French Revolution

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The date for Bastille Day (number & month)

14 July

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Marie Antoinette was originally from...

Austria

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Marie Antoinette was married to King...

Louis 16th

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The French national motto is

liberté, égalité, fraternité

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The French national anthem can be described as a

battle cry

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The current President of France is

Emmanuel Macron

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The date for Bastille Day (in French: number & month)

le quatorze juillet

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The Bastille fortress was stormed in (year)

1789

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La Marseillaise is...

the French national anthem

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What does 'vive la France' mean?

Long live France

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égalité means

equality

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fraternité means

brotherhood/fraternity

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liberté means

freedom/liberty

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'Le tricolore' is made of what colours (in French)?

What is bleu, blanc, rouge

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What was the main problem in France before the execution of the King and Queen?

poverty

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Where did Marie Antoinette and her husband live?

Versailles Palace, Paris

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Why was the Bastille fortress raided?

As a show of defiance against the monarchy

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How old was Marie Antoinette when she became the Queen of France?

19

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How old was Louis 16th when he became the King of France?

20

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Marie Antoinette and Louis 16th were born in which century?

17th

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It was invented by Dr. Joseph-Ignace Guillotin

What is the Guillotine?

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The last public execution in France took place in ... ?

What is 1939?

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The end of capital punishment in France

What is 1981?

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A group of older ladies  would spend the whole day knitting while watching the blade crash. True or False?

What is true ?

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People were so disappointed when they came to witness the first public execution. Why? 

What is part of the entertainment was watching the accused suffer, and the guillotine prevented such suffering from occurring.