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French Culture - 2

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1. What is the former name of France?
Day first - then month - then year.
La Gaule
The Louvre
The French national anthem.

2. Where would you find 'Je me souviens?'
Purple - gold - and green.
Someone Who speaks English.
The English Channel.
On Quebec license plates.

3. What is a 'fluer de lys?'
Book vendors.
When you wake up on the first day of the month. You say it for good luck.
The symbol of France.
Bread

4. What is a gallette?
A flat buckwheat pancake filled with savory ingredients.
A nickname for France because of its shape.
French Labor Day.
Someone Who speaks French.

5. What is 'le quatorze juillet?'
The French national holiday.
The Franc
Kisses on the cheek. Used when greeting.
Middle School

6. What is 'La Marseilles?'
The French national anthem.
Champs Elys
Someone Who speaks French.
Belgium

7. Chef d'
Purple - gold - and green.
The English Channel.
The Franc
Masterpiece.

8. Who is Nicholas Sarkosy?
An African tree.
A fried doughnut covered in powdered sugar.
The French president.
On Quebec license plates.

9. What is the TGV?
The French national holiday.
A high speed train.
A nickname for the French flag.
Wise men in Africa.

10. What is an hor d'
Guys shake hands - girls and guys kiss each other on the cheek.
La Gaule
Someone Who speaks French.
An appetizer.

11. What is a francophone?
The Quebec boogy-man.
Someone Who speaks French.
A net bag. You would need it while shopping in France.
On Quebec license plates.

12. Where were French fries invented?
Belgium
The subway.
An underground tunnel connecting England and France.
Kisses on the cheek. Used when greeting.

13. What is 'la Manche?'
The English Channel.
An appetizer.
The Euro
French Labor Day.

14. What was the prior currency in France?
Monday
The Franc
Day first - then month - then year.
An underground tunnel connecting England and France.

15. Translate 'la vin.'
Wine
Someone Who loves French stuff.
Champs Elys
A high speed train.

16. What does 'Je me souviens' mean?
I remember. They remember their French roots.
A pastry store. (Not a bakery - only sells pastries)
Someone Who loves French stuff.
The Quebec boogy-man.

17. What is 'fat Tuesday?'
0-20. 10 is passing.
Mardi Gras
Day first - then month - then year.
Guys shake hands - girls and guys kiss each other on the cheek.

18. What is the main river in Paris?
The subway.
The Seine.
It's a celebration before Lent.
Masterpiece.

19. What is 'Le Premier Mai?'
The Seine.
French Labor Day.
0-20. 10 is passing.
When you wake up on the first day of the month. You say it for good luck.

20. What is 'le tricolore?'
Someone Who speaks French.
A high speed train.
A caf
A nickname for the French flag.

21. What Canadian province is Montreal in?
Quebec
The French national holiday.
It's a celebration before Lent.
The symbol of France.

22. What is a 'p
I remember. They remember their French roots.
The Euro
A fried doughnut covered in powdered sugar.
A pastry store. (Not a bakery - only sells pastries)

23. What is a 'groit?'
Wise men in Africa.
Champs Elys
Mardi Gras
A high speed train.

24. Who is the 'Bonhomme Sept Heures?'
Bread
A lily of the valley. In May - people give these to friends and family for luck.
A nickname for France because of its shape.
The Quebec boogy-man.

25. What is the first day of the week on a French calender?
A high speed train.
The Quebec boogy-man.
An African tree.
Monday

26. What is the Channel Tunnel (Chunnel)?
French Labor Day.
An underground tunnel connecting England and France.
Monday
The French national holiday.

27. What do French people do when they greet each other?
An African tree.
Guys shake hands - girls and guys kiss each other on the cheek.
Masterpiece.
The Quebec boogy-man.

28. Why do people celebrate Mardi Gras?

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29. What is a 'muguet?'
Book vendors.
French Labor Day.
A lily of the valley. In May - people give these to friends and family for luck.
Grading system from 0-20. Starting at middle school - grades go in descending order. Essays are written on graph paper.

30. What is an Anglophone?
Someone Who speaks English.
On schedules.
0-20. 10 is passing.
The French president.

31. What and Where is the 'Caf
Masterpiece.
The Franc
A caf
Mardi Gras

32. What are 'faires les bises?'
Kisses on the cheek. Used when greeting.
The Seine.
A fried doughnut covered in powdered sugar.
An underground tunnel connecting England and France.

33. What are two mountain ranges in France?
Les Vosques and les Juras.
The Franc
Senior year of high school.
Book vendors.

34. What is a 'boulangerie?'
0-20. 10 is passing.
A bread store. (Not a bakery - only sells bread)
A city in France. It's the location of a large annual film festival.
Middle School

35. What is the current currency in France?
Wine
Purple - gold - and green.
Champs Elys
The Euro

36. What is the grading scale in France?
0-20. 10 is passing.
On Quebec license plates.
Someone Who speaks English.
The Quebec boogy-man.

37. What is 'le m
The subway.
Book vendors.
0-20. 10 is passing.
On Quebec license plates.

38. What is the 'baccalauréat?'
The French president.
The Quebec boogy-man.
Book vendors.
A national exam at the end of highschool.

39. Translate 'la pain.'
Belgium
A nickname for the French flag.
The French national anthem.
Bread

40. What is a 'beignet?'
Louis XVI and Marie Antoinette.
A city in France. It's the location of a large annual film festival.
A fried doughnut covered in powdered sugar.
The French national anthem.

41. Give three ways a French school system is different than an American school system.
Wine
Mardi Gras
Grading system from 0-20. Starting at middle school - grades go in descending order. Essays are written on graph paper.
A bread store. (Not a bakery - only sells bread)

42. What is the mainstreet of Paris? It is lined with trees and connect Concorde with Charles de Gaulle.
The French president.
Day first - then month - then year.
Champs Elys
Wise men in Africa.

43. Who were the king and queen of France during the revolution?
The Euro
Grading system from 0-20. Starting at middle school - grades go in descending order. Essays are written on graph paper.
Champs Elys
Louis XVI and Marie Antoinette.

44. What is a Francophile?
Kisses on the cheek. Used when greeting.
Someone Who loves French stuff.
It's a celebration before Lent.
Guys shake hands - girls and guys kiss each other on the cheek.

45. What is a baguette?
A nickname for the French flag.
A long - skinny loaf of bread.
A flat buckwheat pancake filled with savory ingredients.
An African tree.

46. When is military time often used in France?
An underground tunnel connecting England and France.
When you wake up on the first day of the month. You say it for good luck.
The symbol of France.
On schedules.

47. To What does 'terminale' refer?
A nickname for the French flag.
A long - skinny loaf of bread.
The French national anthem.
Senior year of high school.

48. When and Why would you say 'lapin - lapin?'
The French national anthem.
The Seine.
When you wake up on the first day of the month. You say it for good luck.
A flat buckwheat pancake filled with savory ingredients.

49. What is a 'filet -' and when would you need it?
A flat buckwheat pancake filled with savory ingredients.
0-20. 10 is passing.
A net bag. You would need it while shopping in France.
An underground tunnel connecting England and France.

50. What is a baobab?
An African tree.
An underground tunnel connecting England and France.
A long - skinny loaf of bread.
Book vendors.