On fait la fete!

When do French people celebrate 'la fête nationale'?

• 4th June

• 14th July

• 24th August

• 14th June

What do we call this celebration?

• Halloween

• Summer holidays

• Bastille Day

• Bonfire Night

What is held in the morning?

• a military parade

• a 2 minute silence

• a firework display

• a party

What happens in the evening?

• a speech on tv

• fireworks

• people dress up

• a singing contest

What does this French national holiday represent?

• the French army

• a new French king

• The storming of Bastille prison in 1789

Why was it stormed?

• high food prices

• big gap between the rich and the poor

• a weak monarchy

• rising taxes

Who was the King at the time?

• Charles X

• Louis XV1

• Henry III

• Louis II

What happened to him?

• he abdicated the throne

• he was imprisoned

• he was beheaded

• he left France

The 14th July is now celebrated because...

• people did not like Louis XVI

• it signalled the modern French republic

• it was the start of equality in France

• it is a sign of freedom for French people