History of France questions This is a list of recently added questions about history of France. History of France quiz Which country was ruled by William the Conqueror? the Netherlands 446 Norway 400 Jerusalem 190 England 2767 William I, usually known as William the Conqueror and sometimes William the Bastard, was the first Norman King of England, reigning from 1066 until his death in 1087. globalquiz.org Share and bring new players to the game! 0 Very uninteresting Too difficult Poorly written Incorrect or questionable Correct this question wikipedia → William the Conqueror 0 Very interesting! History of England questions Antoine Lavoisier is known as "father of modern chemistry”. How did he die? He committed suicide 503 He died of carbon oxide poisoning 2187 He died in an explosion 969 He was guillotined. 3226 Lavoisier was a powerful member of a number of aristocratic councils, and an administrator of the Ferme générale - a hated tax agency. At the height of the French Revolution, he was charged with tax fraud and selling adulterated tobacco, and sentenced to death. globalquiz.org Share and bring new players to the game! 0 Very uninteresting Too difficult Poorly written Incorrect or questionable Correct this question wikipedia → Antoine Lavoisier 0 Very interesting! History of chemistry questions What was the name of the empire ruled by Charlemagne? Carolingian Empire 2173 Byzantine Empire 491 First French Empire 459 Holy Roman Empire 1434 The Carolingian Empire was a large empire in western and central Europe during the early Middle Ages. Its lands included area of modern France, Belgium, Netherlands, Germany, Austria, Switzerland, northern Italy and northern Spain. globalquiz.org Share and bring new players to the game! 0 Very uninteresting Too difficult Poorly written Incorrect or questionable Correct this question wikipedia → Carolingian Empire 0 Very interesting! Empires questions Which French king was called the Sun King? Henry IV of France 263 Louis XI of France 257 Louis XIV of France 3511 Louis XVI of France 685 Louis XIV ruled for 72 years and 110 days, which is the longest period of rule of any monarch of a sovereign country in European history. globalquiz.org Share and bring new players to the game! 0 Very uninteresting Too difficult Poorly written Incorrect or questionable Correct this question wikipedia → Louis XIV of France 0 Very interesting! Kings questions What was the name of the last king of France? Henry IV of France 307 Louis Philippe I 642 Louis XIV of France 300 Louis XVI of France 1724 Louis XVI was guillotined in 1793, aged 38, at Place de la Concorde in Paris (then named Place de la Révolution). globalquiz.org Share and bring new players to the game! 0 Very uninteresting Too difficult Poorly written Incorrect or questionable Correct this question wikipedia → Louis XV of France 0 Very interesting! History of Europe questions How many years has the 100-year war been going on? 100 900 99 561 116 4717 58 351 The Hundred Years' War was a long struggle between England and France over succession to the French throne. It lasted from 1337 to 1453, so it might more accurately be called the "116 Years' War." ShadowMaster Share and bring new players to the game! 0 Very uninteresting Too difficult Poorly written Incorrect or questionable Correct this question wikipedia → Hundred Years' War 4 Very interesting! England questions What did the Cordeliers club do? Modern weapons in the army 283 Baroque architecture 156 Human rights 495 Prosecuting suspects for corruption 319 The Society of the Friends of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen, mainly known as Cordeliers Club was a populist club during the French Revolution from 1790 to 1794, when the Reign of Terror ended and the Thermidorian Reaction began. ShadowMaster Share and bring new players to the game! 0 Very uninteresting Too difficult Poorly written Incorrect or questionable Correct this question wikipedia → Cordeliers 4 Very interesting! History questions Where did the Battle of the Three Emperors take place? Ulm 307 Austerlitz 2433 Wagram 300 Vienna 230 The Battle of Austerlitz (1805), also known as the Battle of the Three Emperors, was one of the most important and decisive engagements of the Napoleonic Wars. In what is widely regarded as the greatest victory achieved by Napoleon, the Grande Armée of France defeated a larger Russian and Austrian army led by Emperor Alexander I and Holy Roman Emperor Francis II. The battle occurred near the town of Austerlitz in the Austrian Empire (now in the Czech Republic). Ts Share and bring new players to the game! 0 Very uninteresting Too difficult Poorly written Incorrect or questionable Correct this question wikipedia → Battle of Austerlitz 3 Very interesting! France questions How long did the person depicted in the picture live? 34 years 251 46 years 624 66 years 189 52 years 809 Napoleon was born on August 15, 1769 and died on May 5, 1821. As a result, he lived for 52 years. Ts Share and bring new players to the game! 0 Very uninteresting Too difficult Poorly written Incorrect or questionable Correct this question 4 Very interesting! Napoleon questions "Women have the right to mount the scaffold, they must also have the right to mount the speaker's rostrum". Whose quote is that? Marie Antoinette 1218 Georges Danton 617 Maximilien Robespierre 1335 Olympe de Gouges 1880 Olympe de Gouges was a French activist, feminist, playwright, and the author of the Declaration of the Rights of Woman and the Female Citizen. She was executed by guillotine during the Reign of Terror for attacking the regime of the Revolutionary government and for her association with the Girondists. 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