Know your BYUFS faculty Part 2 Winner

Congratulations to Phil Worthington who won our most recent current events quiz: Know your BYUFS faculty Part 1. Chelsea was chosen randomly from the entries with the most correct answers. He wins a $5 gift card to the BYU Bookstore.

And here are all the correct answers for Know your BYUFS Faculty Part 2:

1. If I say "sauna" you say...
a. Robert Erickson
b. Jesse Hurlbut
c. Yvon Le Bras
d. Nicolaas Unlandt

2. Which of the following is French-Canadian?
a. Johanne Hillam
b. Yvon Le Bras
c. Michaela Cottle
d. Marc Olivier

3. Who worked as a professor at the University of Kentucky before being hired at BYU?
a. Robert Erickson
b. Jesse Hurlbut
c. Michaela Cottle
d. Nicolaas Unlandt

4. Who lived for over two years with his/her family in the Loire Valley?
a. Michaela Cottle
b. Corry Cropper
c. Johanne Hillam
d. Anca Sprenger

5. This faculty member wrote a chapter on microscopes as part of his dissertation.
a. Corry Cropper
b. Jesse Hurlbut
c. Marc Olivier
d. Scott Sprenger

6. This faculty member wrote a thesis on Mormons in French literature.
a. Corry Cropper
b. Yvon Le Bras
c. Jesse Hurlbut
d. Wilfried Decoo

French Writing Contest: Correction

Just a note to those of you interested in the French Writing Contest. An early post said that entries needed to be in before March 26th, when in fact the deadline is March 31st. So you still have a few days to get your submissions in.

Our apologies for any confusion.

Know your BYUFS faculty Part 2

Here it is! Part 2 of the Know your BYUFS faculty quiz! Part 2 is separate from Part 1, so you don't need to have done Part 1 to participate in Part 2.

This week's prize:
A $5 gift certificate to the BYU Bookstore.

To enter, send an email to byufrenchstudies@gmail.com by Monday, March 31st with the subject line "BYUFS Quiz 3/25/08" exactly as you see it here. In the email list your letter answers only to the questions like so:

1. A
2. B
3. C

...and so on.

Please include your first and last name in you email also so we know who wins. The winner will be randomly chosen from the entries with the most correct responses. Winners will be notified by email and will pick their prize up from the French and Italian department front desk. Sorry, but we will not be able to send out any prizes by mail.

Here are your questions:

1. If I say "sauna" you say...
a. Robert Erickson
b. Jesse Hurlbut
c. Yvon Le Bras
d. Nicolaas Unlandt

2. Which of the following is French-Canadian?
a. Johanne Hillam
b. Yvon Le Bras
c. Michaela Cottle
d. Marc Olivier

3. Who worked as a professor at the University of Kentucky before being hired at BYU?
a. Robert Erickson
b. Jesse Hurlbut
c. Michaela Cottle
d. Nicolaas Unlandt

4. Who lived for over two years with his/her family in the Loire Valley?
a. Michaela Cottle
b. Corry Cropper
c. Johanne Hillam
d. Anca Sprenger

5. This faculty member wrote a chapter on microscopes as part of his dissertation.
a. Corry Cropper
b. Jesse Hurlbut
c. Marc Olivier
d. Scott Sprenger

6. This faculty member wrote a thesis on Mormons in French literature.
a. Corry Cropper
b. Yvon Le Bras
c. Jesse Hurlbut
d. Wilfried Decoo

Good luck!

French Writing Contest

Submit a French paper you've written and compete to win some cash!

• 3 categories: 100 & 200-level courses, 300 & 400-level, MA-level.
• $150 prize for each category.
• Students should submit 2 anonymous copies of paper with a cover letter that gives contact information.
• Only currently enrolled students can enter.
• Papers should be submitted to the department office (3134 JFSB) by March 31.

Email any questions to byufrenchstudies@gmail.com

Know your BYUFS faculty Part 1 Winner

Congratulations to Chelsea Schramm who won our most recent current events quiz: Know your BYUFS faculty Part 1. Chelsea was chosen randomly from the entries with the most correct answers. She wins a complete set of four beautifully crafted BYU French Studies designer buttons featuring famous French icons.

The second part of the Know your BYUFS faculty quiz will be posted shortly, keep checking the blog for your chance to enter and win!

