Napoleon Bonaparte quiz

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1. 1 Medium

   What large-scale embargo did Napoleon implement to block European trade with Britain?

   Answer: Continental System

   Why: The Continental System began with the Berlin Decree of 1806, forbidding French allies and neutrals from trading with Britain.

2. 2 Easy

   On which Mediterranean island was Napoleon Bonaparte born in 1769?

   Answer: Corsica

   Why: France had purchased sovereignty over Corsica from Genoa in 1768, only one year before Napoleon was born there.

3. 3 Medium

   Which artifact did Napoleon's soldiers find in the Nile Delta?

   Answer: Rosetta Stone

   Why: The slab carries the same decree in hieroglyphs, everyday Demotic and Greek, and Champollion announced the cracked code in 1822.

4. 4 Easy

   Which Austrian archduchess became Napoleon's second wife in 1810?

   Answer: Marie Louise

   Why: Marie Louise gave birth to Napoleon's son in 1811, who was immediately granted the title King of Rome.

5. 5 Easy

   Which older brother did Napoleon install as King of Spain in 1808?

   Answer: Joseph Bonaparte

   Why: Napoleon relocated Joseph to Madrid after having previously installed him as the King of Naples in 1806.

6. 6 Easy

   What was the name of Napoleon Bonaparte's favorite Arabian war horse?

   Answer: Marengo

   Why: The stallion was named after the Battle of Marengo, where Napoleon defeated Austrian forces in 1800.