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French Culture - 2

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1. What is 'le m
Champs Elys
Purple - gold - and green.
The Quebec boogy-man.
The subway.

2. What is a 'p
Grading system from 0-20. Starting at middle school - grades go in descending order. Essays are written on graph paper.
A nickname for France because of its shape.
The Quebec boogy-man.
A pastry store. (Not a bakery - only sells pastries)

3. What is an hor d'
Champs Elys
An appetizer.
Day first - then month - then year.
On Quebec license plates.

4. What is a 'muguet?'
A flat buckwheat pancake filled with savory ingredients.
Belgium
A lily of the valley. In May - people give these to friends and family for luck.
A high speed train.

5. What is a 'fluer de lys?'
Guys shake hands - girls and guys kiss each other on the cheek.
Someone Who loves French stuff.
The symbol of France.
Bread

6. What is a gallette?
A lily of the valley. In May - people give these to friends and family for luck.
Bread
Someone Who loves French stuff.
A flat buckwheat pancake filled with savory ingredients.

7. What is the mainstreet of Paris? It is lined with trees and connect Concorde with Charles de Gaulle.
An appetizer.
Champs Elys
I remember. They remember their French roots.
The Louvre

8. What is a 'groit?'
Wine
Day first - then month - then year.
Wise men in Africa.
The Euro

9. Translate 'la vin.'
Wise men in Africa.
A national exam at the end of highschool.
Book vendors.
Wine

10. What was the prior currency in France?
An appetizer.
It's a celebration before Lent.
The Euro
The Franc

11. What is an Anglophone?
Someone Who loves French stuff.
A lily of the valley. In May - people give these to friends and family for luck.
Someone Who speaks English.
Mardi Gras

12. What is 'Le Premier Mai?'
The Euro
French Labor Day.
When you wake up on the first day of the month. You say it for good luck.
A long - skinny loaf of bread.

13. Translate 'la pain.'
A long - skinny loaf of bread.
Someone Who speaks French.
Bread
La Gaule

14. What is 'la Manche?'
Champs Elys
Grading system from 0-20. Starting at middle school - grades go in descending order. Essays are written on graph paper.
The English Channel.
The French national anthem.

15. What is the current currency in France?
The Euro
A high speed train.
The French president.
Senior year of high school.

16. What is 'La Marseilles?'
An appetizer.
The French national anthem.
The symbol of France.
The Louvre

17. What are the three colors of Marti Gras?
Louis XVI and Marie Antoinette.
Purple - gold - and green.
Bread
The Louvre

18. What is the main river in Paris?
A nickname for the French flag.
The Seine.
A high speed train.
A national exam at the end of highschool.

19. Where would you find 'Je me souviens?'
On Quebec license plates.
Middle School
La Gaule
A bread store. (Not a bakery - only sells bread)

20. What is 'fat Tuesday?'
Mardi Gras
The subway.
Bread
A bread store. (Not a bakery - only sells bread)

21. What is 'le quatorze juillet?'
I remember. They remember their French roots.
The French national holiday.
Monday
The symbol of France.

22. What is a Francophile?
Louis XVI and Marie Antoinette.
Someone Who loves French stuff.
A flat buckwheat pancake filled with savory ingredients.
A lily of the valley. In May - people give these to friends and family for luck.

23. What is the most famous museum in France?
The Louvre
Quebec
I remember. They remember their French roots.
A bread store. (Not a bakery - only sells bread)

24. What is the grading scale in France?
On Quebec license plates.
0-20. 10 is passing.
La Gaule
Purple - gold - and green.

25. What are bouquinistes?
A flat buckwheat pancake filled with savory ingredients.
Book vendors.
Day first - then month - then year.
The Louvre

26. What is a francophone?
Someone Who speaks English.
Someone Who speaks French.
French Labor Day.
Book vendors.

27. How are dates written in France?
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.
The Louvre
Day first - then month - then year.

28. Who were the king and queen of France during the revolution?
The Quebec boogy-man.
A caf
La Gaule
Louis XVI and Marie Antoinette.

29. What is 'le college?'
A nickname for France because of its shape.
I remember. They remember their French roots.
Middle School
An African tree.

30. Why do people celebrate Mardi Gras?

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31. To What does 'terminale' refer?
A city in France. It's the location of a large annual film festival.
Senior year of high school.
A bread store. (Not a bakery - only sells bread)
A nickname for France because of its shape.

32. What is Cannes?

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33. What does 'Je me souviens' mean?
The subway.
A long - skinny loaf of bread.
An appetizer.
I remember. They remember their French roots.

34. Where were French fries invented?
Wise men in Africa.
Belgium
The symbol of France.
Wine

35. What do French people do when they greet each other?
Day first - then month - then year.
The Seine.
Guys shake hands - girls and guys kiss each other on the cheek.
A net bag. You would need it while shopping in France.

36. What is the former name of France?
An appetizer.
Book vendors.
La Gaule
A flat buckwheat pancake filled with savory ingredients.

37. What is a 'boulangerie?'
Someone Who speaks English.
The subway.
The Louvre
A bread store. (Not a bakery - only sells bread)

38. When and Why would you say 'lapin - lapin?'
Someone Who speaks French.
A nickname for France because of its shape.
Champs Elys
When you wake up on the first day of the month. You say it for good luck.

39. Chef d'
A nickname for the French flag.
Guys shake hands - girls and guys kiss each other on the cheek.
On Quebec license plates.
Masterpiece.

40. What is a baguette?
A national exam at the end of highschool.
A long - skinny loaf of bread.
Senior year of high school.
Les Vosques and les Juras.

41. What is the first day of the week on a French calender?
Monday
0-20. 10 is passing.
A nickname for France because of its shape.
Senior year of high school.

42. What is the Channel Tunnel (Chunnel)?
Day first - then month - then year.
Louis XVI and Marie Antoinette.
An underground tunnel connecting England and France.
An African tree.

43. Give three ways a French school system is different than an American school system.
The Franc
Grading system from 0-20. Starting at middle school - grades go in descending order. Essays are written on graph paper.
Louis XVI and Marie Antoinette.
Bread

44. When is military time often used in France?
A lily of the valley. In May - people give these to friends and family for luck.
On schedules.
I remember. They remember their French roots.
A net bag. You would need it while shopping in France.

45. What is a 'beignet?'
0-20. 10 is passing.
Someone Who speaks French.
An appetizer.
A fried doughnut covered in powdered sugar.

46. What are 'faires les bises?'
Les Vosques and les Juras.
Someone Who speaks English.
0-20. 10 is passing.
Kisses on the cheek. Used when greeting.

47. What is 'le tricolore?'
The French national anthem.
Bread
A nickname for the French flag.
The French president.

48. What and Where is the 'Caf
A caf
Quebec
The subway.
The English Channel.

49. What is a baobab?
A city in France. It's the location of a large annual film festival.
Middle School
A pastry store. (Not a bakery - only sells pastries)
An African tree.

50. What Canadian province is Montreal in?
It's a celebration before Lent.
Quebec
A long - skinny loaf of bread.
An appetizer.