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1
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What are DOM-TOM

A

The Oversea departments/Oversea territories

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2
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Name 2 European Countries (other than France Where French is widely spoken

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Switzerland & Belgium

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3
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Name 1 African country where French is widely understood

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Algeria

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4
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In which Canadian province is French the main language

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Quebec

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5
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What is the official French name for the country known in English as the Ivory Coast

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Côte d’Ivoire

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6
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In which ocean would you find the island of La Réunion

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Indian Ocean

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7
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In which island archipelago are Guadeloupe and Martinique

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Caribbean Islands

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8
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Off which major coast would you find St Pierre and Miquelon

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Newfoundland

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9
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In which year was the French Revolution

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1789

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10
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Where was Napoléon Bonaparte born

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Ajjacio

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11
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What were the 3 famous watchwords of the revoution

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Liberté, égalité, fraternité

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12
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Who was known as the Sun King

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Louis XIV

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13
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What is France’s Largest port

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Marseille-Fos Port

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14
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Which remakable offshore island with an abbey at its summit is to be found at the border between Normandy and Brittany

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Mont St Michael

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15
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Which river flows through the cities of Rouen and Paris

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Seine

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16
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In which French seaside town would you see ‘La Promedade des Anglais

A

Nice

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17
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What is the title of France’s daily sports paper

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L’Équipe

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18
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What is Paris match

A

A French weekly magazine

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19
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Which French actor is also famous for his nose

A

Gérard Depardieu

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20
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Who famously sang ‘je ne regrette rien’

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Edith Piaf

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21
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Name the 3 Musketeers

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Athos, Porthos, Aramis

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22
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What is otherwise known as ‘the seventh art’ in French

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The cinema

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23
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Who wrote ‘Les Miserable

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Victor Hugo

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24
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In which style did Sisley, Manet and Morrissot paint

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Impressionism

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25
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Which southern city is renowned for ‘cassoulet’

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Languedoc

26
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What type of fondue is a ‘Fondue Savoyarde’

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Cheese Fondue

27
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What is the speciality of Epernay

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Champagne

28
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Which country do French Fries come from

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Belgium

29
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What are ‘cuisses de grenouille’

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Frog Legs

30
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What is famously manufactured in Dijon

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Mustard

31
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What are ‘bêtises de Cambrai’

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A French Boiled Sweet

32
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What is a ‘galette des rois’ and when would you see it

A

King Cake, 6th January

33
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When were the olympics first held in France

A

1900

34
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Where is France’s annual 24 hour motor race held

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Le Mans

35
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In a Football game, if you were ‘hors jeu’, where would you be

A

Offside

36
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Where does the Tour de France always finish

A

Paris

37
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Who wears a ‘maillot jaune’

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The overall time leader

38
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What is the symbol of French sport

A

The Gallic Rooster

39
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Which sport is played at Roland Garros

A

Tennis

40
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What is ‘alpinisme’

A

Mountaineering

41
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dans le plus simple appareil

A

In the nude

42
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nous ne sommes pas sortis de l’auberge

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We are not out of the woods

43
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être barbant

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To be boring

44
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faire chou blanc

A

To draw blank

45
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dur de la feuille

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To have hearing problems

46
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avoir le mal du pays

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To be homesick

47
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avoir la puce à l’oreille

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To be suspicious

48
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tomber sur un os

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Break a bone

49
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se taper la cloche

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To eat very well

50
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un temps de chien

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Its bad weather

51
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Thierry Henry

52
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Jean Reno

53
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Gérard Depardieu

54
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Juliette Binoche

55
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Édith Piaf

56
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Obelix

57
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Raymond Blanc

58
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François Hollande

59
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Jo Wilfried Tsonga

60
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A

MC Solaar

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