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100

what is dinde rotie?

roast turkey

100

What song would we call 'douce nuit' in English?

Silent Night

100

France lost the WC final yesterday, but who won the golden boot award for most goals?

Kylian Mbappe

100
Where is the 2024 Olympics taking place?
Paris
100

T/F France's population is the biggest in Europe

False (Germany)

200

what is buche de Noel?

Christmas log

200

T / F - if people go to Church at midnight on Dec 24, they come home and have a meal called 'reveillon'

True

200

the treaty at the end of WW2 was signed where?

a) Lyon b) Versailles c) Nice

b) Versailles

200

Who is the French National Football Manager

a) Zinedine Zidane b) Didier Deschamps c) Laurent Blanc

b) Didier Deschamps

200

T/F The Channel in French is called 'the sleeve'

True (La Manche

300

foie gras is what?

a) cow intestine b) duck / goose liver c) horse tongue

c) duck / goose liver

300

In what year did France first decorate a 'sapin de Noel'?

a) 1505 b) 1605 c) 1705

b) 1605

300

From toe to tip, how high is La Tour Eiffel?

a) 330m b) 350m c) 400m

a) 330m

300

Petanque is also known as what sport?

Boules

300

Petit Chaperon Rouge is what fairy tale in English

Red Riding Hood

400
French people may eat 'huitres' on Dec 24, what is this in English?

a) oysters b) buttered croutons c) 8 grapes

a) oysters

400

where did the first Christmas celebration take place in France?

a) Reims b) Paris c) Bordeaux

a) Reims

400

How many arrondissements (suburbs) are there in Paris?

a) 15 b) 18 c) 20

c) 20

400

a velodrome would be used for which sport?

Cycling

400

What are three time phrases for the present, past and future tense in French?

As necessary
500

dauphinois is dish comprised of cheese and what?

a) leeks b) potatoes c) bread

b) potatoes

500

Which city has the oldest Christmas market?

a) Paris b) Marseille c) Strasbourg

c) Strasbourg

500

The Louvre houses which famous painting? The name of the painting is a woman's name (+100 for the artist)

Mona Lisa

500
What symbol is often seen on French sports kits?

cockerel

500

Who is the current French President?

Emmanuel Macron

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