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French Culture - 2

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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. What is a 'fluer de lys?'
The symbol of France.
A nickname for France because of its shape.
The Euro
Monday

2. What is 'le quatorze juillet?'
The Louvre
The French national holiday.
A pastry store. (Not a bakery - only sells pastries)
A national exam at the end of highschool.

3. Where would you find 'Je me souviens?'
On Quebec license plates.
On schedules.
A lily of the valley. In May - people give these to friends and family for luck.
The Franc

4. What is 'fat Tuesday?'
A nickname for France because of its shape.
An African tree.
Mardi Gras
The Euro

5. What and Where is the 'Caf
An underground tunnel connecting England and France.
A high speed train.
A caf
On schedules.

6. What is 'le tricolore?'
When you wake up on the first day of the month. You say it for good luck.
The Quebec boogy-man.
An appetizer.
A nickname for the French flag.

7. Who is Nicholas Sarkosy?
Grading system from 0-20. Starting at middle school - grades go in descending order. Essays are written on graph paper.
A net bag. You would need it while shopping in France.
The French president.
The symbol of France.

8. What is Cannes?

9. What is a francophone?
Bread
Someone Who speaks French.
Mardi Gras
Monday

10. What are two mountain ranges in France?
Les Vosques and les Juras.
On schedules.
Bread
A fried doughnut covered in powdered sugar.

11. To What does 'terminale' refer?
On Quebec license plates.
Someone Who speaks English.
The Euro
Senior year of high school.

12. What is 'le m
A fried doughnut covered in powdered sugar.
The Louvre
Belgium
The subway.

13. What is a 'filet -' and when would you need it?
A net bag. You would need it while shopping in France.
The French national holiday.
I remember. They remember their French roots.
A national exam at the end of highschool.

14. What Canadian province is Montreal in?
Day first - then month - then year.
Someone Who speaks English.
A pastry store. (Not a bakery - only sells pastries)
Quebec

15. What does 'Je me souviens' mean?
I remember. They remember their French roots.
Les Vosques and les Juras.
The subway.
Wise men in Africa.

16. What is 'Le Premier Mai?'
I remember. They remember their French roots.
French Labor Day.
An underground tunnel connecting England and France.
A city in France. It's the location of a large annual film festival.

17. What is the main river in Paris?
A city in France. It's the location of a large annual film festival.
I remember. They remember their French roots.
The Seine.
The Franc

18. Give three ways a French school system is different than an American school system.
Wine
The Louvre
Masterpiece.
Grading system from 0-20. Starting at middle school - grades go in descending order. Essays are written on graph paper.

19. What is the 'baccalauréat?'
The symbol of France.
Champs Elys
Wise men in Africa.
A national exam at the end of highschool.

20. When is military time often used in France?
Book vendors.
The French president.
Someone Who speaks English.
On schedules.

21. What is a baguette?
It's a celebration before Lent.
The Franc
A long - skinny loaf of bread.
On Quebec license plates.

22. When and Why would you say 'lapin - lapin?'
The Seine.
Wine
When you wake up on the first day of the month. You say it for good luck.
Monday

23. What is a 'boulangerie?'
Book vendors.
A city in France. It's the location of a large annual film festival.
A bread store. (Not a bakery - only sells bread)
The French president.

24. What is 'La Marseilles?'
An underground tunnel connecting England and France.
On Quebec license plates.
The Quebec boogy-man.
The French national anthem.

25. Where were French fries invented?
The Louvre
Belgium
A bread store. (Not a bakery - only sells bread)
A national exam at the end of highschool.

26. How are dates written in France?
Day first - then month - then year.
0-20. 10 is passing.
Middle School
It's a celebration before Lent.

27. What is a 'groit?'
When you wake up on the first day of the month. You say it for good luck.
Wise men in Africa.
Someone Who speaks English.
An African tree.

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

29. What are the three colors of Marti Gras?
A long - skinny loaf of bread.
A nickname for the French flag.
It's a celebration before Lent.
Purple - gold - and green.

30. Who is the 'Bonhomme Sept Heures?'
The Quebec boogy-man.
The Franc
A net bag. You would need it while shopping in France.
0-20. 10 is passing.

31. What is the grading scale in France?
0-20. 10 is passing.
Someone Who speaks English.
A city in France. It's the location of a large annual film festival.
Day first - then month - then year.

32. What is the TGV?
Someone Who speaks French.
The French national holiday.
Purple - gold - and green.
A high speed train.

33. What is the Channel Tunnel (Chunnel)?
The Seine.
La Gaule
I remember. They remember their French roots.
An underground tunnel connecting England and France.

34. What is an Anglophone?
0-20. 10 is passing.
Louis XVI and Marie Antoinette.
A caf
Someone Who speaks English.

35. What is a baobab?
An African tree.
A long - skinny loaf of bread.
Wise men in Africa.
The French national anthem.

36. What is the current currency in France?
The Franc
The Euro
Monday
On Quebec license plates.

37. What is the first day of the week on a French calender?
Monday
On schedules.
A nickname for France because of its shape.
The French president.

38. What is a Francophile?
Book vendors.
Someone Who loves French stuff.
Wine
I remember. They remember their French roots.

39. What was the prior currency in France?
The Franc
Guys shake hands - girls and guys kiss each other on the cheek.
A nickname for France because of its shape.
Wise men in Africa.

40. Chef d'
Middle School
Masterpiece.
The French president.
French Labor Day.

41. Why do people celebrate Mardi Gras?

42. What is the mainstreet of Paris? It is lined with trees and connect Concorde with Charles de Gaulle.
An African tree.
A caf
Champs Elys
A fried doughnut covered in powdered sugar.

43. What is a 'beignet?'
Guys shake hands - girls and guys kiss each other on the cheek.
Monday
A fried doughnut covered in powdered sugar.
A long - skinny loaf of bread.

44. What is a 'muguet?'
A high speed train.
I remember. They remember their French roots.
A lily of the valley. In May - people give these to friends and family for luck.
When you wake up on the first day of the month. You say it for good luck.

45. What are 'faires les bises?'
Kisses on the cheek. Used when greeting.
The French president.
Quebec
A city in France. It's the location of a large annual film festival.

46. Who were the king and queen of France during the revolution?
Louis XVI and Marie Antoinette.
A city in France. It's the location of a large annual film festival.
Bread
Day first - then month - then year.

47. What is the former name of France?
La Gaule
Someone Who speaks French.
When you wake up on the first day of the month. You say it for good luck.
Wine

48. What is 'le hexagon?'
A lily of the valley. In May - people give these to friends and family for luck.
A nickname for France because of its shape.
The Quebec boogy-man.
Quebec

49. What is 'la Manche?'
When you wake up on the first day of the month. You say it for good luck.
The Seine.
The English Channel.
Les Vosques and les Juras.

50. What are bouquinistes?
Book vendors.
Day first - then month - then year.
La Gaule
The Franc