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1
When did the French host the World Cup of soccer?
1986
1995
1998
2002
2
Which French writer wrote the Three Musketeers?
Victor Hugo
Pierre Corneille
Alexandre Dumas
Marguerite Duras
3
How many rooms are in the palace of Fontainebleau?
1000
500
2000
800
4
Who is this artist?
Vanessa Paradis
Maître Gims
Patrick Bruel
Daft Punk
5
What movie is this?
Les choristes
La famille Bélier
Le huitième jour
Amélie
6
Who married Joséphine de Beauharnais?
Victor Hugo
Charles de Gaulle
Napoléon Bonaparte
Jean-François Moulin
7
What is the French delicacy
foie gras
?
Fattened frog legs
Cheese
Fattened paté
Fattened liver of duck
8
What was the original purpose of the Louvre?
None of the above.
It was the palace of the kings of France.
To preserve famous art.
It was the burial place for the Kings.
9
Most of France's olive oil comes from______.
Provence
Grasse
Paris
Marseille
10
Where is Napoleon's body today?
Hôtel des invalides
Island of St. Helena
Waterloo
Great Britain
11
Who is this singer?
Vanessa Paradis
Édith Piaf
Mireille Mathieu
Françoise Hardy
12
Which French city has the biggest carnival every year?
Cannes
Nice
Paris
Grasse
13
What is the region of Brittany known for?
Seafood and crêpes
Wine and crêpes
Seafood and wine
Beef and wine
14
Who was the queen of France at the time of the revolution?
Marguerite de Valois
Catherine de Médicis
Marie-Antoinette
Isabeau of Bavaria
15
Évian, Badoit and Vichy are French cities famous for what?
Perfume
Cheese
Designer clothing
Mineral water
16
Which musicians were prominent in the early 19th century?
Philidor and Chopin
Berlioz and Chopin
Berlioz and Philidor
Mozart and Beethoven
17
Who is this singer?
Christophe Maé
Jacques Brel
Corneille
Stromae
18
Which king of France is know as the Sun King?
Louis XVI
Henry V
Louis XIV
Charles VI
19
Which King built "le château de Chambord"?
Louis XII
Charles IX
François 1er
Henri III
20
What is the total population of France?
66 million
20 million
85 million
48 million
21
What was the profession of Zinedine Zidane?
Politician
Musician
Soccer player
Actor
22
What was
le Concorde
?
A 747 jumbo jet
A rocket
A supersonic commercial airplane
A train
23
What is Mona Lisa called in French?
La Joconde
La Madame
La Mona Lise
La Mademoiselle
24
What movie is this?
Le huitième jour
Amélie
Les misérables
Les choristes
25
Who was the first great writer in France?
Molière
Simone de Beauvoir
François Rabelais
Charles Perrault
26
When was the first French female prime minister, Edith Cresson appointed?
1971
1981
1991
2001
27
At what age did Louis XIV begin ruling France?
19
12
10
4
28
Who is this singer?
Alizée
Mylène Farmer
Vanessa Paradis
Céline Dion
29
_____'s work on radioactivity was the first step toward radiation treatment for cancer.
Simone de Beauvoir
Marie Curie
Sophie Marceau
Charles de Gaulle
30
Who is this singer?
Jacques Brel
Joe Dassin
Patrick Bruel
Christophe Maé
31
Which art movement do the painters Degas, Monet and Renoir belong to?
Fauvism
Surrealism
Impressionism
Expressionism
32
During which century did the French Renaissance take place?
15th
13th
14th
16th
33
What is
un petit beurre
?
A pie
A cheese
A cookie
A cake
34
Who led the movement to oppose the Nazi takeover of France?
Maréchal Pétain
Maréchal Leclerc
Charles de Gaulle
Louis Franchet
35
What was the profession of the man who invented Champagne?
Painter
Monk
Priest
Sculptor
36
Who was the first woman to fight for women's rights in the 19th century?
Lydia Becker
Hilda Climb
Hubertine Auclert
Cristina Belgiojoso
37
When did the allies land in Normandy?
March 6, 1944
May 6, 1944
June 6, 1944
July 6, 1944
38
What are the divisions in Paris called?
Les régions
Les arrondissements
Les divisions parisiennes
Les départements
39
What was the profession of Toulouse-Lautrec?
Writer
Composer
Cartoonist
Painter
40
Why were the first hot-air balloons known as montgolfières?
They were named after the kings of France.
They were named after the inventors.
In recognition of butterflies.
In recognition of the date of the initial flight
41
What is the longest river in France?
The Seine
The Garonne
The Rhône
The Loire
42
How tall is mont Blanc, the tallest mountain in Europe?
16,777 feet
13,223 feet
15,771 feet
19,770 feet
43
What is known as the oldest cheese in France?
Pouligny
Brie
Livarot
Camembert
44
Where in France is the Celtic influence still strong?
Auvergne and Alsace
Provence and Paris
Burgundy and Mauve
Normandy and Brittany
45
What is the popular fish stew that is served as a soup in the south of France?
Beurre Manié
Blanquettes
La ratatouille
La bouillabaisse
46
Which French president was responsible for the construction of the Louvre pyramid?
Alain Poher
Nicolas Sarkozy
Charles de Gaulle
François Mitterrand
47
What is the largest port of France?
Strasbourg
Nice
Rouen
Marseille
48
What is the Sorbonne?
A Paris amusement park
A Paris hotel
A Paris university
A Paris museum
49
What are
des oeufs sur le plat
?
Scrambled eggs
Boiled eggs
Fried eggs
Raw eggs
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What movie is this?
Le petit Nicolas
Les choristes
La haine
Amélie
