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How many people live in Haute-Normandie?
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1,710,000
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more than a million
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Name the two departments of Haute-Normandie.
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l'Eure and la Seine-Maritime
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one starts with E and the other with S and M
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What is the capital of Haute-Normandie?
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Rouen
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like the duck
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How many departments are in Champagne-Ardenne? What are their names?
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four,
les Ardennes l'Aube la Haute-Marne la Marne |
gardens
lobe oat marnnnn oatless marn |
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What is the capital of Champagne-Ardenne?
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Chalons sur Marne
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some on something
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Name a sport popular in Bourgogne.
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Rugby
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its like football almost
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How many people live in Bourgogne?
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1,610,000
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alot
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There are four regions in Bourgogne, name them.
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Cote d'Or
Nievre Saone et Loire Yonne |
side of something
like fever but note river and river and a singer |
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What mountain range is in Bourgogne?
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Massif Du Morvan
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sounds like moooooooooooorrrrrreeeeeee VAN
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What is the capital of Bourgogne?
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Dijon
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pardon me but do you have some?
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The source of what river is in Bourgogne?
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the Seine
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it starts with S
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The oldest church, located in Bourgogne, is called...
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Abbeye de Fondaney
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Abbeye of something
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Who presented Nord/Pas-de-Calais
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Megan B.
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she's super chouette!
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How many people live in Nord/Pas-de-Calais
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3,930,000
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super a lot
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Nord/Pas-de-Calais has two regions, what are they?
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le Nord and Pas-de-Calais
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break it down... hehe
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What is the capital of Nord/Pas-de-Calais?
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Lille
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like lily but not quite
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They drink beer and play with giant wicker costumes...who are they?
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Nord/Pas-de-Calais ...ans yeah
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think Megan B.
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If you were to go birdwatching, in France, but also close to England, and Belgium, where would you go?
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Nord/Pas-de-Calais
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well it's really an opinionated question
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Poitou-Charentes has generally what type of cheese?
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soft cheeses and moldy cheeses
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mmm tasty
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There are a lot of ____________ artifacts in Poitou-Charentes.
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Roman Artifacts
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it's someone who likes to invade
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Poitou-Charentes is known for what type of alcoholic beverage?
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Cognac
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it's spelt funny, hehe
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How many people live in Poitou-Charentes?
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1,600,000
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hmmm
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If you were to compare Poitou-Charente and Rochester, what would you find that was similiar
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the limestone
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ok i might have made this up?
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Name the four regions of Poitou-Charentes.
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Charente
Charente-Maritime Deux-Sevres Vienne |
one is kinda like a cookie
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What is the capital of Poitou-Charentes?
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Poitiers
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like people who pot things...but probably not
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Rhone-Alpes has eight regions, try naming them all!
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Ain
Ardeche Drome Haute-Savoie Isere Loire Rhone Savoie |
just throw some rivers out there
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What famous mountain is located in the Rhone-Alpes?
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Mont Blanc
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the white mountain
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What is the capital of Rhone-Alpes?
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Lyon
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its a cat :)
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Skiing is popular in Rhone-Alpes but so is another unique activity, what is it?
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Sppppllluuuuuuunking (I think that's how it's spelt) in the caves that is
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it's DARK
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They have these little arch way things called Traboules (i think) that they used to carry silk under, but then were used as hiding(?) places in WWI or WWII or both?
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Rhone-Alpes
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RA
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Basse-Normandie has three departments, feel free to name them.
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Calvados
Manche Orne |
(is that a food?)
(like handle...or sea?) (like... a bird?) |
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What is the capital of Basse-Normandie?
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Caen
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of soup
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Basse-Normandie's architecture may be classified as...
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Norman Gothic
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a guy in black
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There is a little island, so to speak, off of Basse-Normandie, and it has monks in it, and lots of people visit there, and apparently is super pretty and they have omlets that rock, what is it...
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Mont St. Michel
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omlets, hmm
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Two big industries in Basse-Normandie are...
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Iron mines and textiles
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digging stuff and sewing
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It's a big island with issues... and a funny capital by the name of Ajaccio...
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Corse
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like a horse
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Ile-de-France or...
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Paris and other places around Paris
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the center
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There are eight, yes, eight regions in Ile-de-France what are they?
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Essonne
Hauts-de-Seine Seine-et-Marne Seine-Saint-Denis Val-de-Marne Val d'Oise Ville de Paris Yvelines |
something
river river person river valley bird? valley Paris a forest? |
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Who went to fast to take any notes, and what region did he do?
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Eric and Ile-de-France
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someone who needs sleep :) hehe and a place with Paris
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If you were in Languedoc-Roussillon, how many times would you kiss somebody?
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3
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more than 2 but less than 4
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Who lived in Languedoc-Roussillon
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Joe
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His name does not rhyme with this region
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In Languedoc-Roussillon snow makes people...
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crazy? panic? happy?
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all of the above
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There are 300+ days of sunshine in this region.
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Languedoc-Roussillon.
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where snow makes people crazy
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Rosemary and Thyme are popular herbs in the dishes served in ...
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Languedoc-Roussillon
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LR
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First comes snails
then comes fish then comes the main dish with lots of sauce and herbs thats not all, thats not all then you get some cheese and then... in Languedoc-Roussillon you get |
dessert
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not the sandy desert but...
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In this region, (apparently?) guys pee leisurely in the town streets...
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Languedoc-Roussillon
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they also like marbles and boule
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