French History
French Contributions
All Things Paris
French Grammar
Comment Dit-On
200
This French holiday celebrates the storming of a fortress beginning the French Revolution on July 14, 1789.
What is Bastille Day?
200
This decimalized way of counting and weighing was invented in France in 1793.
What is the metric system?
200
Finish this sentence: There is no cold like, _____ cold. –Fred Jacque Charlot, Circa 2000
What is Paris?
200
This is the most common way to make an adjective feminine.
What is add an -e?
200
This is how you say "My crayon is yellow."
What is "Mon crayon est jaune."?
400
This is the national motto of France.
What is "Liberté, égalitié, fraternité"?
400
These French brothers held the first public screening of a movie at the Salon Indien du Grand Café in Paris.
Who are the Lumière brothers?
400
Founded in 1962, _____ is the oldest American institution of higher learning in Europe.
What is The American University in Paris?
400
La cédille is an accent used only with this letter.
What is c?
400
This is how you say "I’m excited for my birthday in one day!"
What is "J'ai excité mon anniversaire en une journée!"?
600
This French statesman and military leader served as Emperor of the French after the French Revolution.
What was Napoleon Bonaparte?
600
The world's first artificial heart transplant took place in France, so did the first of this other rare surgery.
What is a face transplant?
600
The Eiffel Tower was only the 4th most visited site of the French capital. It’s the ______ that’s in first place.
What is the Cathedral Notre-Dame?
600
This word has an accent grave in French:
a. Hello
b. August
c. Beer
d. Delicious
What is C. Beer? La bière
600
This is how you say "Excuse me, where is 8 Rue de Mondovi?"
What is "Excusez-moi, où est le 8 Rue de Mondovi?"
800
The 21 day long race, Tour de France, spans over a 23 day period which covers roughly this many miles.
What is 2200 miles?
800
A 10-second fragment of this song was recorded by a French inventor in 1860 is the oldest recorded human voice.
What is Au Clair de la Lune?
800
When the Eiffel Tower was complete it was the tallest structure in the world. It held that title until 1930 when the Chrysler Building was built in _____.
What is New York City?
800
This word has l'accent circonflexe:
a. Hotel
b. Table
c. After
d. Touch
What is A. Hotel? Hôtel
800
This is how you say "I am what I am, and if I am what I am, what am I?"
What is "Je suis ce que je suis, et si je suis ce que je suis, qu’est-ce que je suis?"