What is the race and religion of the majority of France's banlieues?
Arab/Muslim
100
What is a beur?
an arab
100
Translate:
La meuf était chouette.
The chick (girl) was cute (nice).
100
What does "La Haine" mean in English?
hate
100
What major French city does La Haine take place in?
Paris
200
What was one reason for the riots in France during the years 2000-2010?
police brutality; police harassment of Muslim youth; deaths in prison; electrocution of kids running from police
200
What is a bagnole?
car/"wheels"
200
Translate:
C'est une bagnole dégueulasse.
It's a s----y (dirty pig) car.
200
Complete the quote:
"It's about a man who is falling from the top of a skyscraper. At each floor he tells himself "so far, so good; so far, so good." But it's not about...
how you fall; it's how you land.
200
What is the most famous street in Paris called?
Les Champs Elysées
300
What is a hijab?
a headscarf that Muslim women wear
300
What is a reus?
a sister (soeur)
300
Translate:
"Elle a visité ma mère," j'ai dit.
"She visited (was visiting) my mother," I said.
300
What does "nic ta mère" mean?
f--- yo' mamma
300
Who was queen of France during the French Revolution?
Marie-Antoinette
400
Who is Jean-Marie Le Pen and why is he famous?
A racist leader of a political party in France. He won for president in the 2000s and came in 2nd.
400
What does "choper" mean?
to steal
400
Translate:
Je n'ai pas de fric!
I don't have (any) cash/money!
400
In the old man's story, where was the old man going on the train?
(a) Poland (b) Italy (c) Siberia (d) Russia
C--Siberia
400
Which French actress made her American film début in Casino Royale?
Eva Green
500
What is anti-semitism? What kinds of problems has it caused in France?
hatred of Jews; defacing graves; skinhead neo-Nazis; shootings at Jewish schools
500
What is the name for the style of French slang where syllables of words are reversed?
verlaine
500
Translate:
Nous avons régardé le type malfrat.
We looked at/watched the thug guy.
500
What is one word (formal or slang) that means "to talk" in French?