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Food and events during her time
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Edith Piaf works
100

How old was her baby when she died and what did she die from? 

From Meningitis and at the age of 2 

100

What's brain in French? 

un cerveau

100

What was the biggest event during her time?

World War 2

100

When was she born?

December 19, 1915

100

What were two of Edith's many life tragedies?

blindness as a child, poverty, abandonment, drug abuse and addiction, bad reputation in beginning of her career, car accident, loss of loved ones, divorce, etc.

200

who was the father of her baby? 

Louis dupont

200

What is the French word for disease? 

Maladie

200

What's the French word for wine? champagne?

 le vin, le champagne

200

What did Edith Piaf suffer from in her childhood? 

She was visually impaired

200

At what age did she join the circus with her father?

Age 7

300

How long was Edith Piaf and Jaques Pills married for? 

1952-1957

300

What's un foie in English?


Liver

300

Name one of the foods that she could afford? 

Baguettes (baguettes), cheese (fromage), croissants (croissants)

300

What did she die from?

Cancer in her liver

300

What was her most popular song? 

la vie en rose

400

Where did her and her father travel together? 

Belgium 

400

What is World War II in French? 


 La deuxième guerre mondiale

400

Who shares the same year for her birthday with Edith Piaf?

Billie Holiday


400

What was the name of her daughter? 

Marcelle

400

What does "la foule" mean in English? 

The crowd

500

What was her mother's name?

Annetta Giovanna Maillard

500

Which grandmother owned the brothel?

Her paternal grandmother

500

In what city did Edith pass away?

Grasse (South of France)

500

How many times was she married? 

Twice (Jacques Pills and Théo Sarapo)

500

What song did she publish in 1960

"Non, je ne regrette rien" (1960)

or "no, I do not regret anything"

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