The word 'Bastille' originates from a French word for stronghold: _____.
Bastille Saint-Antoine, in addition to being a royal fortress, formally became a state prison in the year _______.
From the period between the 1420s and 1430s, and again in the 1460s, the _______ had control of the Bastille.
The famous writer and philosopher _______ was once a prisoner of the Bastille.
Dismissal of the Finance Minister, _______, was an important catalyst in the Storming of the Bastille.
France was ruled by King Louis XVI and Marie Antoinette at the time of the Storming of the Bastille - July 14th, _______.
King Louis XVI asked, 'Is it a revolt?' when he learned of the attack on the Bastille. He was told 'No Sire, it is a _______.'
Storming of the Bastille represented the end of the _______ ...
... and the beginning of the _______.
Bastille Day, in France officially called '_______', became a national holiday in France in 1880, less than 100 years after the Storming of the Bastille.
Most municipalities in France celebrate Bastille Day beginning with a _______'s speech. This is often followed by a war memorial wreath-laying.
The Bastille Day Military Parade, the oldest European military parade held on the morning of 14 July each year in Paris since 1880, starts at the _______ ...
... and passes down the Champs-Elysées, ending at the _______.
The _______ usually gives a speech following the Bastille Day Military Parade.
The high point of the festivities: the free concert on the _______ followed by the fireworks display at the Eiffel Tower.
'_______' is a popular slogan which is associated with the day.
Unlike the prison, the key to the Bastille still exists. It can be found in _______'s residence of Mount Vernon.
Milwaukee, Wisconsin has a large Bastille Day celebration that lasts four days and includes a 43 foot tall replica of the _______.
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