Famous Landmarks
This iron tower in Paris was built for the 1889 World's Fair.
What is the Eiffel Tower?
This festival is celebrated in Menton.
What is the Lemon Festival?
This is the French name for breakfast.
What is le petit déjeuner?
This flaky pastry filled with chocolate translates to "chocolate bread."
What is pain au chocolat?
French law says this type of bread can only contain flour, water, yeast, and salt.
What is a baguette?
This massive royal palace near Paris and has more than 700 rooms.
What is the Palace of Versailles?
This February festival includes giant floats and 100,000 flowers thrown into the crowd.
What is the French word for lunch?
What is le déjeuner?
These very thin pancakes can be sweet or savory.
What are crêpes?
This sweet afternoon snack eaten around 4–5 PM in France is called this.
What is le goûter?
This island landmark in Normandy has a monastery at the top.
What is Mont Saint-Michel?
This festival takes place in the seaside town on Berck-sur-Mer.
What is the Berck-sur-Mer Kite Festival?
This is the French word for dinner.
What is le dîner?
This sandwich is made with a baguette, butter, and ham.
What is a jambon-beurre?
If you add a fried egg to a Croque Monsieur, it becomes this sandwich.
What is a Croque Madame?
This small town in southern France is built into the side of a steep cliff.
What is Rocamadour?
This national holiday in France is celebrated on July 14.
What is Bastille Day?
In France, this meal is often the biggest meal of the day.
What is lunch?
These snails cooked in garlic butter are considered a delicacy in France.
What is escargot?
This dessert has a hard melted sugar top that you crack with a spoon.
What is crème brûlée?
These underground tunnels contain the bones of over 6 million people.
What are the Paris Catacombs?
This event in Lyon transforms the city with huge light displays for 4 days in Decemeber.
What is the Festival of Lights?
French families often eat this dairy food before dessert.
What is cheese?
This vegetable stew includes zucchini, eggplant, tomatoes, peppers, and onions.
What is ratatouille?
This French dessert is traditionally made with cherries and looks like a thick pancake.
What is clafoutis?