The French Revolution - Statistics

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Hint Answer % Correct
Device used to behead them Guillotine
96%
King and queen who were beheaded in 1793 Louis XVI
95%
King and queen who were beheaded in 1793 Marie Antoinette
93%
Prison that was stormed in 1789 Bastille
91%
Famous utterance of the queen which she probably never actually said Let them eat {cake}
85%
Period in 1793 and 1794 in which thousands were executed The Reign of {Terror}
84%
Leader elevated to the rank of "First Consul" in 1799, an event usually considered the end of the Revoluion Napoleon Bonaparte
81%
People who were NOT granted rights by the "Declaration of the Rights of Man" Women and slaves
73%
Revolutionary motto, first uttered in 1790, which is still the national motto of France Liberté, égalité, {fraternité}
69%
City which France's national anthem is named for Marseille
67%
System of weights and measures introduced in 1791 Metric System
66%
Groups of people who comprised the "Three Estates" prior to the Revolution Nobility
66%
Groups of people who comprised the "Three Estates" prior to the Revolution Commoners
65%
Day of the year when the prison was stormed July 14th
62%
"Incorruptible" and bloodthirsty revolutionary who was executed in 1794 Maximilien Robespierre
62%
Groups of people who comprised the "Three Estates" prior to the Revolution Clergy
61%
Period of time which was increased to 10 days in length Week
58%
Charles Dickens novel set in London and Paris during the time of the Revolution A Tale of Two Cities
54%
Small group that led France during the above period Committee of Public {Safety}
28%
Official state cults which were attempted as a replacement for Catholicism (name either) Cult of {Reason} / Cult of the {Supreme} {Being}
19%
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