Saturday, November 14, 2009

1) in which city was the concorde aircraft developed?

2)who won nobel prize for peace in 1999?


3)who is known as the newton of france?


4)the opulent Chateau de Versailles was built by whom?


5)what are expressways in frace called?


6)which french physicist was the first to measure the speed of light on earth in 1849?


7)who developed "rotary dial telephone" in 1923?


8)who invented "the unglazed porcelain filter?"


9)after which french navigator is the plant "bougainvillea" named? 10)name the french chemist who isolated morphine, and discovered iodine in 1832?


11)in which year was the guillotine introduced in france?


12)the norman conquest of england is shown on which tapestry?


13)what is the name given to the thin and long stick shaped beard ,very popular in france?


14)which games names is derived from the french for "little wheel?"


15)name the french cartoonist who is the inventor of animated cartoon films?


16)what is "bistro?"


17)what sport is Zinedine Zidane associated with?


18)who wrote "phantom of opera" in 1911?

1) in which city was the concorde aircraft developed?
1) go to http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Concorde#De...





2) 1999 Médecins Sans Frontières, Brussels. "in recognition of the organization's pioneering humanitarian work on several continents" http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nobel_peace...





3) No idea





4) Louis XIV http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chateau_de_...





5) No idea





6) Hippolyte Fizeau http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Speed_of_li...





7) No clue





8) no clue





9) Louis Antoine de Bougainville http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bougainvill...





10) Barnard Courtois (I think) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iodine





11) 20 March 1792 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guillotine





12) No clue





13) no idea





14) no clue





15) Don't know





16) "A bistro is a familiar name for a café serving moderately priced simple meals in an unpretentious setting, especially in Paris. They often specialize in classic dishes such as steak au poivre, onion soup, and coq au vin. A restaurant in Adlington, Chorley, Lancashire called 'The Bistro' creating wonderfull food." http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bistro





17) Soccer





18) Gaston Leroux http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phantom_of_...
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