French History
You can visit the Moulin Rouge, the Champs-Elisées, the Louvre and the Eiffel Tower in this city.
What is Paris?
The day we celebrate La Chandeleur.
What is February 2nd?
How long it takes to cook a crepe.
What is 3 minutes?
France's most famous nickname.
What is the Hexagon?
The year of the French Revolution.
What is 1789?
(It all started with the unsettled conflicts by the third estate, which ended the French Kingdom. Due to these riots, the Kingdom of France saw widespread bloodshed and execution of the innocents following victories of the rebel army. The counter-revolution resulted in the execution of the royals and anyone who was planning to show any rivalry through their actions or by their spoken word.)
The place of origin of the Chandeleur
What is Ancient Rome?
The ingredients to make a crepe.
What are eggs, water, beer, butter, flour, milk and salt?
You might receive it on Aprils fools day.
What is fish on your back?
The end of World War II.
What is 1945?
The year of the first Chandeleur.
What is 472 AD?
Where crepes are coming from.
What is Brittany, France?
A Scottish piece of clothing originated from France.
What are Kilts ?
(tartan kilts as we know them today do indeed herald from Gaelic lands, originating in the first quarter of the 18th century. )
The number of French president that ruled the country.
What is 25?
To commemorate the Presentation of Jesus at the Temple in Jerusalem.
Why do French people celebrate the Chandeleur?
The symbol of crepes.
What is prosperity?
(A tradition is to flip the crepes in the air with the right hand while holding a gold coin (such as a Louis d'or) or some other coin in the left hand to have prosperity throughout the year)
Traditional French food actually invented in Austria.
What are croissants?
(The kipferl – ancestor of the croissant, born in the coffee shops of Vienna in the 13th century – was the original crescent-shaped morning sweet.)
The percentage of English words coming from French.
What is 29%?
A meaning behind the crepes.
What is the Sun and the return of the light?
(The round shape and golden color of crepes represent the sun and the return to the light. It can also refer to the cycle of the seasons and the arrival of spring.)
The origin of the world "crêpe".
What is "curled"?
(the word crepe comes from the Latin word crispa, meaning wrinkled and curled)
The most expensive wine bottle in the world.
What is French Burgundy?
(The record-holder for the most expensive bottle sold to date is the 1945 Romanée-Conti, a legendary Burgundy hailing from the revered Domaine de la Romanée-Conti. This particular bottle attained an astonishing price of over $558,000 at a prestigious auction in Geneva, Switzerland.)