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French Bastille Day

written by: sundance

No prizes for knowing there's more to 14 July than Battlestar Galactica - Bastille Day (no disrespect to fans intended!) Step inside and look around for an informative quiz that's not too tough.

Question 1:

Bastille Day commemorates the storming of the Bastille, a royal fortress-prison and a hated symbol of absolutist monarchy. Who were the hapless couple seated on the French throne that fateful day?

Francis and Claude
Ferdinand and Isabella
Louis and Marie-Antoinette
Henri and Margot

Question 2:

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On 14 July 1790 a mass was held in Paris in celebration of the momentous happening of the year before. It was conducted by a man who is known as 'the limping devil' and 'the sphinx'. He was also one of the movers and shakers at the post-Napoleonic Congress of Vienna. Can you name this consummate diplomat?

Montesquieu
Talleyrand
Robespierre
Pascal

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Question 3:

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Bastille Day was made a national holiday of France by law of Parliament (National Assembly) on 6 July 1880. The aim was to help restore national pride just 10 years after France had suffered a humiliating defeat. Which country was the victor?

Austria-Hungary
Spain
Prussia
Britain

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What were the three great ideals for which the French revolutionaries fought from 1789 until 1799? (place mouse pointer over ? icon to view hints or answer requirements)

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Question 5:

A notable feature of the Bastille Day celebrations are the 'bals' (dances/parties). Among the most popular are the ones organized by which of these?

firefighters
firework makers
firebugs
fire eaters

Question 6:

Which of the following terms refers to the period prior to the French Revolution?

ancien ordre
ancien système
ancien régime
ancien modèle

Question 7:

When were the original Bastille fortifications completed?

1480
1380
1580
1680

Question 8:

From the 17th century onwards the great majority of those who were sent to the Bastille never again saw the light of day.

True
False

Question 9:

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The Bastille Opera, that opened on 14 July 1989, was originally intended as a replacement for this older opera house.

Palais Garnier
Palais du Luxembourg
Palais de Chaillot
Palais de l'Elysée

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This was the year when West Point Military Academy opened the march on the Champs-Elysées on Bastille Day.

2000
2001
2003
2002

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