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From intricate grammar nuances to complex vocabulary and sophisticated idiomatic expressions, each quiz here offers a unique opportunity to enhance your linguistic prowess. Embrace the challenge and elevate your fluency to new heights. Bonne chance!
26 quizzes and 290 trivia questions.
1.
  Random French Vocabulary   top quiz  
Multiple Choice
 20 Qns
Here are a few random French vocabulary words for you to test your memory with. Bonne chance!
Tough, 20 Qns, Bruyere, Jul 15 13
Tough
Bruyere editor
6353 plays
2.
  French Slang Wish 101   popular trivia quiz  
Multiple Choice
 15 Qns
Here are some words from everyday life in France. Bonne chance, Bruyere!
Average, 15 Qns, Bruyere, Nov 25 05
Average
Bruyere editor
3622 plays
3.
  Vive les J!   top quiz  
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
Here's another French vocabulary quiz for you francophiles at Funtrivia. Just choose the English equivalent for each French term. Bonne chance!
Tough, 10 Qns, Bruyere, Dec 06 19
Tough
Bruyere editor
Dec 06 19
3589 plays
4.
  Random French Vocabulary quiz   popular trivia quiz  
Multiple Choice
 15 Qns
Here's another random French Vocabulary quiz, by popular request. Bear in mind we cannot use accents here, so I have tried to choose words that do not need them to be understood. Bonne chance!
Average, 15 Qns, Bruyere, Jan 14 02
Average
Bruyere editor
3937 plays
5.
  Le Subjonctif    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
The subjunctive mood can be one of the most difficult things for newcomers to French to learn. See how well you can do with it.
Tough, 10 Qns, CellarDoor, Apr 03 13
Tough
CellarDoor gold member
1583 plays
6.
  Questions pour un champion en herbe    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
Here's a French kids' quiz inspired by the trivia flash card game "Les Incollables". This is the 8 to 9 year-old version. The subject areas are the same and the forms adapted to QL. Bonne chance!
Average, 10 Qns, Bruyere, Oct 10 19
Average
Bruyere editor
Oct 10 19
1759 plays
7.
  Nationality Words in French Idioms    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
Do you dare to test the street-credibility of your French? This is idiomatic and slangy French you probably don't pick up at school.
Tough, 10 Qns, flem-ish, Feb 26 12
Tough
flem-ish
2912 plays
8.
  Famous French Acronyms    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
Here's a quiz on some acronyms used in daily life in France that are useful to know. Bonne chance!
Average, 10 Qns, Bruyere, Sep 29 16
Average
Bruyere editor
1749 plays
9.
  French Slang    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
Think you could go to France and converse? What do the following slang words mean in English? Note: This is slang from FRANCE, not Quebec and not the Congo.
Average, 10 Qns, ladymacb29, Jan 16 11
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ladymacb29 editor
4990 plays
10.
  Premier Jeu de Mots    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
Here's a word game for Quizzyland's francophiles. Simply put in the French word that is either part of a compound word or an expression and fits either before or after all the clues given. No accents are necessary for any of the words given.
Average, 10 Qns, Bruyere, Mar 31 16
Average
Bruyere editor
1081 plays
11.
  English-French Deceptive Words (Faux Amis)    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
English and French have many similar-looking words, but their meanings are sometimes light-years apart. Answer and discover how to avoid a terrible faux-pas...
Tough, 10 Qns, tiffanysgal, Feb 27 11
Tough
tiffanysgal
1548 plays
12.
  French Vocabulary 301    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
This is a quick quiz on French vocabulary. The '301' part of the title indicates that it's for advanced students, a bit beyond first year words like le nez, l'oiseau and rouge. I give the word in French, you give me the closest English translation.
Tough, 10 Qns, ensiform, Aug 20 07
Tough
ensiform
2581 plays
13.
  French Idioms - B is for Cloche    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
Pierre, your exchange student, has a penchant for using idiomatic French. Even though you studied French in school, you sometimes have trouble understanding him. He agrees to introduce you to an alphabet of idioms, but you have to guess the meanings.
Average, 10 Qns, lingophilia, Oct 22 11
