Cinéma
This French animated movie is about a rat who wants to be a chef in Paris.
Ratatouille
This fruit is everywhere in French Polynesia. It is used to make juice, candy, and perfume.
Coconut
This desert covers much of North Africa, including French-speaking countries like Niger and Mali.
Sahara Desert
This West African country’s capital is Dakar. It is known for its pink lake and the African Renaissance Monument.
Senegal
This French general became the emperor of France. He was short but powerful.
Napoleon
This Disney movie takes place in Paris and features a bell-ringer named Quasimodo.
The Hunchback of Notre Dame
In Switzerland, people melt cheese in a pot and dip bread into it. What is this dish?
fondue
This Vietnamese sandwich, made with a baguette, pâté, pickled vegetables, and cilantro, is from French colonialism
bánh mì
This large French-speaking country in North Africa has a capital called Tunis and is famous for its beaches and desert.
Tunisia
This woman from France was burned at the stake for hearing voices from God. She is now a saint.
Joan of Arc (Jeanne d'Arc)
This French movie is about a music teacher who comes to a strict boarding school for troubled boys. He starts a choir and changes their lives.
The Chorus / Les Choristes
In Senegal, many women wear this long, colorful dress with matching headwrap.
a boubou
This French word uses all five vowels (A, E, I, O, U) with no repeats, plus one consonant.
This island's capital is Antananarivo.
Madagascar
This French queen was married to King Louis XVI. She was famous for saying "Let them eat cake"
Marie Antoinette
This French actor is famous for playing the robot in the movie Robot & Frank. He also played in The Intouchables.
Omar Sy
In Réunion Island (French territory near Africa), people celebrate this festival by lighting candles on graves and eating a special cake with a baby Jesus inside.
All Saints' Day (or La Toussaint)
This famous French palace has 700 rooms, 67 staircases, and 2,000 windows.
Le Palais de Versailles / The Palace of Versailles
This Central African country’s capital is Libreville. It is home to forest elephants and gorillas.
Gabon
This famous French painter lived in Tahiti and painted many pictures of island life.
Paul Gauguin
This big French actor played Cyrano de Bergerac and Obélix. He has made over 200 movies.
Gérard Depardieu
what is "coupé-décalé"
a dance in Ivory Coast
In France, people think it is bad luck to put this upside down on a table.
bread / baguette
This Southeast Asian country was once called "French Indochina."
Vietnam
In 1789, angry Parisians stormed this prison to get weapons.
the Bastille