stud
bud
Sign up
Log in
Home
Library
Explore
SAT
More
French Club Trivia Flashcards | StudBud
Explore
/
French Club Trivia
French Club Trivia
71 terms
·
StudBud Administration
·
5 plays
A quiz on french culture based off of "Teacher's Discovery French Cultural Trivia" cards.
Flashcards
71 cards
F
Practice quiz
P
Host live
L
Questions
71
Answers
1
Where is the International Film Festival held?
Lyon
Cannes
Toulouse
Paris
2
Typically, where do French people prefer to die?
At home
The town they were born in
Anywhere, as long as it's awesome
At the hospital
3
What is a "station thermale"
a stove
geysers
an electric heater
mineral springs
4
What are "marrons-glacés"?
raspberry cookie like pastries
chocolate ice cream with peanuts
watercress and cheese
chestnuts in vanilla syrup
5
What is the name of the exam students must take at the end of their last year of school?
baccalauréat
université laval
FIAF
TEF
6
What kind of men were pictured on French money?
Politicians
Explorers
Writers
Artists
7
What nationality was Marie Antoinette?
Spanish
Austrian
Swiss
French
8
Who was Louis Lumière?
The man who invented the microscope
A famous cyclist
The man who invented moving pictures
The candle from Beauty and the Beast
9
Where would you find a "menhir"
Brittany
Paris
Lyon
Normandy
10
What profession did Jean Renoir have?
book publisher
engineer
painter
film direction
11
What city is at the mouth of the Seine
Birattiz
Montpellier
Cannes
Le Havre
12
Is the Tour de France a continuous ride?
yes
no
13
Which artist cut off his ear?
Vincent Van Gogh
Paul Cézanne
Edgar Degas
Claude Monet
14
What is a "minuterie"
a bag of tennis equipment
a timed light in an apartment building
a fat squirrel
the timer on a stove
15
In France which school is first?
l'ecole maternelle
l'ecole primaire
16
Who was Jacques Cartier?
an explorer
the man who invented the parachute
a physician
an Olympic skier
17
What is an "une mairie"
a clothing store
a town hall
a wedding chapel
a pastry shop
18
Which group of people planted the first grape vine in France?
The Persians
The Romans
The Aztecs
The Greeks
19
Where was George Simenon born?
Belgium
Morocco
Quebec
France
20
Who was Charlemagne's champion kinght?
Pierre
Alexis
Roland
Bob
21
Who is the patron saint of travelers?
Saint Francis
Saint Rosa
Saint Theresa
Saint Christophe
22
Which direction is Mont Blanc from Paris?
south
southeast
northwest
north
23
What kind of cider is Normandy known for?
apple
pomegranate
rhubarb
pear
24
Who married Joséphine Beauharnais?
Napoleon Dynamite
Alfred de Musset
Claude Monet
Napoléon Bonaparte
25
What is a "potage"
a soup
a flute
a boat
a type of cheese
26
What color are the markers for the easiest ski slopes?
yellow
blue
green
red
27
Where was the first French biscuit plant found?
Brittany
Aquitaine
Paris
Nantes
28
Who is Guignol?
a doctor
a famous puppet
the man who invented clogging
an actor
29
Whom did Madame de Sévigné write to in the 17th century
her son
her father
her daughter
her husband
30
What sport does Bernard Hinault excel in?
skiing
volley ball
football
bicycling
31
Where would you see a "bouquiniste"
in smaller towns
near museums
they move around
along the Seine
32
Which month are grapes gathered
May
August
September
March
33
What is the largest port in France?
Marseille
Sete
Camaret
Izon
34
What can be found at Fontainebleau?
a park
a battle field
a palace
a garden
35
Who wrote "Gargantua et Pantagruel?"
Volitaire
François Rabelais
Gustave Flaubert
Victor Hugo
36
What are "santons"
nativity scene figures
a french pastry
Christmas ornaments
Christmas carolers
37
Who stayed at the Château d'If?
Coco Chanel
Count of Monte Cristo
André the Giant
Napoleon III
38
Which crime was Mme de la Voisin executed for?
stealing
poisoning
torture
wearing a skirt that showed her ankles
39
What kind of musician was Debussy?
heavy metal
folk
classical
impressionist
40
What is a "tisane"
an ancient medicine
an herbal tea
a hiking boot
a sunny day
41
What borders France to the North?
Spain, Andorra, Portugal
English Channel, Belgium, Luxembourg
Italy, Monaco, Mediterranean Sea
Germany, Switzerland, The Czech Republic
42
What percentage of the French are raised Catholic?
32%
75%
87%
90%
43
What would you find on a Colonne Morris
art
advertisements
news
motivational quotes
44
What was Voltaire's profession?
author of satire
poet
chemical engineer
impressionist painter
45
What kind of factory is located at Blois?
vacuum cleaner
pastry
makeup
chocolate
46
What profession of Louis Jourdan?
engineer
painter
actor
musician
47
Which body of water is to the WEST of France?
The Mediterranean Sea
The Atlantic Ocean
The Pacific Ocean
The Baltic Sea
48
What was the profession of the man who invented champagne?
king
cobbler
doctor
monk
49
In what region are the caves of Lascaux?
Brittany
Pays de la Loire
French Alps
Aquitaine
50
What is the nickname for the French flag?
la bannière
le tricolore
le drapeau
les couleurs
51
Who is Astérix' dog?
Idéfix
Obélix
Pierre
Chien
52
Which province did d'Artagnon of "The Three Musketeers" come from?
Auvergne
Gascony
Alsace
Lorraine
53
What is the northernmost mountain range in France?
Les Alps
Le Massif Central
Les Cévennes
Les Vosges
54
What material is a coiffe made of?
Lace
Chiffon
Silk
Cotton
55
How many miles are in 80 kilometers
80
50
25
100
56
How many centimes are in a franc?
5
200
100
50
57
What is a "jeton"
jets in a hot tub
broom
lounge chair
token for a pay phone
58
Where were the first Winter Olympics held
Nice, France
Lille, France
Paris, France
Chamonix, France
59
Which province was Joan of Arc from?
Aquitaine
Lorraine
Normandy
Burgundy
60
Which is NOT an animal that runs wild on the Camargue?
flamingoes
black bulls
bison
white horses
61
Near which kind of tree would you find truffles?
maple
spruce
pine
oak
62
Who led the Romans into France in 52 BC?
Alexander the Great
Julius Caesar
Genghis Khan
Mark Antony
63
Which came first?
Classical Period
Renaissance Period
64
Where is the Hall of Mirrors?
Versailles
Le Musée d'Orsay
Le Centre Pompidou
Louvre
65
What was the favorite activity of François I?
archery
hunting
painting
writing
66
Who won the Nobel Prize for physics in 1903?
Plato and Socrates
Marie and Pierre Curie
Albert Einstein
Niels Bohr
67
What is a "sabot"
a type of scaffolding
a wooden shoe
a paintbrush
on oboe
68
What is a French high school called?
lycée
collège
l'ecole maternelle
l'ecole primarie
69
What is meant by francophony?
Tourists
People who can't speak French
French people who don't live in France
French-speaking countries
70
Who was the cardinal who served a regent for Louis XIII?
Baudelaire
Richelieu
Mona Lisa
Queen Catherine
71
Which century was Jean Fouquet considered the greatest painter?
16th
14th
17th
15th
