French Food
This French dessert has a custard base covered with a hard layer of caramelized sugar
Crème brûlèe
Which river flows through Paris?
The Seine
Which fortress-prison was stormed on July 14, 1789?
Translate 39 from English to French
Trente-neuf
What French expression wishes someone an enjoyable meal?
Bon appétit!
This dish, featured in a kids movie, consists of a rich tomato base topped with a neat spiral of thinly sliced summer squash, zucchini, eggplant, and tomatoes.
Ratatouille
Which mountain range forms a natural border between France and Spain?
The Pyrenees
Which French king was known as the ”Sun King”?
Louis XIV (14th)
How do you say 71 in French?
Soixante et onze
In the Tour de France, what color jersey does the overall race leader wear?
Yellow
This fish dish associated Marseille is traditionally served with rouille and croutons
Bouillabaisse
Which French Mediterranean island is Napoleon Bonaparte’s birthplace?
Corsica
Which king of France was executed by guillotine in 1793?
Louis XVI (16th)
Translate cinquante-et-un from French to English
51
Who wrote Les Misérables?
Victor Hugo
This French pastry dough is used to make éclairs and profiteroles
Choux pastry or pâte à choux
Which overseas French territory borders both Brazil and Suriname?
French Guiana
Which 1598 edict granted French Protestants a measure of religious freedom?
The Edict of Nantes
Translate trois cent quatre-vingt-di—neuf from French to English
399
What is the name of the dots used above the “e” in Noël?
A tréma, also called a diaeresis in English
Marie Havel is traditionally credited with creating this soft French cheese in Normandy in 1791
Camembert
Which two rivers meet in Lyon?
The Rhône and the Saône
Which treaty divided the Carolingian Empire among three of Charlemagne’s grandsons in 843?
The Treaty of Verdun
What is 999 in french? (Break it up)
Neuf cent quatre-vingt-dix-neuf
What was the birth name of the French playwright Molière?
Jean-Baptiste Poquelin