Le Cinéma/Representation
This famous landmark has been featured in movies and music videos, famous for its late-night dance shows and cabarets.
What is the Moulin Rouge?
A famous French composer, best known for his piece "Clair de Lune"
Who is Claude Debussy?
In French, the name of this baked good means "wand, rod, or baton."
What is a baguette?
In New Orleans, Louisiana, this event is famously observed. It has been celebrated for hundreds of years and is a time of celebration before Lent begins.
What is Mardis Gras?
This US President bought about 828,000 square miles worth of land from France in 1803 in the Louisiana Purchase.
Who is Thomas Jefferson?
The Palme d’Or is the top prize awarded at the Internation Film Festival held in this French City.
What is Cannes?
This 19th-century French author is best known for his novels "The Count of Monte Cristo" and "The Three Musketeers".
Who is Alexandre Dumas?
Explain the difference between a macaroon and a macaron.
Many possible responses, but a macaron is a sandwich-like meringue cookie with flavored filling, while a macaroon is a coconut cake-like cookie traditionally made from almond flour.
What is maple syrup?
Located about 12 miles west of Paris, this former royal residence built by Louis XIV of France now draws an estimated 15 million visitors per year, making it one of the most popular tourist sites in the world.
What is Versailles?
Which of these actors were NOT born in France?
A) Lily-Rose Depp
B) Eva Green
C) Timothée Chalamet
D) Emma Watson
What is C?
Often regarded as the leader of the French Romantic movement, this artist is known for his painting "La Liberté guidant le peuple" and "Chios and Missolonghi".
Who is Eugène Delacroix?
This French city shares a name with the widely popular mustard that originates from it.
What is Dijon?
This Francophone European country has the highest peaks in Europe.
What is Switzerland?
In France, this national holiday on July 14th is called Fête nationale française.
Hint: The observance marks the fall of a French prison at the start of the Revolution.
What is Bastille Day?
This famous 2001 French romantic comedy features a shy and quirky waitress who decides to change the lives of those around her for the better while dealing with her own isolation.
What is Amélie?
Known mainly for his novel "The Little Prince", this beloved French author disappeared and was believed to have died while on a reconnaissance mission from the French island of Corsica over the Mediterranean on 31 July 1944.
Who is Antoine de Saint-Exupéry?
This French tart, made from a savory egg-based custard and typically including cheese, bacon, or other vegetables, comes from the Lorraine region of France.
What is quiche?
This island nation was the first country in the Western Hemisphere to abolish slavery.
What is Haiti?
This “M” French landmark is a large hill in Paris’s 18th arrondissement. It is home to the Basilica of the Sacre-Coeur.
What is Montmartre?
This 1950s movement was characterized by its rejection of traditional filmmaking conventions in favor of experimentation and a spirit of iconoclasm.
What is French New Wave/Nouvelle Vague?
Built for Emperor Napoleon III, this historic opera house is the setting for Gaston Leroux's 1910 novel The Phantom of the Opera, along with the film and musical adaptations, and also houses the the Bibliothèque-Musée de l'Opéra de Paris (Paris Opera Library-Museum).
What is Palais Garnier?
These two base ingredients are the main difference between northern and southern French cooking styles.
What are butter and olive oil?
This West African country has the largest church in the world, and is the world's top exporter of cocoa and raw cashew nuts.
What is Ivory Coast?
On the periodic table, Francium is named for the country of France. Less obviously, this other metallic element gets its name from the old Latin name for what is now France.
What is Gallium? (Gaul/Gallia)