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Languages spoken by almost half of the world’s population share the same roots. French, English, Spanish, Celtic languages, Urdu, Hindi and many more come from the same Indo-European language
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True
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Why are there 2 words in English for animals: cow/beef; sheep/mutton; pig/pork?
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English speakers love animals.
The words beef, mutton and pork have French origins
French was the official language of England for about 300 years
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True
False
The Romans invaded present day France and Britain. They also went to Ireland but thought it was too cold to stay. They called Ireland Hibernia, the land of the winter - a term still used today
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True
False
Number 80 in French is quatre-vingts which literally means four twenties. In what way is this a heritage from our Celtic ancestors?
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The Celts used their hands and feet to count
The Celts were good at maths
What do the following rivers share: Dordogne in France, Dour in England and Scotland, Duero in Spain and Douro in Portugal - also linked to the word Dŵr in Welsh?
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The words Dour or Dor, which is the Celtic word for water
Dour is the English word for water
Barbarian is a Greek word
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True, it is the sound made by non Greek speakers, a bit like blablabla
False, it’s an old English word which meant Chinese person
William the Conqueror, Duke of Normandy invaded England in 1066. He asked everyone on the British Isles to speak French
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True
False
The motto of the current British Royal family is in French and dates back from 1066. What is it?
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J’aime mes sujets (I like my subjects)
Honi soit qui mal y pense (shame on those who have bad thoughts)
Gardyloo is what people used to shout before throwing the content of their chamber pots out of their window into the streets of Edinburgh
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Gardyloo is a Scottish word for chamber pot
Gardyloo comes from the French Garde à l’eau, meaning "Beware of the water"
Because it borrowed many words from the French language, English has many more words than most languages around the world
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True
False
The United Kingdom is made of:
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England, Scotland, wales and the Republic of Ireland
Scotland, Wales, England and Northern Ireland
JK Rowling, who wrote Harry Potter, has French ancestors and speaks French. One of the main characters has a French name which means flight of death. Is it:
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Lord Voldemort
Professor Dumbledore
French is one of the 2 official languages of Canada, along with English
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True
False
The state of Louisiana in America is named after the French King Louis XIV
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True
False
Several festivals in New Orleans and along the Mississippi river have French origins. The most famous one is:
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Mardi Gras
La chandeleur (pancake day)
What kind of Cajun dish is a Gumbo?
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A fish soup
A big dish with chicken as its main ingredient
The word Tennis comes from the French word Tenez, meaning "there you go", pronounced by the player before serving the ball
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True
False
Days of the week in French and in English. What do Monday and lundi mean?
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The day of the Sun
The day of the moon
French and English are very close languages. I feel I can speak these 2 languages if I get the chance to practise!
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True
False
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