French Trivia

Food and Drink

100

Un beigne

What is a doughnut?

200

Le fromage

What is cheese?

300

A French person will buy this daily.

What is bread? 

400

A French person will eat dinner at this time. 

What is 8:00 pm? 

500

This is the largest crop grown in France

What is wheat?

History

100

June 6, 1944 - Le Jour J.

What is D-Day, Invasion of Normandy?

200

The man who invented champagne also had this profession. 

What is a monk?

300

Marie Antoinette married Louis 16th when she was this old. 

What is 14 years old? 

400

This structure was called the National Razor during the French Revolution.

What is the guillotine?

500

Notre -Dame is an example of this type of architecture.

What is gothic architecture? 

Geography

100

What body of water lies to the north of France?

English Channel

200

What is the highest mountain range in France?

Alpes

300

Where would you find a gargoyle?

on a church - a rainspout

400

All distance in France is measured from the zero mile marker. Where is this marker located?

Paris - in front of Notre Dame

500

For what is the city of Dijon famous?

mustard

Events

100

What bicycling event occurs yearly in July?

Tour de France

200

What holiday is celebrated the day before Ash Wednesday?

Mardi Gras

300

What international car race is held southwest of Paris?

24 hours of Le Mans

400

What do French children do on the eve of December 6th?

Place shoes on doorstep or by hearth for St. Nicholas.

500

What do the French do after Midnight Mass at Christmas?

Go home and have a big meal

Famous French

100

What saint was burned at the stake in the city of Rouen, Normandy?

Joan of Arc

200

Who painted ballet dancers and horse races?

Edgar Degas

300

What city did Samuel Champlain found?

Quebec City

400

What was the profession of Coco Chanel?

fashion designer

500

What famous person developed a system for the blind to read?

Louis Braille