Francophone culture test

France is _____ most popular tourist destination with 83.7 million visitors in 2014.

• the world's

• Europe's

• the Western World's

• Asia's

What holiday in celebrated in France by sticking a paper fish to the backs of other people and yelling "Poisson d'avril!"

• April Fool's Day

• Cinco de Mayo

• Columbus Day

• Valentine's Day

France is the largest country in the European Union and is known as the ________.

• hexagon

• pentagon

• octagon

• heptagon

King Louis XIX was a king of France famous for having the ______ reign of any other kind.

• shortest

• longest

• craziest

• Frenchest

Liberté, _______, fraternité is the national motto of France, first appearing in 1789-1799.

• égalité

• prospérité

• frivolité

• crédulité

The French army was the first to use ____ in 1915.

• camouflage

• mechanized weapons

• tanks

• missiles

Jeanne Calment is the world's oldest ever human, living to an incredible ____ years and 164 days. She died in 1997.

• 122

• 120

• 110

• 112

The French have produced a number of world-renowned inventions such as the stethoscope, tin cans, hot-air balloons, and ______, a writing system for people who are visually impaired.

• braille

• touchtone

• video calling

• FaceTime

France was the first country in the world to ban supermarkets from throwing away unsold _____.

• food

• plastic bags

• toiletries

• wine

About 1 million French people living on the border near Italy can speak ____.

• Italian

• German

• Spanish

• Portuguese