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French Culture - 2

Subject : culture
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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  • Match each statement with the correct term.
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This is a study tool. The 3 wrong answers for each question are randomly chosen from answers to other questions. So, you might find at times the answers obvious, but you will see it re-enforces your understanding as you take the test each time.
1. Why do people celebrate Mardi Gras?


2. What is a baguette?






3. What is a 'beignet?'






4. What is the main river in Paris?






5. What are bouquinistes?






6. When is military time often used in France?






7. Where would you find 'Je me souviens?'






8. What is 'la Manche?'






9. Who were the king and queen of France during the revolution?






10. Who is the 'Bonhomme Sept Heures?'






11. Who is Nicholas Sarkosy?






12. What is a 'muguet?'






13. What is the former name of France?






14. What is a gallette?






15. How are dates written in France?






16. What is an Anglophone?






17. What is 'le college?'






18. To What does 'terminale' refer?






19. What is a Francophile?






20. What Canadian province is Montreal in?






21. What is an hor d'






22. What is 'La Marseilles?'






23. What is Cannes?


24. What is 'le tricolore?'






25. What is the grading scale in France?






26. What is the most famous museum in France?






27. What is a baobab?






28. What are two mountain ranges in France?






29. What are 'faires les bises?'






30. What is the current currency in France?






31. What does 'Je me souviens' mean?






32. What is a 'p






33. What are the three colors of Marti Gras?






34. What is the first day of the week on a French calender?






35. What is the mainstreet of Paris? It is lined with trees and connect Concorde with Charles de Gaulle.






36. What is the TGV?






37. What is 'Le Premier Mai?'






38. What is 'le hexagon?'






39. What is 'le m






40. What is the Channel Tunnel (Chunnel)?






41. What is 'le quatorze juillet?'






42. What is the 'baccalauréat?'






43. Translate 'la pain.'






44. What is a 'fluer de lys?'






45. What was the prior currency in France?






46. What and Where is the 'Caf






47. Give three ways a French school system is different than an American school system.






48. Where were French fries invented?






49. What is 'fat Tuesday?'






50. Chef d'