Bonnes Réponses:
Grasse, France is known for what popular product?
- Perfume
What is the French national anthem called?
- la Marseillaise
What is the name of the island where Napoleon was born?
- Corsica
True or False? Kilts originated in France, not Scotland.
- True
True or False? Paris was originally a Roman city called 'Lutetia'?
- True
In how many countries is French the official language?
- 33
In which country was the croissant invented?
- Austria
What is the most visited attraction in Paris?
- Disneyland Paris
When were Louis XVI and Marie Antoinette decapitated?
- 18th Century
True or False? France once controlled more than 8% of the world's land.
- True
What's the difference between an 'h muet' and an 'h aspiré?'
- There are no contractions with 'h aspiré'
Which nasal vowel has disapeared in French?
- Un
When was the beginning of 'Le Grand Dérangement?'
- 1755
Which French dictionary is the most comprehensive?
- Le Grand Robert
France has only had 5 presidents in the last 41 years. Can you name 3 of them?
- Valéry Giscard d'Estaing, François Mitterrand, Jacques Chirac, Nicolas Sarkozy and François Hollande.
Beauty pageants for children are banned in France.
- True
What is the official motto of France?
- Liberté, égalitié, fraternité (which means liberty, equality and fraternity)
True of False? France is the smallest country in the EU.
- False (it's the largest)
What does the word 'Salut' mean?
- It means both “hello” and “goodbye”
Crayola is a French word that means what?
- Oily chalk
What is the highest mountain peak in Europe?
- Mont-Blanc
What is Coco Chanel’s real name?
- Gabrielle Bonheur
In what year did France create the first universal declaration of human rights?
- 1789.
What is the oldest bridge in Paris is called?
- Pont Neuf (new bridge).
True of False? It’s against the law to take pictures of police officers and police vehicles.
- True
