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Disney's Beauty and the Beast takes place in what country?
A: France

French mail boxes are what color?
A:  Yellow

Brassiere comes from an old French word meaning what?
A:  Arm Protector

In what country is July 14th a national day of celebration?
A:  France, Bastille Day.

The word negligee is French and suggests that the wearer doesn't do what?
A: Housework.

What did the French once call Acadia?
A:  Nova Scotia.

In France if you were served le miel what would you be served?
A:     Honey    

 

The word "caterpillar" comes from the old French term mean?
A:  Hairy Cat

What is both a musical instrument and the French word for paper clip?
A: Trombone

What do the French call the movie  High Noon ?
A: La Train Sifflera Trois Fois

Why it is illegal to sell an ET doll ET in France?
A: Dolls must have human faces only.

French Polish varnish is made by dissolving shellac in what?
A:  Alcohol.

The French call the Hitchcock movie North by Northwest what?
A:  La Mort aux Trousses.

Which French actors catch phrase was "Come with me to the Casbah"?
A:  Charles Boyer  in Algiers.

 

In medieval France a person's rank was shown by the length of what?
A:  Shoe points bigger meant higher.

What common word comes from the French for purse or wallet?
A:  Budget.

What do the French call the film "Breakfast at Tiffany's"?
A: Daimants Sur Canape

In the USA it’s the Oscars what is it in France?
A:  Caesars

The metropolitan area of France extends from the Mediterranean Sea to the English Channel and the North Sea, and from the Rhine to where?
A: To the Atlantic Ocean.

It is bordered by what countries to the northeast?
A: Belgium, Luxembourg and Germany.

What countries border France to the east?
A: Switzerland and Italy.

 

What two countries border France to the south?
A: Andorra and Spain.

What are France’s overseas territories?
A: French Guiana in South America and several islands in the Atlantic, Pacific and Indian oceans.

Where is France’s capital?
A: In Paris, the country's largest city and main cultural and commercial centre.

During the Iron Age, what is now metropolitan France was inhabited by whom?
A: The Gauls, a Celtic people.

Rome annexed the area in 51 BC, holding it until when?
A: Until the arrival of Germanic Franks in 476, who formed the Kingdom of Francia.

The Treaty of Verdun of 843 partitioned Francia into what?
A: East Francia, Middle Francia and West Francia.

West Francia which became the Kingdom of France in 987 emerged as a major European power in the Late Middle Ages following its victory in what war?
A: The Hundred Years' War (1337–1453).

 

During the Renaissance, French culture flourished and a global colonial empire was established, which by the 20th century would become what?
A: The second largest in the world.

The 16th century was dominated by religious civil wars between whom?
A: The Catholics and Protestants (Huguenots).

France became Europe's dominant cultural, political, and military power in the 17th century under what king?
A: Louis XIV.

 
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