Statistics
Is the amount of french speakers increasing or decreasing?
increasing
How many African countries have French as the official language?
21 countries
French developed as a dialect from what language?
Latin
What woman who spoke four languages, one being french, won the first Nobel prize?
Marie Curie
French is popularly known as the language of _______.
Love
French is the ___ most spoken language in the world.
5th
What country has the third most French speakers?
Canada
In what century did French became the official language of the government?
16th century
What famous french speaker is known for saying “let them eat cake”?
Marie Antoinette
French is the first/second lanaguage in how many countries?
43
What percentage of native french speakers live in France?
94%
French is the official language in what South American country?
French Guiana
What year did French become the official language of Quebec?
1974
What French speaker was known for their fashion innovations such as the woman's suit, “little black dress.” and whose lucky number was 5?
Coco Chanel
About ____ of modern English words are of French origin.
45%
How many native french speakers are there?
97.6 million
What African country has the most French Speakers?
The Democratic Republic of Congo
When was the first document in french written?
842
Who, during the early 1800s wanted to become the emperor of Europe and invaded a number of countries like Austria, Spain, and Russia?
Napoleon Bonaparte
____ is the most commonly used letter in French.
E
What percent of nouns in French are masculine?
56%
What four countries border France and also have French as their official language?
Belgium, Switzerland, Luxembourg, and Monaco
French is an evolution of what dialects (what language family)?
Gallo-Romance dialects
A kind but isolated young man with an overly curved deformed spine who lives inside the cathedral?
Quasimodo
_____ of French citizens did not speak French as a native tongue at the time of the French revolution.
75%