French Scholar Bowl
The Charles de Gaulle Airport near Paris is also known as ...
Roissy
Mme de Staël personified what literary movement "in her person, in her life, and in her work"?
Romantic
Who was the love interest of Cyrano and Christian in Edmond Rostand's play Cyrano de Bergerac?
Roxane
Who is the patron saint of Paris?
Sainte Geneviève
What was the first French town liberated by the Allied forces on D-day?
Sainte-Mère-Église
Which of the following is NOT typical of French eating habits? Salad being served after main course. Waiter waiting until being asked to bring the check. Milk being a common breakfast drink. Cheese being offered as a dessert.
Salad being served after main course. Waiter waiting until being asked to bring the check. *Milk being a common breakfast drink.* Cheese being offered as a dessert.
Alscae is famous for what food?
Sauerkraut
In Cajun Louisiana, what is "boudin"?
Sausage
What animal's milk is used to make Roquefort cheese?
Sheep/ewe
In France, which four grades does le college include
Sixième, cinquième, quatrième, and troismème
Who wrote l'Étranger (The Stranger)?
(Albert) Camus
Who designed the gardens of Versailles?
(André) Le Nôtre
Who was France's first minister of Culture?
(André) Malraux
What French scientist was the inventor of modern chemistry?
(Antoine-Laurent de) Lavoisier
Mastering the human form in both bronze and marble, this sculptor's most widely recognized piece of work is entitled "Le Penseur". Name the sculptor.
(Auguste) Rodin
What Frenchman composed the opera Faust?
(Charles) Gounod
Name the French scientist who was the founder of modern physiology.
(Claude) Bernard
Which French composer wrote Clair de Lune?
(Claude) Débussy
Which French impressionist resided at Giverny?
(Claude) Monet
Who composed the "Marseillaise."
(Claude) Rouget de Lisle
What fashion designer was noted for using extreme simplicity to create elegance?
(Coco) Chanel
Which French artist is famous for painting ballet dancers and horse races?
(Edgar) Degas
Who was the author of Cyrano de Bergerac?
(Edmond) Rostand
Who is responsible for the famous statement of "J'accuse"?
(Emile) Zola
Who designed the Statue of Liberty?
(Frédéric-Auguste) Bartholdi
Which President of the United States appointed and later dismissed Pierre L'Enfant to design Washington D.C.?
(George) Washington
Which 19th century impressionist is known for the style pointillism?
(Georges) Seurat
Name the French poet of "la Belle Epoque" who was the major proponent of cubism and whose poetry reflected "la Belle Epoque." One of his poems is entitles "Clair de Lune."
(Guillaume) Apollinaire
Who is the author of Madame Bovary
(Gustave) Flaubert
What French writer, called "The Father of the short story", wrote seven volumes of short stories?
(Guy de) Maupassant
Which French realist painter is known for his political and social caricatures?
(Honoré) Daumier
Who was the first king of the Capetian dynasty?
(Hugh/Hugues) Capet
What French explorer discovered the Mississippi?
(Jacques) Marquette
Who was the foremost composer of "opéra bouffe"?
(Jacques) Offenbach
Who is the author of La Cigale et la Fourmi?
(Jean de) La Fontaine
Who said "man is born free, but is everywhere in chains"?
(Jean-Jacques) Rousseau
Name the French writer who founded, wrote about, and influenced others in the philosophy of existentialism?
(Jean-Paul) Sartre
The city of Nice built a museum to house the Old Testament themed paintings of which Russian born artist?
(Marc) Chagall
Which Oscar-winning French actress played Adriana in the 2011 Woody Allen film "Midnight in Paris?
(Marion) Cotillard
Who was the aide-de-camp of George Washington?
(Marquis de) La Fayette
Which French nobleman is known for helping the American colonists in their struggle for independence?
(Marquis de) Lafayette
Who was the head of government during the Vichy regime?
(Maréchal Philippe) Pétain
Which French President got married while in office?
(Nicolas) Sarkozy
What artisit spent time in Tahiti?
(Paul) Gauguin
Who designed the city of Washington, D.C?
(Pierre-Charles) L'Enfant
What French romantic painted "The Raft of Medusa"?
(Théodore) Géricault
What is the French term for a meal where the price is determined in advance?
(À) prix fixe
Name the scientist who discovered the serum to cure diphtheria.
(Émile) Roux
Which of the following French dishes is a kind of stew? Bouillabaisse crêpes Suzette escargots soupe à l'oignon
*Bouillabaisse* crêpes Suzette escargots soupe à l'oignon
All of the following countries are Francophone countries except... L'Allegmagne Haiti Le Niger La Martinique
*L'Allegmagne* Haiti Le Niger La Martinique
Which of the following works of art was NOT written by Victor Hugo?
*Madame Bovary* Hernani Les Misérables Notre Dame de Paris
Which of the following African countries are not part of Le Maghreb? -Le Togo -La Tunisie -Le Maroc -L'Algérie
-*Le Togo* -La Tunisie -Le Maroc -L'Algérie
When are "crèpes" traditionally eaten? Name two holidays
1. La Chandeleur - le 2 février 2. Mardi Gras
How old was Marie Antoinette when she married Louis XVI?
14
At what age did Jeanne d'Arc begin to hear voices?
17
In what century did Perrault and la Fontaine write?
17th century
When was the first Tour de France held?
1903
In what year was the 5th Republic established?
1958
In what year did the French middle class stage a sit-down strike that shut down the country for a month and almost forced Charles de Gaulle out of office?
1968
In what year was the pyramid in front of the Louvre built?
1981
The "rez-de-chaussée" in French is equivalent to what in English?
1st floor or ground floor
The patron saint of Paris, Sainte Geneviève successfully prevented the Huns from attacking her city in which century?
5th century
What service does the Bateaux Mouche company provide?
A boat for tourist on the Seine river
In Cajun cooking, what is a roux?
A brown sauce
What is a bistro(t)?
A café, snack bar, small restaurant
What is Napoleon's emblem?
A golden bee/or the eagle
What is a "croque-monsieur"?
A grilled/toasted ham and cheese sandwich
Translate the expression "un esprit sain dans un corps sain".
A healthy mind in(side) a healthy body
What is a "pot-au-feu?
A kind a stew, consisting of boiled beef and vegetables
What is a "billet doux"?
A love letter
What was the profession of Brigitte Bardot?
A movie star
What is a "moulin à poivre"?
A pepper mill
"Une grande surface" is a term for what type of commercial site?
A shopping mall
What is Orangina?
A soft drink of carbonated orange juice
What is a "dragée"?
A sugar-coated almond
The French call it football, we call it...
Soccer
Debates over the "sécu" have been in the news lately in France. To what does this shortened form refer?
Social security
Which continent has the most French speaking countries?
Africa
Where were the 1992 Winter Olympics held?
Albertville, France
What woman was married to the King of France and later the King of England, producing two kings of England?
Aliénor d'Aquitaine
What is "blancmange"?
Almond milk with gelatin chilled in a mold
What is the main ingredient in "calissons"?
Almonds
Where would you find the "bouquinistes" in Paris?
