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Hint	Answer	% Correct
What African canal was built by a French company?	Suez Canal	94%
What modern-day French region is located in South America?	French Guiana	90%
What massive territory did France sell to the U.S. in 1803?	{Louisiana} Territory	89%
What conqueror briefly incorporated parts of Spain, Italy, and the other countries into France?	Napoleon	86%
What former French colony is the largest island in the Indian Ocean?	Madagascar	80%
In what country did France intervene during the "Opium Wars"?	China	78%
What French colony became independent after a slave revolt in 1804?	Haiti	77%
What is the most populous French-speaking city in the Americas?	Montreal	76%
What small country, formerly known as French Somaliland, gained independence in 1977?	Djibouti	69%
Besides Vietnam, what other "V" country was once a French colony?	Vanuatu	67%
What colony became independent in 1962 after a brutal 8-year war?	Algeria	64%
In what Middle Eastern country do 40% of the people speak French as a second language?	Lebanon	63%
What was the most populous city in French Indochina?	Saigon	61%
What is the most populous island in French Polynesia?	Tahiti	61%
What small Caribbean island does France share with the Netherlands?	Saint Martin	56%
What is the nearest country to the French territory of Saint Pierre and Miquelon?	Canada	49%
What former French possession is the westernmost city on the African mainland?	Dakar	45%
In the 1700s French settlers left Nova Scotia to settle in Louisiana. What are the descendents of those settlers called?	Cajuns	44%
What city was founded in 1701 on the strait between Lake Erie and Lake Huron?	Detroit	44%
What was the primary export of France’s North American colonies?	Fur	42%