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14th July 2014

 

1.Food 

  1. What are the main ingredients in  « cassoulet » ? beans & sausages
  2. The Lorraine region has given its name to which dish ?  quiche lorraine
  3. The cocktail « kir royale » is traditionally made with champagne and which liqueur ? blackcurrant liqueur/creme de cassis
  4. Roquefort is made from the milk of which animal ? sheep
  5. During the French revolution it was called the « Equality Cake » but this galette got its former  name - the name used nowadays - back quite quickly. What is its name now ?  La galette des rois
  6. In the ingredients list for a recipe you often see the abbreviations « cc » and « cs ». What do they mean ? (Sometimes they are written  « càc » and  « càs »).  coffee spoon  and soup spoon
  7. What type of fruit is the Concorde ?  The Doyenne du Comice or the William is used as a pollinator but not the Beurre Bosc.   pear
  8. How many tons of snails do French people eat per year ? ? 10,000, 20,000, 30,000 or 40,000 ?
  9. André Tessonière established one of the first French restaurants in NZ in New Plymouth.  His restaurant was called  Andre’s _ ESCARGOT.
  10. Thomas Dietz produces ready to eat French dishes such as   bœuf bourguignon,  poulet basquais and agneau provençal  for certain NZ supermarkets.

 

 5.Current Events

  1. Which French group won 5 Grammy Awards and beat Lorde in the “best  album of the year” category? DAFT PUNK
  2. A section of which bridge across the Seine collapsed recently? Pont des Arts with the locks attached
  3. The runway model who paraded for Jean Paul Gaultier this year came from which small Bay of Plenty town ?  And what is her name ?  Danielle from Kawarau
  4. Which invention won the Concours Lepine this year ? baguette vending machine
  5. Which type of shop has been able, for the last few months, to open in France on a Sunday? DIY shops
  6. Who presided over the jury for the Festival de Cannes 2014 ? Jane Campion
  7. Which former President of France has been detained and questioned for « corruption active » ? Sarkozy
  8. Which company is presenting « Totem » in  Auckland at the moment ?  Cirque de Soleil
  9. Which famous couple’s marriage certificate will soon be going up for auction ? Napoleon & Josephine
  10. In France, not long ago, John Key laid a wreath in honour of those who died in the Normandy landings. Which British cemetery did he go to and what was the date of his visit?  Bayeux  6th June

 

 3.Multiple Choice Questions  QCM+

Multiple choice questions

  1. On the roof of the Opéra de Paris, they have installed  
    1. Solar panels   b.  advertizing panels   c.   beehives   d.  spotlights

 

  1. In French, Enid Blyton’s Noddy is called
    1. Clo-clo      b.  Oui-oui      c.   Do-do     d.  Toc-toc.

 

  1. Which of the following statements is not true ? Gustave Eiffel  was
    1. dyslexic           b.  acrophobic      c.   an architecte       d.  born in Paris.

 

  1. The last flight of the Concorde took place in
    1. 2001      b.  2003      c.   2004     d. 2006.

 

  1. There are approximately   _________ French companies established in N-Z.
    1. 30      b.  50      c.   70     d.  90

 

  1. The French author who refused to accept a Nobel Prize for Literature is

a. Jean-Paul Sartre      b.  Jules Verne      c.   Victor Hugo     d.  Albert Camus.

 

  1. An «  aptéryx » is
    1. a  kiwi               b.  a bird in an Astérix book   c.   Obélix’s dog     d.  a dinosaur

 

  1. How many locks are there along the Canal du Midi?
    1. 51      b.  59      c.   65     d.  72 +.

 

  1. The international telephone code for France is
    1. 32   b.   33       c. 41   d.  687

 

  1.  The “beaujolais nouveau” is released on the third
    1. Wednesday   b.  Thursday     c.  Friday     d.   Saturday        of November.

 

4.Miscellaneous

  1. What is traditionally done on Tousaints Day ? It’s a public holiday. Visit & tidy gravestones
  2. 2.       At the library – under what number in the Dewey system would you find books about the French language? 420 
  3. What was the full first name of the boy from Pondicherry who found himself shipwrecked and on a boat with a tiger? Piscine from the Life of Pi
  4. Do you know of a Paris myth or legend Paris that has inspired afilm/book/opera? Hunchback of Notre Dame/Phantom of the opera
  5. On a French keyboard, which letter of the alphabet takes the place of the A on an English keyboard ? Q
  6. Which town in France has the oldest Christmas Market ?  Strasbourg
  7. Who accompanied Phileas Fogg in his voyage around the world in 80 days ? Passepartout
  8. The « aqueduc »  carries water.  But  what does the « oléoduc » carry ? oil - oil pipe line
  9. Who is buried under the Arc de triomphe in Paris ? unknown soldier
  10. From 2015, each house in France must be equipped with smoke detecters .

