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French Culture - 2

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1. What is a 'fluer de lys?'
A city in France. It's the location of a large annual film festival.
It's a celebration before Lent.
Day first - then month - then year.
The symbol of France.

2. What is the mainstreet of Paris? It is lined with trees and connect Concorde with Charles de Gaulle.
The French national anthem.
When you wake up on the first day of the month. You say it for good luck.
Day first - then month - then year.
Champs Elys

3. What is 'fat Tuesday?'
Mardi Gras
Middle School
The Quebec boogy-man.
An appetizer.

4. What is 'le college?'
Champs Elys
A net bag. You would need it while shopping in France.
The Seine.
Middle School

5. What is a gallette?
A flat buckwheat pancake filled with savory ingredients.
Monday
The Euro
A long - skinny loaf of bread.

6. What is the former name of France?
A nickname for France because of its shape.
La Gaule
A pastry store. (Not a bakery - only sells pastries)
An underground tunnel connecting England and France.

7. What are two mountain ranges in France?
The French president.
Les Vosques and les Juras.
A flat buckwheat pancake filled with savory ingredients.
The Quebec boogy-man.

8. What is a francophone?
Someone Who speaks French.
Day first - then month - then year.
Middle School
An underground tunnel connecting England and France.

9. What was the prior currency in France?
Mardi Gras
The Franc
Les Vosques and les Juras.
A flat buckwheat pancake filled with savory ingredients.

10. What and Where is the 'Caf
Quebec
Belgium
A caf
Les Vosques and les Juras.

11. What is the most famous museum in France?
Wise men in Africa.
The Euro
The Louvre
A nickname for France because of its shape.

12. Who is Nicholas Sarkosy?
The French national holiday.
The Franc
A high speed train.
The French president.

13. What is a Francophile?
The English Channel.
The Louvre
French Labor Day.
Someone Who loves French stuff.

14. Why do people celebrate Mardi Gras?

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15. What is a 'groit?'
Wise men in Africa.
Middle School
The French national anthem.
French Labor Day.

16. What do French people do when they greet each other?
Guys shake hands - girls and guys kiss each other on the cheek.
A high speed train.
Kisses on the cheek. Used when greeting.
The English Channel.

17. Who were the king and queen of France during the revolution?
Louis XVI and Marie Antoinette.
Someone Who loves French stuff.
Champs Elys
Bread

18. Where were French fries invented?
A city in France. It's the location of a large annual film festival.
The Quebec boogy-man.
Belgium
When you wake up on the first day of the month. You say it for good luck.

19. What is 'le tricolore?'
A nickname for the French flag.
A national exam at the end of highschool.
On schedules.
The Louvre

20. Give three ways a French school system is different than an American school system.
The Louvre
Day first - then month - then year.
Grading system from 0-20. Starting at middle school - grades go in descending order. Essays are written on graph paper.
An African tree.

21. What is the 'baccalauréat?'
The symbol of France.
A national exam at the end of highschool.
Someone Who loves French stuff.
Masterpiece.

22. What is a baobab?
On Quebec license plates.
An African tree.
When you wake up on the first day of the month. You say it for good luck.
On schedules.

23. What is 'le m
Bread
The subway.
A pastry store. (Not a bakery - only sells pastries)
I remember. They remember their French roots.

24. Who is the 'Bonhomme Sept Heures?'
The Quebec boogy-man.
The French national holiday.
The English Channel.
A nickname for the French flag.

25. What are the three colors of Marti Gras?
Purple - gold - and green.
Someone Who speaks English.
Quebec
A flat buckwheat pancake filled with savory ingredients.

26. What Canadian province is Montreal in?
A city in France. It's the location of a large annual film festival.
Middle School
Quebec
Grading system from 0-20. Starting at middle school - grades go in descending order. Essays are written on graph paper.

27. What is a 'beignet?'
A national exam at the end of highschool.
Mardi Gras
A fried doughnut covered in powdered sugar.
An underground tunnel connecting England and France.

28. Translate 'la vin.'
A bread store. (Not a bakery - only sells bread)
A high speed train.
Wine
On Quebec license plates.

29. What are bouquinistes?
An underground tunnel connecting England and France.
Book vendors.
A net bag. You would need it while shopping in France.
Kisses on the cheek. Used when greeting.

30. What is a 'filet -' and when would you need it?
Book vendors.
Champs Elys
Purple - gold - and green.
A net bag. You would need it while shopping in France.

31. What is the main river in Paris?
The Seine.
Book vendors.
A national exam at the end of highschool.
The French president.

32. What is 'le quatorze juillet?'
A fried doughnut covered in powdered sugar.
The French president.
The Quebec boogy-man.
The French national holiday.

33. What is 'Le Premier Mai?'
Champs Elys
Middle School
An appetizer.
French Labor Day.

34. What is 'le hexagon?'
Louis XVI and Marie Antoinette.
The French president.
A nickname for France because of its shape.
On schedules.

35. To What does 'terminale' refer?
The subway.
The Seine.
An underground tunnel connecting England and France.
Senior year of high school.

36. What is 'la Manche?'
Kisses on the cheek. Used when greeting.
Bread
The English Channel.
The Seine.

37. What is an hor d'
The Euro
An appetizer.
The French national holiday.
Monday

38. Chef d'
Masterpiece.
Bread
Someone Who speaks English.
I remember. They remember their French roots.

39. What are 'faires les bises?'
Kisses on the cheek. Used when greeting.
The Euro
A high speed train.
Senior year of high school.

40. What is a 'p
Someone Who speaks French.
The Seine.
A pastry store. (Not a bakery - only sells pastries)
A flat buckwheat pancake filled with savory ingredients.

41. What does 'Je me souviens' mean?
I remember. They remember their French roots.
A nickname for the French flag.
A high speed train.
Quebec

42. What is a baguette?
Book vendors.
A flat buckwheat pancake filled with savory ingredients.
A long - skinny loaf of bread.
A bread store. (Not a bakery - only sells bread)

43. What is a 'muguet?'
A lily of the valley. In May - people give these to friends and family for luck.
Purple - gold - and green.
Louis XVI and Marie Antoinette.
A bread store. (Not a bakery - only sells bread)

44. 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 city in France. It's the location of a large annual film festival.
An appetizer.
0-20. 10 is passing.

45. What is an Anglophone?
Someone Who speaks English.
The Seine.
Grading system from 0-20. Starting at middle school - grades go in descending order. Essays are written on graph paper.
Wise men in Africa.

46. What is a 'boulangerie?'
A nickname for the French flag.
A bread store. (Not a bakery - only sells bread)
Champs Elys
The French national holiday.

47. How are dates written in France?
On Quebec license plates.
The French national holiday.
Day first - then month - then year.
The Seine.

48. Where would you find 'Je me souviens?'
A caf
Someone Who speaks English.
When you wake up on the first day of the month. You say it for good luck.
On Quebec license plates.

49. What is 'La Marseilles?'
An appetizer.
The French national anthem.
Wise men in Africa.
A high speed train.

50. When is military time often used in France?
On schedules.
Kisses on the cheek. Used when greeting.
Mardi Gras
A city in France. It's the location of a large annual film festival.