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100
This French pastry is named after a diminutive dictator.
What is a Napoleon?
100
This 2007 Pixar film follows a scrappy little animal who wants nothing more than to be a chef in a fancy French restaurant.
What is Ratatouille?
100
“Oh, well, these things happen!” or you could use this catchy 3-word French expression.
What is "C'est la vie!"
100
Make sure to eat some waffles and chocolate when visiting this French-speaking nation, nestled between France and the Netherlands!
What is Belgium?
100
France’s motto is: Liberté, Egalité, and this.
What is Fraternité?
200
This French verb for ‘jump’ or ‘toss,’ is used in English as a cooking term for preparing food in a pan containing a small quantity of butter, oil, or other fat.
What is sauter or sautée?
200
In the recent film adaptation of the world-renown classic Les Miserables, ex-convict Jean Valjean is constantly dogged by this ruthless police inspector.
Who is Javert?
200
In English, a tête-à-tête refers to a private conversation; in French, it literally means this.
What is "head-to-head"?
200
Francophone West-African nations like Mauritania have strong cultural and historical ties to their Muslim faith, and as such students are taught this language alongside French and their native dialect.
What is Arabic?
200
Bastille Day, or the French Independence Day, occurs on this day.
When is July 14th?
300
This popular wheat-based food was so ubiquitous in Algeria that it migrated not only to France, but to grocery stores all over the world.
What is couscous?
300

Nominated for Best Foreign Film at the 2011 Oscars and one of the most celebrate films in France (also one of Mme DiMarco's favorite films of all time!)

What Les Intouchables?

300
Several U.S. Presidents have adopted this French two-word strategy of keeping the government as uninvolved as possible with the private sector.
What is laissez-faire?
300
The Democratic Republic of Congo has the largest number of French speakers; then France; and third is this country, even though only 20% of the population are native Francophones.
What is Canada?
300
Almost one quarter of France’s population engages in this dangerous activity, which the CDC calls “the single most preventable cause of disease, disability, and death”.
What is smoking?
400
Usually served in garlic butter or red wine, this ‘slimy’ French appetizer requires a special set of tongs to access the food.
What is escargot?
400
This French tale, written by Jean Cocteau, has been adapted into a movie twice – once in French in 1946, once in English in a 1991 Disney blockbuster.
What is Beauty and the Beast, or La Belle et la bête?
400
When we “RSVP” to a party, we are actually answering this four-word French request.
What is "répondez(-vous), s'il vous plaît"?
400
You may be surprised to learn that this European nation is part of the La Francophonie, but you really shouldn’t be, considering it’s the source of the ‘romance’ languages, and that it based its constitution of France’s.
What is Romania?
400
Probably France’s most famous singer, this “little sparrow’s” repertoire includes Non, je ne regrette rien and La vie en rose.
Who is Edith Piaf?
500

This traditional French Christmas cake has a little baby Jesus figurine baked somewhere inside it… if he’s in your slice, you make the cake next year! 

What is the Galette des Rois?

500

There are a few film adaptations to this famous French novel that is deceptively NOT a children's story but rather an incredible and philosophical story of survival.

What is Le Petit Prince?

500
If someone is giving off a mysterious and compelling vibe, you might say she has a certain… this French saying.
What is "je ne sais quoi"?
500
Often called the French Riviera in English, this is the French name for this resort-filled coast along the Mediterranean.
What is Côte d'Azur?
500

This man is the current president of France. 

Who is Emmanuel Macron? 

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