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France Test
vocab and questions
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| capital of France | Paris |
| river that flows through Paris | the Seine |
| built to honor Napoleans military victories | Arc de Triomphe |
| belif that there is no God | athesim |
| June 6 1944- US and its allies invade France to liberate the French from German Nazi occupation | D-Day |
| palace remark made Marie Antoinette | " Let them eat cake " |
| battle cry of the French revolution | Liberty, Equality and Fraternity |
| novel about the French Revolution | Tale of Two Cities |
| Ressnaiance style chateux | Chambord and Chenonceau |
| famous catholic catherdral in Paris | Notre Dame |
| king and queen of France during the French Revoultion | Louis XVI and Marie Antoinette |
| tallest maountain in Europe | The Alps |
| A.F.I.G.S | Austria, France, Italy, Germany, Switzerland |
| three types of frech breads | Baguette, Biroche, Crossiant |
| three french cheeses | Brie, Roquefort, Cambert |
| body of water between Spain and France | Bay of Biscay |
| mountain that divides France and Spain | the Pyreness |
| birth place of Napolean | Corsica |
| beheading device | Guillotine |
| Frech revolutionist who led the Reign of Terror | Robspierre and Marat |
| Royal castle about one hour outside of Paris | Versailles |
| Famous gothic catherdral know for its stain glass | Chartres |
| body of water that divides France from the U.K | english channel |
| features of Gothic architecture | rose window, flying buttress, spire, gargoyle, pointed arch, vaulted ceiling |
| 1789- 40,000 french nobles guillotined | reign of terror |
| french word for castle | Chateau |
| port in southern France at the mouth of the Rhone | Marsailles |
| Frech prison stormed by angry peasants July 14, 1789 | the bastille |
| july 14, 1789 | bastille day |
| port where Hitler though D-Day would be | Calais |
| built in 1889 to commerate the 100th anniversary of the French revolution | Eiffel Tower |
| famous art muesam in paris | the louvre |
| costal area on English Channel, site of D-Day landings | Normandy |
| mob rule | mobocracy |
| french wines | Burgundy,Bordeaux, Chateu Neuf du Pap, Champagne |
| medival style castle | angers |
| famous avenue in Paris | Champs Elysses |
| 5 exports from France | brie cheese, wine and grapes, chanel, louis vuitton, perfume |