French History
This 18th-century French queen famously said, "Let them eat cake."
Who is Marie Antoinette?
This famous iron tower in Paris was built for the 1889 World's Fair.
What is the Eiffel Tower (la Tour Eiffel)?
This animal says "ouaf-ouaf" and is called un chien in French.
What is a dog?
This classic French breakfast pastry is flaky, buttery, and shaped like a crescent.
What is a croissant?
This is the French word for the number 15.
What is quinze?
This major historical event began in 1789 with the storming of the Bastille and led to the overthrow of the French monarchy.
What is the French Revolution?
This grand royal palace, famous for its Hall of Mirrors, is just outside Paris.
What is the Palace of Versailles (le Château de Versailles)?
This is the English translation of the regular -er verb parler.
What is "to speak" (or "to talk")?
This sweet, meringue-based sandwich cookie comes in many bright colors and flavors like pistachio, raspberry, and chocolate.
What is ratatouille?
To say the number 55 in French, you combine these two words with a hyphen.
What is cinquante-cinq?
This legendary French military leader and Emperor was permanently exiled to the remote island of Saint Helena after his final defeat at Waterloo.
Napoleon Bonaparte
Ordered by Napoleon to honor his military victories, this massive monument stands at the center of a 12-way intersection on the Champs-Élysées.
What is the Arc de Triomphe?
Translate this sentence into French: "We are going to the cinema."
What is "Nous allons au cinéma" (or "On va au cinéma")?
This comforting winter dish from the Alps consists of melted cheese scraped over boiled potatoes, charcuterie, and cornichons.
What is raclette?
This is how you write the number 71 in standard French, which mathematically translates to "sixty and eleven."
What is soixante-onze?
This young French peasant girl led the French army to several crucial victories during the Hundred Years' War before being captured and burned at the stake.
Who is Joan of Arc (Jeanne d'Arc)?
This mountain range forms a natural border between France and Spain.
What are the Pyrenees (les Pyrénées)?
When using the passé composé with a preceding direct object pronoun, this is the rule for the past participle.
What is that it must agree in gender and number with the direct object?
This famous Provençal vegetable stew features zucchini, eggplant, tomatoes, and peppers.
What is ratatouille?
This is the spelled-out French word for the number 95, built by combining the words for "four," "twenty," and "fifteen."
What is quatre-vingt-quinze?
During World War II, this famous general led the Free French Forces from London and later became the President of France.
Who is Charles de Gaulle?
This enormous white dome sits at the highest point of Paris in the Montmartre neighborhood, offering a panoramic view of the city.
What is the Sacré-Cœur Basilica (la Basilique du Sacré-Cœur)?
If someone is telling you a story that is long or an exaggeration, you might tell them to stop "carrying" or "selling" these green garden vegetables.
What are salads? (Raconter des salades)
This crescent-shaped almond paste cookie, flavored with orange blossom water, is a famous specialty of Aix-en-Provence.
What is a calisson?
Spell out the number 1999 entirely in French words.
What is mille neuf cent quatre-vingt-dix-neuf?