French Culture Quiz Flashcards
What are DOM-TOM
The Oversea departments/Oversea territories
Name 2 European Countries (other than France Where French is widely spoken
Switzerland & Belgium
Name 1 African country where French is widely understood
Algeria
In which Canadian province is French the main language
Quebec
What is the official French name for the country known in English as the Ivory Coast
Côte d’Ivoire
In which ocean would you find the island of La Réunion
Indian Ocean
In which island archipelago are Guadeloupe and Martinique
Caribbean Islands
Off which major coast would you find St Pierre and Miquelon
Newfoundland
In which year was the French Revolution
1789
Where was Napoléon Bonaparte born
Ajjacio
What were the 3 famous watchwords of the revoution
Liberté, égalité, fraternité
Who was known as the Sun King
Louis XIV
What is France’s Largest port
Marseille-Fos Port
Which remakable offshore island with an abbey at its summit is to be found at the border between Normandy and Brittany
Mont St Michael
Which river flows through the cities of Rouen and Paris
Seine
In which French seaside town would you see ‘La Promedade des Anglais
Nice
What is the title of France’s daily sports paper
L’Équipe
What is Paris match
A French weekly magazine
Which French actor is also famous for his nose
Gérard Depardieu
Who famously sang ‘je ne regrette rien’
Edith Piaf
Name the 3 Musketeers
Athos, Porthos, Aramis
What is otherwise known as ‘the seventh art’ in French
The cinema
Who wrote ‘Les Miserable
Victor Hugo
In which style did Sisley, Manet and Morrissot paint
Impressionism
Which southern city is renowned for ‘cassoulet’
Languedoc
What type of fondue is a ‘Fondue Savoyarde’
Cheese Fondue
What is the speciality of Epernay
Champagne
Which country do French Fries come from
Belgium
What are ‘cuisses de grenouille’
Frog Legs
What is famously manufactured in Dijon
Mustard
What are ‘bêtises de Cambrai’
A French Boiled Sweet
What is a ‘galette des rois’ and when would you see it
King Cake, 6th January
When were the olympics first held in France
1900
Where is France’s annual 24 hour motor race held
Le Mans
In a Football game, if you were ‘hors jeu’, where would you be
Offside
Where does the Tour de France always finish
Paris
Who wears a ‘maillot jaune’
The overall time leader
What is the symbol of French sport
The Gallic Rooster
Which sport is played at Roland Garros
Tennis
What is ‘alpinisme’
Mountaineering
dans le plus simple appareil
In the nude
nous ne sommes pas sortis de l’auberge
We are not out of the woods
être barbant
To be boring
faire chou blanc
To draw blank
dur de la feuille
To have hearing problems
avoir le mal du pays
To be homesick
avoir la puce à l’oreille
To be suspicious
tomber sur un os
Break a bone
se taper la cloche
To eat very well
un temps de chien
Its bad weather
Thierry Henry
Jean Reno
Gérard Depardieu
Juliette Binoche
Édith Piaf
Obelix
Raymond Blanc
François Hollande
Jo Wilfried Tsonga
MC Solaar
