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French Culture - 2

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1. When is military time often used in France?
The Louvre
On schedules.
Bread
A flat buckwheat pancake filled with savory ingredients.

2. When and Why would you say 'lapin - lapin?'
The Seine.
Kisses on the cheek. Used when greeting.
When you wake up on the first day of the month. You say it for good luck.
The French national anthem.

3. What is the TGV?
A high speed train.
Wise men in Africa.
Grading system from 0-20. Starting at middle school - grades go in descending order. Essays are written on graph paper.
Book vendors.

4. Translate 'la vin.'
A fried doughnut covered in powdered sugar.
On schedules.
Wine
The French president.

5. What are the three colors of Marti Gras?
Purple - gold - and green.
A bread store. (Not a bakery - only sells bread)
On Quebec license plates.
A high speed train.

6. What is 'le hexagon?'
On Quebec license plates.
Champs Elys
A nickname for France because of its shape.
Louis XVI and Marie Antoinette.

7. Who were the king and queen of France during the revolution?
A long - skinny loaf of bread.
Louis XVI and Marie Antoinette.
Masterpiece.
French Labor Day.

8. What is a 'filet -' and when would you need it?
A net bag. You would need it while shopping in France.
A nickname for the French flag.
Wise men in Africa.
Monday

9. What is a 'fluer de lys?'
A city in France. It's the location of a large annual film festival.
On schedules.
Book vendors.
The symbol of France.

10. What is 'Le Premier Mai?'
Wine
French Labor Day.
The Euro
The French national anthem.

11. What is a 'groit?'
Wise men in Africa.
The English Channel.
A lily of the valley. In May - people give these to friends and family for luck.
Bread

12. What is the Channel Tunnel (Chunnel)?
The French national anthem.
0-20. 10 is passing.
An underground tunnel connecting England and France.
Monday

13. What is the main river in Paris?
Day first - then month - then year.
The English Channel.
The Seine.
An underground tunnel connecting England and France.

14. What are 'faires les bises?'
Senior year of high school.
Guys shake hands - girls and guys kiss each other on the cheek.
Kisses on the cheek. Used when greeting.
The French president.

15. Where were French fries invented?
Belgium
Kisses on the cheek. Used when greeting.
Someone Who speaks French.
Grading system from 0-20. Starting at middle school - grades go in descending order. Essays are written on graph paper.

16. Give three ways a French school system is different than an American school system.
A long - skinny loaf of bread.
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.
La Gaule

17. How are dates written in France?
Day first - then month - then year.
Book vendors.
La Gaule
A caf

18. What do French people do when they greet each other?
The Louvre
Masterpiece.
I remember. They remember their French roots.
Guys shake hands - girls and guys kiss each other on the cheek.

19. Chef d'
Wine
Masterpiece.
Kisses on the cheek. Used when greeting.
Someone Who speaks English.

20. To What does 'terminale' refer?
Les Vosques and les Juras.
A high speed train.
Senior year of high school.
The Quebec boogy-man.

21. What is the grading scale in France?
It's a celebration before Lent.
0-20. 10 is passing.
Wine
The Seine.

22. What does 'Je me souviens' mean?
A pastry store. (Not a bakery - only sells pastries)
I remember. They remember their French roots.
Bread
The French national anthem.

23. What is the most famous museum in France?
Les Vosques and les Juras.
Louis XVI and Marie Antoinette.
The French national holiday.
The Louvre

24. What is a gallette?
La Gaule
A flat buckwheat pancake filled with savory ingredients.
The subway.
Book vendors.

25. What is 'le tricolore?'
A nickname for the French flag.
When you wake up on the first day of the month. You say it for good luck.
A nickname for France because of its shape.
The French national holiday.

26. What Canadian province is Montreal in?
Louis XVI and Marie Antoinette.
Quebec
Someone Who speaks French.
Someone Who loves French stuff.

27. What is a baobab?
The Louvre
Senior year of high school.
A bread store. (Not a bakery - only sells bread)
An African tree.

28. What is the mainstreet of Paris? It is lined with trees and connect Concorde with Charles de Gaulle.
The French national anthem.
Purple - gold - and green.
The Louvre
Champs Elys

29. What is a 'beignet?'
A fried doughnut covered in powdered sugar.
A caf
Louis XVI and Marie Antoinette.
A national exam at the end of highschool.

30. What was the prior currency in France?
Bread
The Franc
A lily of the valley. In May - people give these to friends and family for luck.
A nickname for the French flag.

31. What is 'La Marseilles?'
The French national anthem.
A long - skinny loaf of bread.
Champs Elys
On Quebec license plates.

32. What is a 'p
The English Channel.
A pastry store. (Not a bakery - only sells pastries)
Wise men in Africa.
A nickname for the French flag.

33. What is an Anglophone?
Book vendors.
Someone Who speaks English.
Someone Who speaks French.
Grading system from 0-20. Starting at middle school - grades go in descending order. Essays are written on graph paper.

34. What is the 'baccalauréat?'
A national exam at the end of highschool.
Day first - then month - then year.
A high speed train.
The Louvre

35. Who is the 'Bonhomme Sept Heures?'
The French national anthem.
A national exam at the end of highschool.
The Quebec boogy-man.
La Gaule

36. What are two mountain ranges in France?
Les Vosques and les Juras.
0-20. 10 is passing.
Wine
Senior year of high school.

37. What is a Francophile?
A city in France. It's the location of a large annual film festival.
An underground tunnel connecting England and France.
Wine
Someone Who loves French stuff.

38. Who is Nicholas Sarkosy?
The English Channel.
The French president.
A high speed train.
The Euro

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

40. What is 'fat Tuesday?'
On schedules.
Mardi Gras
Champs Elys
A lily of the valley. In May - people give these to friends and family for luck.

41. What is a 'muguet?'
A city in France. It's the location of a large annual film festival.
An African tree.
Champs Elys
A lily of the valley. In May - people give these to friends and family for luck.

42. What is a francophone?
Middle School
A flat buckwheat pancake filled with savory ingredients.
The Quebec boogy-man.
Someone Who speaks French.

43. What are bouquinistes?
An underground tunnel connecting England and France.
The French president.
A pastry store. (Not a bakery - only sells pastries)
Book vendors.

44. What is an hor d'
A fried doughnut covered in powdered sugar.
A caf
An appetizer.
A nickname for the French flag.

45. What is a 'boulangerie?'
Purple - gold - and green.
A national exam at the end of highschool.
Wine
A bread store. (Not a bakery - only sells bread)

46. Where would you find 'Je me souviens?'
On Quebec license plates.
The Seine.
The French president.
Champs Elys

47. What is 'le m
0-20. 10 is passing.
The French national anthem.
A net bag. You would need it while shopping in France.
The subway.

48. What is 'le college?'
The French national holiday.
When you wake up on the first day of the month. You say it for good luck.
Middle School
A long - skinny loaf of bread.

49. Why do people celebrate Mardi Gras?

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50. What is 'le quatorze juillet?'
Middle School
A flat buckwheat pancake filled with savory ingredients.
A pastry store. (Not a bakery - only sells pastries)
The French national holiday.