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100

Past participle endings for regular ER, IR and RE verbs.

é, i, u

100

June 6, 1944 is known as Le Jour J. What is the English translation of this event?

D-Day, Invasion of Normandy

100

Number of countries that border France.  Name three.

Eight.

Belgium, Luxembourg, Germany, Switzerland, Italy, Spain, Andorra, Monaco

100
What bicycling event occurs yearly in July?
Tour de France
100
What saint was burned at the stake in the city of Rouen, Normandy?
Joan of Arc
200

What is an “imperfect verb” called in French?

Imparfait

200

What was the profession of the man who invented champagne?

a monk

200

highest mountain in France

Mount Blanc

200
What holiday is celebrated the day before Ash Wednesday?
Mardi Gras
200

France’s national animal.

rooster

300

What are the two auxiliary verbs in the passé composé?

avoir and étre

300

How old was Marie Antoinette when she married Louis 16th?

14

300

Where would you find a gargoyle?

on a church - a rainspout

300
What international car race is held southwest of Paris?
24 hours of Le Mans
300

Nickname for Paris

City of Love

400

This auxiliary verb is always used with a reflexive verb in the passé composé.

être

400
What structure was called the National Razor during the French Revolution?
guillotine
400

All distance in France is measured from the zero mile marker. Where is this marker located?

Paris - in front of Notre Dame

400
What do French children do on the eve of December 6th?
Place shoes on doorstep or by hearth for St. Nicholas.
400

Most prestigioous award in film industry awarded at the annual Cannes Film Festival.

Palm d’Or

500

Identify the verbs in the following sentence and say what type of verb each one is.

Regarde où tu marches ! Alors que j'étais sous la douche en train de me laver les cheveux, j'ai fait tomber le shampoing et la bouteille s'est cassée.

Regarde où tu marches ! Alors que j'étais sous la douche en train de me laver les cheveux, j'ai fait tomber le shampoing et la bouteille s'est cassée.

Regarde-imperative; tu marches-present tense; j’étais-imparfait; me laver-reflexive; j’ai fait tomber-passé composé; s’est cassée-reflexive passé composé

500

Notre -Dame is an example of what type of architecture?

gothic

500

French name for the French Riviera

Côte d’Azur

500

What do the French do after Midnight Mass at Christmas?

Go home and have a big meal

500
What famous person developed a system for the blind to read?
Louis Braille
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