French Litterature
Which French novel opens with the famous line, "Longtemps, je me suis couché de bonne heure"?
À la recherche du temps perdu by Marcel Proust
In what year was King Louis XVI executed by guillotine?
1793
Which 2001 film directed by Jean-Pierre Jeunet features a quirky Parisian waitress who secretly improves the lives of those around her?
Amélie
What is the name of the famous iron tower in Paris that attracts millions of visitors each year?
Eiffel Tower
Which famous French artist is known for his paintings of water lilies and gardens at Giverny?
Claude Monet
Who was the author of Les Chants de Maldoror, a foundational work of surrealism and literary horror?
Comte de Lautréamont aka Isidore Ducasse
What was the name of the radical political club led by Maximilien Robespierre?
The Jacobin Club
Who is the legendary French filmmaker known for The 400 Blows, a cornerstone of the French New Wave?
François Truffaut
Which famous cathedral on the Île de la Cité suffered a major fire in 2019?
Notre-Dame de Paris
The Starry Night Over the Rhône was painted by which post-Impressionist artist who spent time in France?
Vincent van Gogh
Which 19th-century French author famously declared that "style is the man himself" ("le style c’est l’homme même")?
Georges-Louis Leclerc, Comte de Buffon
Which document, adopted in 1789, outlined the rights of man and the citizen in Revolutionary France?
The Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen
Which French actor played the lead in The Intouchables (2011) and went on to star in several Hollywood films?
Omar Sy
Which glass pyramid serves as the modern entrance to a historic art museum in Paris?
Le Louvre
Which Paris museum is famous for housing primarily modern and contemporary art, including works by Picasso and Matisse?
Centre Pompidou
Which play by Jean Racine is based on a classical Greek myth and was condemned for its portrayal of forbidden love?
Phèdre
What title did Napoleon Bonaparte take when he crowned himself in 1804?
Emperor of the French
Which 1962 film by Agnès Varda, a French New Wave pioneer, follows a singer wandering Paris while awaiting biopsy results?
Cléo from 5 to 7
Which Gothic chapel in Paris is famous for its stunning 13th-century stained glass windows depicting over 1,000 biblical scenes?
Sainte-Chapelle
Which French sculptor created The Thinker and has a museum dedicated to his work in Paris?
Auguste Rodin
Which French author created the character Julien Sorel, a young and ambitious man torn between love and power?
Stendhal - The Red and the Black
What was the storming of the Bastille primarily meant to accomplish?
To seize weapons and gunpowder
Which experimental 1961 French film directed by Chris Marker, told almost entirely through still photographs, inspired the sci-fi classic 12 Monkeys?
La Jetée
What is the name of the underground ossuary in Paris that contains the remains of over six million people, arranged in artistic patterns?
The Catacombs of Paris
Which museum in Giverny, outside Paris, is located next to the home and gardens of Claude Monet and focuses on Impressionist and American art?
Musée des Impressionnismes Giverny