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100

Qu'est-ce que c'est un beignet en francais?

a doughnut

100
June 6, 1944 is known as Le Jour J. What is the English translation of this event?
D-Day, Invasion of Normandy
100
What body of water lies to the north of France?
English Channel
100

Quel grand événement de cyclisme est en France en juillet?

Tour de France

100

What saint was burned at the stake in the city of Rouen, Normandy?

Jeanne d'Arc /Joan of Arc

200

Qu'est-ce qui est plus important dans un diner francais?-le fromage (cheese) ou le dessert?

le fromage
200
What was the profession of the man who invented champagne?
a monk
200

Quelle est la plus haute chaine de montagnes en France?

Les Alpes

200
What holiday is celebrated the day before Ash Wednesday?
Mardi Gras
200

Quel artiste a peint le nenuphars? (the water lilies)

Monet

300

Combien de fois par semaine est-ce que les français achète du pain?

7

300

Quel age a Marie Antoinette quand elle se marie avec Louis 16th?

14 ans

300
Where would you find a gargoyle?
on a church - a rainspout
300
What international car race is held southwest of Paris?
24 hours of Le Mans
300

Quelle ville est-ce que Samuel de Champlain découvre ?

La ville de Quebec 

400

A quelle heure est-ce que on mange le diner en France?

entre 8h00 and 9h00 le soir

400
What structure was called the National Razor during the French Revolution?
guillotine
400
All distance in France is measured from the zero mile marker. Where is this marker located?
Paris - in front of Notre Dame
400
What do French children do on the eve of December 6th?
Place shoes on doorstep or by hearth for St. Nicholas.
400

Quelle est la profession de Coco Chanel?

fashion designer

500

Quel est le produit agricole le plus important en France?

le blé /wheat

500

Notre -Dame is an example de quel type of d'architecture?

gothique

500
For what is the city of Dijon famous?
mustard
500

What do the French do after Midnight Mass at Christmas?

Mange un grand diner

500

Quelle personne célèbre invente un système pour aider les aveugles (the blind) a lire?

Louis Braille

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