Along the banks of the Seine
In which region of France is beer the preferred drink?
Alsace-Lorraine
What is the only officially bilingual region of France?
Alscae
Name four of the five principal characters in Flaubert's Madame Bovary
Answers: Charles Bovary, Emma Bovary, Homais, Rodolphe, Léon
Name the four works by Marcel Pagnol published since 1957 which tell his childhood memories.
Answers: La Gloire de mon père, Le Chateau de ma mère, Le Temps des Secrets, Le Temps des Amours
Name the last four kings of France.
Answers: Louis XVIII, Charles X, Louis-Philippe, Louis-Napoléon
Name the four major types of architecture used in French churches and cathedrals:
Answers: Romanesque, Gothic, Renaissance, Classic
Name at least four (4) of the ingredients in "ratatouille":
Answers: eggplant, squash, onions, bell peppers, tomatoes, garlic
Who is the father of modern chemistry?
Antoine Lavoisier
Name the pilot who became a famous 20th century author of La Terre des Hommes?
Antoine de Saint-Exupery
From what fruit is Calvados made?
Apples
What is the name of the family of rockets that carry commercial satellites?
Ariane
What popular comic book series did Goscinny and Uderzo create?
Astérix
Where did La Goulue dance?
At the Moulin Rouge
What is the title of the 12th or early 13th century "chantefable" (sung story) where the son of a Christian noble falls in love with a Saracen maiden?
Aucassin et Nicolette
What was the original nationality of Marie Antoinette?
Austrian
Name an American president for whom a street or avenue is named in Paris.
Avenue du president Kennedy
What city in provence is known for its annual summer festival of modern and classical theatre?
Avignon
What is the name given to a type of mayonnaise made with olive oil and garlic?
Aïoli
What do the French call "cotton candy"?
Barbe à papa
Which village near Paris gave its name to a school of painting?
Barbizon
Who was the sculptor of the Statue of Liberty?
Bartholdi
What are the three (3) main ingredients of the dish "bœuf bourguignon"?
Beef, red wine, and onions
What is traditionally served with "café au lait" at the "Café du Monde"?
Beignets
Which Francophone country is famous for its lace?
Belgium
Which francophone country is famous for "gaufres"?
Belgium
What is the Tour de France?
Bicycle race
What 17th century philosopher invented the first calculator?
Blaise Pascal
Duke Henri de Guise was murdered in which château?
Blois
Name the largest park in Paris.
Bois de Boulogne
What soup is the specialty of Marseille?
Bouillabaisse
What drink is known as "l'eau-de-vie?"
Brandy (Cognac)
For what product is Poilâne best known?
Bread, since Poilâne was the most famous baker in the world.
Name a common cheese in France.
Brie, Camembert, Roquefort, Pont-l'Eveque , Cantal, Saint-André, Chavignol, ...
Conquered by Caesar in 56 BC, this region was named Armorica after the Celtic word for seaside.
Brittany
What is the dessert served at the traditional late supper?
Bûche de Noël
What were the names of the Acadians, French settler of Canada, who migrated to Louisiana after being forced out during the Seven Years' War?
Cajuns or Acadiens
What is needed for the traditional Normand custom called "le trou normand"?
Calvados or Calva
Which country celebrates le fete de St. Jean?
Canada
From which French book comes the following line: "Il faut cultiver notre jardin"?
Candide
Where does the Festival of Cinema take place?
Cannes
Which powerful French minister is credited with the founding of the Académie Française?
Cardinal Richelieu
Who was the rival of Diane de Poitiers?
Catherine de Médicis
What Parisian museum has a collection of more than 50,000 films from all over the world?
Centre Pompidou
For which château did Leonardo Da Vinci design a double-spiraling staircase?
Chambord
Who invented the idea of schools in France?
Charlemagne
Who was the greatest king of the Carolingian dynasty?
Charlemagne
What French politician said it was difficult to rule a country having 365 different cheeses.
Charles de Gaulle
Who was France's leader between 1958 and 1969?
Charles de Gaulle
. Name four presidents of the 5th Republic
Charles de Gaulle, Georges Pompidou, Valéry Giscard d'Estaing, Francois Mitterand, Jacques Chirac, Nicolas Sarkozy, François Hollande
What is the name of a cut of French steak which is also the name of a 19th century French author?
Chateaubriand
What château of the Loire Valley is built over the River Cher?
Chenonceau
In France, which flower is associated with death and is never given as a gift?
Chrysanthemum/Mum
Which city is the French capital for rubber and a tire manufacturing center?
Clermont-Ferrand
In 1996 the pope celebrated the 1,500th anniversary of the baptism of which king of France?
Clovis
Name the supersonic plane that was the result of the joint effort of the french and british aircraft industries.
Concorde
What is the French term for the dish of chicken cooked in wine?
Coq au vin
Where was Napolean born?
Corcisa
What is called "the scented isle"?
Corsica
Who was the predominant young female in Les Misérables?
Cosette
What is the name of the "semolina" used in a basic meal in Algeria and Morocco?
Couscous
In other areas of the United States they are known as mudbugs, ditchbugs, or crawdads; in Louisiana, they are known as...
Crawfish (Crayfish)
Name one food and one drink item of a typical French breakfast.
Croissant, hard roll, tartine, yogurt café, café au lait, hot chocolate
What is a "croque monsieur" with a fried egg on top of it called?
Croque Madame
What are dairy shops called in France?
Crémeries
Who is the French Canadian singer who married her manager, René Angélil?
Céline Dion
Put the following painters in chronological order: Cézanne, David, Degas, Delacroix
David, Delacroix, Degas, Cézanne
The English word "denim" comes from the slurring of which French words?
De Nimes
What painter is known for his paintings of ballet dancers from the opera?
Degas
What are " Le Bon Marché" and "Le Printemps" ?
Department stores (les grands magasins)
What French mathematician created analytical geometry?
Descartes
What is the drink taken after a meal?
Digestif or pousse-cafe
What was the profession of the man who invented the guillotine?
Doctor (Dr. Joseph Guillotin)
Name 4 towns or cities associated with the life of Joan of Arc
Domrémy, Chinon, Orléans, Reims, Paris, Compiègne, Rouen
What does the Cajun idiom "Lâche pas la patate" mean figuratively not literally?
Don't give up!
What hit American drama is called "Urgences" in France?
E.R.
Who is the famous twentieth century French singer whose last name means "Sparrow"?
Edith Piaf
What did the French Constitution establish for women in 1946?
Equal pay for equal work
What French Romantic painted Liberty Leading the People?
Eugene Delacroix
What is the name of the long poem, written by the poet Henry Longfellow, that recounts the explusion of the French Acadians from Canada and their difficult journey to find a new home in Louisiana?
Evangeline
What French engineer was in charge of the construction of the Suez Canal?
Ferdinand de Lesseps
What police technique did Alphonse Bertillon develop?
Fingerprinting
What is caramel custard or crème caramel also known as?
Flan
Name one of France's first four public TV channels.
France 2 (or Antenne 2), France 3, ARTE, La Cinquième
How did the Mona Lisa end up in France?
