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French Culture - 2

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1. What is a gallette?
A flat buckwheat pancake filled with savory ingredients.
Middle School
Quebec
Mardi Gras

2. What are the three colors of Marti Gras?
A long - skinny loaf of bread.
When you wake up on the first day of the month. You say it for good luck.
Purple - gold - and green.
Les Vosques and les Juras.

3. What is the current currency in France?
The Louvre
The subway.
The Euro
I remember. They remember their French roots.

4. What is the main river in Paris?
Les Vosques and les Juras.
Someone Who speaks French.
The Seine.
A high speed train.

5. What is the 'baccalauréat?'
An appetizer.
A national exam at the end of highschool.
Middle School
Bread

6. What is a 'groit?'
Wise men in Africa.
Masterpiece.
The French national anthem.
I remember. They remember their French roots.

7. Where were French fries invented?
Day first - then month - then year.
0-20. 10 is passing.
Belgium
Someone Who loves French stuff.

8. What is 'le hexagon?'
Someone Who speaks English.
A caf
A nickname for France because of its shape.
Louis XVI and Marie Antoinette.

9. What is the mainstreet of Paris? It is lined with trees and connect Concorde with Charles de Gaulle.
The Franc
Champs Elys
A high speed train.
An underground tunnel connecting England and France.

10. When is military time often used in France?
Quebec
On schedules.
The symbol of France.
The French president.

11. What was the prior currency in France?
Day first - then month - then year.
Kisses on the cheek. Used when greeting.
A net bag. You would need it while shopping in France.
The Franc

12. What is the most famous museum in France?
Belgium
The Louvre
A net bag. You would need it while shopping in France.
A long - skinny loaf of bread.

13. What is 'fat Tuesday?'
An appetizer.
A flat buckwheat pancake filled with savory ingredients.
Mardi Gras
La Gaule

14. What Canadian province is Montreal in?
0-20. 10 is passing.
Quebec
La Gaule
The Quebec boogy-man.

15. What is 'le m
The Quebec boogy-man.
The subway.
When you wake up on the first day of the month. You say it for good luck.
An underground tunnel connecting England and France.

16. What is a Francophile?
Wise men in Africa.
Someone Who loves French stuff.
A city in France. It's the location of a large annual film festival.
Day first - then month - then year.

17. What does 'Je me souviens' mean?
The French national anthem.
Someone Who loves French stuff.
I remember. They remember their French roots.
Les Vosques and les Juras.

18. What is 'Le Premier Mai?'
French Labor Day.
An appetizer.
Bread
Champs Elys

19. What is 'le quatorze juillet?'
The French national holiday.
Someone Who loves French stuff.
An African tree.
A flat buckwheat pancake filled with savory ingredients.

20. What is an hor d'
A fried doughnut covered in powdered sugar.
Bread
An appetizer.
Quebec

21. What is 'La Marseilles?'
Quebec
Monday
Someone Who speaks French.
The French national anthem.

22. What is a 'p
The Louvre
Someone Who speaks English.
A pastry store. (Not a bakery - only sells pastries)
An appetizer.

23. What is a baguette?
The French national holiday.
A long - skinny loaf of bread.
Day first - then month - then year.
Belgium

24. What is an Anglophone?
A flat buckwheat pancake filled with savory ingredients.
Someone Who speaks English.
Purple - gold - and green.
La Gaule

25. To What does 'terminale' refer?
A net bag. You would need it while shopping in France.
Senior year of high school.
An African tree.
Book vendors.

26. What is a baobab?
Wine
Kisses on the cheek. Used when greeting.
An African tree.
The Louvre

27. 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
French Labor Day.
On schedules.

28. Where would you find 'Je me souviens?'
Monday
On Quebec license plates.
A lily of the valley. In May - people give these to friends and family for luck.
Guys shake hands - girls and guys kiss each other on the cheek.

29. What is the first day of the week on a French calender?
On schedules.
Monday
Les Vosques and les Juras.
The Euro

30. What is Cannes?

31. Translate 'la pain.'
Bread
The French national anthem.
A national exam at the end of highschool.
Kisses on the cheek. Used when greeting.

32. What is a 'boulangerie?'
An underground tunnel connecting England and France.
Senior year of high school.
A bread store. (Not a bakery - only sells bread)
Grading system from 0-20. Starting at middle school - grades go in descending order. Essays are written on graph paper.

33. When and Why would you say 'lapin - lapin?'
Someone Who speaks French.
The Euro
Senior year of high school.
When you wake up on the first day of the month. You say it for good luck.

34. What is 'la Manche?'
The English Channel.
Someone Who speaks French.
A caf
Mardi Gras

35. Translate 'la vin.'
Wise men in Africa.
Wine
Senior year of high school.
The Franc

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

37. How are dates written in France?
Day first - then month - then year.
On Quebec license plates.
Book vendors.
Someone Who loves French stuff.

38. What and Where is the 'Caf
On schedules.
The French national anthem.
A caf
A bread store. (Not a bakery - only sells bread)

39. What is a 'fluer de lys?'
Les Vosques and les Juras.
The symbol of France.
The Euro
0-20. 10 is passing.

40. Why do people celebrate Mardi Gras?

41. What is the former name of France?
Book vendors.
The Franc
Wine
La Gaule

42. What is a 'muguet?'
An African tree.
Someone Who speaks English.
A lily of the valley. In May - people give these to friends and family for luck.
A fried doughnut covered in powdered sugar.

43. What do French people do when they greet each other?
Champs Elys
A city in France. It's the location of a large annual film festival.
The French national holiday.
Guys shake hands - girls and guys kiss each other on the cheek.

44. Who is the 'Bonhomme Sept Heures?'
An underground tunnel connecting England and France.
The Quebec boogy-man.
A city in France. It's the location of a large annual film festival.
Les Vosques and les Juras.

45. What are two mountain ranges in France?
Les Vosques and les Juras.
The French national holiday.
A nickname for the French flag.
On Quebec license plates.

46. Who is Nicholas Sarkosy?
It's a celebration before Lent.
The French president.
A city in France. It's the location of a large annual film festival.
A high speed train.

47. Who were the king and queen of France during the revolution?
Louis XVI and Marie Antoinette.
The Quebec boogy-man.
French Labor Day.
An appetizer.

48. Chef d'
Masterpiece.
A lily of the valley. In May - people give these to friends and family for luck.
The Quebec boogy-man.
A pastry store. (Not a bakery - only sells pastries)

49. What is a 'beignet?'
A lily of the valley. In May - people give these to friends and family for luck.
Purple - gold - and green.
A flat buckwheat pancake filled with savory ingredients.
A fried doughnut covered in powdered sugar.

50. What is 'le tricolore?'
Wine
The French national holiday.
A nickname for the French flag.
The subway.