French Qualification related questions
Which of the following is the French word for “library”?
A) Boulangerie
B) Librairie
C) Bibliothèque
D) Musée
Answer: C) Bibliothèque
Which French region is famous for producing Champagne?
A) Bordeaux
B) Burgundy
C) Alsace
D) Champagne
Answer: D) Champagne
What is the capital of France?
A) Marseille
B) Lyon
C) Paris
D) Toulouse
Answer: C) Paris
Who is the famous French military leader who became Emperor of France in 1804?
A) Louis XIV
B) Charlemagne
C) Napoleon Bonaparte
D) Charles de Gaulle
Answer: C) Napoleon Bonaparte
What is the French word for “cat”?
A) Chien
B) Chat
C) Cheval
D) Souris
Answer: B) Chat
Which French artist is known for painting “Water Lilies”?
A) Vincent van Gogh
B) Claude Monet
C) Edgar Degas
D) Paul Cézanne
Answer: B) Claude Monet
What is the French term for a three-course meal including an appetizer, main course, and dessert?
A) Menu complet
B) Menu fixe
C) Menu dégustation
D) Menu du jour
Answer: A) Menu complet
Which river flows through Paris?
A) Loire
B) Rhône
C) Seine
D) Garonne
Answer: C) Seine
Who wrote the famous French novel “Les Misérables”?
A) Victor Hugo
B) Gustave Flaubert
C) Émile Zola
D) Honoré de Balzac
Answer: A) Victor Hugo
What is the French word for “thank you”?
A) Bonjour
B) S’il vous plaît
C) Merci
D) Au revoir
Answer: C) Merci
Which French King was known as the “Sun King”?
A) Louis XIII
B) Louis XIV
C) Louis XV
D) Louis XVI
Answer: B) Louis XIV
What is the French word for “apple”?
A) Pomme
B) Orange
C) Banane
D) Fraise
Answer: A) Pomme
Which French region is famous for its wine production and is home to the city of Bordeaux?
A) Provence
B) Champagne
C) Burgundy
D) Aquitaine
Answer: D) Aquitaine
What is the French phrase for “How are you?”
A) Comment ça va?
B) Où est-ce que tu habites?
C) Quel âge as-tu?
D) Que faites-vous?
Answer: A) Comment ça va?
Which famous French monument was completed in 1889 for the World’s Fair?
A) Notre-Dame Cathedral
B) Louvre Museum
C) Arc de Triomphe
D) Eiffel Tower
Answer: D) Eiffel Tower
Who is the author of “The Little Prince” (Le Petit Prince)?
A) Marcel Proust
B) Antoine de Saint-Exupéry
C) Jules Verne
D) Albert Camus
Answer: B) Antoine de Saint-Exupéry
What is the French term for a “bakery”?
A) Pâtisserie
B) Boulangerie
C) Crêperie
D) Charcuterie
Answer: B) Boulangerie
Which French fashion designer is known for the creation of the little black dress?
A) Yves Saint Laurent
B) Christian Dior
C) Coco Chanel
D) Jean-Paul Gaultier
Answer: C) Coco Chanel
Which French city is known for its annual film festival held in May?
A) Lyon
B) Marseille
C) Cannes
D) Nice
Answer: C) Cannes
What is the name of the French national anthem?
A) La Marseillaise
B) La Parisienne
C) La Française
D) La Révolutionnaire
Answer: A) La Marseillaise
Which famous French writer penned “Madame Bovary”?
A) Victor Hugo
B) Gustave Flaubert
C) Honoré de Balzac
D) Alexandre Dumas
Answer: B) Gustave Flaubert
What is the French word for “bread”?
A) Fromage
B) Pain
C) Beurre
D) Viande
Answer: B) Pain
Which French artist is known for his paintings of ballet dancers?
A) Paul Cézanne
B) Henri Matisse
C) Edgar Degas
D) Pierre-Auguste Renoir
Answer: C) Edgar Degas
What is the French term for a “school”?
A) Église
B) École
C) Bureau
D) Bibliothèque
Answer: B) École
Which French explorer claimed Canada for France in 1534?
