American Holidays
American Idioms
Pronunciation
Presidents and Government
French-American Relations
100
Why is Black History Month in February?
To commemorate the birthdays of Abraham Lincoln and Frederick Douglass
100
Finish this idiom: "The straw that..."
Broke the camel's back
100
What are the three most common English pronunciation mistakes that French speakers make.
The aspirate H, the TH sound, and pronouncing the final consonant.
100
Who is the Vice-President of America?
Joe Biden
100
How many Americans speak French as a first language? a) 500,000 b) 2 million c) 5 million d) 10 million
2 million.
200
On what day do Americans spend the second most amount of money?
Valentine's Day
200
Give an idiom that means to be sick or unwell
To be under the weather
200
What is the proper name for the /H/ sound?
Voiceless glottal fricative.
200
Who was president during the Civil War?
Abraham Lincoln.
200
What name did the American media give to places in Paris where non-Muslims cannot travel?
No-go zones.
300
When is Black Friday?
The Friday after Thanksgiving (fourth Friday of the month)
300
What would you say to an actor before they went out on stage?
Break a leg.
300
Which H's are silent and which are voiced in the following sentence? For 3 hours, Harry was horribly dishonest. He claimed to have cleaned his mother's vehicle, but was lying. What a horrendous heir!
Voiceless, voiced, voiced, voiceless, voiced, voiceless, voiced, voiceless.
300
Who is arguably America's most famous president?
George Washington.
300
What did France give the United States in 1886?
The Statue of Liberty.
400
If winter will last for six more weeks, then what did the groundhog do?
He saw his shadow.
400
Finish this idiom and give its meaning: "Cat got..."
Your tongue.
400
Give 5 words that are pronounced with /i/ as opposed to /I/.
(answers may vary)
400
What is the maximum number of years an individual can be president of the United States?
8 (unless a vice-president inherits the seat from the President, in which case it is 10).
400
Name the famous French general that helped America win its independence from Britain during the Revolutionary War.
Marquis de Lafayette.
500
Which American actor played in the movie Groundhog Day?
Bill Murray
500
Give an idiom that means to do or say something that is not fair.
Cheap shot.
500
Which of these words does not contain a voiced /th/ sound? These, them, thrash, though, thy, feather, breathe.
Thrash
500
Name one of the three branches of American government.
Executive, Legislative, or Judicial.
500
What famous French historian and political thinker published his book "Democracy in America" in 1835?
Alexis de Tocqueville.
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