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French History Trivia Quiz

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A multiple-choice quiz by vendome. Estimated time: 3 mins.

Author
vendome

Time
3 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
2,032

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Average

Avg Score
7 / 10

Plays
7099

Awards
Top 35% Quiz

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Question 1 of 10

1. The palace of Versailles was built by which French king? Hint

Louis Philippe

Napoleon

Louis XVI

Louis XIV

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Question 2 of 10

2. The last of the French kings (excluding Louis Philippe) belonged to which royal house? Hint

Bourbon

Valois

Navarre

Varennes

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Question 3 of 10

3. Marie Antoinette, the last French queen of the eighteenth century, was born in which country? Hint

Austria

Spain

Prussia

England

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Question 4 of 10

4. Prior to Versailles, the French kings lived in which famous Parisian building? Hint

Louvre

Sacre Coeur

Invalides

Centre Pompidou

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Question 5 of 10

5. Louis XIV associated himself with which nature sign that became integral to the design of Versailles and has identified Louis ever since? Hint

the moon and stars

the fleur-de-lys

the sun

a lion

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Question 6 of 10

6. How many 'Louis' were crowned King of France (excluding Louis Philippe)? Hint

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Question 7 of 10

7. What royal 'line' (or as they preferred, imperialist 'line') followed the Bourbons after the French Revolution? Hint

Bourbons restored

Marat

Orleans

Bonaparte

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Question 8 of 10

8. Which monarch had the longest reign in French history? Hint

Louis Philippe

Napoleon II

Louis d'Orleans

Louis XIV

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Question 9 of 10

9. During the French revolution the guillotine was located in the Place de la Revolution in Paris. What is the square called now? Hint

Place Vendome

Place des Invalides

Place de l'Opera

Place de la Concorde

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Question 10 of 10

10. In what year did the French revolution begin? Hint

1793

1789

1801

1823

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. The palace of Versailles was built by which French king?

Answer: Louis XIV

Louis XIV built Versailles on the site of a small hunting lodge built by his father. The court was previously in Paris; as a boy, Louis was frightened by an uprising during which an attempt was made to storm the palace. When grown up, Louis wanted to get away from Paris and from potential danger. He thought Versailles was the answer.

2. The last of the French kings (excluding Louis Philippe) belonged to which royal house?

Answer: Bourbon

The three French royal houses were Capet, followed by Valois, followed by Bourbon.

3. Marie Antoinette, the last French queen of the eighteenth century, was born in which country?

Answer: Austria

Born Archduchess Maria Antonia, Antoinette was one of Empress Maria Theresa's 18 children born in Vienna, Austria.

4. Prior to Versailles, the French kings lived in which famous Parisian building?

Answer: Louvre

The Louvre, one of the largest of European palaces, has become the largest museum in Western Europe.

5. Louis XIV associated himself with which nature sign that became integral to the design of Versailles and has identified Louis ever since?

Answer: the sun

Prevalent in the design of Versailles is the sun, hence Louis XIV's sobriquet 'the Sun King.'

6. How many 'Louis' were crowned King of France (excluding Louis Philippe)?

Answer: 17

The last crowned 'Louis' was Louis XVIII, who reigned from 1814-24.
He was the grandson of Louis XV and a brother of Louis XVI, who was executed in the course of the French Revolution. The latter's son, who died, was (theoretically anyway) king from 1793-9; he became Louis XVII upon the death of his father, but was never crowned.

7. What royal 'line' (or as they preferred, imperialist 'line') followed the Bourbons after the French Revolution?

Answer: Bonaparte

The Bourbon kings were followed by Napoleon Bonaparte, who took the crown out of the Pope's hands and crowned himself 'Emperor of the French' in 1804.

8. Which monarch had the longest reign in French history?

Answer: Louis XIV

Louis XIV reigned for 72 years.

9. During the French revolution the guillotine was located in the Place de la Revolution in Paris. What is the square called now?

Answer: Place de la Concorde

At the time of the revolution, a statue of Louis XV was removed to make room for the guillotine. Now known as the Place de la Concorde, it is the largest square in Paris, and contains a huge Egyptian obelisque.

10. In what year did the French revolution begin?

Answer: 1789

The revolution began in 1789, when some hungry Parisians stormed the Bastille, and basicallly ended upon the beheading of Louis XVI and Marie Antoinette in 1792. Interesting that all of the leaders of the revolution suffered the same fate during the Reign of Terror as those they condemned - the guillotine.

Source: Author vendome

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