And for all you who are dying to know, here are the answers to Part 1 (they may surprise you):

1. Who chanted "A bas De Gaulle!" in the presence of the former French president during the riots of mai '68?
a. Chantal Thompson
b. Wilfried Decoo
c. Nicolaas Unlandt
d. Yvon Le Bras

2. Who is the most assiduous cyclist in the department?
a. Daryl Lee
b. Corry Cropper
c. Chantal Thompson
d. Scott Sprenger

3. Which faculty member once played semi-professional baseball in France?
a. Scott Sprenger
b. Daryl Lee
c. Corry Cropper
d. Robert Erickson

4. Name the faculty member who worked for some time in the Middle East.
a. Chantal Thompson
b. Nicolaas Unlandt
c. Daryl Lee
d. Robert Erickson

5. Who was an elite long jumper in her youth?
a. Chantal Thompson
b. Michaela Cottle
c. Johanne Hillam
d. Anca Sprenger

6. Who has a book manuscript on the subject of kissing?
a. Corry Cropper
b. Jesse Hurlbut
c. Anca Sprenger
d. Wilfried Decoo

7. Who was once a trombonist in the U.S. Army?
a. Robert Erickson
b. Marc Olivier
c. Jesse Hurlbut
d. Corry Cropper

Current Events Quiz - Know your BYUFS faculty Part 1

Time for another Current Events Quiz, but this time there is a little twist. This week's quiz isn't on current events, this week (and next week) you'll be quized on your knowledge of the French Studies department faculty. Next week's quiz will be on the same subject.

This week's prize:
A complete collection of four French Studies Designer buttons, three of which are still unreleased.

To enter, send an email to byufrenchstudies@gmail.com by Friday March 14th with the subject line "BYUFS Quiz 3/10/08" exactly as you see it here. In the email list your letter answers only to the questions like so:

1. A
2. B
3. C

...and so on.

Please include your first and last name in you email also so we know who wins. The winner will be randomly chosen from the entries with the most correct responses. Winners will be notified by email and will pick their prize up from the French and Italian department front desk. Sorry, but we will not be able to send out any prizes by mail.

Here are your questions:

1. Who chanted "A bas De Gaulle!" in the presence of the former French president during the riots of mai '68?
a. Chantal Thompson
b. Wilfried Decoo
c. Nicolaas Unlandt
d. Yvon Le Bras

2. Who is the most assiduous cyclist in the department?
a. Daryl Lee
b. Corry Cropper
c. Chantal Thompson
d. Scott Sprenger

3. Which faculty member once played semi-professional baseball in France?
a. Scott Sprenger
b. Daryl Lee
c. Corry Cropper
d. Robert Erickson

4. Name the faculty member who worked for some time in the Middle East.
a. Chantal Thompson
b. Nicolaas Unlandt
c. Daryl Lee
d. Robert Erickson

5. Who was an elite long jumper in her youth?
a. Chantal Thompson
b. Michaela Cottle
c. Johanne Hillam
d. Anca Sprenger

6. Who has a book manuscript on the subject of kissing?
a. Corry Cropper
b. Jesse Hurlbut
c. Anca Sprenger
d. Wilfried Decoo

7. Who was once a trombonist in the U.S. Army?
a. Robert Erickson
b. Marc Olivier
c. Jesse Hurlbut
d. Corry Cropper

Current Events Quiz - Last day to enter!

It's time again to test yourself against the Current Events Quiz! Again we have a $5 gift card for the BYU Bookstore up for grabs.

To enter, send an email to byufrenchstudies@gmail.com by Wednesday February 27th with the subject "BYUFS Quiz 2/22/08" exactly as you see it here. In the email list your letter answers only to the questions like so:

1. A
2. B
3. C

...and so on.

Please include your first and last name in you email also so we know who wins. The winner will be randomly chosen from the entries with the most correct responses. Winners will be notified by email and will pick their prize up from the French and Italian department front desk. Sorry, but we will not be able to send out any prizes by mail.

And now, on to the questions:

1. Françoise de Panafieu, rivale de Bertrand Delanoë pour être le prochain maire de Paris, a traité ce dernier de ______.
a. sale porc
b. communiste
c. faux c**
d. tocard

2. Sarkozy a récemment proposé un changement au curriculum pour les enfants de 10 ans. Il propose que chaque enfant étudie...
a. la vie d'un enfant juif tué par les nazis.
b. l'histoire de l'avortement en Europe.
c. la vie d'un pape.
d. leur propre ADN (DNA).

