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The term cult usually refers to a social group defined by their ___MASK24___ , spiritual , or philosophical beliefs , or common interest in a particular personality , object or goal . The term itself is controversial and has divergent definitions in popular culture and in academia and has been an ongoing source of contention among scholars across several fields of study . In the sociological classifications of ___MASK24___ movements , a cult is a social group with socially deviant or novel beliefs and practices , although this is often unclear . Other researchers present a less - organized picture of cults on the basis that cults arise spontaneously around novel beliefs and practices . The word " cult " has always been controversial because it is ( in a pejorative sense ) considered a subjective term , used as an " ad hominem " attack against groups with differing doctrines or practices . Cults range in size from local groups with a few members to international organizations with millions . Les Grosses Têtes ((" The Big Heads " or " The Big Brains " in English ) is a daily French ___MASK25___ program on the RTL French ___MASK25___ network , created by Jean Farran and Roger Krecher on 1 April 1977 . The current host is Laurent Ruquier . The euro ( sign : €; code : EUR ) is the ___MASK32___ currency of the eurozone , which consists of 19 of the ___MASK75___ states of the European Union : Austria , Belgium , Cyprus , Estonia , Finland , France , Germany , Greece , Ireland , Italy , Latvia , Lithuania , Luxembourg , Malta , the Netherlands , Portugal , Slovakia , Slovenia , and Spain . The currency is also officially used by the institutions of the European Union and four other European countries , as well as unilaterally by two others , and is consequently used daily by some 337 million Europeans . Outside of Europe , a number of overseas territories of EU members also use the euro as their currency . Laure Leprieur ( 1919 -- 1999 ) was a ___MASK25___ personality in France , although she never participated in a ___MASK25___ show . She gained nationwide fame under the name Madame Leprieur d ' Agon - Coutainville and was also nicknamed Madame `` 80 000 Questions '' . She created questions in her free time for the popular French ___MASK25___ show Les Grosses Têtes , which is broadcast every weekday afternoon by RTL . The principle of this show is that the anonymous listeners send cultural or obscure questions to the famous guests of the day ( actors , comedians and entertainers ) , and get a small cash prize if the question is not answered correctly . Of course the questions are just a pretext for the guests to exercise their wit and good humor . In fact , Madame Leprieur did not remain anonymous . From 1977 to 1998 , Laure Leprieur , who lived in Agon - Coutainville , Normandy , sent more than 80 , 000 questions to Les Grosses Têtes guests and won about 150 , 000 French francs in cash prizes . Her questions were written in a total of fifty notebooks which her son Michel has kept . In order to send her questions to RTL , Laure Leprieur mailed a letter every day , always with the same number of sheets - five - corresponding to the maximum weight allowed by the postal rate she used . France , officially the French Republic , is a country with territory in western Europe and several overseas regions and territories . The European , or metropolitan , area of France extends from the Mediterranean Sea to the English Channel and the North Sea , and from the Rhine to the Atlantic Ocean . Overseas France include French Guiana on the South American continent and several island territories in the Atlantic , Pacific and Indian oceans . France spans and had a total population of almost 67 million people as of January 2017 . It is a unitary semi - presidential republic with the capital in Paris , the country ' s largest city and main cultural and ___MASK27___ centre . Other major urban centres include Marseille , Lyon , Lille , Nice , Toulouse and Bordeaux . Laurent Ruquier ( born 24 February 1963 in Le Havre ) is a French ___MASK93___ and ___MASK100___ , producer , and satirical comedian . He is also a lyricist , writer , playwright and producer of shows , and owns his own theatre . Since September 2006 , he has been the host of " On n ' est pas couché " on France 2 every Saturday evening . A republic ( from ) is a ___MASK95___ state , country , or government which is organized with a form of government in which power resides in elected individuals representing the citizen body and government leaders exercise power according to the rule of law . In modern times , the definition of a republic commonly refers to a government which excludes a ___MASK43___ . Currently , 147 of the world ' s 206 ___MASK95___ states use the word " republic " as part of their official names ; not all of these are republics in the sense of having elected governments , nor do all nations with elected governments use the word " republic " in their names .