Francois I brought it for Fountainbleu
Who founded the Collège de France?
François I
"Poutine" is a very popular dish enjoyed by French Canadians. What is it?
French fries with gravy and cheese
Which poet is the most famous representative of provençal literature?
Frédéric Mistral
What former Parisian stockbroker became the artist most usually associated with the scenes of Tahiti?
Gauguin
Who painted "Le Cirque", a painting which captured spectators of different social classes?
Georges Seurat
Who was the American woman who moved to Paris in the early 20th century and invited French artists and American writers like Ernest Hemingway to her salon?
Gertrude Stein
During this time period, French church bells do not ring. Parents sometimes tell their children that the bells fly to Rome and drop the candy eggs when they returned. What is this time period?
Good Friday to Easter
The Sainte-Chapelle is a masterpiece of what period of architecture?
Gothic
What is the main style of the Architecture of cathedrals built in the 13th century?
Gothic
In France, one would call it "un raisin"; in the US one would call it a...
Grape
Considered the perfume capital of the world, name this city on the French Riviera.
Grasse
Le fete des cuisinères take place in which francophone country?
Guadeloupe
What is the equivalent proverb in English for the French proverb « aide-toi, le ciel t'aidera »?
Heaven helps those who help themselves
Who was called "Le bon roi"?
Henri IV
What was so important about Madame de Lafayette's book, La Princesse de Clèves?
Her book was considered the first historical novel. Her style of writing was different as well.
What novelist depicted life and problems of 19th century French society?
Honoré de Balzac
What is le Tiercé?
Horse race betting
What kind of meat is sold at a "boucherie chevaline"?
Horsemeat
What is there from the ancient times that is located at Carnac?
Huge stones (like Stonehedge). Menhirs and dolmens
Francois I liked what type of leisure activity the best?
Hunting
With what form of painting is Renoir associated?
Impressionism
Where was Marie Antoinette imprisoned before going to the guillotine?
In the Conciergerie
Which explorer left to discover Canada (la Nouvekke France) in 1534?
Jacques Cartier
Which French explorer discovered the Mississippi River?
Jacques Marquette
On what date do the French usually send greeting cards to their family and friends?
January 1
Who was the court musician of Louis XIV?
Jean-Baptiste Lully
Who is the author of the following 18th century works: Le Contrat Social, La Nouvelle Heloise, and Emilie?
Jean-Jacques Rosseau
What French peasant was made a saint in 1920?
Jeanne d'Arc / Joan of Arc
Who was the French woman from the Antilles whose former spouse gained fame throughout Europe but died in captivity?
Josephine (de Beauharnais)
When her husband was assigned to the American Embassy, what television personality and author enrolled in the Cordon Bleu École de cuisine?
Julia Child
Cardinal Richelieu is responsible for founding which august French institution?
L' Academie Française/ the French academy
Name one of the two houses of le Parlement?
L'Assemblée Nationale/le Sénat
One nickname for France derives from its approximate physical shape. What is the nickname?
L'Hexagone
Where is Napoleon buried?
L'Hôtel des Invalides (Church of the Dome)
What is the most important technical school of France?
L'École Polytechnique
In the Mardi Gras celebration in Nice flowers and confetti are thrown from the floats. What is this activity called?
La Bataille des Fleurs
What French province is renowned for Charolais beef, moutarde de Dijon, and escargots?
La Bourgogne
Name the most famous epic poem in French.
La Chanson de Roland
What is the most famous French "chanson de geste"?
La Chanson de Roland
What is the French name for the French Riviera?
La Côte d'Azur
This unofficial holiday is on the 25th of November. It is celebrated by unmarried women age 25 who wear old-fasioned bonnets made of paper, lace, and ribbons. What is the holiday?
La Fête de Sainte-Catherine
What do the French call New Year's Day?
La Jour de l'An
What Parisian church is designed in Greek classical design?
La Madeleine
Personifying the French Republic, her bust is in every mayor's office in France. Who is she?
La Marianne
What is the soup or stew made with fish from Marseille?
La bouillabaisse
What is the name of the slightly sweet roll made from a rich dough containing eggs and lots of butter with a distinctive ball shape on top?
La brioche
What is the name of the traditional French cake shaped like a log, iced with chocolate, and sometimes decorated with a few pieces of meringue in the form of mushrooms.
La bûche de Noël
What is the French term for a day-care facility for children?
La crèche/la garderie
What is the name of ball game the French Basques play in southwestern France?
La pelote (pelota)
What product is the city of Alençon famous for?
Lace
Which French general helped the American Colonists during the Revolutionary War and become an American hero?
Lafayette
In what province is almost half of France's wine produced?
Languedoc
What is the name of the famous cave in the Dordogne or Périgord region discovered in 1940 by some boys when their dog disappeared down a hole in the ground? Because of its beautiful ceiling and wall paintings, it has been called the "Sistine chapel of Prehistory."
Lascaux
What is the French term for the Lenten period of 40 days between Mardi Gras and Easter?
Le Carême
Who was the head of the modern school of architecture who searched for new solutions for urban housing?
Le Corbusier
Who was the leading French architect of the 20th century?
Le Corbusier
What is the name of Gaston Leroux's most famous novel?
Le Fantôme de l'Opéra
In what museum can one find the Vénus de Milo?
Le Louvre
What was the aristocratic quarter of Paris during the 17th century called?
Le Marais
What do the French call the cold, harsh wind which blows from the Alps to southern France and causes crop damage?
Le Mistral
What is the name of the famous sidewalk along the beach of Nice?
Le Promenade des Anglais
When did Henri Desgranges originate in 1903?
Le Tour de France
What is the name of the highway that encircles Paris?
Le boulevard périphérique / le périphérique
What is the French term for 'the main course' of a French meal?
Le plat principal
What is the name for the festive supper of Noël following midnight Mass?
Le réveillon
What are "clubs" in a deck of cards called in French?
Le trèfle
What was the name given to Napolean's return to Paris in 1815?
Les Cent Jours
At the time of the Roman invasion of France, Caesar called the tribes in the area what name?
Les Gaulois / the Gauls
In 1896 Baron Pierre de Coubertin was successful in restoring this well-known sporting event. What was it?
Les Jeux Olympiques/ the Olympics
Which nomadic group, also known as "les gens du voyage" were thought to have come originally, but mistakenly, from Egypt?
Les gitans (or gypsies)
What city is known for its fine porcelain and enamel?
Limoges
Chartreuse, bénédictine and Cointreau are all...
Liqueurs
In what province was Joan of Arc born?
Lorraine
What French inventor, blind at the age of three, went on to create a system of writing used by the blind?
Louis Braille
What Frenchman contributed to the development of photography?
Louis Daguerre
During which king's reign was the Académie Française founded?
Louis XIII
Anne d'Autriche was the mother of what French king?
Louis XIV
Which king helped establish the tradition of "bonne cuisine" in France?
Louis XIV
Which state in the United States was named for a Frech King?
Louisiana
Regarding love, the French use the term "un coup de foudre" to express what idea?
Love at first sight
Who painted "Luncheon on the Grass"?
