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Quiz about History of Burgundy
Quiz about History of Burgundy

History of Burgundy Trivia Quiz


Burgundy was certainly more than just a province of the Kingdom of France. For a long time it was a rival to the power of that Kingdom. The quiz starts with the Romans and goes up to the present-day.

A multiple-choice quiz by flem-ish. Estimated time: 4 mins.
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Author
flem-ish
Time
4 mins
Type
Multiple Choice
Quiz #
48,988
Updated
Dec 03 21
# Qns
10
Difficulty
Tough
Avg Score
6 / 10
Plays
660
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Question 1 of 10
1. What was the name of the great Celtic chief who organised a major rebellion against Julius Caesar, successfully held the hill-fort of Gergovia, but was finally defeated at Alesia in Burgundy? Hint


Question 2 of 10
2. On the route from Lyons to Treves the Romans built their city of Augustodunum, 'sister and rival to Rome herself'. What is the modern name of that town? Hint


Question 3 of 10
3. Saints played an important role in the early history of Burgundy. Which of these is the only non-Burgundian? Hint


Question 4 of 10
4. In 1363, the French King Jean le Bon gave the Duchy of Burgundy to his son Philip later called the Bold. Twenty years later , at the death of his father-in-law that son was able to add Franche-Comte, Artois and Flanders to his territories. Who was his wife through whom he had inherited all that land? Hint


Question 5 of 10
5. When Philip the Bold's grandson was able to add also Holland, Zealand and Luxemburg to his Duchy , he was so powerful that he and his successors were given the name of 'Great Dukes of the Western World'. To demonstrate his power he established a famous Order of Merit everybody important wanted to be a member of. What was its name? Hint


Question 6 of 10
6. One of the greatest military engineers and an important assistant of King Louis XIV of France was born in the Morvan area of Burgundy. What was his name? Hint


Question 7 of 10
7. Which of these important people in post-revolutionary France was not born in Burgundy, but studied briefly at Autun ? Hint


Question 8 of 10
8. In the nineteenth century there was a need for more industry in the agricultural areas of Burgundy. It was the Schneider family who gave Burgundy an important metal-producing town. Which of these? Hint


Question 9 of 10
9. Burgundy played its role also in the world of literature . One of the most important Romantic poets was born near Macon at Milly. He also played a role in nineteenth century politics. Who is he? Hint


Question 10 of 10
10. It's also a Burgundian who is the first author of one of the most famous French dictionaries. Which one exactly? Hint



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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts
1. What was the name of the great Celtic chief who organised a major rebellion against Julius Caesar, successfully held the hill-fort of Gergovia, but was finally defeated at Alesia in Burgundy?

Answer: Vercingetorix

Boduognat was the leader of the Nervii; Ambiorix of the Tungri. And Asterix, well Asterix is of course a well-known cartoon character.
2. On the route from Lyons to Treves the Romans built their city of Augustodunum, 'sister and rival to Rome herself'. What is the modern name of that town?

Answer: Autun

There is also Chalons-sur-Marne but neither place has any link with Augustodunum.
3. Saints played an important role in the early history of Burgundy. Which of these is the only non-Burgundian?

Answer: St. Boniface

St Boniface was active in the Rhineland and got the nickname 'apostle of Germany'. He was English by birth.- The others all were active in Burgundy and have Burgundian churches named after them.
4. In 1363, the French King Jean le Bon gave the Duchy of Burgundy to his son Philip later called the Bold. Twenty years later , at the death of his father-in-law that son was able to add Franche-Comte, Artois and Flanders to his territories. Who was his wife through whom he had inherited all that land?

Answer: Margaret of Flanders

Margaret of Flanders was also called Margaret of Male , after her father who had been born in the castle of Male near Bruges. The others are inexistant historical characters.
5. When Philip the Bold's grandson was able to add also Holland, Zealand and Luxemburg to his Duchy , he was so powerful that he and his successors were given the name of 'Great Dukes of the Western World'. To demonstrate his power he established a famous Order of Merit everybody important wanted to be a member of. What was its name?

Answer: the Golden Fleece

There are golden lilies in the coat of arms of Burgundy, but there is no such Order. The Order of the Bath is English of course.
6. One of the greatest military engineers and an important assistant of King Louis XIV of France was born in the Morvan area of Burgundy. What was his name?

Answer: Sebastien Leprestre , Count of Buffon

Greuze lived at Tournus, has his museum there and was an important genre and portrait painter with anecdotic and sentimentalising tendencies. -The Count of Buffon, a Montbardian, is famous for his Natural History. - Romain Rolland, born at Clamecy, won the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1915.He died in 1944 at Vezelay.
7. Which of these important people in post-revolutionary France was not born in Burgundy, but studied briefly at Autun ?

Answer: Napoleon Bonaparte

Lazare Carnot played a major role during the Directoire. -- Not to be confounded with Sadi Carnot, the 4th President of the Third Republic and a pur sang Parisian. -- Monge was a mathematician, a strong supporter of Napoleon and linked to the town of Beaune. -- Saint Just was a radical revolutionary.
8. In the nineteenth century there was a need for more industry in the agricultural areas of Burgundy. It was the Schneider family who gave Burgundy an important metal-producing town. Which of these?

Answer: Le Creusot

Montereau is where the Yonne flows into the Seine. On the bridge of Montereau Duke John the Fearless was assassinated.
9. Burgundy played its role also in the world of literature . One of the most important Romantic poets was born near Macon at Milly. He also played a role in nineteenth century politics. Who is he?

Answer: Alphonse de Lamartine

Rude, a sculptor, created the Marseillaise-group on the Arc de Triomphe.- Niepce was the first to make a permanent photographic image. - de Musset was born in Paris , and also died in Paris (1857). Famous for his Confessions of a Child of the Century , but no links with Burgundy.- Lamartines Meditations Poetiques 1820 gave him a place in the history of French poetry.But also his role in the down-bringing of Louis-Philippe(1848) makes him memorable.
10. It's also a Burgundian who is the first author of one of the most famous French dictionaries. Which one exactly?

Answer: Larousse Dictionary

The Dictionary of the Academy is not the work of one man. - Pierre Larousse was born at Toucy, Burgundy in 1817.
Source: Author flem-ish

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