French Idioms
If someone says, “Tu as perdu la boule,” they actually mean this.
You’ve lost your mind.
He was assassinated by Charles Guiteau.
James Garfield
The outermost region of the solar system is called this.
The Ort Cloud
The lightest element
Hydrogen
This state is home to The Grand Canyon.
Arizona
The actual meaning of the French expression "Quelle mouche t’a piqué?"
What’s wrong with you?
This president was fined twenty dollars for driving his carriage too fast while in office.
Ulysses S Grant
This celestial object is found in the center of our Galaxy.
A Black Hole
Like helium, this is one of the seven noble gasses. (name one)
Neon, Argon, Krypton, Xenon, Radon, or Oganesson
The highest mountain in Africa.
Mount Kilimanjaro
To say, “It’s over; there’s nothing you can do about it now,” a French person might say, “Les ______ sont cuites.”
Les carottes
The first American to win a Nobel peace prize.
Theodore Roosevelt
The closest star to our sun.
Proxima Centauri
This element, atomic number 3, is an essential component of batteries used to store solar energy.
Lithium
This is the northernmost national capital city in the world.
Reykjavik, Iceland
When describing a vicious cycle, you might use this French expression: “C’est le serpent qui se mord ____.”
La queue
This president is recognized as the primary author of the US constitution.
James Madison
This galaxy is due to collide with the milky way in 4.5 billion years.
The Andromeda Galaxy
One of the two elements that are liquid at room temperature.
Mercury and Bromine
This country is known as "Land of a Thousand Lakes."
Finland
“Quand on parle du loup, on en voit la queue” has a similar meaning to the English expression: “speak of the ___.”
Devil
This president proposed to his wife by telegram.
Herbert Hoover
How long is it estimated to have been since the big bang.
14 billion years
This element explodes the most violently with water.
Francium
The largest island in the Mediterranean Sea.
Sicily