French Basics Jeopardy
Review beginning French, bonjour through the days of the week, as a class game with phone buzzers. Copying the board is free for any teacher.
6 categories, 30 clues, Final Jeopardy. Everyone buzzes in from their phone.
Hosting opens the presenter screen with a join code for everyone's phones. Either way the board is a copy of your own. Free, no account needed.
Every clue on this board
This page is public, so anyone can read the answers — copy the board and swap a few clues before game day.
Hello and Goodbye
- $200
This is the French word for hello.
What is bonjour?
- $400
This is the French word for goodbye.
What is au revoir?
- $600
This is the French phrase for good evening.
What is bonsoir?
- $800
This is the French phrase meaning see you soon.
What is a bientot?
- $1,000
This is the French phrase used to casually ask someone how things are going.
What is comment ca va?
Counting in French
- $200
This is the French word for the number 5.
What is cinq?
- $400
This is the French word for the number 10.
What is dix?
- $600
This is the French word for the number 15.
What is quinze?
- $800
This is the French word for the number 20.
What is vingt?
- $1,000
This is the French word for the number 100.
What is cent?
Colors
- $200
This is the French word for the color red.
What is rouge?
- $400
This is the French word for the color blue.
What is bleu?
- $600
This is the French word for the color yellow.
What is jaune?
- $800
This is the French word for the color green.
What is vert?
- $1,000
This is the French word for the color black.
What is noir?
La Famille
- $200
This is the French word for mother.
What is mere?
- $400
This is the French word for father.
What is pere?
- $600
This is the French word for brother.
What is frere?
- $800
This is the French word for grandmother.
What is grand-mere?
- $1,000
This is the French word for uncle.
What is oncle?
At the Cafe
- $200
This is the French word for bread.
What is pain?
- $400
This is the French word for water.
What is eau?
- $600
This is the French word for coffee.
What is cafe?
- $800
This is the French word for cheese.
What is fromage?
- $1,000
This is the French phrase for hot chocolate, a classic croissant companion.
What is chocolat chaud?
Calendar Words
- $200
This is the French word for Monday.
What is lundi?
- $400
This is the French word for Friday.
What is vendredi?
- $600
This is the French word for the month of January.
What is janvier?
- $800
This is the French word for the month of July.
What is juillet?
- $1,000
This is the French word for the month of December.
What is decembre?
Final Jeopardy — Politesse
This single French word is what you say when someone hands you something, and it translates as thank you.
What is merci?
How to run this board
Beginning French students juggle new sounds and new spellings at once, so low-stakes review matters twice as much. This board rehearses first-semester vocabulary: greetings, numbers, colors, family members, cafe and food words, and the calendar.
Spelling is the quiet challenge in French; consider making one category answerable only by spelling the word aloud, letter by letter. If phones are already out for buzzing, resist the urge to allow translation apps; the game only works when the recall is theirs.
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