ROAD RULES
FRENCH LESSONS WITH MOM
THE REEL WORLD
PUNK'D
MAID
200
'A flashing red light means you do this, & functions like the sign of the same name'
stop
200
'(Everyone's favorite "Mom," Cheryl of the Clue Crew, sitting at a counter, begs, "Let Mom help you with your French homework.") Let's say you're at the cafeteria and you think, this meal "is delicious"; tell everybody, "ce déjeuner est délicieux"'
lunch
200
'Captain Barbossa & his men attack the town of Port Royal in this high-seas adventure'
Pirates of the Caribbean
200
'This word for something bad or unfair is a homophone of what you do to a burrowing mammal in an arcade game'
wack
200
'Legend has it she eloped with the Earl of Huntington, also known as Robin Hood'
Maid Marion
400
'Campaigns called "Click it or Ticket" raised awareness about wearing these'
seat belts
400
'(Cheryl of the Clue Crew as "Mom" says, "Okay, here's another one.") Your friend pulls a move on a skateboard, and you say, "tres bon, dawg"; you mean this'
very good
400
'The title of this 2002 film refers to Orthanc, which is in Isengard, & Barad-dur, in the dark land of Mordor'
(The Lord of the Rings:) The Two Towers
400
'This 4-letter word for a journey or to stumble now means to overreact'
trip
400
'In this epic poem, Achilles leaves the battlefield after Agamemnon confiscates his prize of war, the maid Briseis'
The Iliad
600
'The sign seen here means that this familiar place is nearby, so drive carefully'
a school
600
'(Cheryl of the Clue Crew as "Mom" gives the clue.) I know you want to talk to that girl in your homeroom. Try this: "Que vous êtes jolie." You're telling her flat-out she's this'
gorgeous (or cute or beautiful or pretty)
600
'Kirsten Dunst is a world-class tennis player in this 2004 film named for a famous British tournament'
Wimbledon
600
'If you fail to give someone proper deference, you do this 3-letter word to them'
dis
600
'This French maid of Orleans was burned at the stake partly because she wore men's clothes'
Joan of Arc
800
'On a 1-way street, a sign that says "DO NOT ENTER" is often partnered with one that has this 2-word warning on it'
WRONG WAY
800
'(Cheryl of the Clue Crew as "Mom" says, "Oh, I have another one.") When somebody does something really gross at school, you can say, "Oh, mon dieu", which translates to this'
Oh, my God
800
'Chad Michael Murray is the modern-day Prince Charming in this 2004 film set in the San Fernando Valley'
A Cinderella Story
800
'While a Betty is attractive, someone who's like this husband of Betty on "The Flintstones" is a dork'
Barney
800
'One of the best known "Exemplary Tales" by this "Don Quixote" author is "The Gypsy Maid"'
Miguel de Cervantes
1000
'This road-sign word means to give the right-of-way to another driver or to a pedestrian'
yield
1000
'(Cheryl of the Clue Crew as "Mom" implores, "Let's try numbers.") If you have to be home at this time, just say "Je dois rentre chez moi à sept heure"'
seven
1000
'In "The Princess Diaries 2", Mia & her grandmother Queen Clarisse call this fictional land home sweet home'
Genovia
1000
'A tree-hugger is a nature lover; a tree this, like what Butterfly Hill did in a redwood, is an extremist'
tree-sitter
1000
'The old maid Hepzibah becomes a shopkeeper after the loss of her family's wealth in this Hawthorne novel'
The House of the Seven Gables