Question of the Month: Answer

Question:

Yesterday was Bastille Day. Our question this month is: How many prisoners were in the Bastille when French revolutionaries captured it in 1789?

Answer:

The Bastille contained only seven prisoners when it was stormed by revolutionaries on July 14, 1789. The seven prisoners included:

Four forgers
Two mentally ill men
One aristocrat (Comte de Solages) imprisoned for (unspecified) sexual misdemeanors

This low number of prisoners was a significant decrease from earlier periods, as the Bastille's use as a state penitentiary had been declining in the years leading up to the French Revolution.

Source: britannica.com