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French Culture - 2

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1. What is a francophone?
The English Channel.
Belgium
The French national anthem.
Someone Who speaks French.

2. What is the grading scale in France?
Senior year of high school.
When you wake up on the first day of the month. You say it for good luck.
Kisses on the cheek. Used when greeting.
0-20. 10 is passing.

3. Where would you find 'Je me souviens?'
Someone Who speaks French.
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.
On Quebec license plates.

4. What is a 'groit?'
A net bag. You would need it while shopping in France.
Wise men in Africa.
Monday
0-20. 10 is passing.

5. Translate 'la vin.'
La Gaule
Wine
Mardi Gras
The French national anthem.

6. What is the main river in Paris?
Quebec
The Seine.
The French president.
French Labor Day.

7. What was the prior currency in France?
A net bag. You would need it while shopping in France.
The Franc
I remember. They remember their French roots.
Middle School

8. What is 'le quatorze juillet?'
The French national holiday.
Louis XVI and Marie Antoinette.
A flat buckwheat pancake filled with savory ingredients.
I remember. They remember their French roots.

9. What is a 'beignet?'
A nickname for the French flag.
When you wake up on the first day of the month. You say it for good luck.
A high speed train.
A fried doughnut covered in powdered sugar.

10. What is a 'p
A pastry store. (Not a bakery - only sells pastries)
French Labor Day.
Grading system from 0-20. Starting at middle school - grades go in descending order. Essays are written on graph paper.
The Seine.

11. When and Why would you say 'lapin - lapin?'
An underground tunnel connecting England and France.
When you wake up on the first day of the month. You say it for good luck.
A bread store. (Not a bakery - only sells bread)
Purple - gold - and green.

12. What is 'le college?'
Les Vosques and les Juras.
Guys shake hands - girls and guys kiss each other on the cheek.
Wise men in Africa.
Middle School

13. What is Cannes?

14. What is 'La Marseilles?'
The Louvre
Quebec
The Seine.
The French national anthem.

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

16. What is a 'boulangerie?'
Mardi Gras
An African tree.
A bread store. (Not a bakery - only sells bread)
The English Channel.

17. What is the Channel Tunnel (Chunnel)?
An underground tunnel connecting England and France.
A high speed train.
Belgium
On Quebec license plates.

18. What is the most famous museum in France?
A nickname for the French flag.
The Louvre
Day first - then month - then year.
A long - skinny loaf of bread.

19. When is military time often used in France?
On schedules.
Grading system from 0-20. Starting at middle school - grades go in descending order. Essays are written on graph paper.
It's a celebration before Lent.
Middle School

20. Where were French fries invented?
Someone Who speaks English.
Kisses on the cheek. Used when greeting.
La Gaule
Belgium

21. What is the 'baccalauréat?'
When you wake up on the first day of the month. You say it for good luck.
A net bag. You would need it while shopping in France.
A national exam at the end of highschool.
Guys shake hands - girls and guys kiss each other on the cheek.

22. What is a Francophile?
Someone Who loves French stuff.
The English Channel.
On schedules.
The Seine.

23. What is the mainstreet of Paris? It is lined with trees and connect Concorde with Charles de Gaulle.
Day first - then month - then year.
An African tree.
A bread store. (Not a bakery - only sells bread)
Champs Elys

24. Chef d'
La Gaule
Middle School
An African tree.
Masterpiece.

25. What is 'la Manche?'
Middle School
Quebec
Belgium
The English Channel.

26. What is an Anglophone?
Senior year of high school.
When you wake up on the first day of the month. You say it for good luck.
Someone Who speaks English.
Day first - then month - then year.

27. What and Where is the 'Caf
A city in France. It's the location of a large annual film festival.
Grading system from 0-20. Starting at middle school - grades go in descending order. Essays are written on graph paper.
A caf
A national exam at the end of highschool.

28. What Canadian province is Montreal in?
I remember. They remember their French roots.
When you wake up on the first day of the month. You say it for good luck.
Quebec
The Seine.

29. What are 'faires les bises?'
Purple - gold - and green.
Monday
Kisses on the cheek. Used when greeting.
When you wake up on the first day of the month. You say it for good luck.

30. What is the first day of the week on a French calender?
Day first - then month - then year.
Masterpiece.
The French national anthem.
Monday

31. What is a 'muguet?'
A lily of the valley. In May - people give these to friends and family for luck.
Mardi Gras
The Louvre
A nickname for the French flag.

32. Who is the 'Bonhomme Sept Heures?'
It's a celebration before Lent.
On schedules.
The Quebec boogy-man.
A national exam at the end of highschool.

33. What is a baguette?
0-20. 10 is passing.
The subway.
A long - skinny loaf of bread.
On Quebec license plates.

34. What is 'le m
A fried doughnut covered in powdered sugar.
Grading system from 0-20. Starting at middle school - grades go in descending order. Essays are written on graph paper.
Guys shake hands - girls and guys kiss each other on the cheek.
The subway.

35. What is a 'filet -' and when would you need it?
Wine
A net bag. You would need it while shopping in France.
La Gaule
Book vendors.

36. Give three ways a French school system is different than an American school system.
Champs Elys
La Gaule
Grading system from 0-20. Starting at middle school - grades go in descending order. Essays are written on graph paper.
Someone Who loves French stuff.

37. What is the TGV?
Day first - then month - then year.
A high speed train.
The Franc
Les Vosques and les Juras.

38. What is an hor d'
Masterpiece.
The French president.
An appetizer.
The subway.

39. What is a gallette?
An appetizer.
Wise men in Africa.
French Labor Day.
A flat buckwheat pancake filled with savory ingredients.

40. What is 'le hexagon?'
When you wake up on the first day of the month. You say it for good luck.
The subway.
Monday
A nickname for France because of its shape.

41. What are the three colors of Marti Gras?
The French president.
Kisses on the cheek. Used when greeting.
Louis XVI and Marie Antoinette.
Purple - gold - and green.

42. What is a baobab?
Day first - then month - then year.
The Franc
Someone Who speaks English.
An African tree.

43. What is the former name of France?
La Gaule
The Franc
On schedules.
Mardi Gras

44. What are two mountain ranges in France?
Les Vosques and les Juras.
A high speed train.
La Gaule
Belgium

45. What is 'fat Tuesday?'
I remember. They remember their French roots.
A bread store. (Not a bakery - only sells bread)
Mardi Gras
It's a celebration before Lent.

46. What are bouquinistes?
A high speed train.
Grading system from 0-20. Starting at middle school - grades go in descending order. Essays are written on graph paper.
A long - skinny loaf of bread.
Book vendors.

47. Translate 'la pain.'
Grading system from 0-20. Starting at middle school - grades go in descending order. Essays are written on graph paper.
Bread
Louis XVI and Marie Antoinette.
Guys shake hands - girls and guys kiss each other on the cheek.

48. How are dates written in France?
Masterpiece.
Guys shake hands - girls and guys kiss each other on the cheek.
Day first - then month - then year.
The Seine.

49. Who were the king and queen of France during the revolution?
Louis XVI and Marie Antoinette.
Les Vosques and les Juras.
Masterpiece.
A net bag. You would need it while shopping in France.

50. Why do people celebrate Mardi Gras?