Louis XVI Quiz

Louis XVI Quiz Questions

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1) When did Louis XVI become the King of France?
a) 15 March 1758
b) 10 May 1774
c) 8 July 1776
d) 9 December 1778

2) When was Louis XVI born?
a) 19 January 1733
b) 25 May 1742
c) 23 August 1754
d) 30 November 1762

3) Where was Louis XVI born?
a) Brussels
b) Rome
c) London
d) Versailles

4) Who was Louis XVI’s mother-in-law?
a) Elizabeth I
b) Maria Theresa
c) Catherine of Aragon
d) Margaret Tudor

5) Who was appointed Finance Minister by Louis XVI in 1774?
a) Jean Baptiste Colbert
b) Anne Robert Jaques Turgot
c) Nicolas Fouquet
d) Jules Mansart

6) Who was appointed Finance Minister by Louis XVI in 1776?
a) Jaques Necker
b) Jean Baptiste Moliere
c) Charles Gravier
d) Chretien Malesherbes

7) After how many years did Estates General meet in 1789?
a) 25
b) 90
c) 175
d) 200

8) Which of the following statements is attributed to Marie Antoinette?
a) After me the deluge.
b) I am the state.
c) Let them eat cakes.
d) We are not amused.

9) When did Louis XVI die?
a) 21 January 1793
b) 14 June 1794
c) 11 August 1796
d) 30 October 1798

10) How was Louis XVI killed?
a) Drowned
b) Guillotined
c) Strangled
d) Poisoned

Louis XVI Quiz Questions with Answers

1) When did Louis XVI become the King of France?
b) 10 May 1774

2) When was Louis XVI born?
c) 23 August 1754

3) Where was Louis XVI born?
d) Versailles

4) Who was Louis XVI’s mother-in-law?
b) Maria Theresa

5) Who was appointed Finance Minister by Louis XVI in 1774?
b) Anne Robert Jaques Turgot

6) Who was appointed Finance Minister by Louis XVI in 1776?
a) Jaques Necker

7) After how many years did Estates General meet in 1789?
c) 175

8) Which of the following statements is attributed to Marie Antoinette?
c) Let them eat cakes.

9) When did Louis XVI die?
a) 21 January 1793

10) How was Louis XVI killed?
b) Guillotined