tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34516254.post4910694126356150788..comments2024-02-13T13:36:05.949+01:00Comments on Mr Quiz in Paris: Revolutionary Quiz - 14 July 2010Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34516254.post-56652832678299018552010-07-14T11:15:27.897+02:002010-07-14T11:15:27.897+02:00Maybe after the quiz - I'll feel rather silly ...Maybe after the quiz - I'll feel rather silly if we do really poorly after all this! ;-)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34516254.post-2292512716930966312010-07-14T10:59:34.926+02:002010-07-14T10:59:34.926+02:00Do you want to give me a clue as to who you are, M...Do you want to give me a clue as to who you are, Mr/Ms Anonymous?Páraic Maguirehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11870449253895063123noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34516254.post-88026836268895112192010-07-14T10:53:21.511+02:002010-07-14T10:53:21.511+02:00Actually, my father (a headmaster and French teach...Actually, my father (a headmaster and French teacher) is an expert on the French revolution, so I've grown up with it...<br />Shame he's down south and can't come along tonight...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34516254.post-22685650022403998932010-07-14T10:48:14.693+02:002010-07-14T10:48:14.693+02:00Glad to see you're doing your homework!Glad to see you're doing your homework!Páraic Maguirehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11870449253895063123noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34516254.post-77186970100095491152010-07-14T10:41:07.006+02:002010-07-14T10:41:07.006+02:00And let's be honest, freeing 7 people from a p...And let's be honest, freeing 7 people from a prison barely used anymore by that time was less of a milestone in revolutionary terms than the events of 20th June of the same year...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34516254.post-63562916288945054132010-07-14T10:39:31.724+02:002010-07-14T10:39:31.724+02:00Just saying - in case that comes up in the quiz......Just saying - in case that comes up in the quiz... ;-)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34516254.post-4650366950007910612010-07-14T10:10:22.887+02:002010-07-14T10:10:22.887+02:00I was waiting for a smarty-pants to come up with t...I was waiting for a smarty-pants to come up with that one!<br /><br />Reminder:<br /><br />The French National Holiday of 14 July does indeed commemorate the Fête de la Fédération of 1790. But what was that all about? It was to celebrate the end of absolute monarchy and, yes, the first anniversary of the storming of the Bastille!<br /><br />So if you want to say that we're really celebrating the celebration of the anniversary of the storming of the Bastille, rather than celebrating the anniversary of the storming of the Bastille itself, then that's fine by me!Páraic Maguirehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11870449253895063123noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34516254.post-65019919246322107142010-07-14T09:50:16.938+02:002010-07-14T09:50:16.938+02:00Actually, 14th July commemorates the Fête de la Fé...Actually, 14th July commemorates the Fête de la Fédération of 1790, NOT the revolution a year earlier...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com