French Revolution
How were King Louis XVI and Marie Antoinette killed?
What is sentenced to the guillotine / decapitated? This remained a legal form of execution in France until 1981.
Where will the Opening Ceremony for the Paris 2024 Olympics take place?
It will take place along 6 kilometers of the Seine River! Boats for each national delegation of Olympic athletes will sail along the Seine River waving to spectators.
Including the Summer 2024 Olympics, how many times has Paris hosted the summer Olympics?
What is 3 times?
What was the Bastille in Bastille Day?
What was a Royal Fortress Prison in Paris?
Country where the Olympics originated
What is Greece?
Who came to power directly after the French Revolution in 1799?
Who was Napoleon Bonaparte? (He appointed himself "first consul")
Where is the surfing competition being held?
What is Teahupoʻo? A village on the southwestern coast of the island of Tahiti, French Polynesia.
When was the last time Paris hosted the Summer Olympics?
1924
This famous novel written by Charles Dickens narrates a doctor's 18-year long imprisonment in the Bastille.
What is the Tale of Two Cities?
What are the Olympics named after?
What is the city of Olympia in Greece?
What is France’s motto founded on the principles of individual liberty and responsible citizenship?
What is Liberté, Égalité, Fraternité?
In addition to Paris, name 2 of the other cities in France that will host Olympic events in 2024
What are the cities of Lyon, Saint-Etienne, Nice, Bordeaux, Nantes and Marseille?
Which ancient Greek mythical figure is said to have founded the Olympics?
Who is Heracles? (Roman name Hercules)
This satirical French writer was imprisoned in the Bastille in 1717
Who was Voltaire?
Where the 2028 Summer Olympics be held
What is Los Angeles, California with some events in Oklahoma City!
What year did the French Revolution officially begin?
What is 1789?
What is the end point of the opening ceremony?
What is in front of the Trocadéro? In the 16th Arrondissement with a stunning view of the Eiffel Tower!
What regions do the Olympic rings represent?
What are the five continents that participated in the original Olympics? The continents of Africa, America, Asia, Europe and Oceana.
What do the people of France call Bastille Day?
What is la Fête Nationale or le Quatorze Juillet?
Country that has hosted the most Olympic Games
What is the United States? The USA has hosted 8 Olympic Games
The festival celebrated on July 14, 1790, a year after the storming of the Bastille.
What was la Fête de la Fédération?
Where is the Paris 2024 Olympic village located?
The 2024 Olympic village is spread across three towns called Saint-Denis, Saint-Ouen and l'Ile-Saint-Denis in the northern part of Paris, about 6 miles from the city center, on the banks of the river Seine.
What the 2024 opening ceremony will NOT be doing for the 1st time in the history of the Summer Games
What is NOT parading through a stadium? 2024 will mark the first time in the history of the Summer Games that the opening ceremony will not be held inside a stadium.
Where is the key to the Bastille?
What is Mount Vernon? The Marquis de Lafayette gave the key to George Washington and the key still resides at this historical Virginia residence.
What does the Olympic motto “Citius, Altius, Fortius – Communiter” mean in English or French?
What is“Faster, Higher, Stronger – Together” or “Plus vite, Plus haut, Plus fort – Ensemble”?