French History
This famous French military leader crowned himself Emperor of France in 1804.
Who is Napoleon Bonaparte?
This French word means friend and is often used casually in English.
What is ami?
Masquerade balls became especially popular among European aristocrats during this artistic period, beginning in the 14th century.
What is the Renaissance?
This Paris museum is the largest art museum in the world.
What is the Louvre?
This buttery, flaky pastry is a classic French breakfast food.
What is a croissant?
This 1789 event began the French Revolution when a Paris prison was stormed.
What is the Storming of the Bastille?
This French phrase means good appetite and is said before eating.
What is bon appétit?
This Italian city is most famous for its elaborate masquerade carnival celebrations.
What is Venice?
This Gothic cathedral in Paris took nearly 200 years to complete.
What is Notre Dame Cathedral?
This thin French pancake can be filled with sweet ingredients like Nutella or strawberries.
What is a crêpe?
This French queen, wife of Louis XVI, is often (incorrectly) associated with the phrase “Let them eat cake.”
Who is Marie Antoinette?
This French word literally means already seen and describes a feeling of familiarity.
What is déjà vu?
This Andrew Lloyd Webber musical features a famous masquerade scene at a lavish opera house.
What is Phantom of the Opera?
This large ceremonial arch in Paris honors soldiers who fought in the French Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars.
What is the Arc de Triomphe?
This long, thin loaf of bread is a staple in French bakeries.
What is a baguette?
This French heroine led troops during the Hundred Years’ War and was later executed in 1431.
Who is Joan of Arc?
This French phrase, meaning fake step refers to an embarrassing mistake.
What is a faux pas?
In masquerade tradition, masks symbolized hiding one’s identity or ____.
What is social status / class?
This royal palace outside Paris became the center of political power under Louis XIV.
What is the Palace of Versailles?
This colourful French dessert is made of two cookie shells with filling in the middle.
What are macarons?
This treaty signed in 1919 outside Paris officially ended World War I.
What is the Treaty of Versailles?
This French phrase, meaning way of life, is often used to describe a lifestyle philosophy.
What is joie de vivre?
This Edgar Allan Poe short story centers around a prince hosting a deadly masquerade ball during a plague.
What is The Masque of the Red Death?
his Paris hilltop district is known for artists and the white basilica called Sacré-Cœur.
What is Montmartre?
This famous French dish is made from cooked snails.
What is escargot?