History
Around the base of Napoleon's tomb in Les Invalides are inscribed the names of 12 of his what?
His most famous victories
The neighborhood in which we stayed in Paris.
What is the 5th Arrondissement (or the Place Monge)?
The Musée d'Orsay is famous for this style of painting.
What is impressionism?
A gross-sounding but better-tasting English side served with Fish and Chips
What are mushy peas?
The Panthéon was originally a church dedicated to this person, the patron saint of Paris.
Who is St. Geniviève?
These two famous stations lie at either end of the Eurostar London--Paris route.
What are St. Pancras Station and the Gare du Nord?
The Musée d'Orsay is home to a giant marble carving of this animal (right near where we rested on a bench!)
What is a polar bear?
The four legally mandated ingredients of a baguette traditionelle
What are wheat flour, yeast, salt, and water?
The town of Corsuelles-sur-Mer is the site of which famous Frenchman's triumphant return to France after years of exile following the successful D-Day invasion?
Who is Charles de Gaulle?
The city of Blois, where we had dinner our first night out of Paris, lies on what river?
What is the Loire?
This architect designed St. Paul's cathedral in London after the Great Fire in 1666.
Who is Christopher Wren?
The Dordogne is known for this French delicacy
What is foie gras?
This city that we visited was so virulently anti-Protestant that when the French King signed a law protecting religious tolerance, he did so here.
What is Nantes?
The nearest stop to our hotel in London
What is Russel Square?
The palace we visited on our last day in London.
The name of the English IPA that came in the glass with the colorful skulls.
What is Neck Oil IPA?
This site that we visited was saved from destruction during WW2 by an American officer who volunteered to explore it alone to see if there were German soldiers inside before it was bombed.
What is the Cathedral at Chartres?
Although we looked hard for puffins from the walls of this Breton city, we didn't see any :(
What is St. Malo?
This French author's organs are buried in different places, despite his main tomb being in the Panthéon basement.
Who is Voltaire?
This cheese, according to the fromagier, is very "vive la France!"
What is Époisse?