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.
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.
This Mediterranean island, now part of France, was the birthplace of one of history's most famous military commanders in 1769.
Difficulty: EasyThis bloody but indecisive 1807 winter battle in Poland left both French and Russian forces exhausted and horrified by the carnage.
Difficulty: MediumThis 1806-07 winter war in the frozen east, ending at Friedland, brought Napoleon closer to defeat than any previous fighting.
Difficulty: HardThis woman from a Caribbean island became the first empress of the French when her husband crowned himself emperor in 1804.
Difficulty: EasyAfter the crushing 1806 defeat of Frederick the Great's former kingdom, this royal woman met Napoleon at Tilsit to plead for mercy.
Difficulty: MediumThis Prussian military reformer's ideas about citizen armies and national mobilization helped inspire the eventual defeat of France.
Difficulty: HardAfter his first major defeat and exile, this French military leader was banished to a small island in the Mediterranean near Italy.
Difficulty: EasyThis system of dependent states across Germany, created in 1806, replaced the ancient political structure that Napoleon abolished.
Difficulty: Medium