French trivia

Charles de Gaulle

Former French general who later became a president of France

François Hollande

Current President of France

Charlie Hebdo

A weekly satirical French newspaper

Gérard Depardieu

Well-known French actor

Jacques Cousteau

Famous French under water explorer

Roland Garros

French tennis stadium where the French Open is held

le Tricolore

Nickname for the French flag

Le Hexagon

Nickname for France

La Marseillaise

French National Anthem

TGV

Train à Grand Vitesse/High speed train

Le camembert

a French cheese

Une baguette

long, thin loaf of French bread

La Manche

The English Channel

La Seine

River that runs through Paris

La Loire

Longest river in France known for "les chateaux

Les Pyrénées

Mountains which separate France from Spain

Les Alpes

Mountains which separate France and Italy

le Métro

French subway system

Renault, Citroën, et Peugeot

French car makers

Le Premier Mai

French Labor Day