French Revolution Vocab
The device used to execute people.
Guillotine
Lord
Noble (2nd Estate)
What is the name of the Flyers' mascot?
Gritty
What 1981 arcade game features the titular amphibian trying to cross a road without getting squashed by cars, and a river without getting eaten by predators?
Frogger
The famous prison where the French Revolution started. The _______
The Bastille
Nun
Clergy (1st Estate)
What is the name of the groundhog from the PA Lottery commercials?
Gus (Keep on scratchin'!)
Which spooky 2001 GameCube game starring Mario’s brother got a reboot for Nintendo Switch in 2019?
Luigi's Mansion
Jean-Jacques Rousseau (an Enlightment philosopher) said that ______ should be in charge.
The people
Teacher
Commoner (3rd Estate)
Philly has some pretty weird street names. Which one of these is fake? Axe Factory Road, Cobblers Mill Road, Flamingo Street, Shunk Street
Axe Factory Road is in the Northeast, Flamingo Street is in the Northwest and Shunk Street is in South Philly. But Cobblers Mill Road does not exist in Philly.
In 2014, Google partnered with Game Freak and Nintendo as part of an April Fool's Day prank to create a new version of Google Maps populated by small creatures. This prank inspired what massively popular 2016 video game?
Pokemon Go
a) What was the name of the character played by Ava?
b) What was the name of the era in France that he led?
a) Robespierre
b) The Reign of Terror
Monk
Clergy (1st Estate)
Which of these holidays was invented in Philadelphia: Mother's Day, Father's Day, Memorial Day
Mother's Day
According to IGN, after Tetris this game is the #1 selling game of all time.
Minecraft
How did the Reign of Terror get its name?
a. French revolutionaries committed acts of terrorism in other countries.
b. The King of France tried to crush the revolution with violence.
c. French revolutionaries began killing all of their enemies.
c. French revolutionaries began killing all of their enemies.
Rich Landowner
Noble (2nd Estate)
What day of the year does the annual Mummers Parade take place in Philadelphia? July 4th, New Year's Day, Thanksgiving
New Year's Day
What is the top-selling console of all time? Playstation 2, Nintendo Wii, or Playstation
Playstation 2 - over 158 million sold.