2021 AATF National Francophone Cultural Trivia Contest Round 1, Level B (Intermediate/Advanced)

Question 1

Raï is a musical genre (featuring French & Arabic) from which northern African country?

Accepted Answer

Algeria

Question 2

What body of water surrounds Martinique and Guadeloupe?

Accepted Answer

Caribbean Sea

Question 3

Which of the following is NOT a pastry or cake?

Accepted Answer

bouillabaisse

Question 4

Which is the only Canadian province to be officially "bilingual"?

Accepted Answer

New Brunswick

Question 5

American pop star Akon spent much of his youth in what African francophone country?

Accepted Answer

Senegal

Question 6

In terms of population, this is the second largest city in France.

Accepted Answer

Marseilles

Question 7

What music genre is most closely associated with francophone Louisiana?

Accepted Answer

Zydeco

Question 8

Who is the official Head of State of Monaco, a francophone city-state on the French Riviera?

Accepted Answer

A prince

Question 9

What is the "Bac" or Baccalauréat?

Accepted Answer

an academic test

Question 10

What is the capital of francophone Haiti?

Accepted Answer

Port-au-Prince

Question 11

On Toussaint, many families in France decorate the graves of their loved ones with:

Accepted Answer

chrysanthemums

Question 12

What is a "souk"?

Accepted Answer

a marketplace

Question 13

What French engineer conceived the internal metal structure of the Statue of Liberty in New York?

Accepted Answer

Gustave Eiffel

Question 14

Which of these French designers is most associated with a creation called the "little black dress"?

Accepted Answer

Coco Chanel

Question 15

Which French author is most known for writing fables?

Accepted Answer

La Fontaine

Question 16

Which of the following is NOT considered a francophone country?

Accepted Answer

Nigeria

Question 17

Which French scientist discovered the vaccine against rabies?

Accepted Answer

Louis Pasteur

Question 18

The Lumière brothers are credited with inventing what?

Accepted Answer

movies

Question 19

Which of the following is NOT a city in Morocco, a country where French is spoken by many?

Accepted Answer

Kairouan

Question 20

"La Rentrée" or "back-to-school" is standardized in France at what level of government?

Accepted Answer

National

Question 21

Which of the following is NOT a cheese?

Accepted Answer

Beaujolais

Question 22

Where would you most likely find the dish called "poutine" on a local menu?

Accepted Answer

Québec

Question 23

Located in the French Alps, this city hosted the first ever winter Olympic games in 1924.

Accepted Answer

Chamonix

Question 24

What is "Vélib"?

Accepted Answer

a bicycle program

Question 25

Mali earned its independence from France in ____.

Accepted Answer

1960

2021 AATF National Francophone Cultural Trivia Contest Round 1, Level B (Intermediate/Advanced)

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2021 AATF National Francophone Cultural Trivia Contest Round 1, Level B (Intermediate/Advanced)

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