Priorycore
Around Talloires
Vive la Savoie
Sur la France
Priory staff members
100

Name 5 different rooms in the Priory.

Salle des moines, salle des drapeaux, la cave, salle de méditation, salle de l'homme, MacJannet Hall, the oubliettes, etc.

100

Name 3 aquatic activities one can partake in on the Lac d'Annecy

Pédalo - paddleboarding - swimming - kayak...

100

Name 2 local Savoyard cheeses

Reblochon, Abondance, tomme de Savoie, Beaufort, emmental, tomme des Bauges...

100

Name 3 animals (in French) that are present in Intermarché’s “Le mal-aimé” ad

Loup, mouton, hérisson, lapin, écureuil, marmotte, cerf, sanglier

100

Name 2 people who work at the Priory who speak Russian

Dr. K, Sophie

200

Which order of monks lived at the Priory?

The Benedictine monks.


200

Name 8 bus stops along the bus 20 route.

Angon, Écoles, les Granges, Écharvines, Chef Lieu Menthon, Crozette, Chef Lieu Veyrier, Chavoires, C.E.S. Barattes, Vignières, Bonlieu, Gare Quai Sud...

200

Name the church on the hill that overlooks Talloires and spell its name correctly.

Église de Saint Germain OR Ermitage de Saint Germain

200

Name 3 players on the French national soccer team.

Mbappé, Dembélé, Doué, Olise, Koundé, Digne...

200

These 3 staff members are from California.

Layla, Taite, Sophie

300

Who used to inhabit the Priory tower and what did they do?

The pigeons, as mail carriers.

300

Name 4 supermarket chains one can find around the lake.

8 à Huit, Intermarché, Carrefour, Super U, Utile, Casino, Lidl...

300

Draw the Haute Savoie flag. How is it different from the Swiss flag (name 2 differences)?


300

What is the name of the tallest mountain in Europe?

Le Mont Blanc.

300

This assistant is a founding member of the Tufts Cheese Club


Aliénor

400

What did the monks use the cave for?

As a refrigerator to store cheeses, wine, meats...

400

This is how much the "Savoyard" sandwich costs at the Fournil de mon Père in Talloires.

6,10€.

400

What is a crozet?


400

The French consume ______ tons of snails per year:
a) 10,000

b) 20,000

c) 25,000

25,000.

400

This staff member biked across the entire width of France in 8 days

Connor

500

What year was the Priory founded? 

a) 1018 

b) 1108 

c) 1281

1018.

500

Talloires-Montmin is a town in the _________ department of the ________ region in France.

Haute-Savoie department

Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region

500

Name all 6 ingredients in tartiflette.

Onions, potatoes, cream, white wine, reblochon, lardons.


500

In what year was the French game pétanque created?

1907.

500

This staff member went to a performing arts high school and can SING!

Nelson