3. ____ a gagné le BAFTA (= British Academy Award) pour meilleure actrice cette année.
a. Audrey Tautou
b. Emmanuelle Béart
c. Marion Cotillard
d. Juliette Binoche

4. Cette semaine la France a reconnu officiellement l'indépendance de quel pays?
a. La Serbie
b. La Géorgie
c. L'Irak
d. Le Kosovo

5. _____, auteur de "La jalousie" et considéré comme le "pape du nouveu roman" est décédé cette semaine.
a. Butor
b. Céline
c. Robbe-Grillet
d. Simon

Quiz Winner!!

Congratulations to Jessica Tyler who won our very first current events quiz challenge. Jessica was chosen randomly from the entries with the most correct answers that were submitted. She wins a $5 gift card to the BYU Bookstore.

Thanks for all of those who participated. We'll have another quiz up soon so keep checking back for your chance to win. In the meantime here are the answers from last week's quiz:

1. Jérôme Kerviel, c'est un
   a. politicien
   b. missionnaire
   c. acteur
   d. trader
2. Quel politicien américain a dit: "Si nous ne changeons pas de politique, nous deviendrons la France du XXIe siècle"?
   a. Mike Huckabee
   b. Mitt Romney
   c. Hillary Clinton
   d. John McCain
3. Nicolas Sarkozy nomme sa philosophie politique une "politique de _____."
   a. grandeur
   b. civilisation
   c. libéralisme
   d. bonheur
4. Sarkozy vient de se marier avec
   a. Paris Hilton
   b. Isabelle Huppert
   c. Liya Kebede
   d. Carla Bruni
5. Persepolis raconte l'histoire d'une jeune femme
   a. iranienne
   b. irakienne
   c. palestinienne
   d. algérienne
6. Selon la loi, on ne peut plus _____ dans des cafés parisiens.
   a. boire de l'alcool
   b. manger du boeuf américain
   c. fumer
   d. parler anglais
7. Ce joueur de tennis a placé deuxième à l'Open d'Australie.
   a. Jo-Wilfried Tsonga
   b. Richard Gasquet
   c. Henri Leconte
   d. Sébastien Grosjean
8. Le traité de _____, autorisé par le parlement français cette semaine, remplace le projet de constitution européenne.
   a. Paris
   b. Bruxelles
   c. Nice
   d. Lisbonne

Note: In order to allow more people a chance to win, winners can only win prizes once a month.

Current Events Quiz - Closed

Update: All entries must be submitted today (Monday February 11th) in order to be considered for the prize. Get yours in now.

We are starting a weekly current events quiz this week. Current BYU students will be able to email in responses to this weekly quiz and be eligible to win great prizes every week. This week's prize is a $5 gift certificate to the BYU Bookstore.

To enter, send an email to byufrenchstudies@gmail.com by Monday February 11th with the subject "BYUFS Quiz 2/8/08" exactly as you see it here. In the email list your letter answers only to the questions like so:

1. A
2. B
3. C

...and so on.

Please include your first and last name in you email also so we know who wins. The winner will be randomly chosen from the entries with the most correct responses. Winners will be notified by email and will pick their prize up from the French and Italian department front desk. Sorry, but we will not be sending out any prizes by mail.

Here is the quiz, good luck!

1. Jérôme Kerviel, c'est un
   a. politicien
   b. missionnaire
   c. acteur
   d. trader
2. Quel politicien américain a dit: "Si nous ne changeons pas de politique, nous deviendrons la France du XXIe siècle"?
   a. Mike Huckabee
   b. Mitt Romney
   c. Hillary Clinton
   d. John McCain
3. Nicolas Sarkozy nomme sa philosophie politique une "politique de _____."
   a. grandeur
   b. civilisation
   c. libéralisme
   d. bonheur
4. Sarkozy vient de se marier avec
   a. Paris Hilton
   b. Isabelle Huppert
   c. Liya Kebede
   d. Carla Bruni
5. Persepolis raconte l'histoire d'une jeune femme
   a. iranienne
   b. irakienne
   c. palestinienne
   d. algérienne
6. Selon la loi, on ne peut plus _____ dans des cafés parisiens.
   a. boire de l'alcool
   b. manger du boeuf américain
   c. fumer
   d. parler anglais
7. Ce joueur de tennis a placé deuxième à l'Open d'Australie.
   a. Jo-Wilfried Tsonga
   b. Richard Gasquet
   c. Henri Leconte
   d. Sébastien Grosjean
8. Le traité de _____, autorisé par le parlement français cette semaine, remplace le projet de constitution européenne.
   a. Paris
   b. Bruxelles
   c. Nice
   d. Lisbonne
   

Hint: You might find some of the answers in this very blog, but not all of them.