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100
Slandered falsely for supposedly saying "Let them eat cake"
Who is Marie-Antoinette?
100
The national animal of France
What is the rooster?
100
The most visited museum in the world, located in Paris
What is the Louvre?
100
Painted by an Italian-born genius inventor and mathematician, housed in it's own room at the Louvre
What is La Joconde? (en: the Mona Lisa)
100
The storming of this prison on July 14th, 1789 kicked off the French Revolution
What is the Bastille?
200
The Corsican minor noble who became one of the greatest generals of all time
Who is Napoléon Bonaparte?
200
The shape commonly associated with continental France
What is l'Hexagone? (en: the Hexagon)
200
The largest royal residence in the world, once home to Marie-Antoinette and the Kings of France
What is the Chateau de Versailles?
200
A gift from France to the US for the centenary of the American Revolution
What is the Statue of Liberty?
200
This general led the Free French Forces during WWII and participated in the Liberation of Paris in 1944
Who is Charles de Gaulle?
300
The most powerful king in French history, known as the face of absolutism or the Sun King (Le Roi Soleil)
Who is Louis XIV?
300
The mountain range that forms the southern border of continental France
What are the les Pyrénées? (en: the Pyrenees Mountains)
300
The most famous street in Paris, known for its luxury stores, terminating at the Arc de Triomphe
What is the Avenue des Champs-Élysées?
300
Built for the 1889 Paris World's Fair, never intended to be permanent
What is La Tour Eiffel? (en: the Eiffel Tower)
300
This French general emigrated to the 13 colonies and joined the Continental Army, later returning to France and participating in the early stages of the Revolution
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Who is Marquis de Lafayette?
400
The politician famous for sending 17,000 people to the guillotine during the Reign of Terror
Who is Maximilien Robespierre?
400
The name of the female personification of the French Republic, used in the seals of most French government offices
Who is Marianne?
400
The best museum in the world for Impressionist art, was a train station until 1986
What is the Musée d'Orsay?
400
Large ceremonial hall of the Ancien Régime famous for its many light-reflecting mirrors and intricate painted ceiling
What is the Hall of Mirrors?
400
This 1756-1763 war preceded the American Revolution and saw France lose its large North American colonial possessions in New France
What is the Seven Years' (French and Indian) War?
500
Rose from humble bourgeoisie beginnings to become the most powerful female noble at the French court, lifelong confidante of Louis XV.
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Who is Madame de Pompadour?
500
The official residence of the President of France, the "French White House"
Hint: Shares a name with a famous street in Paris
What is the Palais de l'Élysée?
500
The most famous island in the Seine, where Paris was founded in 300 BCE, occupied today by the Notre Dame cathedral
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What is the Île de la Cité?
500
The most famous painting used to represent the French revolution(s), personifying Liberty leading the July Revolution of 1830
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What is Liberty Leading the People by Eugène Delacroix?
500
This famous 1805 battle is regarded as Napoléon's masterpiece, where he used deception tactics to take down a larger combined Russo-Austrian army
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What is the Battle of Austerlitz?