What do you know about France?
Let’s have some fun with a trivia quiz to test your knowledge on France!
All 20 questions are related to France and the French language. Enjoy!
Results
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#1. How do you hand-write 1,947 in French?
1,9, 4 and 7 are hand-written a little differently in French.
#2. Do you know what “Jouer au flipper” means?
Jouer au flipper means to play pinball. Find out more anglicisms in Misused English words in French.
#3. Which French dessert was created in honor of a bike race?
The paris-brest is named after a bike race that takes place between Paris and Brest.
#4. Which ones of these items can you buy in a French pharmacy?
Select all that apply:
Items that are sold in a French pharmacy are highly regulated and you would never find any potatoes or batteries. Find out how French pharmacies are different from American pharmacies in French pharmacy.
#5. How do you say 4pm in French?
Select all that apply:
Learn how to write the time in French in How to write numbers in French.
#6. What is called a high-speed train in France?
TGVs (trains à grande vitesse) run at around 300 km/h (186 mph). Get familiar with more acronyms in French acronyms you should know.
#7. Which vowels can have a grave accent in French?
Select all that apply:
The letters i and o can only have a circumflex accent in French. Read more about accents in French accent names and punctuation marks.
#8. When is Labor Day in France?
French celebrate Labor day on May 1.
#9. Which ones of these conversions are true?
Select all that apply:
One kilometer is 1.6 miles and 0 degrees Celsius is 32 degrees Fahrenheit. Find more conversions from the US system into the metric system in French measurements.
#10. How many types of cheese are made in France?
You can chose between more than 1,200 kinds of cheese made in France.
#11. In French, what is “un billion”?
The French billion is equivalent to the American trillion. Learn French big numbers in How to write numbers in French.
#12. What’s an “Hôtel de ville” in French?
Hôtel de ville is the city or town hall. You can’t book any room there 🙂
#13. Which one of these French words doesn’t mean a gun?
Étre dans le coltar is a slang expression which means to be in a daze. Learn more slang in French slang words.
#14. What is the most popular sport in France?
Soccer is the most popular sport in France.
#15. Pick the correct sentence in French.
French use a comma instead of a point as a decimal separator and the Euro symbol comes after the number. Learn more in How to write numbers in French.
#16. How do you ask for three glasses of wine with your fingers in a French café?
French use the thumb, the index and the middle fingers to indicate the number 3.
#17. What is the correct way to write July 14, 2024 in French?
The correct way to write a date in French is dd-mm-aaaa. Learn more about writing dates in How to write numbers in French.
#18. What does the expression “Casser sa pipe” means?
Casser sa pipe is a French euphemism for dying. Learn more French expressions in French expressions translated to English.
#19. What does the French word “un habit” means?
Un habit is a piece of clothing and is one of the many faux-amis in French. Find more like this in 40 false friends.
#20. What is CPAM?
CPAM is the department office that administers Assurance Maladie. To learn about France state health insurance, read French medical insurance.