Manet (also a later version by Monet)
What architect of Louis XIV constructed the palace of Versailles?
Mansard or Le Vau (both answers acceptable)
What French performer is recognized as the world's foremost mime artist?
Marcel Marceau
Which of the following writers is not of the 20th century? Marcel Proust Andre Gide Albert Camus Jean-Jacques Rosseau
Marcel Proust Andre Gide Albert Camus *Jean-Jacques Rosseau*
This holiday originated with soldiers playing pranks on each other. What is this famous Tuesday?
Mardi Gras
What is the last day of "Carnaval" called?
Mardi Gras
What personage, found on the French eurocent, is the symbol of the French republic?
Marianne
What is the symbol of "La République Française" whose statue is found in every city hall?
Marianne (official)
Who had the Palais du Luxembourg constructed?
Marie de Médicis
Which queen played being a sheperdess?
Marie-Antoinette
Who was married to Louis XVI?
Marie-Antoinette
Where was Josephine de Beauharnais from?
Martinique
What is the date of la Fête du Travail or Labor Day in France?
May 1
Clovis was a ruler during which French dynasty?
Merovingian
What was the first ruling dynasty of France?
Merovingian
What French author who wrote Le Bourgeois Gentillhomme was known as 'the Shakespeare of France'?
Molière
According to the poem "La Chanson de Roland", what group amubushes Roland?
Moors
Who is represented in the statue atop the column at the Place Vendôme?
Napoleon
What pastry is named for a famous French leader?
Napoléon
Which popular ruler of France is associated with Josephine de Beauharnais, and Marie-Lousie?
Napoléon I
Who established the "Code Civil" which is still the basis of French law?
Napoléon I
What chocolate company originally began in Switzerland enjoys large sales in America with products like the "Crunch" bar?
Nestle
What word comes from the name of the French diplomat who introduced tobacco to France?
Nicotine (Jean Nicot)
What does the sign "défense de fumer" mean?
No smoking
What region of France is famous for its butter?
Normandy
Name the candy made of a base of honey, almonds, and egg whites.
Nougat
Near what kind of tree does one find truffles?
Oak
Where would you find a "couchette"?
On a train
Restaurants near the area of the former Les Halles market served this dish to workers after their long night of bringing foodstuffs into Paris. Name the dish.
Onion soup
What French acronym corresponds to the modern American term, CEO or chief executive officer?
P.D.G. (Président-Directeur Général)
"La Bourse de Paris" refers to what institution in France's capital?
Paris' Stock Exchange
Who developed the sciences of microbiology and developed vaccines against anthrax and rabies?
Pasteur
Who is the impressionistic painter who is called "the father of modern art"?
Paul Cézanne
Of the following influential persons, which one is not a painter? Paul Cézanne Jean-Baptiste Corot Henri Matisse Jules Verne
Paul Cézanne Jean-Baptiste Corot Henri Matisse *Jules Verne*
What did Joseph Nicéphore Niépce invent?
Photography
Who founded the modern Olympics in 1894?
Pierre de Coubertin
How did Saint-Exupery die?
Plane crash
Paul Veraline wrote what type of literature?
Poetry
For what is Limoges famous?
Porcelain
What is the name for a kind of stew consisting of boiled beef and vegetables?
Pot-au-feu
What vegetable is served in a "gratin dauphinoise"?
Potatoes
What 4 French painters are prinicipal representatives of le classicism?
Poussin, Watteau, David, Ingrès
"Un mas" is a traditional house in what region?
Provence
What would a young French woman be doing as she says, "Il m'aime, un peu, beaucoup, passionnément, à la folie, pas du tout."?
Pulling the petals from a daisy (une marguerite), letting chance decide her fate
What is the French word for Easter?
Pâques
In what francophone city does "Bonhomme" preside over the Carnaval?
Québec
In a French hotel, what is the abbreviation on the elevator button that takes you to the ground floor or lobby?
RC
Who composed "Boléro"?
Ravel
What does the last place finisher of the Tour de France receive?
Red Lantern
What is the translation of "chaperon rouge"?
Red Riding Hood
Which of the following is the city of the beautiful gothic cathedral where the kings of France were crowned?
Reims
What celebration takes place on the 3rd Thursday in November in France?
Release of the Beaujolais Nouveau wine
Name four (4) French recipients of the Nobel Prize for Literature.
Rene Sully-Prudhomme, Frederic Mistral, Romain Rolland, Anatole France, Henri Bergson, Roger Martin du Gard, Andre Gide, Francois Mauriac, Albert Camus, Saint-John Perse, Jean-Paul Sartre, Le Clézio, Patrick Modiano
Who wrote Le Rouge et Le Noir?
Stendhal
What was the profession of Ambroise Paré, who served kings Henri II, François II, Charles IX, and Henri III?
Surgeon
Who is Yannick Noah?
Tennis player who won the 1984 French Open/currently a singer
The bronze statue entitled "Spirit of American Youth Rising from the Waves" is the centerpiece of which site at Colleville-sur-mer in Normandy?
The (Normandy) American cemetery
Name the battle which saved French Christianity from a Muslim invasion in the year 732.
The Battle of Poitiers/The Battle of Tours
What event was responsible for eliminating approximately one-third of the French population in the mid-fourteenth century?
The Black Death
What is the symbol for the Quebec Winter Carnival?
The Bonhomme Carnaval or giant snowman
Pierre Corneille, the first great classic writer tragedy, stressed the importance of the will, self-control, honor, and freedom. His major tragedies include all the following except... The Cid Cinna Horace Don Juan
The Cid Cinna Horace *Don Juan*
What is the basic unit of local government in France?
The Commune
Who replaced the carriage wheel with the world's first inflatable automobile tire in 1895?
The Michelin brothers
Who has the authority to dissolve the French Parliment?
The President
What famous hotel was established at the Place Vendome in 1896?
The Ritz
What major river runs through Paris?
The Seine River
Le Parlement consists of two houses, the National Assembly, what is the other house?
The Senate
What treaty returned Alsace-Lorraine to France in 1919?
The Treaty of Versailles / le Traité de Versailles
What is "la gastronomie"?
The art of preparing fine food
What environmentally-friendly form of transportation was popular during "La Belle Époque"?
The bicycle
What is the custom on Labor Day in France?
The custom is to visit your friends and neighbors on May 1st and give each of them a sprig of lily of the valley (un brin de muguets) for good luck, wishing them happiness.
What was the Bastille?
The fortress guarding one of the gates of Paris and also a prison for political prisoners
What animal is depicted in the statue on the Place Denfert-Rochereau in Paris as the symbol of the heroic resistance of the city of Belfort during the Franco-Prussian war in 1870-71?
The lion
As the "galette" is cut, which child hides under the table and decides how the pieces will be given out?
The youngest child
While living in France for five years (1785-89), this famous Francophile became a great connoisseur of French wines while serving there as a US ambassador to France? Who was he?
Thomas Jefferson
Restaurants and hotels in France are rated by the Guide Michelin. What is the highest rating possible?
Three stars
The name of the cheese, Reblochon, comes from patios, re-blocher, which signifies...