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lingophilia
463 plays
14.
  A Provençal Sampler    
Multiple Choice
 15 Qns
Here are some words from Provençal, the language once spoken all over Southern France and still kept alive, also used in French spoken in Provence, in either literature or speech.
Tough, 15 Qns, Bruyere, Aug 23 12
Tough
Bruyere editor
435 plays
15.
  French Idioms - A is for Pomme    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
Pierre, your exchange student, has a penchant for using idiomatic French. Even though you studied French in school, you sometimes have trouble understanding him. He agrees to introduce you to an alphabet of idioms, but you have to guess the meanings.
Tough, 10 Qns, lingophilia, Mar 22 20
Tough
lingophilia
Mar 22 20
733 plays
16.
  Clouseau's French Interrogation Session    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
How very odd! Chief Inspector Clouseau has left a quiz here. Find the correct question or answer by correctly pronouncing the French words you see, then matching it to the logical question or answer. Careful,appearances are deceiving!
Tough, 10 Qns, Bruyere, Apr 01 21
Tough
Bruyere editor
Apr 01 21
583 plays
17.
  French Proverbs    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
Hello everyone! This is about French proverbs. I'll give you the first part of the saying, you'll have to finish it. Good luck!
Tough, 10 Qns, PearlQ19, Oct 27 17
Tough
PearlQ19 gold member
1481 plays
18.
  Some Niceties Of French Grammar    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
Articles in the French language often are a problem for English learners of the language. First of all you have to know if it is LE or LA , UN or UNE. Moreover you often simply don't have to use them. Check your proficiency.
Average, 10 Qns, flem-ish, Feb 03 18
Average
flem-ish
Feb 03 18
1881 plays
19.
  T'es-tu un Québecois de souche?    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
So you speak French, but how would you get on in la Belle Province? This quiz is based on words in Quebecois that differ from standard French, which I heard whilst living in Rivière-du-Loup. They may not all be in common use all over Quebec.
Tough, 10 Qns, Ada_Doom, Jan 24 11
Tough
Ada_Doom
693 plays
20.
  My French: Right Or Wrong.    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
My French: do I speak, understand it correctly or not? Sometimes little details matter. In most cases in this quiz you have to select the one (in)correct phrasing. From the point of view of standard French of course.No accent signs used.
Tough, 10 Qns, flem-ish, Jun 19 09
Tough
flem-ish
1477 plays
21.
  Joyeux Noel Felix!!!    
Multiple Choice
 15 Qns
Here is a quiz made mostly for the French players since it is all in French. For those who have seen "Le Pere Noel est une Ordure", it will be no big deal answering these questions. Bonne chance a tous and have fun!
Tough, 15 Qns, Trinity21, Apr 13 23
Tough
Trinity21
Apr 13 23
485 plays
22.
  Come Practice Your French!    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
This is a pretty easy quiz, n'est-ce pas? Translate sentences from French to English.
Average, 10 Qns, superfreaky, Jun 24 04
Average
superfreaky
2454 plays
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  French Slang For Food Addicts    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
It's only normal that people who are so obsessed with 'la bouffe'(food), should also have plenty of - usually slangy - expressions from the world of food. Most of these are everyday language, but not really basic language.
Tough, 10 Qns, flem-ish, May 31 12
Tough
flem-ish
1206 plays
24.
  More Idiotic French Idioms    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
Since so many of you enjoyed my first quiz,here's another. This time we'll reverse it, give me the *idiomatic* English equivalent, *not* the literal translation.
Tough, 10 Qns, monalisa2, Dec 20 16
Tough
monalisa2
1073 plays
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  French Equivalents of English Idioms    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
How good are you at bridging the idiomatic gap between English and French?
Difficult, 10 Qns, flem-ish, Nov 16 15
Difficult
flem-ish
997 plays
26.
  Le Prince Caspian    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
In the French version of CS Lewis' Prince Caspian many of the names have been changed. This quiz is about those changes
Tough, 10 Qns, kiriana, Nov 20 03
Tough
kiriana
389 plays

