French food
What is 'le petit dejeuner' ?
Breakfast
How can you tell if a noun is masculine or feminine, most of the time?
A feminine noun usually ends in E and a masculine noun usually doesn't.
What is the name of the French company in Ballarat, that builds train carriages and employs over 150 Ballarat people?
Alstom
What are the mountains that link Switzerland and France called? (English or French answer)
the Alps / les Alpes
The museum in Paris that houses the Mona Lisa is called the _____.
Louvre
A dinner menu is made up of courses - an entree, a main course and a dessert, but there is also a cheese course in a French meal. Where does it fit in?
Cheese is served between the main course and the dessert.
The masculine spelling of the word Australian in French is AUSTRALIEN. What is the feminine spelling?
AUSTRALIENNE
Who was the founder of CHANEL?
Coco Chanel
True or False? France is a landlocked country.
False!!!
What was the mascot for the Paris Olympic Games in 2024?
A red bonnet/hat called a Phrygien cap.
If a dish is served 'gratiné' or 'au gratin' what does this mean?
sprinkled with breadcrumbs and baked in an oven
The four most important irregular verbs in French are AVOIR, ETRE, ALLER and FAIRE. What do these verbs mean in English?
avoir = to have, etre - to be, aller = to go, faire = to do/make
There is a huge industry/factory near Toulouse that makes _____ for companies all over the world.
aeroplanes - Airbus
The country that shares a border with France to the south-west is _____.
Spain
This annual bike race is the oldest such event in the world.
Tour de France
What would I be making if I used:
des oeufs, du jambon, du fromage.
An ham and cheese omelette
The past tense in French needs two things:
an _____ (in the present tense) and a past participle.
auxiliary verb
The French company PRESIDENT makes what type of food?
Cheese, dairy food
The river that runs through the centre of Paris is the _____.
the Seine
What did the Montgolfier brothers invent?
hot air balloon
The world famous La Duree company makes what sort of food?
macarons
pu, vu, eu and lu are all examples of what?
past participles
Name two brands of French cars.
Renault, Peugeot, Citroen
What sort of geographical feature is Le Massif Central?
mountain range
The French revolution occured in 17__ __.
1789