A) Samuel de Champlain
B) Jacques Cartier
C) René-Robert Cavelier
D) Pierre Le Moyne
Answer: B) Jacques Cartier
What is the French word for “love”?
A) Amitié
B) Amour
C) Joie
D) Rêve
Answer: B) Amour
Which French region is known for its lavender fields and Mediterranean coastline?
A) Normandy
B) Provence
C) Alsace
D) Brittany
Answer: B) Provence
What is the French term for “thank you very much”?
A) Merci beaucoup
B) Bonsoir
C) Bonne journée
D) Au revoir
Answer: A) Merci beaucoup
Which French King was executed during the French Revolution?
A) Louis XIV
B) Louis XV
C) Louis XVI
D) Louis XVII
Answer: C) Louis XVI
What is the French word for “coffee”?
A) Thé
B) Lait
C) Jus
D) Café
Answer: D) Café
Which French scientist is known for discovering the principles of vaccination and pasteurization?
A) Marie Curie
B) Louis Pasteur
C) Antoine Lavoisier
D) Pierre Curie
Answer: B) Louis Pasteur
What is the French word for “book”?
A) Livre
B) Papier
C) Stylo
D) Cahier
Answer: A) Livre
Which French city is known as the culinary capital of France?
A) Paris
B) Lyon
C) Bordeaux
D) Marseille
Answer: B) Lyon
What is the French word for “water”?
A) Lait
B) Jus
C) Eau
D) Vin
Answer: C) Eau
Who was the French author of “The Count of Monte Cristo”?
A) Victor Hugo
B) Jules Verne
C) Gustave Flaubert
D) Alexandre Dumas
Answer: D) Alexandre Dumas
What is the French word for “cheese”?
A) Beurre
B) Fromage
C) Pain
D) Viande
Answer: B) Fromage
Which French island is known as the “Island of Beauty”?
A) Corsica
B) Réunion
C) Guadeloupe
D) Martinique
Answer: A) Corsica
What is the French word for “goodbye”?
A) Bonjour
B) S’il vous plaît
C) Merci
D) Au revoir
Answer: D) Au revoir
Which French leader famously said, “Let them eat cake”?
A) Marie Antoinette
B) Joan of Arc
C) Catherine de Medici
D) Anne of Austria
Answer: A) Marie Antoinette
What is the French word for “window”?
A) Porte
B) Fenêtre
C) Chaise
D) Table
Answer: B) Fenêtre
Which famous French landmark is located on the Champ de Mars in Paris?
A) Arc de Triomphe
B) Notre-Dame Cathedral
C) Eiffel Tower
D) Louvre Museum
Answer: C) Eiffel Tower
What is the French word for “car”?
A) Bicyclette
B) Voiture
C) Avion
D) Train
Answer: B) Voiture
Who is the French philosopher known for the quote “I think, therefore I am”?
A) Voltaire
B) Jean-Jacques Rousseau
C) René Descartes
D) Blaise Pascal
Answer: C) René Descartes
What is the French word for “teacher”?
A) Étudiant
B) Professeur
C) Médecin
D) Avocat
Answer: B) Professeur
Which French fashion house is famous for its monogrammed bags and trunks?
A) Chanel
B) Louis Vuitton
C) Dior
D) Hermès
Answer: B) Louis Vuitton
What is the French word for “bicycle”?
A) Voiture
B) Avion
C) Bicyclette
D) Moto
Answer: C) Bicyclette
Which French artist is famous for his works featuring Tahiti?
A) Paul Gauguin
B) Édouard Manet
C) Claude Monet
D) Henri Matisse
Answer: A) Paul Gauguin
What is the French word for “schoolbag”?
A) Sac à main
B) Sac à dos
C) Cartable
D) Mallette
Answer: C) Cartable
Which French author wrote “Around the World in Eighty Days”?
A) Victor Hugo
B) Alexandre Dumas
C) Jules Verne
D) Gustave Flaubert
Answer: C) Jules Verne
What is the French term for “high school”?
A) Collège
B) Lycée
C) Université
D) École primaire
Answer: B) Lycée