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French Fun Facts - EDSS
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1
The ________ was not actually invented in France! It was invented in Austria.
café
croissant
kiss
bichon frisé
2
The ______ was invented in France in 1997 by Philippe Khan.
laser pen
camera phone
electric car
high-heel shoe
3
French is the official language of the _____________.
Free Trade Agreement
Reform Party
United Nations
International Monetary Fund
4
Worldwide, how many people speak French?
10 million
100 million
275 million
1 billion
5
The oldest bridge in Paris is the _________, which means “new bridge.”
Pont Neuf
Pont Alexandre III
Pont au Change
Pont des Arts
6
Paris is nicknamed the __________.
Big Apple
City of Lights
Bright City
Grand Place
7
The motto of France is
liberté, égalité, fraternité
métro, boulot, dodo
essayez, gagnez, célébrez
travaillez, mangez, dormez
8
France is by far the most popular tourist destination in the world, with over ______ million tourists in 2018!
89
500
10
3
9
Roughly ____ percent of the Canadian population speak French as their first language.
75
5
20
50
10
The world’s first __________ transplants took place in France.
arm and leg
stomach and lung
face and heart
ear and eye
11
About ____ percent of English words are derived from French, only second to Latin.
28
5
80
99
12
The ____________, created in 1635, was the first organization to ever rule over a language.
Babbel
Friends of French
French Academy
Dictionary
13
The French invented the ______ system.
hexagon building
metric
dewey decimal
subway
14
French is the official language of how many countries?
196
87
29
3
15
Name the river that flows through Paris.
The Rhine
The Seine
The Danube
The Thames
16
The average French citizen eats roughly 500 ______ each year.
escargots
corn kernels
croissants
baguettes
17
Who was king of France for just 20 minutes, the shortest reign ever?
Henry the Eighth
Louis XIX (19)
Louis XIV (The Sun King)
King Charles
18
Canada (physically) is about ___ times bigger than France, but the population of France is almost double that of Canada.
30
18
10
2
19
The ______ in Paris is the most visited art museum in the world.
Musée de Beaux Arts
Centre Pompidou
Musée d'Orsay
Louvre
20
The ____________ was a gift to America from France. Its interior metal framework was built by Gustave Eiffel.
St. Louis Arch
Statue of Liberty
Golden Gate Bridge
Chrysler Building
21
Located in the French Alps, what is the name of Europe’s highest mountain?
Matterhorn
Grand
Jungfrau
Mont Blanc
22
There are over 40,000 _______ in France.
bus stops
light switches
payphones
chateaux (castles)
23
The French army was the first to use _______ in 1915 (WWI).
camouflage
rubber boots
canons
bows and arrows
24
French is the second most studied language in the world after ________.
Spanish
Mandarin
Icelandic
English
