National French Week Challenge Answer the questions. Hand in your answers to your French teacher by November 10. Whoever has the most correct answers is the winner. 1. Who is the Irish author who wrote in French? 2. What landmark is an island, mountain, and an abbey? 3. Where is the largest concentration of ski resorts in North America? 4. What was Louis XIII's hunting lodge? 5. Where in France can you find cave paintings? 6. In Paris, where are the oldest stained glass windows? 7. Where in France is the "pink city"? 8. Where in France can you find cowboys? 9. Which French city is the home of "la nouvelle cuisine"? 10. What is the French equivalent of jai alai? 11. Who is Joséphine Beauharnais and where was she born? 12. What is the Paris of the Caribbean? 13. What is the Maghreb? 14. Where is the tallest radio tower in France? 15. What has 3 fleur de lis, a golden leopard, and 3 maple leaves? 16. What is "le premier étage"? 17. Which French château spans a river? 18. Who is the inventor of the hot air balloon? 19. Where is "kilomètres 0"? 20. Where is Cayenne? 21. Who is "Marianne"? 22. Who invented analytical geometry? 23. Which French departments are located in the Americas? 24. In which city is the seat of the European Parliament? 25. What gift from Lafayette to George Washington is found in Mount Vernon? 26. What is the origin of Louisianan Cajuns? 27. How did the Impressionist Art movement get its name? 28. Who was the last king of France? 29. Name the 5 presidents of the fifth Republic. 30. Where is "la Galerie des glaces"? |
