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French Culture - 2

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1. What are the three colors of Marti Gras?
A fried doughnut covered in powdered sugar.
I remember. They remember their French roots.
Wine
Purple - gold - and green.

2. Who is the 'Bonhomme Sept Heures?'
A city in France. It's the location of a large annual film festival.
The Quebec boogy-man.
Purple - gold - and green.
Mardi Gras

3. What does 'Je me souviens' mean?
I remember. They remember their French roots.
A nickname for the French flag.
A flat buckwheat pancake filled with savory ingredients.
A bread store. (Not a bakery - only sells bread)

4. What is a 'beignet?'
A fried doughnut covered in powdered sugar.
Bread
Day first - then month - then year.
The Quebec boogy-man.

5. What is 'fat Tuesday?'
An underground tunnel connecting England and France.
A flat buckwheat pancake filled with savory ingredients.
The symbol of France.
Mardi Gras

6. What is the mainstreet of Paris? It is lined with trees and connect Concorde with Charles de Gaulle.
Champs Elys
A lily of the valley. In May - people give these to friends and family for luck.
A net bag. You would need it while shopping in France.
A flat buckwheat pancake filled with savory ingredients.

7. What is the Channel Tunnel (Chunnel)?
Grading system from 0-20. Starting at middle school - grades go in descending order. Essays are written on graph paper.
An underground tunnel connecting England and France.
The French national holiday.
A pastry store. (Not a bakery - only sells pastries)

8. What is the most famous museum in France?
A nickname for the French flag.
The Louvre
The Quebec boogy-man.
A national exam at the end of highschool.

9. What are two mountain ranges in France?
Les Vosques and les Juras.
Wise men in Africa.
The subway.
French Labor Day.

10. When is military time often used in France?
Book vendors.
On schedules.
La Gaule
Day first - then month - then year.

11. What is the grading scale in France?
Someone Who speaks French.
A pastry store. (Not a bakery - only sells pastries)
0-20. 10 is passing.
A long - skinny loaf of bread.

12. What is a 'boulangerie?'
The Euro
A city in France. It's the location of a large annual film festival.
A bread store. (Not a bakery - only sells bread)
Guys shake hands - girls and guys kiss each other on the cheek.

13. What is the main river in Paris?
The Seine.
The Quebec boogy-man.
A flat buckwheat pancake filled with savory ingredients.
A net bag. You would need it while shopping in France.

14. Who were the king and queen of France during the revolution?
Louis XVI and Marie Antoinette.
When you wake up on the first day of the month. You say it for good luck.
A flat buckwheat pancake filled with savory ingredients.
On Quebec license plates.

15. What is a baguette?
Guys shake hands - girls and guys kiss each other on the cheek.
The French president.
A long - skinny loaf of bread.
A national exam at the end of highschool.

16. To What does 'terminale' refer?
An underground tunnel connecting England and France.
Senior year of high school.
The French national anthem.
The Louvre

17. What is 'la Manche?'
La Gaule
The English Channel.
A bread store. (Not a bakery - only sells bread)
The Quebec boogy-man.

18. What do French people do when they greet each other?
A national exam at the end of highschool.
Guys shake hands - girls and guys kiss each other on the cheek.
Wise men in Africa.
A fried doughnut covered in powdered sugar.

19. What is 'le quatorze juillet?'
Bread
The symbol of France.
A national exam at the end of highschool.
The French national holiday.

20. When and Why would you say 'lapin - lapin?'
Champs Elys
Someone Who loves French stuff.
The English Channel.
When you wake up on the first day of the month. You say it for good luck.

21. What is the current currency in France?
Someone Who speaks English.
A national exam at the end of highschool.
A city in France. It's the location of a large annual film festival.
The Euro

22. What and Where is the 'Caf
When you wake up on the first day of the month. You say it for good luck.
Day first - then month - then year.
Quebec
A caf

23. Why do people celebrate Mardi Gras?

24. Translate 'la pain.'
The Louvre
Guys shake hands - girls and guys kiss each other on the cheek.
Bread
Louis XVI and Marie Antoinette.

