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French Culture - 2

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1. Chef d'
Middle School
Masterpiece.
The Euro
Book vendors.

2. To What does 'terminale' refer?
Senior year of high school.
Bread
A high speed train.
Middle School

3. What is the current currency in France?
Bread
A high speed train.
The Euro
Wise men in Africa.

4. What was the prior currency in France?
A nickname for the French flag.
The Franc
The Seine.
The French national holiday.

5. Where would you find 'Je me souviens?'
The symbol of France.
A flat buckwheat pancake filled with savory ingredients.
On Quebec license plates.
Someone Who speaks English.

6. Who is the 'Bonhomme Sept Heures?'
The Quebec boogy-man.
A pastry store. (Not a bakery - only sells pastries)
Day first - then month - then year.
The Franc

7. When is military time often used in France?
On schedules.
Mardi Gras
I remember. They remember their French roots.
Someone Who speaks French.

8. What is 'la Manche?'
The symbol of France.
A city in France. It's the location of a large annual film festival.
The English Channel.
Belgium

9. Who were the king and queen of France during the revolution?
The symbol of France.
Bread
A long - skinny loaf of bread.
Louis XVI and Marie Antoinette.

10. What are two mountain ranges in France?
A lily of the valley. In May - people give these to friends and family for luck.
The Franc
Les Vosques and les Juras.
A long - skinny loaf of bread.

11. What is a baobab?
An African tree.
Grading system from 0-20. Starting at middle school - grades go in descending order. Essays are written on graph paper.
The French president.
The French national holiday.

12. What is 'le hexagon?'
A nickname for France because of its shape.
Monday
Purple - gold - and green.
Someone Who speaks French.

13. What is 'Le Premier Mai?'
A national exam at the end of highschool.
The Franc
French Labor Day.
Guys shake hands - girls and guys kiss each other on the cheek.

14. What is 'le quatorze juillet?'
Les Vosques and les Juras.
Kisses on the cheek. Used when greeting.
The Quebec boogy-man.
The French national holiday.

15. What is a 'beignet?'
A fried doughnut covered in powdered sugar.
A lily of the valley. In May - people give these to friends and family for luck.
Grading system from 0-20. Starting at middle school - grades go in descending order. Essays are written on graph paper.
When you wake up on the first day of the month. You say it for good luck.

16. 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.
Les Vosques and les Juras.
An underground tunnel connecting England and France.
French Labor Day.

17. What is 'La Marseilles?'
The French national anthem.
It's a celebration before Lent.
The subway.
Middle School

18. What is the mainstreet of Paris? It is lined with trees and connect Concorde with Charles de Gaulle.
Champs Elys
The subway.
A nickname for the French flag.
Masterpiece.

19. What are 'faires les bises?'
Kisses on the cheek. Used when greeting.
Middle School
A fried doughnut covered in powdered sugar.
An African tree.

20. What is a 'p
The Louvre
A flat buckwheat pancake filled with savory ingredients.
A pastry store. (Not a bakery - only sells pastries)
The Seine.

21. Translate 'la pain.'
Wine
It's a celebration before Lent.
Bread
Masterpiece.

22. What is a Francophile?
Middle School
A nickname for France because of its shape.
Someone Who loves French stuff.
The Franc

23. What is 'le college?'
Middle School
Masterpiece.
Senior year of high school.
Wise men in Africa.

24. What do French people do when they greet each other?
The Euro
Guys shake hands - girls and guys kiss each other on the cheek.
A nickname for France because of its shape.
The French national holiday.

25. What is a 'boulangerie?'
A bread store. (Not a bakery - only sells bread)
French Labor Day.
It's a celebration before Lent.
A city in France. It's the location of a large annual film festival.

26. What is 'fat Tuesday?'
An African tree.
Mardi Gras
La Gaule
An underground tunnel connecting England and France.

27. What is an hor d'
An underground tunnel connecting England and France.
Purple - gold - and green.
Bread
An appetizer.

28. Who is Nicholas Sarkosy?
The French president.
The Quebec boogy-man.
A national exam at the end of highschool.
A pastry store. (Not a bakery - only sells pastries)

29. What is the first day of the week on a French calender?
Monday
The French president.
A flat buckwheat pancake filled with savory ingredients.
It's a celebration before Lent.

30. What is a baguette?
Someone Who loves French stuff.
A long - skinny loaf of bread.
Champs Elys
A pastry store. (Not a bakery - only sells pastries)

31. What is a gallette?
An appetizer.
Quebec
0-20. 10 is passing.
A flat buckwheat pancake filled with savory ingredients.

32. What is a 'filet -' and when would you need it?
A net bag. You would need it while shopping in France.
Grading system from 0-20. Starting at middle school - grades go in descending order. Essays are written on graph paper.
A city in France. It's the location of a large annual film festival.
Purple - gold - and green.

33. Give three ways a French school system is different than an American school system.
The Louvre
A bread store. (Not a bakery - only sells bread)
A caf
Grading system from 0-20. Starting at middle school - grades go in descending order. Essays are written on graph paper.

34. Why do people celebrate Mardi Gras?

35. What is 'le tricolore?'
Bread
The subway.
A nickname for the French flag.
Purple - gold - and green.

36. What and Where is the 'Caf
Guys shake hands - girls and guys kiss each other on the cheek.
The English Channel.
Grading system from 0-20. Starting at middle school - grades go in descending order. Essays are written on graph paper.
A caf

37. What is the former name of France?
Wise men in Africa.
The English Channel.
La Gaule
Day first - then month - then year.

38. Translate 'la vin.'
Middle School
Wise men in Africa.
Wine
A fried doughnut covered in powdered sugar.

39. What is a francophone?
Someone Who speaks French.
It's a celebration before Lent.
Kisses on the cheek. Used when greeting.
Monday

40. What are the three colors of Marti Gras?
When you wake up on the first day of the month. You say it for good luck.
Someone Who loves French stuff.
Purple - gold - and green.
The Quebec boogy-man.

41. How are dates written in France?
A lily of the valley. In May - people give these to friends and family for luck.
Day first - then month - then year.
Grading system from 0-20. Starting at middle school - grades go in descending order. Essays are written on graph paper.
Someone Who speaks English.

42. What is 'le m
0-20. 10 is passing.
Purple - gold - and green.
Les Vosques and les Juras.
The subway.

43. What is the Channel Tunnel (Chunnel)?
A net bag. You would need it while shopping in France.
Bread
Guys shake hands - girls and guys kiss each other on the cheek.
An underground tunnel connecting England and France.

44. What Canadian province is Montreal in?
Day first - then month - then year.
Les Vosques and les Juras.
Quebec
Senior year of high school.

45. What is the TGV?
Day first - then month - then year.
A high speed train.
The Seine.
Bread

46. What is the most famous museum in France?
The Louvre
Les Vosques and les Juras.
A national exam at the end of highschool.
Middle School

47. Where were French fries invented?
Louis XVI and Marie Antoinette.
A fried doughnut covered in powdered sugar.
Quebec
Belgium

48. What is the 'baccalauréat?'
A national exam at the end of highschool.
A lily of the valley. In May - people give these to friends and family for luck.
A flat buckwheat pancake filled with savory ingredients.
On Quebec license plates.

49. What is the main river in Paris?
A pastry store. (Not a bakery - only sells pastries)
The Seine.
The Franc
An underground tunnel connecting England and France.

50. What is the grading scale in France?
The Franc
0-20. 10 is passing.
The subway.
When you wake up on the first day of the month. You say it for good luck.