French for Experts Trivia Questions

1. Every night at dinner, Pierre helps me review the idioms I've learned throughout the day. When we get to "Cela fait un bail", I can't remember what it means. Pierre tells me it means the same thing as "Il y a belle lurette". What does that mean?

From Quiz
French Idioms - B is for Cloche

Answer: It's been a long time.

The literal translation of "cela fait un bail" is "that makes a lease". This idiom refers to leases of agricultural land, which generally lasted for quite a long time. The literal translation of "il y a belle lurette" is "there is a beautiful little hour". "Lurette" is a deformation of "heurette" or "little hour" which, in the nineteenth century, was taken to mean an unbearably long time.

2. Pierre tells you, "Sophie et Hélène sont amies comme cochons." What relationship do Sophie and Hélène have with each other?

From Quiz French Idioms - A is for Pomme

Answer: They are thick as thieves.

Literal translation: They are "friends like pigs." This expression is an old one, and originates from a calembour (word-play or pun) in 16th century French. The original was "soçons comme cochons", where "soçons" meant companion or associate.

3. How would a French(wo) man say about somebody that he "takes French leave"?

From Quiz French Equivalents of English Idioms

Answer: Il file à l'anglaise.

Tomber dans les pommes: to faint. File indienne: Indian or single file.

4. A French person tells you (somewhat apologetically): "Charlotte is a bit lunatic sometimes" - what are you to understand?

From Quiz English-French Deceptive Words (Faux Amis)

Answer: Charlotte can be moody.

"Lunatique" isn't "lunatic". In French, "être lunatique" means to be moody and respond differently from one time to the next. One of my French friends actually explained she was prone to mood swings on an American campus... it didn't go down too well! Originally, the word comes from luna/lune/moon: for the French, the way the shape of the moon changed was a good image (or maybe an explanation) of people's different moods; for the English the moon would make people go a bit mad... from there to the werewolf...

5. Bienvenue à la Belle Province! You wake early with jet lag and go in search of breakfast. What is the meal called in Quebec?

From Quiz T'es-tu un Québecois de souche?

Answer: Déjeuner

The standard French petit déjeuner doesn't exist in Quebec. The three meals are déjeuner, dîner and souper.

6. When Caspian fell from his horse, he was found by two dwarves and the badger; Trufflehunter. What name was the badger given in the French version?

From Quiz Le Prince Caspian

Answer: Chasseur-de-Truffles

This is a French translation of Trufflehunter, literally meaning hunter of truffles.

7. What do the French mean by "le téléphone arabe"?

From Quiz Nationality Words in French Idioms

Answer: rumours

The French probably experienced how in the souks of Arab and North-African towns news spread like wildfire. Faster than Western "modern" communications in the colonial times. Might be compare with what the Congolese call "radio trottoir" or the old communication style via "the tom-tom". Or just simply: "the grapevine".

8. Banque________, _________-rurale, « faire fausse_________ »

From Quiz Premier Jeu de Mots

Answer: route

Faire banqueroute is bankruptcy or liquidation, (see also faire faillite), Une route rurale is one of the most difficult things to pronounce in French for "anglo-saxons" except perhaps for "Henri Grenouille", Mme de la Bruyère could live in France for fifty more years and still not be able to pronounce it! All it means is a country road. "Faire fausse route" means to take the wrong way, even figuratively.

9. Le mot "jadis" est utilisé souvent dans les histoires, que veut dire "jadis"?

From Quiz Vive les J!

Answer: Once upon a time, in the old days

Autrefois, il y longtemps are other words that are fairly close. Jade is jade in French as well. Dans l'avenir another way to say the future. Actuellement is one way of saying presently or at the current time.

