USA TRIVIA!
TRANSLATE IT!
GUESS THE IDIOM
CORRECT THE MISTAKE!
VOCABULARY
100
What animal is typically associated with the Democratic Party?
A Donkey!
100
Je conduis depuis longtemps
I have been driving for a long time *(KNOW THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN FOR AND SINCE!)
100
Out of the frying pan, into the fire.
You finished one difficult thing only to be hit with something harder/worse!
100
America don't want to accept the immigrant.
America doesn't want to accept immigrants.
100
traverser le frontier
to cross the border
200
WHO IS UNCLE SAM?
Uncle Sam is a cartoon figure who represents the US and was used as a form of propaganda during WWI and WWII to encourage men to enlist in the army. He appeared on posters everywhere, saying "Uncle Same wants you!" Today he is often a figure in political cartoons.
200
Tu veux que je le fasse?
Do you want me to do it?
200
You're such a couch potato!
Couch = canape , Potato - pomme de terre. Couch potato: a person who sits on the couch watching TV and eating potato chips: a LAZY person!
200
This is a draw that denounce gun violence in the US.
This is a drawing that denounces gun violence in the US.
200
Embarrassing!
Genant
300
Describe the Statue of Liberty. Where is she? What does she symbolize? (At least 2 details needed to get this question right.)
The Statue of Liberty (Liberty Enlightening the World; French: La Liberté éclairant le monde) is sculpture on Liberty Island in New York Harbor, designed by Frédéric Bartholdi and dedicated on October 28, 1886. The statue, a gift to the United States from the people of France, is of a robed female figure representing Libertas, the Roman goddess of freedom, who bears a torch and a tabula ansata (a tablet evoking the law) upon which is inscribed the date of the American Declaration of Independence, July 4, 1776. A broken chain lies at her feet. The statue is an icon of freedom and of the United States: a welcoming signal to immigrants arriving from abroad.
300
Je dois faire les courses avant d'aller chez moi.
I have to go shopping before going home *(DISCUSS: ING/ GERUNDS)
300
To have a six-pack
To have a "tablet du chocolat" :) (well-defined abdomen muscles)
300
I did that for help him.
I did that to help him (TO HELP = the infinitive. POUR doesn't translate directly.) In cases where you use "for" it will be used with a gerund, or ING verb: ex: "I need those new sneakers for running the Boston marathon!" / I need those sneakers to run the Boston Marathon!" In this case, either is correct.
300
Which 2 of these words are"false friends"? ironic (ironique), to illustrate (illustrer), to port (porter), technological (technologique), development (développement), affluence (affluence), to symbolize (symboliser)
PORT is a harbor for boats. It doesn't really mean "to carry" in English except in old novels. In French, Affluence (F) is a crowd of people: Il y avait une affluence attendant à la porte - There were crowds waiting at the door. Affluence (E) indicates a lot of something (usually wealth): There's an affluence of information here - Il y a une abondance d'information ici. His affluence is obvious - Sa richesse est évidente.
400
What right does the 2nd amendment to the Constitution protect? Bonus points for describing a complication regarding this right.
2nd amendment: Right to bear arms The right to bear arms gets complicated when it conflicts with the right to "life" or the "pursuit of happiness." Consider gun violence in America today.
400
Je venais de manger
I had just eaten
400
To ride shotgun
To ride in the passenger's seat in a car, next to the driver. From history, when someone would ride next to the driver of a wagon to protect it from robbers. Today, it is a common game to try to "call shotgun" before somebody else. If you say it first, you get to sit in the front seat of the car.
400
My sister is not nice with me when I am not agree with her.
My sister is not nice to me when I don't agree with her.
400
l'ONU (the international organization)
The UN (The United Nations)
500
What was the Red Scare OR, what is McCarthyism?
McCarthyism is the practice of making accusations of disloyalty, subversion, or treason without real evidence. The term has its origins in the period in the United States known as the Second Red Scare, lasting roughly from 1950 to 1956 and characterized by fears of communist influence on America and espionage by Soviet agents.
500
Je devais faire mes devoirs, mais j'ai oublié... donc, j'ai dû rester en détention pendant une heure
I was supposed to do my homework but I forgot... so, I had to stay in detention for an hour.
500
To get stood up.
Quelqu'un t'a posé un lapin - someone made a date with you and didn't show up. (ex: "yeah... he stood me up for the second time. I'm never agreeing to go out with him again")
500
Yesterday, I have eaten pizza for lunch.
Yesterday, I ate pizza for lunch. PAST TENSE: ATE: description of past action, happened at a particular moment. Used more commonly in English than the other form. Always use with phrases like "last week/ today/ during the summer/ etc any specific markers of time. THE PRESENT PERFECT: HAS/HAVE EATEN form: for actions that happened in the past, but it's not important exactly when. It's only important that they happened because they explain a reality in the present moment. Example: "I have already eaten" means "I'm not hungry anymore." We don't know when the person ate; it's only important because it explains the present reality that they're not hungry. OR "I have played basketball for 10 years" It is also used for ongoing realities that had a duration. If you said "I played basketball for 10 years" it would mean "I don't play anymore. I played for 10 years and then stopped."
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to portray / to depict
illustrer / representer / decrire
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