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Louis XIV Quiz - Statistics
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- This quiz has been taken 99 times
- The average score is 15 of 29
Answer Stats
| Hint | Answer | % Correct | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal details | Religion | French Catholicism | 92%
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| Construction | Palace he constructed and reigned from | Palace of Versailles | 90%
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| Reign | Name of his successor* | Louis XV | 88%
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| Personal details | Father* | Louis XIII | 85%
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| Reign | Form of monarchy | Absolutism | 77%
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| Reign | "L'État, c'est moi." translates to | "I am the {state}." | 74%
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| Personal details | House | Bourbon | 71%
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| Territories | US state claimed and named for Louis XIV | Louisiana | 71%
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| Construction | Palace, now a museum, he renovated | Palace of Louvre | 70%
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| Reign | Length of reign (in years) | 72 years | 68%
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| Wars | Spanish Empire | 65%
| |
| Personal details | Greek God he portrayed in his first performance | Apollo | 63%
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| Territories | Major American river discovered | Mississippi | 58%
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| Personal details | Mother* | Anne of Austria | 52%
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| Reign | His chief minister | Cardinal Mazarin
(1643–1661)
Jean-Baptiste Colbert
(1661–1683)
The Marquis of Louvois
(1683–1691) | 51%
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| Wars | England | 50%
| |
| Personal details | This gave him this moniker | The Sun King / le Roi Soleil | 50%
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| Wars | Countries allied in the Grand Alliance against France (1688-1697) | Dutch Republic | 45%
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| Reign | The successor's relationship to Louis XIV | Great-grandson | 44%
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| Territories | Major inland European region attained | Artois, Alsace, Franche-Comté, Flanders... | 39%
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| Patronage | Playwright (e.g. The Misanthrope) | Molière | 37%
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| Personal details | Type of dance he excelled at | Ballet | 35%
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| Wars | Holy Roman Empire | 32%
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| Construction | Retirement home for soldiers, now a military museum, he constructed | Hôtel des Invalides (House of Invalids) | 32%
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| Patronage | Poet (e.g. Fables) | Jean de La Fontaine | 26%
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| Patronage | Composer (e.g. Le Bourgeois gentilhomme) | Jean-Baptiste Lully | 24%
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| Patronage | Playwright (e.g. Andromaque, Phèdre) | Jean Racine | 18%
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| Wars | Name of the war they fought | Nine Years' War | 13%
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| Wars | Scotland | 13%
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