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100

With which US president was the Louisiana Purchase made with, bought from France?

Thomas Jefferson

100

What currency is used in France?

Euros

100

What river runs through Paris?

Seine 

100

la girafe

giraffe

100

What is the national animal of France?

Gallic Rooster

200

Which war was Joan of Arc involved in?

Hundred Years war

200

Which French author wrote Les Misérables?

Victor Hugo

200

What sea lies to the south of France? 

Mediterranean Sea

200

la poubelle

trashcan 

200

What color is featured in the national flags of all eight countries that border mainland France and the French flag?

Red

300

Which author of the romance novel "Clisson et Eugénie" (whose literary career is much less remembered than his political and military ones) was born on Corsica in 1769, and died on Saint Helena in 1821?

Napoleon Bonaparte

300

Which French cheese is known for its strong odor?

Roquefort

300

What mountain range forms a border between France and Spain?

Pyrenees Mountains

300

les patins à glace

ice skates

300

France’s national men’s soccer team walked away from what host country with the namesake championship trophy in the 2018 FIFA World Cup?

Russia

400

What holiday celebrates the Mexican victory at the Battle of Puebla over France?

Cinco de Mayo

400

French citizens have won it a record 16 times, but Annie Ernaux became the first female French recipient of the Nobel Prize in which category?

Literature

400

What common fabric originated in Nimes, France? 

Denim

400

l'épée

sword

400

Which Oscar-winning movie for Best Picture was set around the 1924 Summer Olympics that were held in Paris?

Chariots of Fire

500

What event was the Eiffel Tower built for?

World's fair (1889)

500

What French city is known for its annual film festival?

Cannes

500

French Guiana, the overseas territory that France has on the South American mainland, has what peppery city as its capital?

Cayenne 

500

le pamplemousse

grapefruit 

500

What first ________ school was founded by Claude Bourgelat in 1762 in France?

Veterinary 

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