French Revolution quiz

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1. 1 Easy

   Which social order represented the vast majority of French citizens before 1789?

   Answer: Third Estate

   Why: While the First and Second Estates held clergy and nobility, the Third Estate represented about 98 percent of France.

2. 2 Medium

   What was the symbolic flower of the French royal family?

   Answer: Fleur-de-lis

   Why: Early kings strewed their blue shield with them; in 1376 Charles V cut the arms down to just three, said to honour the Trinity.

3. 3 Hard

   How many men sat on the Committee of Public Safety?

   Answer: Twelve

   Why: Created on 6 April 1793, it began with nine members and ran France from the Pavillon de Flore, now part of the Louvre.

4. 4 Easy

   What October 1789 event saw Parisian women storm the royal palace?

   Answer: The Women's March on Versailles

   Why: The marchers covered some 20 kilometres in driving rain, and the next day the crowd escorted the king back to Paris.

5. 5 Medium

   How many days were in a French Revolutionary Calendar week?

   Answer: Ten

   Why: Each month held three of these cycles, and the tenth day, décadi, replaced Sunday as the day of rest and festivity.

6. 6 Hard

   What did the revolutionary calendar rename the month of July?

   Answer: Thermidor

   Why: The poet Fabre d'Églantine named it from the Greek for summer heat, and it began on 19 or 20 July.