French Geography
This is the capital city of France.
Paris
This French queen, known for her lavish lifestyle, was executed during the Revolution.
Marie Antoinette
This famous French impressionist painted Water Lilies and Impression, Sunrise.
Claude Monet
This Canadian province has French as one of its official languages.
Quebec
This river runs through Paris.
The Seine
In 1958, this French president founded the Fifth Republic
Charles de Gaulle
This Parisian cabaret, known for the can-can dance, opened in 1889.
the Moulin Rouge
This French explorer founded Quebec City in 1608.
Samuel de Champlain
This famous mountain range borders France and Switzerland
The Alps
She was a teenage heroine who led French troops and was later canonized.
Jeanne of Arc
This Gothic cathedral, damaged by fire in 2019, is one of Paris’s most iconic landmarks.
Notre-Dame de Paris
This is the term for the historical war between Britain and France in North America (1754–1763).
Seven Years’ War
This region in the south of France is known for lavender fields and sunny weather.
Provence
This French king was known as the Sun King
Louis XIV
This annual film festival in southern France is among the most prestigious in the world.
the Cannes Film Festival
This French-speaking region of Canada was once called New France.
Quebec
This French island in the Mediterranean is the birthplace of Napoleon
Corsica
The storming of this prison marked a key moment in the French Revolution.
the Bastille
This French author wrote Les Misérables and The Hunchback of Notre-Dame.
Victor Hugo
This agreement in 1976 officially allowed France to maintain cultural and political relations with Quebec.
“Franco-Québécois Agreement”