To milk again
What does the phrase "passer une nuit blanche" mean in English?
To spend a sleepless night, or pull an all-nighter
What does the phrase "poser un lapin à quelqu'un" mean?
To stand-up someone (not show up for a date)
To whom has the title "dauphin" been applied historically?
To the oldest son of the king of France
In terms of area, to what American state can France be compared to?
To the state of Texas
What famous French couple fell in love as a result of drinking a love potion?
Tristan and Yseult
True or False: Thomas Jefferson was a representative to France.
True
What two types of fish are found in a salade niçoise?
Tuna and anchovies
What is the small cake baked in a mold and soaked in rum-flavored syrup?
Un Baba au rhum
Which of the following is a sandwich with essentially the same ingedients as a salade nicoise?
Un pan bagnat
What did Henri IV promise every Frenchman?
Une poule au pot tous les dimanches (a chicken in the pot every Sunday)
What is the name for a slice of bread with butter, jam, Nutella, or the like?
Une tartine
What is the name of the THIRD president of the 5th Republic?
Valerie Giscard d'Estaing
In what city was Louis XVI captured after he and his family escaped from Paris in 1791?
Varrenes
Which leader of the Gauls was the model for the Astérix comic books, was captured by the Romans, left to languish in prison in Rome?
Vercingétorix
Who became France's first National hero by leading the Gauls against Julius Cesar in 52 B.C?
Vercingétorix
What famous French author wrote Les Misérables?
Victor Hugo
Born François Marie Arouet, this Frenchman is better known by what name instead?
Voltaire
What is the principal vegetable in a "cassoulet"?
White beans
What does "la viticulture" refer to?
Wine production
What is the profession of Simone de Beauvoir?
Writer/author
On what would you put a vinaigrette?
a salad
Answer the following questions regarding l'Académie Française: a. When was it found? b. Who founded it? c. During whose reign was it founded? d. How many sages are in it?
a. 1635 b. Cardinal Richelieu c. Louis XIII d. 40
In what century did the following historical events take place: a. The Edict of Nantes b. The conquest of England by the Normans c. The sale of Louisiana to the United States d. The French Revolution
a. 16th b. 11th c. 19th d. 18th
Answer the following questions about Louisiana: a. In what year was it sold to the U.S.? b. Who (person) sold it to the U.S.? c. How much did the U.S. pay for it? d. What is the law in Louisiana based on?
a. 1803 b. Napoleon Bonaparte c. $15 million d. the Napoleonic Code
Answer the following questions about The Louisiana Purchase, which more than doubled the size of the Nation. a. In what year was the purchase? b. What president bought the land from France? c. What leader of France sold the territory to the United States? d. How much did the territory cost
a. 1803 b. Thomas Jefferson c. Napoléon Bonaparte d. 15 million dollars /60 million francs
Give the century associated with each of the following writers: a. Voltaire b. Rabelais c. Georges Sand d. Jean de la Fontaine
a. 18th b. 16th c. 19th d. 17th
Give the century associated with the following writers: a. Hugo b. la Fontaine c. Montaigne d. Diderot
a. 19th b. 17th c. 16th d. 18th
Answer the following questions about Quebec's modern coat of arms: a. Name the three symbols on the coat of arms. b. What do these symbols represent? c. What year was the coat of arms adopted? d. What is the provincial motto scrolled on a banner beneath the shield?
a. 3 golden fleur-de-lis, 1 golden leopard, and 3 green maple leaves b. French Presence, British Rule, and Canada c. 1939, replacing Queen Victoria's of 1868 d. Je me souviens
Answer the following questions about Vercingétorix, the brave general of Gaul, who was defeated by the Roman legions. a. In what year was he defeated? b. What Roman general defeated him? c. To what city was he taken? d. What was his fate?
a. 52 B.C b. Julius Caesar c. Rome d. executed after being imprisoned
In which century did each of the following live? a. Clovis b. Guillaume le Conquérant c. Francois I d. Louis XV
a. 5th b. 11th c. 16th d. 18th
Answer the following concerning Napoleon Bonaparte's life: a. Where was he born? b. Where was he first exiled to? c. The name of his judicial reform? d. The high commendation he created?
a. Ajaccio, Corsica b. Elba c. Le Code Napoléon / Napoleonic Code d. The Legion of Honor
Name the French provinces associated with the following regional specialties: a. sauerkraut b. olives c. champagne d. truffles
a. Alsace b. Provence c. Champagne d. Périgord
France is the world leader in providing launches for commercial telecommunications satellites and other spacecraft. Answer the following questions about these space operations: a. What is the name of France's line of satellite-launching rockets? b. What is the English equivalent for this name, which also refers to the Greek mythological figure who assisted Theseus escape from the labyrinth? c. From what country and continent are these rockets launched? d. On what continent is this country located?
a. Ariane b. Ariadne c. French Guiana d. South America
What are the following historical sites in Canada known for? a. National Battlefields Park b. Cartier-Brebeuf Park c. Fort Chambly National Historic Site d. Fort Lennox National Historic Site
a. British victory over French 1759 b. Jacques Cartier spent winter 1535-36 c. remains of stone fort built by French from 1709-11 d. ruins of 19th century British fort and Naval station
Name the capital of the following francophone countries: a. Belgium b. Guadeloupe c. Haiti d. Algeria
a. Brussels b. Basse Terre c. Port-au-Prince d. Algiers
Answer the following questions about locations in New Orleans: a. Famous store for coffee and beignets b. Place to buy anything from antiques to fresh produce c. Andrew Jackson met here with troops to stage the Battle of New Orleans d. The streetcar that ran down Royal Street in the Quarter
a. Café du Monde b. The French Market c. Fort St. Charles d. Desire
Answer the following questions about French Indochina: a. Which 3 countries composed this former entity? b. In what year did they break up?
a. Cambodia, Laos, Vietnam b. 1954
Identify the popular location in France given the following description: a. preserved walled-city from the Middle Ages b. abbey from the Middle Ages perched atop a rocky hill c. religious pilgrimage center in the Pyrenees d. famous for its Bén'ezat bridge, popes lived here during the 14th century
a. Carcassonne b. Mont Saint-Michel c. Lourdes d. Avignon
. Identify the following leaders based upon these descriptions: a. The Prime Minister of Louis XIII. b. The first of the Bourbon line; he was born Protestant but turned Catholic to end the religious wars and bring peace. c. The first president of the fifth Republic; he was the leader of the French Resistance movement during WWII. d. Originally king of the Franks, he was crowned in 800 Ad first emperor of the vast Holy Roman Empire.
a. Cardinal Richelieu b. Henri IV c. Charles DeGaulle d. Charlemagne
Answer the following questions about Quebec: a. Who founded Quebce? b. Quebec was founded during the reign of which French king c. What hotel in Quebec City was built in the French style for the governor of la Nouvelle France? d. What commander of the French troops was defeated by the British in the battle for Quebec?
