History of France

Question 1

Question 1 : Who was the King of France during the Revolution?

Réponses possibles :

Louis XVIII
Louis XIV
Louis XV
Louis XVI

Answer

Louis XVI, roi de France de 1774 à 1792, a été guillotiné le 21 janvier 1793 place de la Révolution (actuelle place de la Concorde). Ses dernières paroles furent : « Je meurs innocent ». Son épouse Marie-Antoinette fut exécutée neuf mois plus tard, le 16 octobre 1793.

Question 2

Question 2 : Which emperor ruled France from 1804 to 1815?

Réponses possibles :

Charles X
Louis XVIII
Louis-Philippe
Napoléon Bonaparte

Answer

Napoleon Bonaparte crowned himself emperor.

Question 3

Question 3 : Which battle marked the end of Napoleon's reign?

Réponses possibles :

Trafalgar

Question 4

Question 4 : Who founded the Fifth French Republic?

Réponses possibles :

Georges Pompidou
Jacques Chirac
François Mitterrand
Charles de Gaulle

Answer

Charles de Gaulle a fondé la Ve République en 1958.

Question 5

Question 5 : In what year did World War II end?

Réponses possibles :

1943
1944
1945
1946

Answer

La capitulation allemande a eu lieu le 8 mai 1945, date célébrée comme le "Jour de la Victoire en Europe" (V-E Day). La guerre dans le Pacifique s'est terminée le 2 septembre 1945.

Question 6

Question 6 : Which French king was called the Sun King?

Réponses possibles :

Louis XIII
Louis XIV
Louis XV
Louis XVI

Answer

Louis XIV (1638-1715) a régné 72 ans, le plus long règne de l'histoire de France. Il a fait construire le château de Versailles et incarnait la monarchie absolue.

Question 7

Question 7 : Who won the Battle of Alesia?

Réponses possibles :

Vercingétorix
Charlemagne
Clovis
Julius Caesar

Answer

Julius Caesar defeated Vercingetorix in 52 BC.

Question 8

Question 8 : In what year was Joan of Arc burned at the stake?

Réponses possibles :

1412
1431
1453
1492

Answer

Joan of Arc was burned alive in Rouen on May 30, 1431.

Accepted Answer

La bataille de Waterloo (18 juin 1815) fut la défaite finale de Napoléon.

Question 4 : Who founded the Fifth French Republic?

Question 5 : In what year did World War II end?

Question 6 : Which French king was called the Sun King?

Question 7 : Who won the Battle of Alesia?

Question 8 : In what year was Joan of Arc burned at the stake?

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History of France

Les 8 questions du quiz

Question 1 : Who was the King of France during the Revolution?

Question 2 : Which emperor ruled France from 1804 to 1815?

Question 3 : Which battle marked the end of Napoleon's reign?

Question 4 : Who founded the Fifth French Republic?

Question 5 : In what year did World War II end?

Question 6 : Which French king was called the Sun King?

Question 7 : Who won the Battle of Alesia?

Question 8 : In what year was Joan of Arc burned at the stake?

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