Visiting France
Would You Rather
How are you?
But first English
Mardi Gras
100
You won't pay with dollars but with these.
What are euros?
100
If you have faim, would you rather have something to drink or something to eat?
something to eat because you're hungry (and not soif)
100
heureuse
100
This is the meaning of mardi gras.
What is "Fat Tuesday"?
100
Mardi Gras is linked to the celebration of this Christian holiday.
What is Easter?
200
No visit to France is complete until you sample one of these famous breadloaves, which are just never the same here in the states.
What is a bagette?
200
If you are triste, would you rather have cheering up or directions to your destination?
cheering up because you are sad
200
calme
200
Juin, juillet, and août give teachers time to regroup.
What are "June, July, and August"?
200
In Brazil the Mardi Gras celebration goes by this name just like the cruise line.
What is Carnival?
300
This Parisian monument is leftover from the 1889 World's Fair.
What is the Eiffel tower?
300
If you are fatigué, would you rather have a game to play or a place to lie down?
a place to lie down because you are tired
300
malade
300
If il est onze heures trente, it's almost time for lunch!
What is "eleven thirty"?
300
Two, four, or six? This is how many days the Brazilian festival lasts.
What is four?
400
It's easy to get around Paris if you use this underground train.
What is the metro?
400
If the time is minuit e demi, would you rather be asleep or eating lunch?
asleep because it's half past midnight
400
très faim
400
My favorite days of the week vendredi, samedi, et dimanche.
What are "Friday, Saturday and Sunday"?
400
The theme for the 2026 Nice Carnival (Mardi Gras) is "Vive la Reine." In English...
What is "long live the queen"?
500
If you visit the Louvre, you might get to see this famous portrait by Leonardo DaVinci.
What is the Mona Lisa?
500
If il fait mauvais, would you rather have an umbrella or sunglasses?
an umbrella because the weather is bad
500
très soif
500
This is what we do in English to the months of the year and days of the week that the French do not do.
We capitalize the first letters of these words.
500
If you are watching a Mardi Gras parade go by, you might catch a string of plastic beads. You might even double your trinkets if you catch one of these, which are made of aluminum.
What is a doubloon (or coin)?