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All the answers to the following questions can be found in the French virtual journey and guide book pages (see left hand menu).

1. What is the name of the biggest annual sporting event in the world, which is held in France every summer?


2. What name is given to an evening of traditional music and dance in Brittany?



3. Which French actress won an Oscar award for her performance in the film, The English Patient?



4. How many houses of "haute couture" are there in France today?



5. What do French people call the first meal of the day?



6. In which year did the French Revolution take place?



7. What is the name of France's highest mountain?



8. Name three types of animal which can be found in the Pyrénées National Park.

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