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French Culture - 2

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1. Who is the 'Bonhomme Sept Heures?'
On Quebec license plates.
Les Vosques and les Juras.
An underground tunnel connecting England and France.
The Quebec boogy-man.

2. What is 'le quatorze juillet?'
A lily of the valley. In May - people give these to friends and family for luck.
The French national holiday.
On schedules.
0-20. 10 is passing.

3. What is an hor d'
A flat buckwheat pancake filled with savory ingredients.
A high speed train.
On Quebec license plates.
An appetizer.

4. 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.
The symbol of France.
The French national holiday.
The subway.

5. What was the prior currency in France?
A bread store. (Not a bakery - only sells bread)
The Franc
A nickname for the French flag.
The French president.

6. What is the main river in Paris?
I remember. They remember their French roots.
Les Vosques and les Juras.
The Seine.
Senior year of high school.

7. What is 'le tricolore?'
Belgium
A pastry store. (Not a bakery - only sells pastries)
A long - skinny loaf of bread.
A nickname for the French flag.

8. What is the TGV?
A nickname for the French flag.
A high speed train.
Someone Who speaks French.
A pastry store. (Not a bakery - only sells pastries)

9. Translate 'la pain.'
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.
On schedules.
Bread

10. What are the three colors of Marti Gras?
Wise men in Africa.
A national exam at the end of highschool.
Purple - gold - and green.
A net bag. You would need it while shopping in France.

11. What is a baobab?
A caf
On schedules.
Middle School
An African tree.

12. What is an Anglophone?
A pastry store. (Not a bakery - only sells pastries)
The Seine.
Someone Who speaks English.
Day first - then month - then year.

13. What is a 'groit?'
When you wake up on the first day of the month. You say it for good luck.
The English Channel.
The symbol of France.
Wise men in Africa.

14. What is the current currency in France?
A nickname for the French flag.
French Labor Day.
The Euro
An African tree.

15. What is the former name of France?
The Euro
Day first - then month - then year.
Purple - gold - and green.
La Gaule

16. What Canadian province is Montreal in?
Someone Who speaks French.
A long - skinny loaf of bread.
It's a celebration before Lent.
Quebec

17. What is 'fat Tuesday?'
Masterpiece.
Mardi Gras
A national exam at the end of highschool.
Someone Who speaks French.

18. What is 'La Marseilles?'
The French national anthem.
Guys shake hands - girls and guys kiss each other on the cheek.
A nickname for France because of its shape.
Quebec

19. What is a 'p
A nickname for France because of its shape.
A bread store. (Not a bakery - only sells bread)
A net bag. You would need it while shopping in France.
A pastry store. (Not a bakery - only sells pastries)

20. What is the grading scale in France?
The French national anthem.
Purple - gold - and green.
A long - skinny loaf of bread.
0-20. 10 is passing.

21. What is 'la Manche?'
The Quebec boogy-man.
Les Vosques and les Juras.
A nickname for the French flag.
The English Channel.

22. What is 'le college?'
The French national anthem.
I remember. They remember their French roots.
Quebec
Middle School

23. Chef d'
Masterpiece.
It's a celebration before Lent.
The English Channel.
Middle School

24. When is military time often used in France?
Quebec
The Louvre
A national exam at the end of highschool.
On schedules.

25. To What does 'terminale' refer?
Senior year of high school.
A city in France. It's the location of a large annual film festival.
Quebec
Kisses on the cheek. Used when greeting.

26. Who is Nicholas Sarkosy?
Mardi Gras
The French president.
Middle School
A national exam at the end of highschool.

27. What are bouquinistes?
A net bag. You would need it while shopping in France.
Someone Who speaks French.
Book vendors.
A fried doughnut covered in powdered sugar.

28. What is a 'boulangerie?'
A bread store. (Not a bakery - only sells bread)
Wise men in Africa.
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.

29. What is 'Le Premier Mai?'
Quebec
A pastry store. (Not a bakery - only sells pastries)
French Labor Day.
On Quebec license plates.

30. Who were the king and queen of France during the revolution?
Day first - then month - then year.
An appetizer.
Louis XVI and Marie Antoinette.
Les Vosques and les Juras.

31. What is a baguette?
Masterpiece.
Champs Elys
A net bag. You would need it while shopping in France.
A long - skinny loaf of bread.

32. What is the most famous museum in France?
An appetizer.
The French president.
The Louvre
A nickname for France because of its shape.

33. Why do people celebrate Mardi Gras?

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34. What are 'faires les bises?'
The English Channel.
Someone Who speaks English.
Someone Who loves French stuff.
Kisses on the cheek. Used when greeting.

35. How are dates written in France?
Les Vosques and les Juras.
Bread
Day first - then month - then year.
It's a celebration before Lent.

36. What is the 'baccalauréat?'
Someone Who loves French stuff.
A national exam at the end of highschool.
Quebec
A nickname for France because of its shape.

37. Where were French fries invented?
The Quebec boogy-man.
Monday
Belgium
Masterpiece.

38. What is 'le hexagon?'
Someone Who loves French stuff.
The Seine.
A caf
A nickname for France because of its shape.

39. What is the mainstreet of Paris? It is lined with trees and connect Concorde with Charles de Gaulle.
Les Vosques and les Juras.
I remember. They remember their French roots.
Champs Elys
The Euro

40. What is the first day of the week on a French calender?
Louis XVI and Marie Antoinette.
Monday
A bread store. (Not a bakery - only sells bread)
A nickname for France because of its shape.

41. What is a Francophile?
Mardi Gras
Someone Who loves French stuff.
The Louvre
The subway.

42. What is a 'fluer de lys?'
A pastry store. (Not a bakery - only sells pastries)
Senior year of high school.
The symbol of France.
Louis XVI and Marie Antoinette.

43. Translate 'la vin.'
Wise men in Africa.
Wine
The subway.
The English Channel.

44. What is a gallette?
An appetizer.
A flat buckwheat pancake filled with savory ingredients.
Kisses on the cheek. Used when greeting.
I remember. They remember their French roots.

45. What do French people do when they greet each other?
Guys shake hands - girls and guys kiss each other on the cheek.
Quebec
A national exam at the end of highschool.
The Euro

46. Where would you find 'Je me souviens?'
On Quebec license plates.
The English Channel.
Grading system from 0-20. Starting at middle school - grades go in descending order. Essays are written on graph paper.
A lily of the valley. In May - people give these to friends and family for luck.

47. What and Where is the 'Caf
Mardi Gras
The Seine.
Day first - then month - then year.
A caf

48. Give three ways a French school system is different than an American school system.
French Labor Day.
A high speed train.
Les Vosques and les Juras.
Grading system from 0-20. Starting at middle school - grades go in descending order. Essays are written on graph paper.

49. What is a francophone?
A pastry store. (Not a bakery - only sells pastries)
Bread
Masterpiece.
Someone Who speaks French.

50. What is 'le m
The French national holiday.
Someone Who loves French stuff.
An appetizer.
The subway.