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French Culture

Total questions: 28

Worksheet time: 22mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Paris monuments

a)

1.

la Tour Eiffel

b)

2.

l'Arc de Triomphe

c)

3.

la cathédrale Notre-Dame

d)

4.

la Basilique Sacre Coeur

2.

Label the rivers of France.

3.

Label the mountain ranges of France.

4.

Label the major cities of France.

5.

Label the French pastries.

a)

1.

éclair

b)

2.

pain au chocolat

c)

3.

millefeuille/napoléon

d)

4.

Paris-Brest

6.

Label the traditional French dishes.

a)

1.

la ratatouille

b)

2.

le boeuf bourgignon

c)

3.

le cassoulet

d)

4.

le croque-monsieur

e)

5.

la bouillabaisse

7.

Label the French desserts.

a)

1.

les crêpes

b)

2.

la mousse au chocolat

c)

3.

la tarte tatin

d)

4.

le clafoutis

e)

5.

la crème brûlée

8.

What is the national bird of France?

a)

le coq sportif

b)

l'aigle

c)

le pigeon

d)

l'oie

9.

What is the name of the French anthem ?

a)

La Marseillaise

b)

La danse des canards

c)

La vie en rose

d)

L'hymne à la joie

10.

Label the castles of France.

a)

1.

Versailles

b)

2.

Chenonceau

c)

3.

Chambord

d)

4.

Amboise

e)

5.

Chinon

11.

Who was the most famous Gallic leader, was born in Auvergne in approximately 80 BC. After heading multiple battles to unify Gaul, he beat Caesar in Gergovie in 52 BC before leading his troops to Alesia?

a)

Vercingetorix

b)

Asterix

c)

Atilla the Hun

d)

Genghis Khan

12.

Who was praised for having restored the great Western Empire and for decreeing a free school system?

a)

Charlemagne

b)

Louis XIV

c)

Emmanuel Macron

d)

Napoleon

13.

What French king, was known as Saint Louis, and in 1248, he inaugurated the Sainte-Chapelle on Paris' Île de la Cité, a sacred lieu destined to house the holy relics of Jesus acquired by the King?

a)

Louis IX

b)

Louis XIV

c)

Louie Louie

d)

Lorenzo

14.

in 1425, who was a young peasant girl in Lorraine received a message from Archangel Michael? He bid her to lead the Dauphin to Reims to have him crowned, and to push the English out of France.

a)

Miss Baird

b)

Jeanne d'Arc

c)

Marie Antoinette

d)

Edith Piaf

15.

Who was a political and military leader that rose to prominence during the period of the French Revolution? He was born in Corsica, soon after the annexation of the island. Upon serving in the French army, he quickly rose in the ranks.

a)

Napoleon

b)

Louis XIV

c)

Charles de Gaulle

d)

Mr Zeller

16.

The King of France from 1643 until his passing in 1715, his reign (also known as the Sun King or Louis the Great) was the longest recorded of any monarch in the history of a sovereign nation. His model of France symbolized Europe’s age of absolutism, as he surrounded himself with a vast array of important political, cultural, and military people.

a)

Louis IX

b)

Louis XIV

c)

Louis XVI

d)

Louis XX

17.

She was the last queen of France and wife of Louis XVI before the French Revolution. She was of Austrian origins and was suspected to have favored Austria, one of France’s biggest enemies at that time.

Known for her lavish spending, rumored promiscuity and alleged illegitimate children, she was imprisoned and killed by guillotine when the French monarchy fell in 1793.

a)

Marie Antoinette

b)

Jeanne d'Arc

c)

Coco Chanel

d)

Edith Piaf

18.

He was a statesmen and army officer responsible for leading the French people against the regime of Nazi Germany during World War II, and the chairman of the Provisional Government of the French Republic that worked to restore democracy in the country.

a)

Charles de Gaulle

b)

Emmanuel Macron

c)

Louis XIV

d)

Napoleon

19.

He was an innovative painter known for establishing the impressionist genre, an artistic approach observed as modernism’s precursor, particularly in his methods of painting nature on perception alone. Across his career, he was considered the most prolific and consistent practitioner of this philosophy.

a)

Claude Monet

b)

Vincent van Gogh

c)

Leonardo da Vinci

d)

Pablo Picasso

20.

She was a chemist and physicist known as a pioneer in the field of research for radioactivity. The first woman to ever be awarded a Nobel Prize in a co-win with her husband, she was also the first woman to ever become a professor for the University of Paris

a)

Marie Curie

b)

Marie Antoinette

c)

Jeanne d'Arc

d)

Celine Dion

21.

With a literary career spanned over 60 years, he was an influential poet, essayist, dramatist, novelist, and playwright of the Romantic movement. His work was abundant in a wide array of genres including lyrics, epics, epigrams, history, political speeches, diaries, satires, and novels, to name several.

The two most notable works in the history of his writing include 1862’s Les Miserables and 1831’s The Hunchback of Notre-Dame.

a)

Victor Hugo

b)

Neil Gaiman

c)

Stephen King

d)

Mr Chinappi

22.

A stunning performer noted as the national singer of France and a renowned international star, her music was mostly autobiographical, implementing torch ballads and realistic songs above sorrow, love, and loss. Two of her most famous songs included La Vie en Rose and Non, Je Ne Regrette Rien.

a)

Edith Piaf

b)

Celine Dion

c)

Aya Nakamura

d)

Sabrina Carpenter

23.

He is a former professional footballer who served as a midfield attacker and is one of the more recent coaches of Real Madrid. Considered one of the greatest players in the history of the sport, he demonstrated elegance for his ability to control the ball as a playmaker.

a)

Zinedine Zidane

b)

Kylian Mbappe

c)

Alexi Lalas

d)

Morgan Rapinoe

24.

He was microbiologist and chemist best known for uncovering the principles behind the innovative techniques of vaccination, pasteurization, and fermentation. These remarkable breakthroughs in research led to the understanding of the preventions of diseases as well as their causes which established the foundations of public health, along with hygiene and modern medicine.

a)

Louis Pasteur

b)

Bill Nye the Science Guy

c)

Alfred Einstein

d)

Marie Curie

25.

He was an explorer, naval officer, filmmaker, and conservationist, whose research primarily focused on marine biology. He is known for co-developing the Aqua-Lung, the very first self-contained, open-circuit apparatus that allowed one to breathe underwater, now called a scuba.

a)

Jacques Cousteau

b)

Nemo

c)

Steve Irwing

d)

Napoleon

26.

Which French fashion designer is credited with revolutionizing women's fashion in the early 20th century, introducing the little black dress and popularizing comfortable, elegant styles?

a)

Edith Piaf

b)

Coco Chanel

c)

Marie Curie

d)

Claude Monet

27.

He was a renowned French philosopher and mathematician, famous for the statement 'I think, therefore I am.' His work laid the foundation for modern philosophy and analytical geometry.

a)

Napoleon

b)

Victor Hugo

c)

Louis Pasteur

d)

René Descartes

28.

Which French aviator and writer is best known for his novella 'The Little Prince' and for his pioneering flights across the Atlantic and Sahara?

a)

Antoine de Saint-Exupéry

b)

Zinedine Zidane

c)

Jacques Cousteau

d)

Charles de Gaulle