stud
bud
Sign up
Log in
Home
Library
Explore
SAT
More
Francophonie trivia 2024 Flashcards | StudBud
Explore
/
Francophonie trivia 2024
Francophonie trivia 2024
20 terms
·
StudBud Administration
·
132 plays
Imported from external platform
Flashcards
20 cards
F
Practice quiz
P
Host live
L
Questions
20
Answers
1
French ranks among the top five most widely spoken languages in the world?
True
False
2
What does "caïmanter"
(expression from la Côte d’Ivoire)
mean?
a. Run fast
Speak fast
Sleep deeply
a. Work hard
3
How many continents is French spoken on?
1
5
3
4
4
In which French-speaking country can you eat a bún bò?
Cambodia
Vietnam
China
Thailand
5
What is the capital city of French Polynesia?
Paris
Brisbane
Nouméa
Papeete
6
Which country is the closest to NZ?
China
New Caledonia
Fiji
Australia
7
Which of the Canadian dishes share their name with a Russian President?
Macron
Ivan the Terrible
Poutine
Mikhail Gorbachev
8
What does the francophone flag represent?
The primary colours
The colours of the five continents
The colours of the rainbow
The colours of hope
9
Who was the first to coin the term Francophonie?
Joan of Arc (1412 –1431)
Marie-Antoinette, Queen of France (1755-1793)
Your French teacher
Onésime Reclus, French geographer (1837 – 1916)
10
Which language is one of the three official languages at the Olympic Games?
Chinese
Italian
French
Greek
11
Roughly, how many African countries speak French?
30
9
22
2
12
What are the mandates of the Organisation Internationale de la Francophonie?
To promote the French language and cultural and linguistic diversity
To promote peace, democracy and human rights
To support education, training, higher education and research
To foster economic cooperation to bolster sustainable development
13
All documents written by the UN are in French?
True
False
14
In which country of the Francophonie, can you see some pyramids?
Peru
Egypt
Mexico
Sudan
15
Roughly, how many people speak French around the world?
100 million
200 million
300 million
400 million
16
Madagascar is a famous animation movie, but it is also an island. Where is Madagascar, a French-speaking country?
America
Asia
Europe
Africa
17
Which country is not part of the Organisation Internationale de la Francophonie?
None of the above
Canada
Vietnam
Morocco
18
What is the motto of the Agence Intergouvernementale de la Francophonie?
Liberté, complémentarité, solidarité
Liberté, égalité, fraternité
Égalité, complémentarité, solidarité
Égalité, complémentarité, liberté
19
Who was a poet, president of the Republic of Senegal, and the first African man elected to the Académie Française?
Rachid Boudjedra
Léopold Sédar Senghor
Aimé Césaire
Léon-Gontran Damas
20
What do these artists have in common? Stromae, Pierre de Maere, Angèle and Francois Damiens
They are cyclists
They are singers
They are Belgian and speak French
They won a gold medal at the 1984 Olympic Games