25. What is 'le tricolore?'
A nickname for France because of its shape.
Grading system from 0-20. Starting at middle school - grades go in descending order. Essays are written on graph paper.
A nickname for the French flag.
Wise men in Africa.

26. What is a gallette?
It's a celebration before Lent.
Les Vosques and les Juras.
A flat buckwheat pancake filled with savory ingredients.
Louis XVI and Marie Antoinette.

27. Who is Nicholas Sarkosy?
Purple - gold - and green.
A national exam at the end of highschool.
Belgium
The French president.

28. What is Cannes?

29. What is 'le hexagon?'
Middle School
A nickname for France because of its shape.
I remember. They remember their French roots.
A net bag. You would need it while shopping in France.

30. What is the former name of France?
Someone Who loves French stuff.
The subway.
An underground tunnel connecting England and France.
La Gaule

31. What is 'La Marseilles?'
Champs Elys
The French national anthem.
The French president.
A pastry store. (Not a bakery - only sells pastries)

32. What is 'Le Premier Mai?'
The English Channel.
French Labor Day.
The Quebec boogy-man.
Louis XVI and Marie Antoinette.

33. Give three ways a French school system is different than an American school system.
When you wake up on the first day of the month. You say it for good luck.
Senior year of high school.
Grading system from 0-20. Starting at middle school - grades go in descending order. Essays are written on graph paper.
On schedules.

34. What is an Anglophone?
Someone Who speaks English.
A fried doughnut covered in powdered sugar.
A high speed train.
The French national anthem.

35. Translate 'la vin.'
The French national holiday.
I remember. They remember their French roots.
Someone Who loves French stuff.
Wine

36. What is a 'groit?'
Wise men in Africa.
0-20. 10 is passing.
Purple - gold - and green.
Bread

37. What is a Francophile?
The Franc
An African tree.
A lily of the valley. In May - people give these to friends and family for luck.
Someone Who loves French stuff.

38. What Canadian province is Montreal in?
A net bag. You would need it while shopping in France.
Kisses on the cheek. Used when greeting.
A bread store. (Not a bakery - only sells bread)
Quebec

39. How are dates written in France?
Day first - then month - then year.
On Quebec license plates.
The English Channel.
Monday

40. What are bouquinistes?
Book vendors.
A net bag. You would need it while shopping in France.
Les Vosques and les Juras.
When you wake up on the first day of the month. You say it for good luck.

41. What is a 'p
A lily of the valley. In May - people give these to friends and family for luck.
On Quebec license plates.
A pastry store. (Not a bakery - only sells pastries)
A bread store. (Not a bakery - only sells bread)

42. What is a 'muguet?'
An underground tunnel connecting England and France.
A lily of the valley. In May - people give these to friends and family for luck.
Les Vosques and les Juras.
The French president.

43. Where would you find 'Je me souviens?'
On Quebec license plates.
La Gaule
A national exam at the end of highschool.
The French president.

44. Where were French fries invented?
Belgium
A flat buckwheat pancake filled with savory ingredients.
The Franc
French Labor Day.

45. What is a francophone?
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.
The Euro
Someone Who speaks French.

46. What is an hor d'
Someone Who speaks English.
Mardi Gras
A caf
An appetizer.

47. What is the first day of the week on a French calender?
Monday
A nickname for the French flag.
French Labor Day.
I remember. They remember their French roots.

48. What is 'le college?'
The Euro
A nickname for France because of its shape.
A city in France. It's the location of a large annual film festival.
Middle School

49. What is a 'filet -' and when would you need it?
On schedules.
The French national anthem.
A net bag. You would need it while shopping in France.
Book vendors.

50. What is the 'baccalauréat?'
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.
A national exam at the end of highschool.
A lily of the valley. In May - people give these to friends and family for luck.