French culture
Quiz on French culture.
by afglasgow
20 issues
1. What's the name of the actual French president ?
a François Hollande
b Nicolas Sarkozy
c François Miterrand
2. Which animal is the emblem of France ?
a Rooster
b Frog
c Eagle
3. What is the name of the French Rugby team ?
a Roosters
b Les Bleus
c Le Quinze de France
4. Which game invented in France is played with a set of steel balls and a jack ?
a Le molki
b La pétanque
c La marelle
5. Who wrote Les Misérables ?
a Alphonse Daudet
b Albert Camus
c Victor Hugo
d Molière
6. Which one of these artists is not French ?
a Rone
b Gesaffelstein
c The Avener
d Stromae
7. Which river does not flow in France ?
a Le Rhone
b La Saone
c Le Danube
d La Loire
8. Which city is called "City of Lights" ?
a Angers
b Paris
c Lyon
9. How many type of cheese are produced in France ?
a 200
b 300
c 400
10. Which ingredient would you add to turn a croque Monsieur into a Croque Madame?
a Salad
b Onion
c Egg
d Tomato
11. What is the motto of France ?
a Liberté, Fraternité, Égalité
b Fraternité,Liberté,égalité
c Pain,vin,fromage
d Liberté, Égalité, Fraternité
12. What is the official residence of the French President ?
a Le Louvre
b L'Arc de Triomphe
c Le Sacré-coeur
d L'Élysée
13. What type of court is the French Open tennis tournament held on?
a Wooden court
b Clay court
c Grass court
14. From which city will the Tour de France depart this year ?
a Dusseldorf
b Strasbourg
c Paris
d Marseille
15. Who wrote «Les trois mousquetaires» (The Three Musketeers) " ?
a Gérard Depardieu
b Alexandre Dumas
c Honoré de Balzac
16. Marie-Antoinette was the wife of ...
a Louis XIV
b Louis XV
c Louis XVI
17. Which city is furthest to the south ?
a Tours
b Amiens
c Lyon
18. Who was Vercingétorix ?
a The leader of the Gauls against Caesar
b A XIXth Century singer
c A character in a popular comic strip
19. Which State of USA was once a French colony ?
a Texas
b Louisiana
c California
20. What are the two main ingredients to make a "coq au vin" ?
a Chicken and cheese
b Lamb and wine
c Chicken and wine