Name that Name
Idioms
English, please
Cheese
Music
200

Louis

Lewis

200

Hold your horses, I need to get my coat.

Wait a moment

200

J’aurais dû y aller hier soir.

I should have gone last night.

200

This blocky northern French cheese is a favorite to cook with as well as served on bread during an apéro. You can usually tell when it enters the room.

Maroilles

200

Mix middle eastern scales with Western rock and roll and you'll get this genre originating from California.

Surf Rock

400

Antoine

Anthony, Tony

400

The dinner started quiet but I knew how to break the ice.

Get a conversation going

400

Ma maman n’y allait qu’une fois par semaine.

My mom used to go only once a week.

400

This cheese comes looking like a melon with a rich orange interior. As I joke to my housemates, it's a beautiful name for a girl.

Mimolette

400

Jazz began in this city in the United States, where you can still find many bands playing on Bourbon Street.

New Orleans

600

Jeanne

Joan, Jean

600

You better calm everyone down, things are starting to get out of hand.

Become uncontrollable

600

Si j’y étais allé(e) plus  tôt ce matin, il y aurait eu moins de monde.

If I had gone earlier this morning, there would have been fewer people.

600

These cheese lovers are most likely enjoying the British classic Cheddar, which comes from a village of the same name. 

Wallace and Gromit

600

It's a one way ride in the movie Beetlejuice, but also a popular TV show in the 70s that helped make Disco and Funk popular in the United States.

Soul Train

800

Marguerite

Margaret

800

He's known for cutting corners, and his poor quality of work proves it.

Doing something poorly to save time and money

800

Il s'avère que l'endroit est vide depuis des années.

It turns out the place has been empty for years.

800

This cheese is especially notable for the presence of ash in the middle.

Morbier

800

This place to go out on the weekend is a French invention from WWII, when there was little live music to be found in Paris.

Night Club, Discothéque

1000

Mathis

Matt, Matty

1000

If you need help, I'll be there at the drop of a hat.

To do something immediately

1000

Le témoin a témoigné en faveur de l'accusé.

The witness testified in favor of the accused.

1000

This cheese originally comes from the region surrounding the town of Monterey in California. David Jack would be proud to see it's become one of the most popular in the United States.

Monterey Jack

1000

Where is BB King playing in this picture? What genre does he play?

Prison