Sports
USA
Clichés
Expressions
Vocabulary
100

Where do you play soccer?

On a field; in a stadium

100

What is the name of the American holiday that happens every November?  

Thanksgiving

100

French food clichés

Baguettes, croissants, cheese, snails, frogs,...

100

Expression to mean: "It's easy"

"It's a piece of cake"

100

Translation of "lycée"

High school

200

What is the name of the player who hits the ball with a bat?

Batter

200

What is the name of the high school party after a football game?

Homecoming

200

American food clichés

Fast food, cheeseburgers, hot dogs, ...

200

Expression equivalent to "briser la glace"

"Break the ice"

200

Translation of "champ"

field

300

What is it called in basketball when you run and tap the ball on the ground?

Dribbling

300

Where do cowboys live today?

Montana and Texas

300

French personality clichés

Rude and romantic

300
Expression translation of "Le temps passe vite quand on s'amuse"

"Times flies when you're having fun"

300

Translation of "jupe"

Skirt

400

What is it called when you score in Football?

Touchdown

400

What is it called when Americans sing from house to house at Christmas time?

Christmas caroling

400

American personality clichés

Happy all the time, enthusiastic, very patriotic, ...

400

Expression equivalent to "tourner autour du pot"

"Beat around the bush"

400

Translation of "fanfare"

Marching band

500

What is the name of the USA National football game in February?

The Super Bowl

500

What was the name of the classic Christmas movie that I showed you all? (Hint:It's the name of a boy and a color)

Charlie Brown

500

What were the key take-aways from the cliché lesson?

Do not generalize people; some are true while some are false; do not get offended when people identify you with a cliché.

500

Expression equivalent to : "parler du loup"

"Speak of the devil!"

500

Translation of "peu profond" (Hint: we translated a song with this title)

Shallow