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French Culture - 2

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1. When is military time often used in France?
Bread
On schedules.
The Euro
Middle School

2. What is a francophone?
A bread store. (Not a bakery - only sells bread)
A lily of the valley. In May - people give these to friends and family for luck.
A national exam at the end of highschool.
Someone Who speaks French.

3. Where were French fries invented?
The symbol of France.
Masterpiece.
The French president.
Belgium

4. What is a 'beignet?'
A high speed train.
A fried doughnut covered in powdered sugar.
French Labor Day.
Wise men in Africa.

5. What is a 'fluer de lys?'
I remember. They remember their French roots.
A net bag. You would need it while shopping in France.
The symbol of France.
Someone Who speaks French.

6. What is a 'muguet?'
A lily of the valley. In May - people give these to friends and family for luck.
Monday
An appetizer.
Bread

7. What is a 'boulangerie?'
The Quebec boogy-man.
A nickname for France because of its shape.
A bread store. (Not a bakery - only sells bread)
0-20. 10 is passing.

8. What is an hor d'
Middle School
A caf
An appetizer.
Mardi Gras

9. Who is the 'Bonhomme Sept Heures?'
A caf
An African tree.
The Quebec boogy-man.
Middle School

10. What is Cannes?

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11. What was the prior currency in France?
An appetizer.
A fried doughnut covered in powdered sugar.
The Franc
Guys shake hands - girls and guys kiss each other on the cheek.

12. What Canadian province is Montreal in?
I remember. They remember their French roots.
Quebec
Champs Elys
0-20. 10 is passing.

13. What is 'fat Tuesday?'
Guys shake hands - girls and guys kiss each other on the cheek.
Mardi Gras
The Euro
Bread

14. 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.
On Quebec license plates.
Day first - then month - then year.
A pastry store. (Not a bakery - only sells pastries)

15. To What does 'terminale' refer?
An underground tunnel connecting England and France.
On Quebec license plates.
The French national holiday.
Senior year of high school.

16. What is the main river in Paris?
French Labor Day.
The Seine.
A pastry store. (Not a bakery - only sells pastries)
Someone Who speaks French.

17. Translate 'la vin.'
A bread store. (Not a bakery - only sells bread)
A lily of the valley. In May - people give these to friends and family for luck.
Someone Who speaks English.
Wine

18. What do French people do when they greet each other?
The symbol of France.
Belgium
Guys shake hands - girls and guys kiss each other on the cheek.
Wise men in Africa.

19. What are the three colors of Marti Gras?
Bread
A fried doughnut covered in powdered sugar.
Someone Who speaks English.
Purple - gold - and green.

20. What are 'faires les bises?'
Kisses on the cheek. Used when greeting.
Monday
Les Vosques and les Juras.
It's a celebration before Lent.

21. What is an Anglophone?
It's a celebration before Lent.
Quebec
The subway.
Someone Who speaks English.

22. What does 'Je me souviens' mean?
Belgium
A net bag. You would need it while shopping in France.
Quebec
I remember. They remember their French roots.

23. What is the Channel Tunnel (Chunnel)?
Someone Who speaks French.
Day first - then month - then year.
An underground tunnel connecting England and France.
Champs Elys

24. What are bouquinistes?
Book vendors.
An African tree.
A fried doughnut covered in powdered sugar.
The Franc

25. What is a gallette?
The Franc
A pastry store. (Not a bakery - only sells pastries)
A flat buckwheat pancake filled with savory ingredients.
On Quebec license plates.

26. What is a Francophile?
A nickname for the French flag.
On Quebec license plates.
Someone Who loves French stuff.
Les Vosques and les Juras.

27. When and Why would you say 'lapin - lapin?'
On schedules.
A pastry store. (Not a bakery - only sells pastries)
0-20. 10 is passing.
When you wake up on the first day of the month. You say it for good luck.

28. What is the most famous museum in France?
Quebec
The Louvre
A national exam at the end of highschool.
The Quebec boogy-man.

29. What is 'le college?'
Belgium
A nickname for France because of its shape.
Someone Who speaks French.
Middle School

30. How are dates written in France?
Book vendors.
Middle School
Louis XVI and Marie Antoinette.
Day first - then month - then year.

31. What is the 'baccalauréat?'
A lily of the valley. In May - people give these to friends and family for luck.
A national exam at the end of highschool.
A fried doughnut covered in powdered sugar.
Purple - gold - and green.

32. What is 'le tricolore?'
The Seine.
La Gaule
Les Vosques and les Juras.
A nickname for the French flag.

33. What and Where is the 'Caf
Middle School
A caf
Belgium
Senior year of high school.

34. What is 'le quatorze juillet?'
I remember. They remember their French roots.
Les Vosques and les Juras.
Senior year of high school.
The French national holiday.

35. What is the current currency in France?
The Euro
Purple - gold - and green.
0-20. 10 is passing.
French Labor Day.

36. What is 'le m
Mardi Gras
A flat buckwheat pancake filled with savory ingredients.
The Louvre
The subway.

37. Where would you find 'Je me souviens?'
On Quebec license plates.
Someone Who speaks French.
The Seine.
Senior year of high school.

38. What is a 'p
A high speed train.
When you wake up on the first day of the month. You say it for good luck.
A national exam at the end of highschool.
A pastry store. (Not a bakery - only sells pastries)

39. What is the former name of France?
La Gaule
0-20. 10 is passing.
On Quebec license plates.
A long - skinny loaf of bread.

40. What is 'le hexagon?'
A nickname for France because of its shape.
A long - skinny loaf of bread.
0-20. 10 is passing.
An African tree.

41. Translate 'la pain.'
A national exam at the end of highschool.
On Quebec license plates.
A nickname for France because of its shape.
Bread

42. What is a 'filet -' and when would you need it?
A net bag. You would need it while shopping in France.
The English Channel.
An appetizer.
French Labor Day.

43. What is 'la Manche?'
Book vendors.
Bread
Guys shake hands - girls and guys kiss each other on the cheek.
The English Channel.

44. What is the first day of the week on a French calender?
The French national anthem.
Monday
Belgium
A national exam at the end of highschool.

45. What is 'La Marseilles?'
The French national anthem.
Kisses on the cheek. Used when greeting.
Day first - then month - then year.
A nickname for the French flag.

46. Who is Nicholas Sarkosy?
Wise men in Africa.
0-20. 10 is passing.
Les Vosques and les Juras.
The French president.

47. What is 'Le Premier Mai?'
Middle School
Someone Who speaks French.
French Labor Day.
Kisses on the cheek. Used when greeting.

48. What is a baobab?
A national exam at the end of highschool.
Someone Who speaks French.
An African tree.
Monday

49. What are two mountain ranges in France?
Les Vosques and les Juras.
A long - skinny loaf of bread.
Day first - then month - then year.
La Gaule

50. What is the TGV?
Louis XVI and Marie Antoinette.
The symbol of France.
A flat buckwheat pancake filled with savory ingredients.
A high speed train.