Famous Figures
The royal woman most notably remembered by her famous (probably untrue) statement, ¨Let them eat cake!¨
Who is Marie Antoinette?
This sharp-edged, bladed device was used to end the reign of the French monarchy.
What is the guillotine?
The year the French Revolution began.
What is 1789?
This estate contained about 98% of the population, including the Peasants and the Bourgeoisie.
What is the Third Estate?
What is 1977?
This philosophe, who heavily inspired the American and French Revolution, was most known for his novel The Social Contract.
Who is Jean-Jacques Rousseau?
This movement was led by peasants and resulted in the murdering of aristocrats across the country.
What is The Great Fear?
This successful revolution occurred abroad and inspired the French to follow suit, revolt, and overthrow their monarchy.
What is the American Revolution?
This process abolished most major holidays, changed the calendar, prevented public worship, and was heavily unpopular with citizens.
What is De-Christianization?
This war veteran, who happens to be a notable character in the musical Hamilton, fought in both the American and French Revolution.
Who is Marquis de Lafayette?
This man was the King of France for the duration of the Revolution and at the time of the fall of the monarchy.
Who is King Louis XVI?
The phrase “men are born and remain free and equal in rights” appears in this French Revolution document modeled after the Declaration of Independence.
What is the Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen?
This financially powerful class played a big part in the French Revolution, and was especially known for their extreme lack of political power.
Who is the Bourgeoisie?
The French name of the lower class group who supported the more radicalized and anti-Bourgeoisie factions of the Paris Commune. (Hint: their name translates to "without breeches".)
Who were the Sans-Culottes?
This holiday, in remembrance of the Storming of the Bastille way back in July of 1789, is still celebrated in France today.
What is Bastille Day?
The fierce, and infamously short, soldier who took over France (and established a dictatorship) following the abolishment of the monarchy.
Who is Napoleon Boneparte?
Mobs of peasants marched to this location in search of bread and grain, and to bring the King and Queen back to Paris with them.
What is the Palace of Versaille?
A period of time during the French Revolution in which many people were murdered for supposedly opposing the Revolution.
What is The Reign of Terror?
This governmental group was made up of five members who relied heavily on the military to maintain the nation, and was ultimately overthrown by Bonaparte.
What is The Directory?
Set during the French Revolution, this Charles Dickens novel was published in 1859.
What is A Tale of Two Cities?
This important key figure, known for spear-heading The Reign of Terror, served on the Committee of Public Safety and as president of the National Convention.
Who is Maximilien Robespierre?
This oath was made in a sports setting after the Third Estate was removed from the Estates-General.
What is The Tennis Court Oath?
This term refers to the switch to more conservative, less radicalized beliefs following the overthrow of the Committee of Public Safety and Maximillien Robespierre.
What is the Thermidorian Reaction?
The French Revolution's slogan, inspired by the Enlightenment, was made up of these famous three words.
What is "Liberté, Égalité, Fraternité" or "Liberty, Equality, and Fraternity"?
This bizarre public facility was first opened in the midst of the Revolution. (Hint: The National Assembly insisted exotic animals were to be donated to either the menagerie of the Palace of Versailles or this facility.)
What is the Menagerie Jardin des Plantes (France's first public zoo)?