a. Champlain b. Henri IV c. le Chateau Frontenac d. Montcalm
Given the following dates, name the French king in power at the time: a. 1431 b. 1598 c. 1685 d. 1788
a. Charles VII b. Henri IV c. Louis XIV d. Louis XVI
Name the château described by the following distinguishable characteristics: a. a two-story gallery across a river b. 365 chimneys c. no gallery, but surrounded by water d. Leonardo da Vinci's tomb
a. Chenonceau b. Chambord c. Azay-le-Rideau d. Amboise
Identify the composer of the following musical works: a. Clair de Lune b. Boléro c. Carmen d. Faust
a. Claude Débussy b. Maurice Ravel c. Georges Bizet d. Charles Gounod
Answer the following questions about Napoléon Bonaparte a. Where was he born? b. Who was his first wife? c. What battle marked his downfall? d. Where did he die?
a. Corsica b. Josephine c. Waterloo d. St. Hélène
Identify the following painters from the following descriptions or generalizations: a. Father of modern painting b. Tahitian painter c. Dutch painter d. Painter of music halls and circuses
a. Cézanne b. Gauguin c. Van Gogh d. Toulouse-Lautrec
Name the individual credited with the following discoveries or achievements: a. Photography b. Analytical geometry c. Modern chemistry d. Stethoscope
a. Daguerre b. Descartes c. Lavoisier d. Laennec
Name the artist of the following works of art: a. The Death of Marat b. The Raft of the Medusa c. Liberty Leading the People d. Impression, Sun Rising
a. David b. Géricault c. Delacroix d. Monet
Name the impressionist painter associated with each of the following themes: a. Ballet dancers b. Children and female nudes with rosy hued skin c. The countryside, his garden d. Mothers and children
a. Degas b. Renoir c. Monet d. Cassatt
Answer the following questions about Joan of Arc, the Maid of Orleans, national heroine of France: a. In what city was she born? b. Name the war in which she fought? c. In what city did she see Charles VII crowned king of France? d. In what city was she executed?
a. Domrémy b. One hundred Years War c. Reims d. Rouen
Answer the following questions about William the Conqueror: a. Who was his cousin, the King of England? b. In what year did William invade England? c. What was the battle called? d. What famous tapestry depicts this battle?
a. Edward the Confessor b. 1066 c. Hastings d. Bayeux Tapestry or Tapestry of Queen Matilda
Answer the following questions about the Battle of New Orleans: a. Waged between America and what country? b. Who commanded the American troops? c. Where is the famous landmark in New Orleans which honors him? d. What famous Louisiana pirate fought for America in this battle?
a. England b. Andrew Jackson c. Jackson Square d. Jean Lafitte
Name the authors of the following literary works: a. Gargantua et Pantagruel b. L'Étranger c. Les Pensées d. Candide
a. François Rabelais b. Albert Camus c. Blaise Pascal d. Voltaire
Name the author of each of the following works: a. Gargantua b. Le Cid c. La Parure d. Lettres de Mon Moulin
a. François Rabelais b. Pierre Corneille c. Guy de Maupassant d. Alphonse Daudet
State the significance of the following dates in Quebec History: a. 1754-1763 b. 1759 c. 1760 d. 1763
a. French and Indian War b. siege and capture of Quebec city by the British c. surrender of Montreal d. Treaty of Paris, surrender to Britain
Answer the following questions about the o designed the Statue of Liberty? a. Who was its designer? b. Who was its structural engineer? c. What country built its pedestal? d. What French ship carried it to the U.S.?
a. Frédéric Bartholdi b. Gustave Eiffel c. United States d. Isère
Name the French post-impressionist painters associated with the following works: a. The Circus b. Peaches and Pears c. Mont Sainte-Victoire From the Southwest with Trees and a House d. Yellow Christ
a. Georges Seurat b. Paul Cézanne c. Paul Cézanne d. Paul Gauguin
Name the French post-impressionist painter associated with the following works. a. Un dimanche d'été à la Grande Jatte b. Grandes Baigneuses c. The Vision after the sermon : Jacob wrestling the angel d. Spirit of the Dead Watching
a. Georges Seurat b. Paul Cézanne c. Paul Gauguin d. Paul Gauguin
Name the artist associated with the following techniques or subjects: a. pointillism b. Tahitian scenes c. music hall scenes d. founder of fauvism
a. Georges Seurat b. Paul Gauguin c. Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec d. Henri Matisse
Name the scientist associated with each of the following inventions or discoveries: a. aspirin b. parachute c. radium d. stethoscope
a. Gerhardt b. Lenormand c. Pierre and Marie Curie d. Laennec
. Identify the city noted for the following characteristics: a. Glove factories b. Palace of the Popes c. Astronomical clock on cathedral d. Large shipbuilding industry
a. Grenoble b. Avignon c. Strasbourg d. Nantes, Saint-Nazaire
Identify the scientist credited with the following discoveries: a. Radioactivity b. Radium c. IQ test d. Isolation of HIV virus
a. Henri Becquerel b. Marie Curie c. Alfred Binet d. Luc Montagnier
Answer the following questions about the Edict of Nantes: a. Who signed it into force? b. In what year was it signed? c. Who revoked it? d. In what year was it revoked?
a. Henri IV b. 1598 c. Louis XIV d. 1685
Identify the architect associated with the following Paris-area works: a. Les Pyramides du Louvre b. Versailles c. L'Opéra d. La Fontaine des Innocents
a. I.M. Pei b. Mansard or Le Vau c. Garnier d. Lescot
With which artistic movements are the following artists associated: a. Degas b. Braque c. Matisse d. Gauguin
a. Impressionism b. Cubism c. Fauvism d. Post-Impressionism
Name the art movement associated with the following artists: a. Monet b. Cézanne c. Matisse d. Jean Arp
a. Impressionism b. Post-Impressionism c. Fauvism d. Dadaism
Identify each of the following artists by the period or school with which they were associated. a. Sisley b. Honoré Daumier c. Ingrès d. Jean-Baptiste Corot
a. Impressionism b. Realism c. [Neo-]classicism d. Barbizon School
Identify the French explorer associated with the following: a. discovered the Saint Lawrence b. founded the city of Quebec c. discovered the Mississippi River d. explored the Mississippi
a. Jacques Cartier b. Samuel de Champlain c. Jacques Marquette d. René-robert Cavelier, Sieur de La Salle
Which French explorers are credited with the following: a. Taking possession of Canada in the name of the king b. Founding the city of Quebec c. Discovering the Mississippi River d. Sailing the Mississippi as far as the Gulf of Mexico
a. Jacques Cartier b. Samuel de Champlain c. Jacques Marquette d. Robert Cavalier de la Salle
Name the author of each of the following literary works: a. Les Feuilles Mortes b. La Cantatrice Chauve c. En Attendant Godot d. L'Étranger
a. Jacques Prévert b. Eugène Ionesco c. Samuel Beckett d. Albert Camus
Name the following French painters given the following descirptions: a. Known especially for his Barbizon landscapes b. Painted peasant life c. Father of modern French painting, who did post-impressionist still-life's and landscapes d. Greatest French Fauvist painter
a. Jean-Baptiste Corot b. Jean-Francois Millet c. Paul Cézanne d. Henri Matisse
Name the husband of each of the following women: a. Simone de Beauvoir b. Marie Antoinette c. Catherine de Médicis d. Anne d'Autriche
a. Jean-Paul Sartre b. Louis XVI c. Henri II d. Louis XIII
Identify the historical figures associated with the following nicknames: a. La Pucelle b. L'Aigle c. Le Roi Soleil d. Le bon roi
a. Jeanne d'Arc b. Napoléon c. Louis XIV d. Henri IV
Identify the following individuals: a. The patron saint of France b. The patron saint of Paris c. The archangel that protects France d. The female first name that symbolizes the French republic
a. Jeanne d'Arc b. Sainte Geneviève c. Saint Michel d. Marianne
Associate the following regional culinary specialties with their provinces: a. la choucroute b. les crêpes et les galettes c. les tripes à la mode de Caen d. le cassoulet-
a. L'Alsace b. La Bretagne/Brittany c. La Normandie/Normandy d. Languedoc
Identify the following concerning Louis XIV: a. His nickname b. His famous statement about his absolute monarchy c. His palace d. The edict he revoked
a. Le Roi Soleil b. "L'état, C'est moi" c. Versailles d. The Edict of Nantes
Name the inventor of the following inventions or discoveries: a. Parachute b. Stethoscope c. Aspirin d. Synthetic rubber
a. Lenormand b. Laennec c. Gerhardt d. Bouchardat
Given the following characters, name the literary work (in French) to which they belong: a. Jean Valjean b. Esmeralda c. Félicité d. Madame Loisel
a. Les Misérables b. Notre Dame de Paris c. Un Cœur Simple d. La Parure
As the following questions about the Treaty of Verdun in 843 A.D. a. Name the three brothers who signed the treaty. b. Name their father.
