Almanac
Monuments
Food
History
The Arts
100

The population of Paris

12 million

100

Notre-Dame de Chartres is known for these.

stained-glass windows

100

French for snails.

Escargots

100

Former emperor of France.

Napoleon Bonaparte

100

This complex opened its doors in 1992.

Disneyland

200

A major industry

touism, construction

200

La galerie des glaces is decorated with these.

mirrors
200

It is known as the "king of cheese."

Brie

200

The date of Frances's national holiday.

July 14

200

Who is Astérix?

a comic book / cartoon character

300

A city other than Paris

Versailles, Chartres, Giverny, Meaux, Melun

300

Louis XIV lived here.

Versailles

300

A typical French pie.

 tartes aux fruits

300

What was the Bastille?

a prison

300

A French Impressionist painter.

Claude Monet

400

L'Ile de la Cité is known as the " ___ of Paris."

cradle

400

Napoleon Bonaparte's remains are found here.

the Invalides

400

A long pastry filled with cream and topped with chocolate frosting.

éclair

400

French soldiers were transported to battle in these during WWI.

taxis

400

Claude Monet painted the gardens at his home in this town.

Giverny

500

The river of Paris.

the Seine

500

The Tour Eiffel was built in this year.

1889

500

This dessert has a thousand layers of puff pastry and cream.

millefeuilles

500

This building houses a collection of modern art.

Centre Pompidou, Beaubourg

500

Why do children go to the Jardin du Luxembourg?

to sail boats