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French Fun Facts

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Vrai ou Faux: France is the world's most popular tourist destination.

a)

vrai

b)

faux

2.

Vrai ou Faux: France is the largest country in the European Union

a)

Vrai

b)

Faux

3.

French has more than a million words, but how many new ones are created every year?

a)

20 000

b)

2 000

c)

200

d)

20

4.

In 1915 (World War I), the French army was the first army to use...

a)

airplanes

b)

tanks

c)

camouflage

d)

stretchers

5.

What percentage of English words come from French, or from Latin via French?

a)

2

b)

20

c)

16

d)

56

6.

Which continent contains the greatest number of French speakers?

a)

Europe

b)

Africa

c)

North America

d)

South America

7.

The world's oldest person, a French woman named Jeanne Calmant, lived to be how old?

a)

122

b)

114

c)

99

d)

130

8.

What is the name of France's most famous cycling race?

a)

le Monte Carlo

b)

le Grand Prix

c)

le Tour de France

d)

le Rallye de Dakar

9.

What is the world's largest French-speaking city?

a)

Paris, France

b)

Kinshasha, Democratic Republic of Congo

c)

Quebec, Canada

10.

What does the word "salut" mean in French?

a)

Hi

b)

Hello

c)

Good-bye

d)

Bye

11.

In the United States, French is recognized as a cultural language in which 2 states?

a)

Maine and Louisiana

b)

Florida and New York

c)

New Orleans and Maine

d)

Louisiana and Texas

12.

How many countries have French as their official language?

a)

15

b)

29

c)

41

d)

56

13.

The most populous country where French is the official language is _____________.

a)

France

b)

Canada

c)

Democratic Republic of the Congo

d)

Africa

14.

Vrai ou Faux : By 2050, projections state the French will be the most spoken language with approximately 750 million francophones.

a)

Vrai

b)

Faux

15.

Vrai ou Faux: There are no original French words that begin with the letter "w".

a)

Vrai

b)

Faux