10. Pour commencer, de quand date ce film culte?

From Quiz Joyeux Noel Felix!!!

Answer: 1982

Et oui, tant que ca! On ne dirait pas que ce film est si vieux... mais bon, il est indemodable! Ce film a ete realise par Jean-Marie Poire.

11. What does "Aïgo" mean?

From Quiz A Provençal Sampler

Answer: Water

L'aïgo is feminine and despite its appearance the o ending is feminine in Provençal. 'l'aïgo boulido" is a kind of brothy soup with garlic hence the confusion if you've ever come across it. It actually means boiled water rather than boiled garlic. Aï is donkey. The donkey or l'âne in French is used in lots of colorful expressions in Provence.

12. Avec quelle partie du corps actionne-t-il la grosse caisse d'une batterie?

From Quiz Questions pour un champion en herbe

Answer: le pied

"La batterie" is a drum set in this context, may be used for car battery (aka Delco amongst the seniors for a brand name) and "la pile" is for an appliance battery. Une batterie can mean an assortment as in a batterie de cuisine, a set of pots and pans. "Une caisse" means many things, case, box, even a slang word for car like "wheels" but here, it means the bass drum and therefore you use the pedal and your foot.

13. Où aïe d'où aïe laïque bain ananas?

From Quiz Clouseau's French Interrogation Session

Answer: Bique Eze yeux arrhes eux main qui.

Bique is a female goat, Eze is a French village above Monaco. "Les arrhes" are a deposit fee for a rental or other types of purchases. Le cil is the eyelash. Le standing in French means class, prestige, as for a building you live in. Un snack is a snack bar. l'aise= ease. L'ananas is pineapple and purported to help you lose weight, thus is served after an enormous holiday meal. Laïque is lay or secular and yet, is normally referring to the fight to have religious education.

14. What is 'un abri'?

From Quiz French Vocabulary 301

Answer: A shelter, refuge, protection

Protection. Par exemple --- Le roi Mithridate prenait chaque jour une dose d'antidote pour mettre son corps a l'abri des poisons, fort prises dans les intrigues de cour.

15. Qu'est-ce que c'est que les stores?

From Quiz French Slang Wish 101

Answer: awnings (aka shutters)

If you see this on a shop, they sell canvas things even jeans but primarily awnings. As the typical one was made out of canvas but some other materials are called "stores" for awnings, even metal.

16. How do you translate : 'My uncle is a doctor'. a. 'Mon oncle est medecin.' b.'Mon oncle est UN medecin.' If you choose a, fill in: a {;} if you choose b, fill in: b .

From Quiz Some Niceties Of French Grammar

Answer: a

For professions and jobs in which you are not unique, English normally uses the article, while French does not. To be a baker = etre boulanger.

17. Avoir le bras long

From Quiz More Idiotic French Idioms

Answer: To have influence

Literally: to have a long arm

18. What does a Frenchman mean when he speaks of 'le gratin Parisien' ?

From Quiz French Slang For Food Addicts

Answer: the upper crust of high society

Typically Parisian cheese and a Parisian style of baking might be hard to find. Even 'champignons de Paris' are not mushrooms produced IN Paris, but (button)-mushrooms as popular in Paris.

19. Pierre is telling you about his history teacher, Mr. Richard. He says, "Monsieur Richard nous mène à la baguette!" What in the world is Mr. Richard doing to his students?

From Quiz French Idioms - B is for Cloche

Answer: He rules his class with an iron fist.

The literal translation of this phrase is "Mr. Richard brings us to the stick/rod". The phrase can also mean "to boss around". "Baguette", by itself, can also mean a type of French bread, a stick, or a magic wand.

20. How does a French(wo)man say: "you should not put the fox to watch the geese"?

From Quiz French Equivalents of English Idioms

Answer: Il ne faut pas enfermer le loup dans la bergerie.