a. Lothair, Louis the German, Charles the Bald b. Louis the pious
The following objects were the symbols of which French rulers: a. Porcupine b. Salamandre c. Sun d. Bee
a. Louis XII b. François I c. Louis XIV d. Napoléon I
Under which French kings did the following ministers serve? a. Colbert b. Richelieu c. Sully d. Turgot
a. Louis XIV b. Louis XIII c. Henri IV d. Louis XVI
Give the correct "number" of Louis for the following descriptions: a. Married to Marie Antoinette b. Known as Saint Louis c. Said "Après moi, le déluge." d. Revoked the Edict of Nantes
a. Louis XVI b. Louis IX c. Louis XV d. Louis XIV
Answer the following questions of the Second Empire, from 1851-1870: a. Name France's leader during this time. b. Name his empress (wife). c. Name palace where they lived. d. Name the war which ended the Second Empire.
a. Louis-Napoleon or Napoleon III b. Eugénie c. Tuileries d. Franco-Prussian War
The artist, Morris, drew a series of comic books based on American westerns. a. Who is the cowboy hero? b. What is the name of his talking horse? c. What color is his ten gallon hat? d. At the end of each episode, what is the hero doing?
a. Lucky Luke b. Jolly Jumper c. white d. riding off into the sunset/singing
Answer these questions a leader of the Reign of Terror who had skin disease and whose death is depicted in a famous painting: a. Name the man b. What was his profession? c. Who killed Him? d. How was he killed?
a. Marat b. Doctor c. Charlotte Corday d. Stabbed in a tub
. Identify the author of the following works: a. À la recherche du temps perdu b. Vol de Nuit c. La Nauseé d. L'Etranger
a. Marcel Proust b. St. Exupéry c. Jean-Paul Sartre d. Albert Camus
Answer the following questions about three French nobles who aided the American cause during the American Revolution: a. General Washington's personal friend b. The commander of the French army in America c. The commander of the French navy d. The battle in which they fought with the Americans against the British.
a. Marquis de Lafayette b. Comte de Rochambeau c. Amiral de Grasse d. Yorktown
Match the 20th century artist with their descriptions: a. The leader of "fauvisme" whose masterpiece is the Chapel of Vence. b. The greatest sculptor of modern times, for example, Le Penseur / The Thinker c. An engineer who built a famous tower for the exposition of 1889 d. The founder of Cubisme
a. Matisse b. Rodin c. Eiffel d. Braques
Give the time period in which each of the following pieces of literature were written: a. Chanson de Roland b. Gargantua c. Phèdre d. Le Cid
a. Middle Ages b. 16th century c. 17th century d. 17th century
Name the French philosopher responsible for the following works: a. The spirit of the laws b. The Social Contract c. Conversations on the plurality of worlds d. Zadig
a. Montesquieu b. Rousseau c. Fontenelle d. Voltaire
Name the individual for which the following inventions or discoveries are associated: a. Photography b. Radioactivity c. Calculating machines d. Parachute
a. Niépce or Daguerre b. Becquerel c. Pascal d. Lenormand
Name the French province for which the following foods are regional specialties: a. Apple pie or cider b. Truffles c. Cassoulet d. Bouillabaisse
a. Normandy/la Normandie b. Périgord c. Provence d. Provence
I will give you a short proverb in French. You give the equivalent expression in English: a. Qui ne risqué rien, n'a rien b. À qui se lève matin, Dieu prête la main c. Qui vivre, verra d. Vouloir, c'est pouvoir
a. Nothing ventured, nothing gained b. The early bird catches the worm c. Time will tell d. Where there's a will, there's a way
Francois Rabelais is known for having created a series of tales about some giants with gargantuan appetites. a. Name the first book which he published in the series. b. What is the name of that giant's father? c. What was the name of the ideal abbey that Rabelais invented, whose name means "free will"? d. Besides being a writer, what other profession did Rabelais practice?
a. Pantagruel b. Gargantua c. Thélème d. medicine
Answer the following questions about the Château of Fontainebleau: a. The château is located 22 kilometers southeast of which city? b. Which king had it built? c. Name the distinctive style of art developed there in the 16th century d. Who abdicated the throne there?
a. Paris b. François I c. Ecole de Fontainebleau, or mannerism d. Napoléon
Answer the following questions about the first permanent French settlement in Canada: a. Name the city b. Name the explorer who founded it c. Name the large river adjacent to it d. Name the motto of the French-speaking province
a. Quebec b. Samuel de Champlain c. The Saint Lawrence d. Je me souviens
Identify the author of the following novels: a. Gargantua and Pantagruel b. Candide c. Eugénie Grandet d. Madame Bovary
a. Rabelais b. Voltaire c. Balzac d. Flaubert
Name the composer of each of the following musical works: a. Boléro b. Carmen c. L'Après-midi d'un Faune d. La Marseillaise
a. Ravel b. Bizet c. Débussy d. Rouget de Lisle
Answer these questions about an island in the Antilles: a. What city was known as the "Paris of the Antilles"? b. What volcano is located near this city? c. On what island is this city located? d. What is the capital of this island?
a. Saint Pierre b. Pelée c. Martinique d. Fort-de-France
Who wrote the following works: a. No Exit b. Phèdre c. The Plague d. The Misanthrope
a. Sartre b. Racine c. Camus d. Molière
Answer the following questions about "La Chanson de Roland": a. When the main action occurs, from which country are the French returning? b. Whom had they been fighting? c. Who betrays Roland? d. What is the name of Roland's magic sword which will not break?
