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When French people meet a good friend or a family member, they are likely to…
kiss the person on each cheek
In France, a “collège” is typically for students
11-15
In France, you would likely go to a “lycée” if you were…
16-18
The number of native speakers of French in the world is about…
270 million
French is an everyday language for a large community in…
belgium, canada, switzerland
In France, having children before marriage is…
the case for over half of births.
The PACS is…
the form of a civil union
As pets, dogs and cats in France are …
are outnumbered by fish
The majority of French people aged 18-29 live…
with their parents
In France, your “fête” day is…
the day associated with the saint of your name
The separation of power between three branches of government (the executive, legislative, and judicial)
was an idea developed by…
the French philosopher Montesquieu
The French work week is officially…
35 hours
In France employees get annual paid vacation of…
5 weeks
The inhabitants of Guadeloupe are..
full French citizens, like Hawaiians
The Tour de France is…
a bike race
The largest university of Quebec is…
l’université de Montréal
At the end of the lycée students take a national exam called the…
the BAC
Tuition at public universities in France is…
almost 0
The Grandes Écoles are…
prestigious public universities
Brussels is…
capital of beligum, NATO headquarters, capital of EU
official languages of Canada are…
english, french
80% of French speakers in Canada…
live in Quebec
« Métro, boulot, dodo » is a…
phrase to describe the daily life of Parisians
In France if a movie start time is 8:00 p.m., the announcement will say…
20:00
Yves Saint Laurent and Coco Chanel are…
important French fashion designers
The largest fast-food restaurant chain in France is…
McDonalds
Of the following courses, the one served first at a French meal is the..
entree
The majority of French people shop for food…
in supermarkets
The attraction for French people for buying food at markets is…
they often provide fresher products than other options
Carrefour is
a supermarket chain
Most French houses are normally made out of…
brick or stone
You would buy a baguette in a…
boulangerie
Your “quartier” is…
your neighborhood
The mountain range between France and Spain is the…
Pyrenees
mountain range between France and Italy is the…
alps
The total number of regions in metropolitan France is…
13
The most recent addition to French territory among these choices is…
Nice
Among the regional languages spoken in France are…
Basque, Breton, Corsican, Flemish, Rhaeto-Romance
France is bordered by the …
Mediterranean Sea, English Channel, Pacific Ocean
French people think of France as having the shape of a…
hexegon
france shares a border with…
Belgium, Germany, Italy, Luxembourg, Spain