vocab
Casual word for hello
Salut
Capital of France
Paris
This famous landmark in Paris can grow taller in the summer heat because the iron expands.
The Eiffel Tower
Thin pancakes made from wheat or buckwheat flour
Crêpes
Singer of papaoutai
Stromae
“pig” in French
Un cochon
The geometric shape that France resembles
A hexagon
Famous French monarch known as the sun king
Louis XIV
Famous vegetable stew from Provence that shares its name with a popular animated Disney rat movie
Ratatouille
quatre-vingt-dix-sept in standard math
97
Two ways to say “I’m tired” in French
Je suis fatigué / J’ai sommeil
The Seine
Year of the start of the French Revolution
1789
hot ham and cheese sandwich with a fried egg placed on top
Croque Madame
name of the punctuation mark underneath the letter 'c' to make an 's' sound (ç)
cédille
“bless you” after someone sneezes in French
À tes souhaits
Longest river in France
The Loire
Three words that make up the official national motto of France
Liberté, égalité, fraternité
True or false: it is illegal for French businesses to throw away extra food
True!
name of the annual elite men's bicycle race held in France
Tour de France
Translate to French: it is to the left, on the desk, under the black book
C'est à gauche, sur le bureau, sous le livre noir.
Known as the "Island of Beauty" (Île de Beauté), a large mountainous island southeast of the French mainland that belongs to France
Corsica
Height of Napoleon
5 feet 6.5 inches
By standard French tradition and regulation, a traditional individual baguette weighs precisely ___ grams
250
highest mountain peak in France
Mont Blanc