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French Culture - 3

Subject : culture
Instructions:
  • Answer 42 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. What are the paid hall monitors in French high schools called?






2. What is the 'boules' of the bakery?






3. What day is the Louvre closed?






4. What country was the Battle of Waterloo fought in?






5. City that is encircled by medieval walls






6. Marie Curie's husband






7. What year did the Battle of Alesia occur






8. What are 'produits congeles'?






9. Cemetary with the grave of Jim Morrison






10. What is a gaufre?






11. Profession of Coco Chanel






12. Palme d'Or award is for...






13. How tall is the Eiffel Tower?






14. On What day is 'la fete de la Gastronomie in 2012?






15. Year the Franco-Prussian war began






16. What years was Nicholas Sarkozy President for?






17. U.S. Opera House with two Matise Paintings






18. Departments in France






19. The 'boules' playing Petanglee are made of What?






20. 'French Toast' in Frence






21. Calvados is a drink made of What fruit?






22. How many weeks of paid vacation?






23. General that won the Battle of Alesia






24. Year of Paris Commund






25. What region is Dijon located?






26. Franche-Coumtre






27. French Kind: 'The Hammer'






28. What can you see in the caves at Lascaux?






29. What are the 'Cuisines de Grenouille'?






30. Who painted the Mona Lisa?






31. Who wrote 'Le Fantome de l'Opera?'






32. Who lost the Battle of Waterloo?






33. Woman sculpture in every Town Hall






34. Profession of Jacques Pepin






35. Region Lille is located






36. French Gold medals in 2012






37. Treaty that ended WWI






38. How long is the Lemans sports car race?






39. Year of Battle of Waterloo






40. When is the next 'jour ferie' in France?






41. Ethnicity of Django Rhinehart






42. Two official languages of Belgium