Peasant Struggles
What proportion of France's population did peasants comprise in the late 18th century?
What is Over 4/5ths?
Who is the President of France?
Who is Emmanuel Macron?
Describe the three estates in France and their respective privileges or burdens.
What is First estate: clergy, second estate: nobility, third estate: commoners?
What role did Napoleon Bonaparte play in the French Revolution?
He rose to power and eventually crowned himself Emperor
What school am I currently enrolled in?
What is the University of Memphis?
What percentage of their income did peasants lose to various dues and taxes?
What is 1/2?
Who is the Prime Minister of France?
Who is Michel Jean Barnier?
What voting method did the first and second estates assume at the Estates General, and why did the third estate reject it?
Each estate received one vote, rejected due to imposition on the third estate
Which country did Napoleon invade in 1812, leading to a disastrous retreat?
Russia
Where did I get my bachelor degree?
What is the University of Tennessee at Knoxville?
How did grain shortages and the price of bread contribute to peasant discontent?
What caused sharp increases in bread prices?
What are some of the main political parties in France, and what are their core ideologies?
La République En Marche; centrist and progressive ideologies
What was the significance of the storming of the Bastille on July 14, 1789?
What is the start of the French Revolution or What is an important symbolic act against royal power?
Who was the British commander who consistently opposed Napoleon and ultimately defeated him at Waterloo?
Who is Duke of Wellington?
When was my first day student teaching at Bartlett High School?
What is August 26th?
How did peasant suffering contribute to the French Revolution?
What is sparked widespread discontent and unrest?
What type of government does modern France have?
Semi-presidential republic?
What was the outcome of the Assembly of Notables' refusal to support tax reforms?
What Forced the king to call a meeting of the Estates General?
What was the name of the naval battle in 1805 where Napoleon's fleet was defeated by the British?
Battle of Trafalgar
What is my favorite color? Triple points if you know which color I think I look best in?
What is blue? What is pink?
This classic fairytale princess goes from rag to rich.
Who is Cinderella?
This French luxury car brand is world renowned for its Chiron and Veyron models.
What is a Bugatti?
If this "Purple Rain" singer was alive back then, he would be in this estate.
What is the Second Estate?
This 2004 movie, famous for its Vote for Pedro shirts, shares a part of its name with Napolean?
What is Napolean Dynamite?
I have four-character keychains, who are they? Triple points if you can name the fourth keychain.
Who is Darth Maul, R2-D2, Miles Morales, and Mandolorian/ Din Jarin. What is Star Destroyer?