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French Culture - 2

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Instructions:

Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. What is a 'p
A national exam at the end of highschool.
A flat buckwheat pancake filled with savory ingredients.
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.

2. What is a Francophile?
Someone Who loves French stuff.
The subway.
A net bag. You would need it while shopping in France.
La Gaule

3. What is a gallette?
Monday
A fried doughnut covered in powdered sugar.
Les Vosques and les Juras.
A flat buckwheat pancake filled with savory ingredients.

4. Give three ways a French school system is different than an American school system.
Guys shake hands - girls and guys kiss each other on the cheek.
I remember. They remember their French roots.
Grading system from 0-20. Starting at middle school - grades go in descending order. Essays are written on graph paper.
The English Channel.

5. What are the three colors of Marti Gras?
Grading system from 0-20. Starting at middle school - grades go in descending order. Essays are written on graph paper.
Louis XVI and Marie Antoinette.
Purple - gold - and green.
The symbol of France.

6. What is the grading scale in France?
Middle School
Masterpiece.
Les Vosques and les Juras.
0-20. 10 is passing.

7. To What does 'terminale' refer?
Senior year of high school.
Wise men in Africa.
A nickname for the French flag.
Masterpiece.

8. What is 'la Manche?'
The Franc
The English Channel.
French Labor Day.
The Louvre

9. What is 'le tricolore?'
Masterpiece.
On schedules.
A nickname for the French flag.
Guys shake hands - girls and guys kiss each other on the cheek.

10. What is 'le quatorze juillet?'
A city in France. It's the location of a large annual film festival.
Someone Who loves French stuff.
On Quebec license plates.
The French national holiday.

11. What is an hor d'
Kisses on the cheek. Used when greeting.
Les Vosques and les Juras.
An appetizer.
The Franc

12. What is the 'baccalauréat?'
A national exam at the end of highschool.
A bread store. (Not a bakery - only sells bread)
Les Vosques and les Juras.
A caf

13. Where would you find 'Je me souviens?'
The English Channel.
Middle School
An African tree.
On Quebec license plates.

14. What are bouquinistes?
The Louvre
A net bag. You would need it while shopping in France.
Book vendors.
On Quebec license plates.

15. Who is the 'Bonhomme Sept Heures?'
A long - skinny loaf of bread.
The Quebec boogy-man.
On Quebec license plates.
It's a celebration before Lent.

16. Why do people celebrate Mardi Gras?

17. Translate 'la vin.'
Quebec
Belgium
A flat buckwheat pancake filled with savory ingredients.
Wine

18. What is 'le m
Someone Who speaks English.
Wise men in Africa.
Middle School
The subway.

19. Who were the king and queen of France during the revolution?
Louis XVI and Marie Antoinette.
A national exam at the end of highschool.
A flat buckwheat pancake filled with savory ingredients.
French Labor Day.

20. What is 'le college?'
Wine
Kisses on the cheek. Used when greeting.
Someone Who speaks English.
Middle School

21. What Canadian province is Montreal in?
The French national holiday.
An underground tunnel connecting England and France.
Champs Elys
Quebec

22. What is the current currency in France?
A city in France. It's the location of a large annual film festival.
Wine
Guys shake hands - girls and guys kiss each other on the cheek.
The Euro

23. What is an Anglophone?
I remember. They remember their French roots.
Someone Who speaks English.
On Quebec license plates.
The English Channel.

24. What is the main river in Paris?
The Euro
The Seine.
Grading system from 0-20. Starting at middle school - grades go in descending order. Essays are written on graph paper.
La Gaule

25. What is the first day of the week on a French calender?
An appetizer.
Monday
0-20. 10 is passing.
Book vendors.

26. Translate 'la pain.'
Masterpiece.
Bread
Louis XVI and Marie Antoinette.
A pastry store. (Not a bakery - only sells pastries)

27. What does 'Je me souviens' mean?
The Louvre
Book vendors.
A nickname for France because of its shape.
I remember. They remember their French roots.

28. What are two mountain ranges in France?
The Quebec boogy-man.
Les Vosques and les Juras.
The French national anthem.
On schedules.

29. What and Where is the 'Caf
Quebec
When you wake up on the first day of the month. You say it for good luck.
La Gaule
A caf

30. What is 'le hexagon?'
A nickname for the French flag.
A national exam at the end of highschool.
A net bag. You would need it while shopping in France.
A nickname for France because of its shape.

31. What is the TGV?
Book vendors.
Wine
A high speed train.
The French national anthem.

32. What is a 'fluer de lys?'
The symbol of France.
Mardi Gras
The Quebec boogy-man.
A fried doughnut covered in powdered sugar.

33. What is 'fat Tuesday?'
Someone Who speaks French.
Wise men in Africa.
A city in France. It's the location of a large annual film festival.
Mardi Gras

34. What is Cannes?

35. 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.
A fried doughnut covered in powdered sugar.
Someone Who speaks French.
The Euro

36. What is 'Le Premier Mai?'
Grading system from 0-20. Starting at middle school - grades go in descending order. Essays are written on graph paper.
French Labor Day.
The English Channel.
A nickname for the French flag.

37. What do French people do when they greet each other?
Masterpiece.
Champs Elys
Guys shake hands - girls and guys kiss each other on the cheek.
Quebec

38. What is a francophone?
Someone Who speaks English.
Purple - gold - and green.
The subway.
Someone Who speaks French.

39. What are 'faires les bises?'
A high speed train.
The French national holiday.
A flat buckwheat pancake filled with savory ingredients.
Kisses on the cheek. Used when greeting.

40. What is a 'boulangerie?'
A bread store. (Not a bakery - only sells bread)
A national exam at the end of highschool.
Wine
It's a celebration before Lent.

41. What is the former name of France?
Masterpiece.
La Gaule
The Quebec boogy-man.
Guys shake hands - girls and guys kiss each other on the cheek.

42. What is a 'groit?'
I remember. They remember their French roots.
Purple - gold - and green.
Someone Who speaks English.
Wise men in Africa.

43. Who is Nicholas Sarkosy?
Someone Who loves French stuff.
The Seine.
Les Vosques and les Juras.
The French president.

44. What is the Channel Tunnel (Chunnel)?
Someone Who loves French stuff.
A national exam at the end of highschool.
An underground tunnel connecting England and France.
Champs Elys

45. Where were French fries invented?
Someone Who loves French stuff.
Grading system from 0-20. Starting at middle school - grades go in descending order. Essays are written on graph paper.
The English Channel.
Belgium

46. What is a baobab?
A lily of the valley. In May - people give these to friends and family for luck.
French Labor Day.
An African tree.
The French national holiday.

47. What is a baguette?
Grading system from 0-20. Starting at middle school - grades go in descending order. Essays are written on graph paper.
0-20. 10 is passing.
A long - skinny loaf of bread.
On schedules.

48. What is a 'muguet?'
A lily of the valley. In May - people give these to friends and family for luck.
French Labor Day.
A nickname for France because of its shape.
Kisses on the cheek. Used when greeting.

49. What is the most famous museum in France?
The French president.
Guys shake hands - girls and guys kiss each other on the cheek.
The Louvre
A net bag. You would need it while shopping in France.

50. When is military time often used in France?
A high speed train.
A lily of the valley. In May - people give these to friends and family for luck.
On schedules.
A fried doughnut covered in powdered sugar.