Napoleon Bonaparte Trivia Quiz

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French emperor and military genius. Play the Napoleon Bonaparte trivia quiz solo to sharpen your knowledge, or challenge a friend head-to-head in Trivia Tango — every question comes with an explanation so you learn as you play. Questions span every level, from easy warm-ups to expert-level stumpers, so there's a real challenge here however much you already know.

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Sample Napoleon Bonaparte Quiz Questions

A mix of easy, medium and hard — questions run from warm-up to expert, so there's a real challenge at every level. Think you know the answers? Play to find out.

  1. This Mediterranean island, now part of France, was the birthplace of one of history's most famous military commanders in 1769.

    Difficulty: Easy
    • Sardinia
    • Sicily
    • Malta
    • Corsica
  2. This bloody but indecisive 1807 winter battle in Poland left both French and Russian forces exhausted and horrified by the carnage.

    Difficulty: Medium
    • Battle of Friedland
    • Battle of Austerlitz
    • Battle of Eylau
    • Battle of Borodino
  3. This 1806-07 winter war in the frozen east, ending at Friedland, brought Napoleon closer to defeat than any previous fighting.

    Difficulty: Hard
    • Prussian Campaign
    • Russian Campaign
    • Polish Campaign
    • Austrian Campaign
  4. This woman from a Caribbean island became the first empress of the French when her husband crowned himself emperor in 1804.

    Difficulty: Easy
    • Marie Louise
    • Marie Antoinette
    • Madame de Pompadour
    • Joséphine
  5. After the crushing 1806 defeat of Frederick the Great's former kingdom, this royal woman met Napoleon at Tilsit to plead for mercy.

    Difficulty: Medium
    • Victoria of Saxe-Coburg
    • Maria Theresa of Austria
    • Charlotte of Mecklenburg
    • Louise of Prussia
  6. This Prussian military reformer's ideas about citizen armies and national mobilization helped inspire the eventual defeat of France.

    Difficulty: Hard
    • Gneisenau
    • Clausewitz
    • Scharnhorst
    • Blücher
  7. After his first major defeat and exile, this French military leader was banished to a small island in the Mediterranean near Italy.

    Difficulty: Easy
    • Elba
    • Saint Helena
    • Corsica
    • Capri
  8. This system of dependent states across Germany, created in 1806, replaced the ancient political structure that Napoleon abolished.

    Difficulty: Medium
    • German Confederation
    • North German Confederation
    • Hanseatic League
    • Confederation of the Rhine

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