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100
What type of dance had the same basic technique that was used both at social events and as theatrical dance.
What is ballet?
100
This delicacy is served as an appetizer in France and in French restaurants and is a mollusk.
What is escargot (snails)?
100
The type of nobility who is a person or family made noble by holding military offices, generally after two or three generations.
What is the noblesse militaire?
100
This was often used by noble women worn to hold and shape the torso into a desired shape.
What is a corset?
100
This sport is the most popular sport in most countries, especially in France and South American countries.
What is football (soccer)?
200
The greatest innovation of dance in the 17th century was under which French monarch.
Who is Louis XIV?
200
This luxury is a type of breakfast or dessert that is a type of a very thin pancake and is served with various fillings.
What is a crepe?
200
The traditional or old nobility.
What is the noblesse d'epee?
200
Noble women did what to their hair?
What is pull it up?
200
This famous French mathematician invented the roulette wheel.
Who is Blaise Pascal?
300
The casual name for this type of dance.
What is baroque dance?
300
This type of food found in bakeries is a buttery flaky viennoiserie bread roll named for its well known crescent shape.
What is a croissant?
300
A person made noble by holding certain high offices for the king.
What is the noblesse de chancellerie?
300
The size of the outfits became what as time progressed?
What is larger?
300
During which century was the Nobleman replaced with the Queen as a permanent feature of the deck?
What is the 16th century?
400
This part of Versailles was destroyed in 1752 and it led to the Grand Apartment and ended at The Venus, the main access to the apartment.
What is the Ambassadors' Staircase"?
400
This is a type of drink that is sparkling wine made from grapes grown in the region of France that shares the same name.
What is champagne?
400
The name for the nobility that has been noble for at least four generations.
What is the noblesse d'extraction?
400
The men were often obsessed with their legs, so they wore this type of clothing.
What are colored tights?
400
This was a popular sport that was a precursor to tennis.
What is Jeu de paume?
500
This room was military-themed and was originally meant to serve as the guard room, but now served as the "ballroom".
What is the Mars Apartment?
500
These are one of the better-known delicacies of France and is made from the limbs of amphibians.
What are frog legs?
500
The name for the nobility from before the year 1400.
What is the noblesse chevaleresque?
500
This was often held in picture with them.
What is a family heirloom or signature item?
500
This type of betting has a French origin and was invented around 1870.
What is parimutuel betting?