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The French Revolution (Dorky Round)

One

Who was known as “The Sun King”?
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Louis XIV

Two

How did Louis XIV die?
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Gangrene in his leg.

Three

What unpopular woman had such colorful nicknames as: Madamme Chienne, Madam Deficit, and the Austrian Whore?
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Marie Antoinette

Four

What French aristocrat, famous for his liberal sexual views, had been removed from the Bastille mere days before it was stormed?
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The Marquis de Sade

Five

What was the relationship between Louis XVI and Louis XVIII?
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They were brothers.

Six

One of the events leading up to the French Revolution was the Seven Years’ War. It was fought between two coalitions. One was led by France and the other was led by which empire?
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The Kingdom of Great Britain

Seven

The upper class of France were commonly associated with what article of clothing?
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Culottes. The lower classes were known as sans-culottes or “without breeches.”

Eight

What change to the system of weights and measures was implemented in France in 1790s?
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The Metric System. It was part of the reformations to standardize measurements and reduce merchant fraud.

Nine

What political labels, still in use today, were coined during the French Revolution?
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Left and Right wing. Left meant progressive and right represented traditionalism.

Ten

Who was the US Minister to France during the start of the Revolution?
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Thomas Jefferson

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