Bergerie: the sheep pen. Le poulailler: the hen house.

21. As you leave the café after breakfast, you thank the waitress. What response could you get that you would not get in France?

From Quiz T'es-tu un Québecois de souche?

Answer: Bienvenue

You do hear "de rien" a lot and occasionally "je vous en prie", but Quebecers will use the direct translation of the English "you're welcome" which is unknown in France.

22. What was the French name of the red-haired dwarf that found Caspian?

From Quiz Le Prince Caspian

Answer: Trompillon

Nikabrik was the black-haired dwarf, his name was not changed.

23. What is "un trou normand"?

From Quiz Nationality Words in French Idioms

Answer: a little glass of alcohol in between courses of meals

A slight hungry feeling might be "un petit creux". Another popular term in French cuisine is th "île flottante" or "floating island". It is not exactly icecream floating in some sauce but a kind of custard lake with poached meringues.

24. Belle-__________,maison- __________, grand-__________, _________ poule

From Quiz Premier Jeu de Mots

Answer: mere&mère

Belle-mère : mother-in-law and also stepmother, there's only one word now. An older form is used for stepmother of the wicked variety, "la marâtre" one wouldn't use it now or the stepmother might become a marâtre. You did want to know if mothers-in law appeared in jokes as often as they do in English, didn't you? Of course they do! A popular expression for something really heavy to eat or digest is "étouffe-belle-mère" aka "étouffe-chretien". Maison mère is the main or head office of a company, as in Saint-Gobain is the maison mère of Certainteed. Maison mère comes from the convent which leads religious order. Grand-mère is grandmother, the most common way of addressing a grandmother in the nineties and two thousands, is "mamy" though that sounds odd to us! Always makes me think of Al Jolson! Une mère poule is a mother hen type. The père poule is however a father who exhibits the same behavior, not a père-coq. Now, I did put the accent in there, but technically it might not register if you're using accents with a different keyboard. I preferred to warn you though.

25. Dans la phrase "Cela va faire jaser" que voudrait-il dire "jaser"?

From Quiz Vive les J!

Answer: To gossip

Jaser is for gossip. That's going to make people gossip.

26. Les acteurs du film font partie d'une troupe theatrale qui s'appelle "La troupe du _______".

From Quiz Joyeux Noel Felix!!!

Answer: Splendid

En fait le nom vient du theatre ou les acteurs ont debute leur carriere. A la base de la "Troupe du Splendid" il y a une bande de copains d'ecole qui aimaient plus faire les pitres qu'etudier: Michel Blanc, Gerard Jugnot, Thierry Lhermite, Christian Clavier....

27. What does the Provencal expression "Boudiou" mean?

From Quiz A Provençal Sampler

Answer: Expression of surprise

This means "Bon Dieu" in French, still a commonly heard expression in the South of France. Many dialects across the country have the equivalent. Another expression heard in Marseille, is "Oh fan" Which is short for "Oh enfant..." meaning Christ.

28. Dans quelle mer se baigne-t-on à Marseille?

From Quiz Questions pour un champion en herbe

Answer: La méditerranée

Marseille is of course located on the Mediterranean sea. A port town, it has been there for much longer than France, even predating the Romans as its name is actually "Massilia" from the Phonecian-Greek settlement there. They recently dug up a Greek ship while putting in a shopping center, and had to make the center around it.

29. Doux yeux Havres eux rhume?

From Quiz Clouseau's French Interrogation Session

Answer: No, de haut elle hisse foule.

Voyons voir, Havre, major port city in the North of France, Yorre, another city name as in Vichy St Yorre, bottled mineral water that tastes of sulfur. Hisser= to raise a flag or mast. Dose= same word. Bail is your lease on your apartment. Le droit au bail is the right to a lease? in any case, they charge you a fee on top of your rent. Hâte is haste. "J'ai hâte de quitter ce bureau", I'm just dying to leave this office. La foule is the crowd.

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