La guerre
France fought two wars in the 20th century against this bordering country.
What is Germany?
Reblochon, Comté, and Morbier are all types of this.
What are cheeses?
A gendarme is one of these, a common sight on streets in France.
What is a police officer?
Invented by a Frenchman in the 19th century, this reading system for the blind consists of raised dots on a page representing letters.
What is Braille?
Towering 4 810 m above sea level, it is France's highest point.
What is Mont Blanc?
This Corsican-born emperor of France is considered to be one of the greatest military commanders ever.
Who was Napoléon Bonaparte?
In the southwest, it is often called a chocolatine. In the rest of France, it is known as this.
What is a pain au chocolat?
It's the type of school that comes between l'école élémentaire and le lycée, roughly equivalent to American middle school.
What is le collège?
The Daguerreotype, invented by two Frenchman in the 1830's, was an early type of this.
What is a camera?
Expanded from a small hunting lodge by King Louis XIV in 1661, this palace and park, located approximately 20 km from Paris, is one of 46 UNESCO world heritage sites in France.
What is Versailles?
This young French military officer volunteered to join the Continental Army, led by General George Washington, in the American Revolutionary War.
Who was the Marquis de Lafayette?
Name of the cake containing a hidden charm called a fève, traditionally eaten on January 6th to celebrate La Fête des Rois.
What is Galette des Rois?
French name for the traditional greeting involving kisses on each cheek.
What is la bise?
This method of preserving food by exposing it to mildly hot temperatures to kill bacteria was invented by a Frenchman in 1865
What is Pasteurisation?
Reaching a top speed of 320 kilometers per hour, France's high speed trains are known by this three letter abbreviation.
What is TGV?
France fought an eight year war to maintain control of this North African colony, which ultimately gained its independence in 1962.
What is Algeria?
Type of fruit traditionally used in a tarte tatin.
What are apples?
Your local facteur or factrice might visit your home once a day in order to do this.
What is deliver the mail?
This Frenchwoman was the first woman ever to earn the Nobel Prize. In 1911, she became the first person ever to earn a second one.
Who was Marie Curie?
France produces between 36 and 46 hectoliters of this beverage every year, competing with Spain and Italy for the most.
What is wine?
The Hundred Years' War, known in France as la Guerre de Cent Ans, was a series of conflicts between the kingdoms of France and this other country.
What is England?
French name for a paté made from goose liver.
What is foie gras?
The official national graduation exam marking the end of lycée (high school) in France, required for university entry.
What is the Baccalauréat (or Bac)?
Les frères Lumière are best known for the invention of this popular art form.
What is cinema?
Including the five located overseas, France is officially divided up into this many départements.
What is 101?
Defeat at the Battle of Dien Bien Phu led France to give up its colony in this Asian country.
What is Vietnam?
Bread, ham, Gruyère cheese, and béchamel sauce are ingredients of a Croque Monsieur; an egg on top transforms it into this.
What is a Croque Madame?
Under strict French law, a traditional French baguette (baguette de tradition française) can only be made with wheat flour, water, yeast, and this.
What is salt?
Nicolas-Joseph Cugnot is credited with creating the first one of these way back in 1769, though his employed a steam engine rather than internal combustion (or electricity).
What is an automobile?
France comfortably holds the global record for the most "starred" restaurants--a total of 668--according to this French guidebook.
What is the Michelin Guide?