Les fêtes
The french name for Santa Claus
Who is Père Noël?
This popular french bread is almost always free at restaurants in France
What is a baguette?
A famous painting by Leonardo da Vinci that is housed in the Louvre
What is the Mona Lisa?
This river runs through France
What is the Seine?
Marie Curie discovered this in 1911
What is radium?
French children leave these in front of the fireplace instead of stockings for Christmas
What are shoes?
France is the second largest producer of this drink
What is wine?
The Tour de France is a 3 week long race in this sport
What is bicycling?
The number of arrondissements in France
What is 20?
This method of execution became popular during the French Revolution
What is the guillotine?
Bastille day is celebrated on this date
An entree actually refers to this other course in France
What is an appetizer?
He is the president of France
Who is Emmanuel Macron?
These underground tunnels go through the city and are home to the remains of 6 million people
What are the catacombs?
This famous woman soldier was burned to death in 1431
Who is Joan of Arc?
A french cake baked during la Fête des Rois, it has a hidden treasure baked inside of it and whomever gets the treasure becomes king or queen for the day
What is Kings Cake?
This well loved french food has its own course after dinner is served
What is cheese?
This "triumphal arch" was created to commemorate the soldiers of the Napoleonic wars and can be found on the Champs Elysées in Paris.
What is the Arc de Triomphe?
This mountain range was home to the Winter Olympics in Chamonix (1924), Grenoble (1968) and Albertville (1992).
What are the Alps?
King Louis XIV built this famous palace in 1682
What is Versailles?
The most widely celebrated holiday in France
What is Bastille Day?
This popular french cheese was discovered by accident
What is blue cheese?
France was the host nation and winner of the World Cup in this year
What is 1998?
France is bordered by this sea and ocean
What is the Mediterranean Sea and Atlantic Ocean?
The French general Napoleon was defeated at this location
What is Waterloo?