October 2026 edition

The French Revolution quiz

Q14 / 50Easy15.0s
Who was king of France when the Revolution began?
ALouis XIV
BLouis XV
CLouis XVI
DLouis XVIII
104 pts+10

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France in Revolt · October 2026 edition

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Q6 / 50Opener
Which prison did Parisians storm on 14 July 1789?
ABastille
BLouvre
CNotre-Dame
DArc de Triomphe

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Five rounds, climbing10 questions each
1OpenerThe Bastille, the king and Paris
2EasyMarie Antoinette, Versailles and the guillotine
3TrickyEstates-General, Jacobins and Declaration of Rights
4HardGirondins, the Convention and Varennes
5BrutalThermidor, Brumaire and the revolutionary calendar
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Pamphleteer100+
Onlooker1+
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You vs Katie BFrance in Revolt · Easy
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389 pts
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Which palace outside Paris was the royal court's home?
Versailles✓GBKB
Louvre
Tuileries
Palais-Royal

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Twenty seconds a question, and the faster you answer, the more you score. Which prison did the Paris crowd storm? Clock's ticking.

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