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Junior Cycle French: Famous francophones

How often Famous francophones comes up on the French papers, every year it was asked, and questions to try.

CL Asked on 4 of the last 5 Common Level papers, most recently in 2026. most years

Famous francophones, Common Level(7 marks)

Quick ones on Famous francophones.

(a)Which singer from Québec sang « My Heart Will Go On » and also records in French?
  1. Édith Piaf
  2. Céline Dion
  3. Omar Sy
(b)Stromae, who sang « Alors on danse », comes from which country?
  1. Morocco
  2. Switzerland
  3. Belgium
(c)Tintin and his dog Milou were created by which Belgian artist?
  1. Hergé
  2. Monet
  3. Goscinny
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(a) Céline Dion

(b) Belgium

(c) Hergé

Your turn: Common Level questions on Famous francophones.

Common Level

Asked on 4 of the last 5 Common Level papers, most recently in 2026. most years

Every paper, year by year

YearWhere it came up
2026Q13
2025Q12
2024Not asked
2023Q12
2022Q12

Links open the State Examinations Commission’s paper for that year.

More Famous francophones questions

Famous francophones, 2 marks

Antoine Dupont is a French sports star. Which sport does he play?

  1. Cycling
  2. Tennis
  3. Rugby
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Rugby

Antoine Dupont is a scrum-half (demi de mêlée) for France, so Irish fans know him from the Six Nations. He also won Olympic gold in rugby sevens in 2024.

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