French Language and Culture Trivia

What country has the highest amount of French speakers, after France?

• DRC

• Haiti

• Canada

• Belgium

How would you most politely ask a male waiter for his attention?

• Comment?

• S'il vous plaît!

• Garçon!

• Monsieur!

Which country is known for claiming that "French fries" are actually from there?

• Luxembourg

• Belgium

• Switzerland

• Canada

What is the meaning of the French phrase "C'est la vie"? *think metaphorical - not the LITERAL translation*

• That's the life

• That's how it is

• This is the life

• Such is life

What is the national motto of France?

• Paris sera toujours Paris

• Français, langue de notre âme

• Liberté, Égalité, Fraternité

• Je me souviens

The storming of which place is considered the start of the French Revolution?

• The Bastille

• The Conciergerie

• The Palace of Versailles

• The Louvre

Which French-speaking Caribbean island is an overseas territory of France?

• Haiti

• Jamaica

• Martinique

• St. Lucia

What does the French phrase "avoir faim" literally translate to in English?

• To be hungry

• To be famished

• To have food 

• To have hunger

The French pronoun on is often used informally to mean "we," but it can also be translated more generally as:

• it

• one

• you

• they

In France, what is the Baccalauréat or bac?

• A traditional seafood dish

• The tradition that signifies the beginning of the Tour de France

• Slang for the people of Northern France

• A university entrance exam