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Ethiraj French Quiz 2014

Ethiraj French Quiz 2014. This is ‘The Pentagon’ in the United States. But what is ‘The Hexagon’?. What is the period of French history from the late nineteenth century to the start of the Great War known as?. Who was the president of France in 1869?.

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Ethiraj French Quiz 2014

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  1. Ethiraj French Quiz 2014

  2. This is ‘The Pentagon’ in the United States. But what is ‘The Hexagon’?

  3. What is the period of French history from the late nineteenth century to the start of the Great War known as?

  4. Who was the president of France in 1869?

  5. Louis-Napoléon Bonaparte (20 April 1808 – 9 January 1873) was the first President of the French Republic and, as Napoleon III, the ruler of the Second French Empire. He was the nephew and heir of Napoleon I. He was the first President of France to be elected by a direct popular vote.

  6. Which former French President was the resistance leader of the French people during the 2nd world war?

  7. Charles de Gaulle

  8. What two great monuments did Alexandre Gustav Eiffel build?

  9. Which French river is the most powerful source of hydo-electrical power?

  10. The RHÔNE

  11. Which region in France is known for its castles?

  12. La Loire

  13. Which of these is capitalised in English and not in French: • Days of the week • Languages • Months

  14. Days of the Week • Months • Languages

  15. The French event which at first thrilled Wordsworth and other Romantics lasted from 1789 to 1799. During that time, new institutions and customs were brought to France: a ten-day week, abolition of religious orders, the metric system and a new slogan which the people embraced. What was the slogan?

  16. Fifteen years after the Bourbons returned, revolution was in the air again. In 1830 a new king was crowned, known as "the bourgeois king," who was liked by the wealthy middle classes. He was swept in on this revolution and swept out by another, a major revolution in 1848 which rocked Europe. Who was this king?

  17. What do the words café, chiffre, guitareand divan have in common?

  18. They are all derived from Arabic.

  19. Which French football player was infamously sent off during the 2006 FIFA World Cup final?

  20. What do the words chef, professeur, médecin, politicien and ingénieurhave in common?

  21. They do not have a feminine form.

  22. The English call it the English Channel, but what do the French call the stretch of water that links the Atlantic Ocean to the North Sea?

  23. ‘La Manche’

  24. What is the name of the French Organisation that regulates the French language?

  25. L’AcadémieFrançaise

  26. What is the ‘Maillot Jaune’ and what has it got to do with Lance Armstrong ?

  27. The yellow [jaune] jersey given to the winner of the Tour De France

  28. What is the name of the cold, dry wind that blows in the Southern part of France?

  29. Le Mistral

  30. The song was written and composed in 1792 by Claude Joseph Rouget de Lisle during the French Revolutionary Wars, and was originally titled "Chant de guerre pour l'Armée du Rhin". The name of the song is due to first being sung on the streets by volunteers from Marseille. What song?

  31. Whose village is surrounded by the Roman camps of Aquarium, Totorum, Laudanum and Compendium?

  32. What was the name of the first king of France?

  33. Clovis

  34. What is the title of the highest award given at the Cannes film festival?

  35. The Palme d'Or (Golden Palm)

  36. The roi-soleil (the sun king), who constructed the Palace of Versailles is…?

  37. LOUIS XIV

  38. What are Brie, Beaufort, Chevrotin, Langres, Roquefort, Saint-Nectaire and Cantal types of?

  39. Cheeses!  In 1962, French President Charles de Gaulle was famously quoted as saying "Comment voulez-vousgouverner un pays qui a deux cent quarante-six variétés de fromage?"  ("How can you govern a country which has two hundred and forty-six varieties of cheese?")

  40. Armistice day is celebrated on the 11th of November. What does this day commemorate?

  41. The signing of the treaty that marked the end of the 1st world war in 1918.

  42. This is chevalier SivajiGanesan. Why is he called ‘Chevalier’?

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