FOOD
FASHION
FRENCH
FALSE COGNATES
FRANCOPHONE CULTURE
100

Coffee, or a coffee house

What is café?

100

A piece of jewelry worn around the wrist

What is a bracelet?

100

A feeling that you've experienced something before

What is Déjà vu?

100

The English translation for “change”

What is foreign currency?

100

The order of colors on the French flag from left to right

What is blue, white, red?

200

An eggplant

What is aubergine?

200

A perfume

What is eau de toilette?

200

Allow to do/hands off

What is laissez-faire?

200

The English translation for “actuel(lement)”

What is current(ly)?

200

The most famous person in French history?

What is Napoleon Bonaparte?

300

A fluffy dish (sweet or savory)

What is a soufflé?

300

A phrase meaning high fashion

What is haute couture?

300

A seizure of power

What is coup d'état?

300

The English translation for “librairie”

What is bookstore?

300

The French Independence Day

What is July 14, 1789?

400

A cake

What is gâteau?

400

A wardrobe or closet

What is armoire?

400

A phrase meaning know-how

What is savoir-faire?

400

The English translation for “sensible”

What is sensitive?

400

The French national soccer/football team

What is Les Bleus (The Blues)?

500

A toasted/fried piece of bread, usually served with a salad or soup

What is crouton?

500

Clothes that can be bought as is, non tailor-made

What is prêt-à-porter?

500

A phrase meaning one-to-one, usually in a romantic context

What is tête-à-tête?

500

The English translation for “décevoir”





What is to disappoint?

500

The French region most known for Brie cheeses (Word bank: Normandy, Lyon, Île-de-France, Marseilles, Paris)

What is Île-de-France?

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