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French Culture - 2

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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. What is the mainstreet of Paris? It is lined with trees and connect Concorde with Charles de Gaulle.
Champs Elys
When you wake up on the first day of the month. You say it for good luck.
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.

2. How are dates written in France?
Day first - then month - then year.
Louis XVI and Marie Antoinette.
The Quebec boogy-man.
Les Vosques and les Juras.

3. What is 'fat Tuesday?'
The French president.
A bread store. (Not a bakery - only sells bread)
Mardi Gras
The English Channel.

4. Translate 'la vin.'
Wine
A long - skinny loaf of bread.
The Franc
Mardi Gras

5. What is the 'baccalauréat?'
An appetizer.
Purple - gold - and green.
A national exam at the end of highschool.
The Euro

6. What is Cannes?

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7. What is the Channel Tunnel (Chunnel)?
A fried doughnut covered in powdered sugar.
An underground tunnel connecting England and France.
The Franc
Champs Elys

8. What do French people do when they greet each other?
Masterpiece.
It's a celebration before Lent.
The French national anthem.
Guys shake hands - girls and guys kiss each other on the cheek.

9. What is an Anglophone?
A nickname for the French flag.
The Seine.
Wine
Someone Who speaks English.

10. Translate 'la pain.'
The French national anthem.
Bread
The Franc
On Quebec license plates.

11. What are 'faires les bises?'
The Seine.
The Euro
An underground tunnel connecting England and France.
Kisses on the cheek. Used when greeting.

12. What is the TGV?
A high speed train.
An underground tunnel connecting England and France.
Senior year of high school.
When you wake up on the first day of the month. You say it for good luck.

13. What is the main river in Paris?
The Seine.
A national exam at the end of highschool.
A nickname for France because of its shape.
Book vendors.

14. What is 'La Marseilles?'
A net bag. You would need it while shopping in France.
0-20. 10 is passing.
The French national anthem.
Purple - gold - and green.

15. What is a 'groit?'
Wise men in Africa.
The Quebec boogy-man.
A long - skinny loaf of bread.
A bread store. (Not a bakery - only sells bread)

16. What are bouquinistes?
Book vendors.
Mardi Gras
A caf
Guys shake hands - girls and guys kiss each other on the cheek.

17. When and Why would you say 'lapin - lapin?'
The symbol of France.
The English Channel.
La Gaule
When you wake up on the first day of the month. You say it for good luck.

18. What is a 'muguet?'
The Seine.
The French national anthem.
0-20. 10 is passing.
A lily of the valley. In May - people give these to friends and family for luck.

19. To What does 'terminale' refer?
The Quebec boogy-man.
Senior year of high school.
The Seine.
The subway.

20. What is a 'beignet?'
Belgium
A fried doughnut covered in powdered sugar.
An underground tunnel connecting England and France.
Grading system from 0-20. Starting at middle school - grades go in descending order. Essays are written on graph paper.

21. What is a francophone?
Someone Who speaks French.
On Quebec license plates.
A pastry store. (Not a bakery - only sells pastries)
A high speed train.

22. What is a 'boulangerie?'
A bread store. (Not a bakery - only sells bread)
Les Vosques and les Juras.
Bread
Quebec

23. What is a baobab?
An African tree.
The French national holiday.
The English Channel.
The French president.

24. Who were the king and queen of France during the revolution?
Louis XVI and Marie Antoinette.
The subway.
An African tree.
Grading system from 0-20. Starting at middle school - grades go in descending order. Essays are written on graph paper.

25. What is the current currency in France?
When you wake up on the first day of the month. You say it for good luck.
Monday
Someone Who loves French stuff.
The Euro

26. What is a 'fluer de lys?'
Day first - then month - then year.
The symbol of France.
On Quebec license plates.
Louis XVI and Marie Antoinette.

27. What is a baguette?
Someone Who speaks French.
A long - skinny loaf of bread.
An appetizer.
Louis XVI and Marie Antoinette.

28. What are two mountain ranges in France?
Les Vosques and les Juras.
Bread
The Euro
Kisses on the cheek. Used when greeting.

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

30. Why do people celebrate Mardi Gras?

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31. What is the first day of the week on a French calender?
An underground tunnel connecting England and France.
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.
Monday

32. What is 'Le Premier Mai?'
A flat buckwheat pancake filled with savory ingredients.
French Labor Day.
A nickname for the French flag.
A long - skinny loaf of bread.

33. Where were French fries invented?
Champs Elys
Belgium
It's a celebration before Lent.
0-20. 10 is passing.

34. What Canadian province is Montreal in?
A fried doughnut covered in powdered sugar.
Senior year of high school.
The Seine.
Quebec

35. Who is Nicholas Sarkosy?
The French president.
An underground tunnel connecting England and France.
The Louvre
A city in France. It's the location of a large annual film festival.

36. What are the three colors of Marti Gras?
Book vendors.
Purple - gold - and green.
Champs Elys
The subway.

37. What is the grading scale in France?
On schedules.
0-20. 10 is passing.
A nickname for France because of its shape.
Someone Who speaks English.

38. What is 'le college?'
A fried doughnut covered in powdered sugar.
Middle School
A nickname for France because of its shape.
A national exam at the end of highschool.

39. What is 'le quatorze juillet?'
The French national holiday.
The Quebec boogy-man.
French Labor Day.
The Louvre

40. What is a 'p
A pastry store. (Not a bakery - only sells pastries)
Wise men in Africa.
Day first - then month - then year.
Monday

41. What is a 'filet -' and when would you need it?
Bread
A net bag. You would need it while shopping in France.
The French president.
A high speed train.

42. What does 'Je me souviens' mean?
The French president.
I remember. They remember their French roots.
Belgium
Wine

43. What is a Francophile?
Champs Elys
Someone Who loves French stuff.
Someone Who speaks French.
An African tree.

44. Chef d'
A nickname for the French flag.
Wine
Masterpiece.
A high speed train.

45. What is an hor d'
When you wake up on the first day of the month. You say it for good luck.
An appetizer.
On schedules.
An underground tunnel connecting England and France.

46. What is 'le m
Louis XVI and Marie Antoinette.
On schedules.
Mardi Gras
The subway.

47. Who is the 'Bonhomme Sept Heures?'
Guys shake hands - girls and guys kiss each other on the cheek.
Les Vosques and les Juras.
The Quebec boogy-man.
A flat buckwheat pancake filled with savory ingredients.

48. When is military time often used in France?
Book vendors.
On schedules.
Someone Who speaks French.
Senior year of high school.

49. What is 'le tricolore?'
It's a celebration before Lent.
Senior year of high school.
Les Vosques and les Juras.
A nickname for the French flag.

50. What is a gallette?
The French president.
A flat buckwheat pancake filled with savory ingredients.
A net bag. You would need it while shopping in France.
Book vendors.