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100

What is a beignet?

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
What bicycling event occurs yearly in July?
Tour de France
100

Bonjour

Hello

200

Which is more important at a French meal-cheese or dessert?

cheese

200

 Gustave Eiffel, a French engineer, worked with Auguste Bartholdi, designer of the Statue of Liberty, in New York to build?

The Eiffel tower

200
What is the highest mountain range in France?
Alpes
200
What holiday is celebrated the day before Ash Wednesday?
Mardi Gras
200

Amore

Love

300

How often do the French buy bread?

daily

300

How old was Marie Antoinette when she married Louis 16th?

14

300

Where would you find a gargoyle?

on a church - a rainspout

300

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

Joan of Arc

300

Oui

Yes

400

What are Escargots?

snails

400

What structure was called the National Razor during the French Revolution?

guillotine

400

Ratatouille, the movie, is set in?

Paris

400
What do French children do on the eve of December 6th?
Place shoes on doorstep or by hearth for St. Nicholas.
400

Merci

Thank you

500

What is the largest crop grown in France?

wheat

500

Notre -Dame is an example of what type of architecture?

gothic

500

For what is the city of Dijon famous?

mustard

500

What was the profession of Coco Chanel?

fashion designer

500

Au revoir

Good-bye

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