Question 1

True or false: The Reign of Terror executed Queen Marie Antoinette in October 1793.

Accepted Answer

True. Marie Antoinette was guillotined on October 16, 1793, during the Reign of Terror.

Question 2

True or false: The Reign of Terror ended with the signing of the Treaty of Basel.

Accepted Answer

False. The Treaty of Basel (1795) ended the war with Prussia, not the Reign of Terror, which ended with Robespierre's execution.

Question 3

True or false: The Reign of Terror ended when its leader Maximilien Robespierre was executed in July 1794.

Accepted Answer

True. Robespierre, the chief architect, was arrested and guillotined on July 28, 1794, which marked the end of the Reign of Terror.

Question 4

True or false: The Reign of Terror was solely led by Georges Danton.

Accepted Answer

False. Danton was a leading figure but was executed in April 1794; Robespierre was the dominant force throughout the Terror.

Question 5

True or false: The Reign of Terror lasted for more than three years.

Accepted Answer

False. The Reign of Terror lasted only about 10 months, from September 1793 to July 1794, not three years.

Question 6

True or false: The Reign of Terror resulted in the death of over 100,000 people by guillotine.

Accepted Answer

False. Official figures count about 16,000 executions; total deaths from all causes during the Terror may be higher but not 100,000.

Question 7

True or false: The Reign of Terror introduced the Cult of the Supreme Being as a state religion.

Accepted Answer

True. Robespierre promoted this deistic civic religion to replace Christianity, but it was abandoned after his fall.

Question 8

True or false: During the Reign of Terror, the guillotine executed over 16,000 people.

Accepted Answer

True. Official records show about 16,594 executions by guillotine during the Reign of Terror from 1793 to 1794.

The Reign of Terror Trivia Questions