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French quiz. 1. Which of these countries does not share a border with France?. Spain Italy Germany The Netherlands. 2. Jean-Paul Gaultier is famous for …. goal scoring tennis playing fashion designing cooking. 3. Pick a country apart from France where French is spoken. Senegal
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1.Which of these countries does not share a border with France? • Spain • Italy • Germany • The Netherlands
2.Jean-Paul Gaultier is famous for…. • goal scoring • tennis playing • fashion designing • cooking
3. Pick a country apart from France where French is spoken. • Senegal • The Netherlands • Turkey • Austria
4.When did France win the soccer World Cup? • 2002 • 2006 • 1998 • 1994
5. Which of these labels is French? • Nike • Reebok • Le coq sportif • Puma
6. What would you do with ‘le béret’? • Eat it • Drink it • Wear it • Carry it
7. Pick the odd one out. • Brie • Camembert • Gruyère • Saucisson sec
8. ‘Roland-Garros’ is the name of a famous tournament and sport’s ground in France. Which sport is played there? • Tennis • Rugby • Golf • Handball
9. Where was the first McDonalds built in France? • Paris • Marseille • Strasbourg • Nice
10. Who makes the perfume ‘J’adore’? • Chanel • Dior • Lancôme • L'Oréal
11. ‘La Loire, La Seine and la Garonne’ are all French….. • mountains • rivers • lakes • monuments
12. What is “Mont Blanc’? • A famous French yoghurt • France’s highest mountain • France’s longest river • A village where all the houses are white
13. ‘The small sparrow’ was the nickname of which famous French singer? • Francoise Hardy • Vanessa Paradis • Edith Piaf • Maurice Chevalier
14. Which food is Dijon famous for? • ham • snails • mustard • cheese
15. When did the French Revolution take place? • 1655 • 1789 • 1865 • 1431
16. What is the ‘French Foreign Legion’? • A skin disease • A military unit • A road race
17. What is the capital of France? • Lyon • Marseille • Paris • Rome
18. “Pinot noir’ is an ………… • Apple • Grape • Cherry • Black currant
19. What does the ‘14th of July’ celebrate? • The French revolution • World War II • The birth of Napoleon
20. What was the profession of Joseph Guillotin the inventor of the ‘guillotine’? • executioner • doctor • butcher • hairdresser
21. Which French region is called ‘La Bretagne’? • Brittany • Bordeaux region • The south • Paris suburbs
22. In which year did Joan of Arc die? • 1455 • 1431 • 1589 • 1601
23. Who developed a reading language for the blind? • Louis Pasteur • Louis Braille • Marie Curie
24. In which year was the Eiffel Tower built? • 1901 • 1889 • 1786 • 1942
25. Which king of France was known as ‘The Sun King’ ? • Louis XIV • Napoleon • Charles V • Henri VI
26. Which is the longest river in France? • Loire • Seine • Rhône
27. Which monetary unit is used in France? • Franc • Euro • Mark • Lira
28. How many ‘stages’ are there in the 2009 Tour de France? • 27 • 17 • 21 • 10
29. What is the height of the Eiffel Tower? • 512m • 324m • 280m • 177m
30. Which famous monument was a present to the USA from France? • The Liberty Bell • The Statue Of Liberty • The Washington Memorial • The Gateway Arch
31. ‘Charles de Gaulle’ is a famous French…. • holiday place • king • red wine • general
32. Who is the current President of France? • Nicolas Sarkozy • François Mitterrand • Jacques Chirac • Napoleon
33. Which of these car manufacturers is French? • Renault • Fiat • Porsche • Audi
34. Who wrote the books ‘The Hunchback of Notre Dame’ and ‘Les Miserables’? • Hugo • Camus • Sartre • Voltaire
35. Whatis the French National Anthem called? • La Parisienne • La Belle France • La Marseillaise