A | B |
Approximate population of France | 57 million |
President of France serves for this number of years | 7 |
Colors of the French flag | blue, white and red |
French national holiday | July 14 (Bastille Day) |
France's motto | Liberté, Égalité, Fraternité (Freedom, Equality, Brotherhood) |
Approximate population of Parisian region | 10 million |
Nickname of Paris | la ville lumière (city of light) |
capital of Alsace | Strasbourg |
Province where a famous sparkling white wine is made | champagne |
Where American troops landed in June 1944 | Normandy |
Region where there are many castles and whose nickname is "Jardin de la France" | Touraine |
Region of the French Alps | Savoie |
Region where there are many Roman ruins | Provence |
an island where there is a church protected by ramparts | Mont-Saint-Michel |
castle with 440 rooms | Chambord |
roman aqueduct built in 19 B.C. | Pont du Gard |
region where flowers are grown for the perfume industry | Grasse |
fast train which links Paris to other French cities | TGV |
le premier janvier | le jour de l'an |
le 6 janvier | la fête des Rois |
le 2 février | la chandeleur |
le 1 mai | la fête du Travail |
le 11 novembre | la Toussaint |
les étrennes | New Year's gifts |
galette des rois | cake eaten on Kings' Day |
what is eaten on La Chandeleur | crêpes |
Carnaval | Mardi Gras |
dinner eaten after midnight mass on Christmas | le réveillon |
bike race which lasts 3 weeks | le Tour de France |
what the leader of the Tour de France wears | le maillot jaune |
captial of Belgium | Brussels |
capital of Luxembourg | Luxembourg |
Monégasque | person who lives in Monaco |
auto race which takes place in the streets of Monte Carlo | le Grand Prix de Monaco |
allemand, suisse, français, romanche | languages spoken in Switzerland |
Henri Dunant | Swiss founder of the Red Cross |