Final Exam Culture

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Besancon

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city in France where they make clocks and watches (horlogerie et montres)

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Limoges

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city in France where they make china (porcelain de luxe)

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Grenoble

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city in France where they make gloves (gants)

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Baccarat

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city in France where they make jewelry (crystallerie)

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Aubusson

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city in France where they make rugs (tapis)

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Alencon

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city in France where they make lace (dentelles)

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Chanel, Dior, Saint-Laurent

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name 3 French perfume companies

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Renault, Peugeut-Citroen

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name 2 French car companies

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Givenchy, Trigere, Chanel

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name 3 French fashion (haute couture) designers

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Le Louvre

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museum in France where the Mona Lisa (la Jaconde) is

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le ble

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how do you say wheat in French

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le terre

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how do you say soil in French

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le ble (wheat)

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this is the fundamental food of the French

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viticulture

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how do you say winemaking in French

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l'acier

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how do you say steel in French

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6th

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where does France rate on global steel production

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500

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how many different cheeses does France produce

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brie, camembert, roquefort, roblechon

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name four French cheeses

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80%

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how much of France's power is nuclear

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TGV, Concorde, Chunnel

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name 3 French commercial / industrial achievements

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Paris

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this city is the world capital of fashion

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haute couture

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how do you say fashion in French

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Les Tuileries, Le Jardin de Luxembourg

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name 2 famous public gardens in France

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Sacre-Coeur

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this church is located on Montmartre in France

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Le Place de la Concorde

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this is a public plaza in Paris where Marie Antoinette was guillotined

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l'Arc de Triomphe

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this is an arch on the Champs-Elysees that Napoleon built to celebrate his victory

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La Bastille

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this is a famous prison in France that has a day named after it

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Le Quartier Latin

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this is a section of Paris where lots of historical sites and buildings can be found

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Le Pantheon

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this is a museum in which Voltaire, Hugo, Rousseau, and Zola are buried; it is also called "Westminster Abbey" of France

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arondissements

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what are the 20 sections called that Paris is divided into

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La Conciergerie

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this is a prison in Paris where Marie Antoinette was held

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La Sorbonne

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this is the oldest part of the University of Paris

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le metro, le RER, l'autobus

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name three types of French public transportation

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Nancy

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this French city was the ancient capital of Lorraine

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Avignon

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this French city is a historical town on the Rhone named for the Pope's palace

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Lyon

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this French city is at the joining of the Rhone and the Saone, and is the 3rd largest city in France

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Nimes

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this French city is the home of the "Pont de Gard," an ancient Roman aquaduct

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Nice

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this is the largest city in the French Riviera, near Cannes

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Nantes

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this is a very important French port city, and is a center of agricultural industry

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Marseille

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this is the largest port in France, at the mouth of the Rhone

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Carcassonne

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this city is a great example of an old fortified town from the Middle Ages

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Toulouse

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this city is a center of industry and commerce, called the "ville rose," and home of Airbus Industries

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Chamonix

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this is an important city for skiing and climbing, and is the home of Mont Blanc

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Les Gaulois, Les Celtes

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what were the earliest French people called

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Cesar

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this person was a Roman general who tried to invade France

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Vercingetorix

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this person was a French hero who defeated Cesar

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Louis XIV

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this person was called the "Sun King," and said "I am the state."

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Charlemagne

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the Song of Roland was written about this person

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Jacques Cartier

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this person claimed Canada for France

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La Fayette

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this person helped the US in the American Revolution

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Jacques Chirac

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this person was a French president in 1995 and 2002

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Samuel de Champlain

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this person founded Quebec

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Martel

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this person was Charlemagne's grandfather, he won the Battle of Tours, and was a great military leader

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Georges Pompidou

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this person was a French president in 1969, and has a museum in Paris named after him

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Robespierre

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this person was the "chef de la Terreur," leader during the Reign of Terror

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Marquette

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this person explored the Great Lakes

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Louis XV

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this person was not a good king, and was pretty much the cause for the French Revolution

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Richelieu

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this person established the Academie Francaise

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Jeanne d'Arc

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this person was "la Pucelle d'Orleans"

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Francois Ier

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this person ruled France during the Renaissance

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La Salle

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this person explored the Mississippi River and the Gulf of Mexico

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Louis XVI

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this person didn't know how to rule, so the people lost their respect for him and killed him

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Louis IX

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this person was a very good Christian king in 13th century France, called Saint Louis

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Marat

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this person was a journalist and politician in the French Revolution, and was assassinated

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Henri IV

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this person issued the Edict of Nantes, which gave Protestants religious rights, and was the first Bourbon king

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Charles VII

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this person was helped by Jeanne d'Arc during the 100 Year's War

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Clovis

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this person was a French king who established Christianity as the state religion

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Charles X

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this person was king during the French Revolution

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Josephine

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this person was Napoleon's wife

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La Corse

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this was where Napoleon was born

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Mont Blanc

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this is the tallest mountain in Europe

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Napoleonic Code, l'education, le gouvernement, les routes

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name four things Napoleon did to contribute to society

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Trois-Ilets

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where was Napoleon's wife born

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France, Canada, USA, Laos, Vietnam, Cambodia, Egypt, D.R. Congo, Cote d'Ivoir, Switzerland, Belgium, Brasil

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name 12 countries where French is spoken

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Cambodia, Vietnam

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name 2 Asian countries where French is spoken

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more than 40

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how many countries use French for all their communication

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provinces

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what is France divided into

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jazz, club, cool, jogging, weekend

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name 5 English words that the French have borrowed

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Texas

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what US state is France about the size of

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La Manche

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this body of water separates France from England

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hexagon

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what shape is France

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65,000,000

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how many inhabitants does France have

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Provence

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The French Riviera is found in what French province

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le provencal in the middle of France, le breton in Bretagne, le basque in the Pyrenees, le bas-allemand in Alsace

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what are the 4 main dialects spoken in France, and where are they spoken