One
What was Voltaire’s real name?
François-Marie Arouet
Two
One of the causes of the Revolution was lower-than-normal temperatures that caused crops to fail. What was the cause of the temperature drop?
A volcanic eruption. Laki volcano in Iceland spewed enough ash to lower temperatures for two years.
Three
Beheaded for treason in 1794, chemist Antoine Lavoisier is notable for creating what scientific table?
The Periodic Table of Elements
Four
Louis XIII through the XVI are members of what royal house?
The House of Bourbon
Five
Who wrote, “Man is born free, yet everywhere he is in chains”?
Jean-Jacques Rousseau
Six
The gabelle was a tax on what?
Salt.
It was wildly unpopular as salt was a necessity for food preservation in those days.
It was wildly unpopular as salt was a necessity for food preservation in those days.
Seven
Germinal, Thermidor, and Fructidor are all what?
Months in the French Republican Calendar.
Eight
Where was Jean Paul Marat when he was murdered?
In his bath
Nine
The current French National anthem was composed and became popular during the Revolution. What’s the song’s name?
La Marseillaise
Ten
How many prisoners were liberated from the Bastille when it was stormed?
Seven
The revolutionaries were mostly looking for guns and ammunition.
The revolutionaries were mostly looking for guns and ammunition.
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