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Francophonie

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is Francophonie ?

a)

Refers to people who share a common language (french).

b)

Organisation who teach the french language.

c)

A school subject.

d)

A name of a country.

2.

When was the International Organisation of Francophonie founded ?

a)

1960

b)

1980

c)

1970

d)

1950

3.

How many countries are members of the OIF ?

a)

68

b)

56

c)

87

d)

93

4.

The Francophonie’s mission mandates are: 

a)

To promote the French language and cultural and linguistic diversity

b)

To promote peace, democracy and human rights

c)

To support education, training, higher education and research

d)

To foster economic cooperation to bolster sustainable development

5.

Which month do we celebrate the Francophonie ?

a)

February

b)

May

c)

March

d)

April

6.

How many countries have french as an official language ?

a)

42

b)

29

c)

36

d)

32

7.

Which of those countries have french as an official language in Europe ?

a)

Belgium

b)

Switzerland

c)

Monaco

d)

Luxembourg

8.

Which continent has the most french speaking countries ?

a)

Asia

b)

America

c)

Europe

d)

Africa

9.

How many people in the world speak french ?

a)

over 320 million

b)

over 280 million

c)

over 400 million

d)

over 450 million

10.

The Francophonie flag represents the colors of 5 continents :

a)

blue (Europe), yellow (Asia), black (Africa), green (America), red (Oceania)

b)

bleu (Oceania), yellow (Asia), black (Africa), green ( Europe), red (America)

c)

blue (Europe), yellow (Asia), black (Africa), green (Oceania), red (America)

d)

blue (Oceania), yellow (Africa), black (America), green (Asia), red (Europe)

11.

French is the ... most spoken language in the world.

a)

6th

b)

5th

c)

4th

d)

2nd

12.

French is the ... most usable language on the Internet in the world.

a)

6th

b)

5th

c)

4th

d)

3rd

13.

Who is the president of OIF ?

a)

Louise Mushikiwabo (Rwanda)

b)

Marie-Paul Okri (Côte d'Ivoire)

c)

Mahi Traoré (Mali)

d)

Simone Veil (France)

14.

The region in Canada where people speak only French :

a)

Quebec

b)

Ontario

c)

Ottawa

d)

Manitoba

15.

A French speaking country in Asia :

a)

China

b)

Vietnam

c)

Japan

d)

South Korea

16.

A French speaking country in the middle east :

a)

Iran

b)

Iraq

c)

Afganistan

d)

Lebanon

17.

Which country is NOT a French speaking country ?

a)

Togo

b)

Switzerland

c)

South Africa

d)

Madagascar

18.

Have you ever wondered why there are so many French words in the English language? What is the percentage of English words that are of French origin?

a)

20 %

b)

10 %

c)

45 %

d)

30 %

19.

When did Cyprus join the Francophonie ?

a)

2004

b)

2001

c)

2008

d)

2006

20.

What is the percentage of cypriot people that speak french ?

a)

7 %

b)

3 %

c)

12 %

d)

19 %