a. Spain b. the Arabs, Sarrasins or Muslims c. Ganelon d. Durandal
Given the following artistic works, name their painter: a. Raft of the Medusa b. Massacre at Chios c. The Bathers d. Oath of the Horatii
a. Théodore Géricault b. Eugène Delacroix c. Auguste Renoir d. Jacques-Louis David
Name the author of each of the following works: a. Les Misérables b. Le Comte de Monte Cristo c. Tartuffe d. Les Fables
a. Victor Hugo b. Alexandre Dumas, Père c. Molière d. Jean de la Fontaine
Give the pseudonym of the following individuals: a. Francois Marie-Arouet b. Aurore Dupin c. Henri Beyle d. Jean-Baptiste Poquelin
a. Voltaire b. George Sand c. Stendhal d. Molière
Identify each of the following as writer, painter, sculptor or architect: a. Le Corbusier b. Bartholdi c. Picasso d. Proust
a. architect b. sculptor c. painter d. writer
What kind of product is each of the following? a. Renault b. Ariane c. Dom Pérignon d. Évian
a. automobile b. rocket c. champagne d. mineral water
You are ordering steak at a restaurant in France. To answer the waiter about how you would like your steak cooked, what French term would you need to express the following? a. well-done b. medium/medium-rare c. rare d. blood-rare
a. bien cuit b. à point c. saignant d. bleu
Given the following verb infinitives, spell out their past participle: a. craindre b. plaire c. offrir d. taire
a. c-r-a-i-n-t b. p-l-u c. o-f-f-e-r-t d. t-u
Identify the type of product of each of the following: a. Brie b. Orangina c. Peugeot d. Kronenbourg
a. cheese b. soft drink c. car d. beer
The following French words are "faux amis" because they look like English words yet their definitions are not the same as those English words. Give the correct meaning of the following terms: a. "actuellement" b. "blesser" c. "large" d. "pair"
a. currently, presently b. to wound c. wide d. even-numbered, equal
Identify what each of the following place in Paris are: a. Le Printemps b. Le Louvre c. La Madeleine d. Le Bon Marché
a. department store b. museum c. church d. department store
Many French words have come into the English language. Give the French word which means: a. social blunder, bad mistake b. simple and frank in manner c. Term applied to the maiden name of a woman d. Middle class of society
a. faux pas b. naïve c. neé d. bourgeoisie
State to which school or style of painting the following artists belonged: a. Renoir b. Watteau c. Delacroix d. Braque
a. impressionist b. classical, Rococo c. romantic d. cubist
Given the following cities, state the manufactured product for which they are famous: a. Alençon b. Limoges c. Besançon d. Baccarat
a. lace b. china c. watches and clocks d. crystal
What were the nicknames of the following: a. Henri IV b. Louis XIV c. Joan of Arc d. Charlemagne
a. le Bon roi, le Vert Galant, Henri le Grand are all correct b. le roi soleil c. La Pucelle d'Orléans d. Charles le Grand
State whether the following monuments are located on the Right or the Left Bank in Paris: a. Eiffel Tower b. Sacré Cœur c. Louvre d. Sorbonne
a. left b. right c. right d. left
Identify the field in which the following Frenchmen were pioneers: a. Ambroise Paré b. Brillat-Savarin c. Nungesser & Coli d. Les frères Lumière
a. medicine, surgery b. gastronomy, cooking c. aviation d. cinematography, movies
Give the English equivalent of the following trees: a. le chêne b. le chataignier c. le saule pleureur d. l'érable
a. oak b. chestnut c. weeping willow d. maple
Name the field of science associated with each of the following scientists: a. Bernard b. Daguerre c. Lavoisier d. Ampère
a. physiology b. photography c. chemistry d. electricity
Identify the style of painting associated with each of the following: a. Gericault b. Watteau c. Renoir d. Daumier
a. romanticism b. classicisme, Rococo c. impressionism d. realism
Give the meaning—NOT the literal translation—of the following French idioms: a. poser un lapin à quelqu'un b. avoir le cafard c. avoir un cœur d'artichaut d. tomber dans les pommes
a. to stand someone up b. to be depressed c. to be fickle d. to faint
Answer the following questions about a French high school: a. What is it called in French? b. How many levels or grades are there? c. What is the Senior year called? d. What is the graduating exam called?
a. un lycée b. 3 c. la Terminale d. le bac[calauréat]
Identify the following French words refer to in English: a. sabot b. kiosque c. boules/pétanque d. un puy
a. wooden shoe b. newsstand c. lawn bowling or bocce ball d. extinct volcano
Identify the occupation of each of the following individuals: as architect, composer, fashion designer, writer, explorer, statesman, painter, scientist , or sculptor a. Alphonse de Lamartine b. Yves Saint Laurent c. Camille Pissarro d. Jean-Antoine Houdon
a. writer, poet, or politician b. fashion designer c. painter - not "artist" d. sculptor - not "artist"
Tell whether each of these is a department of France: a. Guadeloupe b. Haiti c. Quebec d. Martinique
a. yes b. no c. no d. yes
How would one say "to" in French with each of these places? a. Paris b. Mexique c. France d. Pays-Bas
a. à b. au - have them spell this c. en d. aux - have them spell this
What is the general term for an alcoholic drink designed to stimulate the appetite?
apéritif
What is the name of the grape brandy distilled from wine?
cognac
An "entremets" is an alternative word for what component of a meal?
dessert
What does the phrase "plat du jour" literally mean?
dish of the day
What were the priests of the Gauls called?
druids
"Foie gras de canard" is liver pâté made from which animal?
duck
What was the profession of Coco Chanel?
fashion Designer
What is "fromage de chèvre"?
goat cheese
What is the name of the large square where hundreds of French people were guillotined during the revolution?
la Place de la Concorde
Name the most famous active volcano of Guadeloupe, nicknamed "La Vieille Dame".
la Soufrière
What is the name of the individual French stick of bread weighing 250 grams?
la baguette
What is the name of the special cake that is served on January 6th at the Fête des Rois?
la galette (des rois)
What is the name of the French equivalent to Santa Claus?
le Père Noël
Name the four ancient tongues still spoken in France today:
le provençale, le breton, le basque, le bas-allemand (or Alsacien)
What appetizer is associated with the region of Bourgogne?
les escargots (de Bourgogne)
Name two principle ingredients of a dish prepared "à la Provençale"?
olive oil, tomatoes, garlic
What does the term étouffée literally mean?
smothered
The culinary term "farci(e)" refers to what type of preparation?
stuffed
What is the French term for a bakery?
une boulangerie
What is an "escalope de veau"?
veal cutlet
Who was Clotilde?
wife of Clovis, King of the Francs
Which French Canadian (Acadian) heroine waited for her fiancé in Louisiana after they were shipped out in the English takeover?
Évangeline
Which is the more expensive way to order at a French restaurant: à la carte or menu à prix fixe?
à la carte
