Le 14 juillet

Bastille Day in French is called...

• Le jour de la Bastille

• La fête nationale

• La prise de la Bastille

La Bastille was

• a castle

• a monument

• a prison

The storming of the Bastille on 14th July 1789 is an important event of...

• WW1

• the French Revolution

• the Middle Ages

The French rebelled because...

• people were starving

• they wanted a more egalitarian regime

• they paid too much tax

• all 3 answers

What happened to King Louis XVI and his wife Marie-Antoinette after they tried to escape?

• they had a trial and then were beheaded

• they were put in prison but they successfully escaped

• they were put in prison and died there of illness

What direct impact did the French Revolution have?

• more equality between the social classes

• rights for ordinary citizens

• all 3 answers

• the symbols of France

What are the colours of the French flag?

• bleu, blanc, vert

• bleu, blanc, jaune

• bleu, blanc, rouge

What is the name of the French national anthem?

• la Marseillaise

• la Geneviève

What is the motto of the French?

• du pain, du vin, du Boursin

• Dieu est mon droit

• Liberté, Egalité, Fraternité

What do the French NOT do on 14th July?

• ils regardent le défilé militaire

• ils regardent un film

• ils regardent les feux d'artifice