Language
What is the word for "red" in French?
Rouge
What is the capital of France?
Paris
What was the name of the young woman who led French forces during the Hundred Years' War, and later was captured and executed by the English for heresy?
Jeanne d'Arc (Joan of Arc)
What book by Victor Hugo, set in medieval France, was the basis for an animated Disney movie and its musical adaptation?
Notre-Dame de Paris (The Hunchback of Notre Dame)
Which one of these countries does not have French as a national language?
a. Haiti
b. Democratic Republic of the Congo
c. Switzerland
d. Cuba
d. Cuba
Conjugate avoir (to have) in the present tense third-person plural. (Ils ____)
ont
What is the river that runs through Paris?
The Seine
What ruler, also known as the Sun King, famously said, "L'état, c'est moi" (I am the state)?
Louis XIV
Who was the famous French Impressionist painter whose works include Water Lilies?
Claude Monet
What continent has the most French speakers?
Africa
Name an adjective that comes before the noun in French.
Grand, petit, beau, laid, bon, mauvais, jeune, vieux, gros, haut, nouveau, etc.
What region in northwestern France has remained a center of Celtic culture?
Bretagne (Brittany)
What can be found at the Lascaux caves in southwestern France?
Cave paintings
What is the name of the popular French comic book series starring indomitable Gauls as they resist the invading Romans?
Astérix
What is the term used for the community of French-speaking countries and regions?
La Francophonie
What is the difference between passé composé and imparfait?
Passé composé is used for one-time actions in the past. It is formed with an auxiliary verb (avoir or être) and the past participle. Imparfait is used for habitual actions or states of being. It is formed by taking the verb stem and adding the imparfait ending.
What shape-based nickname is metropolitan France known by?
L'hexagone (the hexagon)
Who was the famous general who led the Free French forces during World War II and later served as the first president of the Fifth Republic? (The Paris airport is also named after him.)
Charles de Gaulle
What is the term for the film movement in the 1950s and 60s in France that experimented with filmmaking techniques, often adopting a documentary style, and was characterized by existential themes?
Nouvelle Vague (French New Wave)
Name one of the overseas departments or collectivites of France.
French Guiana, Guadeloupe, Martinique, Réunion, Mayotte, French Polynesia, Saint Barthélemy, Saint Martin, Saint Pierre and Miquelon, Wallis and Futuna, New Caledonia
Correct the following sentence: Marie lave les mains.
(Marie washes her hands.)
Marie se lave les mains.
(The verb is reflective in se lave les mains.)
How many departments does France have? (This includes the overseas departments)
101
In what city was the Frankish king Clovis baptized? It would later become the city where French kings were traditionally crowned.
Reims
What song, by French artist Indila, was the first song in French to reach 1 billion views on YouTube?
"Dernière danse"
What is the name of the poet and cultural theorist who served as the first president of the African nation of Senegal?
Léopold Sédar Senghor