Food
This French pastry is named after a diminutive dictator.
What is a Napoleon?
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?
Make sure to eat some waffles and chocolate when visiting this French-speaking nation, nestled between France and the Netherlands!
What is Belgium?
France’s motto is: Liberté, Egalité, and this.
What is Fraternité?
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?
Notre-Dame is an example of this style of architecture
What is Gothic?
In English, a tête-à-tête refers to a private conversation; in French, it literally means this.
What is "head-to-head"?
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?
Bastille Day, or the French Independence Day, occurs on this day.
When is July 14th?
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?
Called by the New York Times, “One of the best movies ever made,” (and the highest grossing French language film released in the US), this quirky 2001 romantic comedy takes its title from the main character’s name.
What is Amelie, or Le Destin fabuleux d'Amelie Poulain?
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?
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?
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?
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?
Who painted ballet dancers and horse races?
Who is Edgar Degas?
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?
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?
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! (You can use the French or English name)
What is the Yule Log, or the Bûche de Noël?
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?
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?
The infamous forward who footballs for France--how old is Kylian Mbappe?
19 years old