La Culture
Located in Paris, this is the most visited art museum in the world.
Le Louvre
This is the capitol of France.
This novel, written by Victor Hugo, was recently adapted into a three-hour long musical film starring Amanda Seyfried and Anne Hathaway.
Les Miserables
The Passion of ________ is a famous French film from 1927 that follows the trial and execution of a French heroine in the Hundred Years' War. She is now recognized as a saint by the Catholic Church.
Joan of Arc (Jeanne d'Arc)
This is the French word for "spoon."
Une cuillère
This is a prestigious bike race that has been held in France every year since 1903, even during the 2020 coronavirus pandemic.
Le Tour de France
This is the name of the river that flows through Paris.
This French Age of Enlightenment philosopher was popular for his satires and novellas advocating free speech.
Voltaire
This 2001 film starring Audrey Tatou became an instant classic and the highest grossing French film in history. It is known for its eccentric storyline and cinematography.
Amelie
This is the French word for "grapefruit."
la pamplemousse
This is the geometric shape that has become a nickname for France.
l'hexagone / hexagon
A major port located in the south of France, this is the oldest city in the country.
Marseille
This existential philosopher is best known for his thought-provoking novels, including The Stanger (L'Etranger) and The Plague (La Peste).
Albert Camus
This 1946 film, directed by Jean Cocteau, is a retelling of a classic fairy tale set in France. Disney later went on to make an animated retelling of the same tale in 1991.
Beauty and the Beast (La Belle et la Bete)
This is how you say "a runny nose" in French.
Le nez qui coule
This is the film festival held annually in the South of France.
The Cannes Film Festival
This was the site of a very famous battle during World War 2 in the north of France. The battle is also called D-Day or Operation Overlord.
Normandy
This is the author of the literary classic The Three Musketeers (Les Trois Mousquetaires).
Alexandre Dumas
Les 400 Coups is considered one of the greatest French Films ever made. The literal English translation of its title is The 400 Blows. This would be a more appropriate translation of the French idiom.
Raising Hell
This is the French word for the biggest organ in the human body.
La peau
This is the reason why turning a baguette upside down is considered bad luck.
According to legend, on the morning of an execution, the executioner would not have time to stop at the Boulangerie. So, the baker would reserve the executioner's loaf by turning it upside down, bringing on the association of death and misfortune.
These are the names of the two islands in the middle of the Seine.
Ile Saint-Louis, Ile de la Cite
This novel, published in 1927 by Marcel Proust, is considered to be one of the greatest French novels of all time.
In Search of Lost Time (A la recherché du temps perdu)
This is the main love interest in the film Les Enfants du Paradis, otherwise known as the Children of Paradise in English.
Garance
The French word for "kite" is "cerf-volant." This is the literal translation of "cerf-volant."
"Flying deer"