Napoleon

Napoleon crowned himself Emperor of the French in 1804. This topic is part of Europe within History. This page currently draws on 8 supporting questions, with answers and bonus facts available below.

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Napoleon trivia questions

Napoleon Bonaparte became emperor of which country?

Answer: France

Bonus fact: Napoleon crowned himself Emperor of the French in 1804.

Napoleon suffered his final defeat at what battle?

Answer: Waterloo

Bonus fact: The Battle of Waterloo was fought in 1815.

Where was Napoleon exiled after Waterloo?

Answer: Saint Helena

Bonus fact: He spent his final years on remote Saint Helena.

In what month and year did Napoleon become First Consul of France?

Answer: November 1799

Bonus fact: The change came through a coup near the end of the French Revolution era.

Leo Tolstoy wrote which massive novel set during the Napoleonic Wars?

Answer: War and Peace

Bonus fact: The novel intertwines Russian families with the wars against Napoleon.

The Regent Diamond was once mounted in ceremonial items of which ruler?

Answer: Napoleon Bonaparte

Bonus fact: Napoleon used the diamond in the hilt of a sword.

Who became emperor of France in 1804?

Answer: Napoleon Bonaparte

Bonus fact: Napoleon crowned himself Emperor of the French in 1804.

Which historical threat forms the background to "The Trumpet-Major"?

Answer: Fear of a Napoleonic invasion of England

Bonus fact: The story is set around the early 1800s when Britain expected possible invasion from Napoleon's forces.

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