French History

15 Points Per Correct Answer - No time limit  

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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