French Trivia
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- Q1The mailboxes of France are what colour?RedYellowBlueOrange20s
- Q2In France if you were served le miel what would you eat?MarmaladeJamSnailsHoney20s
- Q3The word caterpillar comes from a French word meaning what?Spiny CatHairy CatFurry InsectLittle Cat20s
- Q4What is both a musical instrument and the French word for paperclip?TrumpetTrombonePianoFlute20s
- Q5In Medieval France, status was shown by what?Longest ShoesLongest ClothesLongest BeardsLongest Hair20s
- Q6What common word comes from the French for 'purse' or 'wallet'?BillPocketBudgetReciept20s
- Q7Spain and one other country border France to the South - what is this country?French GuianaBelgiumLuxembourgAndorra20s
- Q8West Francia (which became the Kingdom of France in 987) emerged as a major European power in the Late Middle Ages following its victory in what war?War of Saint-SardosAlbigensian CrusadeSaintonge WarThe Hundred Years' War20s
- Q9What river flows through the centre of Bordeaux?The SeineThe DordogneThe LoireThe Garonne20s
- Q10Where were French kings crowned?In the Palace of VersaillesIn the cathedral at StrasbourgIn the Notre Dam in ParisIn the cathedral at Reims20s
- Q11Which King Louis was beheaded during the French Revolution?XXIXIIIXVIXIV20s
- Q12Which French King was nicknamed 'the Sun-King'?Louis XIVLouis VIIILouis IVLouis II20s
- Q13Doing what odd thing is unlucky in France?Eating the shell of your snailWalking over a bridge backwards.Putting garlic on frogs' legsTurning a baguette upside down20s
- Q14France is the country with the most time-zones in the world. True or False?TrueFalse20s
- Q15Speaking of Time Zones, is it true that France is still on 'WW2 Time'?It's trueIt's false20s