French Revolution trivia question

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The Bastille in central Paris was a fortress that had towered over the Paris skyline since as early as the 1300s. By the late 1700s it was used as a state prison. It was, by all accounts from the time, a symbol of the monarch's tyranny.

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The storming of the Bastille on July 14, 1789 is one of the defining moments of the French Revolution. In the storming, 98 of the attackers and 1 defender were killed. Subsequent to the fighting, reports indicate that several more defenders were killed, including the Governor of the Bastille. All told over 100 people died in the battle that day.

So, the trivia question is this. How many prisoners were freed during the storming?

A. 0
B. 7
C. 57
D. 117

Bonus question: Can you name which one of the Bastille's most famous prisoners was moved to another prison 10 days before the storming?

A. Voltaire (satirist, philosopher, writer)
B. King Louis XVI (the then King of France)
C. Marquis de Lafayette (yup, the guy who fought alongside George Washington in the American Revolutionary War)
D. Marquis de Sade (yeah, you know the name)

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