Le français au Missouri
Celebrities who speak French
Around the world
French Slang
Around St. Louis
100

The name of St. Louis's sister city in France

Lyon

100

She attended a French high school in Los Angeles growing up. As an actress, she does her own dubs in French! Most notably, she starred in "Silence of the Lambs".

Jodie Foster
100

This is a French-speaking place not too far from home...the only one with French as an official language on the continent of North America

Canada (Quebec)

100

Ah, la vache!

Holy cow/Oh my gosh!

100

Who is St. Louis named after? (It was a French person)

King Louis IX

200

The name of Kansas City's sister city in France

Metz

200

He spent a semester abroad in Aix-en-Provence and practices his French whenever he can. He has starred in "A Star is Born" and "Guardians of the Galaxy" as well as many other blockbusters.

Bradley Cooper

200

This French-speaking country invented French fries

Belgium

200

Tomber dans les pommes

To fall unconscious

200

City in St. Louis that means "broken heart"

Creve Coeur

300

This French tire company has been in Missouri for a long time.

Michelin

300

This "Breakfast at Tiffany's" star was born in German-occupied Brussels and spoke fluent English, Dutch, French, Italian, and Spanish.

Audrey Hepburn

300

How many African countries have French as an official language?

21

300

Il y a quelque chose qui cloche

There is something ringing (wrong)

300

Which city in St. Louis was originally named "Les Petites Cotes" meaning "The Little Hills"?

St. Charles

400

You may not have heard of this bank, but it's French and has ties to Bank of America

BNP Paribas
400

This world-famous athlete is a self-proclaimed Francophile, not only because she has won five French Opens.

Serena Williams

400

Which European country does not have French as an official language, yet still has 12.3 million French-speakers?

Germany

400

Il fait un froid de canard!

It's extrememly cold!
400

City in St. Louis that means "flourishing"?

Florissant

500

Electric company in Missouri that is actually French!

Schneider Electric

500

This famous actor loves learning as many languages as he can to communicate with his fans across the world. Besides the romance languages, he can speak fluent Greek and some Russian, Latin, German, Korean, and Mandarin.

Tom Hiddleston

500

How many states in the U.S. still have heritage French-speakers?

9 (Connecticut, Louisiana, Maine, Missouri, Michigan, New Hampshire, North Dakota, Rhode Island, Vermont) 

500

Avoir un chat dans la gorge

To have a cat/frog in your throat

500

Name the two Frenchmen who founded St. Louis

Pierre Laclede and Auguste Chouteau