French History

15 Points Per Correct Answer - No time limit  

1. The palace of Versailles was built by which French king? Louis Philippe Louis XIV Louis XVI Napoleon

2. The last of the French kings belonged to which royal house? Varennes Capet Bourbon Valois

3. Marie Antoinette, the last French queen of the eighteenth century, was born in which country? Prussia Austria Spain England

4. Prior to Versailles, the French kings lived in which famous Parisian building? Centre Pompidou Invalides Louvre Sacre Coeur

5. Louis XIV associated himself with which nature sign that became integral to the design of Versailles and has identified Louis ever since? the fleur-de-lys the moon and stars a lion the sun

6. How many 'Louis' were crowned King of France? 18 15 17 19

7. What royal or as they preferred, imperialist 'line' followed the Bourbons after the French Revolution? Bonaparte Orleans Bourbons restored Marat

8. Which French monarch had the longest reign in history? Louis Philippe Louis XIV Louis d'Orleans Napoleon II

9. During the French revolution the guillotine was located in the Place de la Revolution in Paris. What is the square called now? Place des Invalides Place Vendome Place de la Concorde Place de l'Opera

10. In what year did the French revolution begin? 1823 1793 1789 1801