiss each other on the cheek.
It's a celebration before Lent.
A national exam at the end of highschool.
The subway.

29. What is the current currency in France?
The Euro
Wise men in Africa.
The French national anthem.
Grading system from 0-20. Starting at middle school - grades go in descending order. Essays are written on graph paper.

30. What Canadian province is Montreal in?
Belgium
Purple - gold - and green.
A nickname for France because of its shape.
Quebec

31. What are 'faires les bises?'
Kisses on the cheek. Used when greeting.
Book vendors.
Day first - then month - then year.
Champs Elys

32. When and Why would you say 'lapin - lapin?'
Champs Elys
An African tree.
Louis XVI and Marie Antoinette.
When you wake up on the first day of the month. You say it for good luck.

33. What is 'fat Tuesday?'
0-20. 10 is passing.
On Quebec license plates.
Champs Elys
Mardi Gras

34. What are bouquinistes?
When you wake up on the first day of the month. You say it for good luck.
Bread
Book vendors.
Quebec

35. What is a 'boulangerie?'
Day first - then month - then year.
A bread store. (Not a bakery - only sells bread)
A pastry store. (Not a bakery - only sells pastries)
Someone Who loves French stuff.

36. What is a 'filet -' and when would you need it?
A net bag. You would need it while shopping in France.
Book vendors.
The French national holiday.
Kisses on the cheek. Used when greeting.

37. What is the TGV?
Louis XVI and Marie Antoinette.
Senior year of high school.
Guys shake hands - girls and guys kiss each other on the cheek.
A high speed train.

38. Translate 'la pain.'
An appetizer.
Bread
The Louvre
On schedules.

39. To What does 'terminale' refer?
A long - skinny loaf of bread.
Senior year of high school.
Kisses on the cheek. Used when greeting.
I remember. They remember their French roots.

40. What and Where is the 'Caf
The symbol of France.
The Quebec boogy-man.
A caf
Quebec

41. Where would you find 'Je me souviens?'
On Quebec license plates.
A long - skinny loaf of bread.
Masterpiece.
Someone Who loves French stuff.

42. What is 'La Marseilles?'
The French national anthem.
Mardi Gras
Day first - then month - then year.
A city in France. It's the location of a large annual film festival.

43. Who were the king and queen of France during the revolution?
A lily of the valley. In May - people give these to friends and family for luck.
Louis XVI and Marie Antoinette.
Monday
I remember. They remember their French roots.

44. What is a 'fluer de lys?'
The symbol of France.
The Louvre
A pastry store. (Not a bakery - only sells pastries)
A bread store. (Not a bakery - only sells bread)

45. What is an hor d'
The Franc
An appetizer.
Wine
Book vendors.

46. What was the prior currency in France?
Guys shake hands - girls and guys kiss each other on the cheek.
A nickname for France because of its shape.
An appetizer.
The Franc

47. Give three ways a French school system is different than an American school system.
A flat buckwheat pancake filled with savory ingredients.
Grading system from 0-20. Starting at middle school - grades go in descending order. Essays are written on graph paper.
Book vendors.
The symbol of France.

48. What is 'le tricolore?'
Senior year of high school.
Belgium
A nickname for the French flag.
A flat buckwheat pancake filled with savory ingredients.

49. What is the most famous museum in France?
The Louvre
The English Channel.
Guys shake hands - girls and guys kiss each other on the cheek.
The French national anthem.

50. What is the first day of the week on a French calender?
It's a celebration before Lent.
A nickname for the French flag.
Monday
A fried doughnut covered in powdered sugar.