 

 

6.Sport

  1. How many countries is the Tour de France going through this year ?  4
  2. Who will be wearing the yellow jersey at the start of tonight’s stage ?  Gallopin
  3. What colour is the jersy worn by the best climber in the Tour de France?  white with red spots
  4. Which team was responsable for the elimination of France from the Football World Cup ?  Germany
  5. The «  jeu de paume « was the predecesor of which sport ?  tennis
  6. How many points do you need to win at pétanque ?   13
  7. Near which French town has the biggest car endurance race been held each year since 1923 ?  Le Mans
  8. Which famous NZ champion tennis player is buried in France? Anthony Wilding
  9. Who is the French national who coaches the tennis player Andy Murray ? Amelie Mauresmo
  10. The Marathon de Paris starts off from which avenue each year? (The next one is on 12th April 2015, if you are interested…)  Champs Elysee

 

7. Places & People & Things

  1. www.legorafi.fr  is …. ? a French satirical website
  2. You hear the phrase « les jeux sont faits » in  …… ? casino
  3. You hear the question « quoi de neuf ? » when……. ? meeting a person & asking "what's new?"
  4. Menton is well known because ……. ? Katherine Mansfield /Lemon festival
  5. An « orange alert » indicates  …. ? very bad weather coming
  6. Oradour-sur-Glane is well known because…… ? almost the whole village was massacred in WW2
  7. Julie Gayet is well known because ………. French President's girlfriend
  8. Le Prix Goncourt is  …… a literary prize
  9. Arnaud Sabard  is the man who ………married Hayley Westenra
  10. In France, the emergency telephone number is ……….112
  11. La Sorbonne is………oldest French university & in Paris
  12. In which season do you hear talk of the “bison futé” ? summer- traffic jam reports
  13. « boulot » and « métro » are followed by ………….dodo
  14. Gaia, the one from French Guyana, is  ……….spaceship investigating the Milky Way
  15. In France they go to Le Bon Coin ;  in  N-Z  we go to  ………..Trade Me
  16. Anne Hidalgo is well known because …………current & first female Mayor of Paris
  17. With a « papillote », you ……………..cook food (in foil) or curl your hair
  18. Agen is known for ……………prunes

 

 

8. Le test d’Alzheimer

  1. Which French head of state was behind the creation of tinned food ?  Napoleon
  2. What was the date of the French  Révolution? 1789
  3. You a pick off the petals of a flower one by one to see how much you are loved.  At the 3rd petal, a French person would love you how much ? passionately
  4. Who discovered New Caledonia ? Captain Cook
  5. What sport is not considered by the Northern French to be a true sport in spite of it being  sport number 4  in French for the number of players ?  petanque
  6. Chartres Cathedral is known for .…. ? stained glass windows
  7. What is the name of the reef not far from the Mount that is named after one of a French explorer’s boats? Astrolabe
  8. Who are the « Immortels » ?  French Academy members
  9. How many castles are there along the Loire river ?
    1. 20      b.  39      c.   48     d.  57.
    2. The Lumière brothers invented something appropriate for their name.  What was it ? Movies
    3. Which province of Canada is francophone?  Quebec
    4. Now the country is called France.  What was its name before?  Gaul

 

2. Logos Link the name to the company logo. Veuillez joindre le nom de la compagnie à son logo.

The logos are at the bottom of the French Quiz Page.  Click on the Return button.

Company Names :

1. Michelin 2. Yves Saint Laurent  3.Lanvin 4.Louis Vuitton 5. Paco Rabanne 6. Pernod Ricard 7. Peugeot 8. Renault 9. Publicis 10.  Sanofi  11.Serge Blanco  12. Total 13. BNP Paribas 14. Carrefour 15. Chanel 16. Citroën 17. Danone  18. Essilor 19. France Telecom 20. Givenchy  21. Hermes  22. Lacoste

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