1. Bienvenutto
   Bonaparte
2. Durand
   Alexandre

Napoleon's surname was Bonaparte. While his parents' surname was originally spelled Buonaparte, he changed it to a more French spelling for himself.

1. Russia
   France
2. Ireland
   Belgium

Napoleon was part of the 1799 event known as 18 Brumaire, during which a key part of the French government was overthrown. In 1804 he crowned himself emperor of France.

1. Short
   Tall
2. Overweight
   One-legged

Napoleon is known for being short, but his small stature is actually a myth. His height was average for a Frenchman of the era.

1. Law
   Art
2. Music
   Religion

Napoleon's rule made a huge difference for French law. He invented the Napoleonic Code, which French civil law is based on to this day.

1. Egypt
   Belgium
2. Italy
   Great Britain

France either conquered or indirectly controlled most of Western Europe through various alliances by 1812. While Napoleon planned an invasion of Great Britain, it was never carried out.

1. Russia
   Austria
2. South Africa
   The United States

In 1812 Napoleon lead a massive army into Russia. Within six months most of the men died due to Russia's freezing temperatures, disease, lack of supplies and Russian attacks. This was the beginning of the end for Napoleon.

1. The West Indies
   The United States
2. Switzerland
   Corsica

Napoleon was born on the island of Corsica, which is between France and Italy in the Mediterranean sea. He was born on August 15, 1769.

1. Russia
   New Orleans
2. Haiti
   Elba

After his first abdication, Napoleon was exiled to the island of Elba. This Mediterranean Island is a part of Tuscany, Italy.

1. Tiny Emperor Complex
   Bonaparte Complex
2. Napoleon Complex
   French Complex

The Napoleon Complex is a theoretical condition where short people try to overcompensate for their height by aggressively overachieving. Common knowledge says this is why Napoleon was so obsessed with conquest. In reality, he was not even short for his day.

1. Once
   Five times
2. Twice
   He was never exiled

Napoleon was forced into exile in 1814 after a series of military failures. After escaping exile only to be crushed by British and Prussian forces at the Battle of Waterloo in 1815, he was forced into exile on a remote island in the South Atlantic Ocean.

1. Beethoven
   Chopin
2. Liszt
   Mozart

According to his secretary, Beethoven meant to dedicate his third symphony to the man out of respect for the revolutionary ideals he thought he represented, only to tear up the title page after Napoleon declared himself emperor of France. Later, Beethoven admitted the piece was really dedicated to Napoleon.

1. stomach cancer
   cholera
2. execution
   old age

Napoleon died on Saint Helena, the island he had been exiled to in 1821 at the age of 51. Some speculate that he always posed for paintings with his hand in his vest because he had been suffering from stomach pain for years.

1. Elba
   Egypt
2. Paris
   Corsica

Napoleon wanted to be buried on the banks of the Seine river, which runs through Paris. Instead he was buried on Saint Helena, where he died. His ashes were returned to Paris in 1840.

1. Yes
2. No

Napoleon had two wives. The first was older than him, and he had their marriage annulled so he could remarry and have an heir.

1. No
   Several daughters
2. Seven sons
   Only one legitimate child

Napoleon had one son with his second wife, Marie Louise, daughter of the Austrian emperor. He also had several illegitimate children.

1. Catholic
   Muslim
2. Atheist
   Buddhist

Napoleon was baptized and raised Catholic but was not religious himself. He respected the Catholic Church as a tactical tool and tried to re-establish it in France during his reign.

1. The War Of Frankish Agression
   The French Revolution
2. The War of the Roses
   The Napoleonic Wars

France instigated the Napoleonic wars from 1803 to 1815. These major conflicts involved treaties, alliances and violence between different groups of European nations.

1. The Louisiana Territory
   Wine
2. Haiti
   French Guinea

Napoleon sold the French territory of Louisiana to the United States, allowing it to expand further. During what became known as the Louisiana Purchase, the U.S. bought the territory for $15 million.

1. The Holy Roman Empire
   The Ottoman Empire
2. The Ming Dynasty
   The Byzantine Empire

During the 1805 battle of Austerlitz, Napoleon won an impressive victory against the Austrians and Russians. As a result of this victory, the thousand-year-old Holy Roman Empire crumbled.

1. 26
   51
2. 78
   95

Napoleon was 51 when he died. He was born on August 15, 1769, and died on May 5, 1821.

1. King Napoleon
   Napoleon I
2. Baron Napoleon
   President Napoleon

Napoleon crowned himself emperor of France. As the first emperor of France, he is often referred to as Napoleon I.

1. Two years
   10 years
2. 400 years
   Six months

While Napoleon dominated global affairs, his empire only lasted about 10 years. He was only emperor of France from 1804-1814. His empire collapsed in 1815.

1. The American Revolution
   The French Revolution
2. The October Revolution
   The Iranian Revolution

Napoleon quickly worked his way up through the ranks of the French military during the French Revolution. This is where he got his start before taking power in 1799.

1. Studied
   Worked
2. Was homeless
   Was orphaned

As a boy Napoleon attended school in France. He went on to graduate from a French military academy as a young man.

1. The Battle of Trafalgar
   The Battle of Gettysburg
2. The Battle of the Bulge
   The Battle of Marathon

Napoleon's forces lost this naval battle against the British Royal Navy in 1805. This was one of the many battles of the Napoleonic Wars and also one of Napoleon's biggest defeats.

1. Corsican nobility
   French peasants
2. African royalty
   Russian refugees

Napoleon's parents were minor Corsican nobility. Despite this, his family was not incredibly wealthy.

1. A hero
   A villain
2. A controversial figure
   A failure

Napoleon is considered both a hero and a tyrant, and many historians view him differently. While his political and military successes are undeniable, he also ruthlessly crushed opposition and had a vast network of spies policing his empire. Historians have considered him influential to both democracy and fascism.

1. A writer
   A painter
2. A composer
   An actor

Napoleon wrote a romance novella as a young man. It is called "Clisson et Eugenie" and was about a young soldier's affair with a younger woman.

1. The New World
   The Rosetta Stone
2. The Fountain of Youth
   The Grand Canyon

Napoleon not only brought an army into Egypt, but a team of 150 scientists, engineers and other academics to study it. The stone was discovered while a wall was being demolished in Rosetta. It enabled scholars to read ancient Egyptian hieroglyphics for the first time.

1. Government
   Religion
2. Gender equality
   Sexuality

Unlike many other Europeans of his time, Napoleon was tolerant of those of different faiths. He even legally gave Jewish people rights they had not had before in parts of Europe that he controlled.

1. As an old man
   Before he was exiled
2. While in school
   He didn't

After his embarrassing military failure in Russia, Napoleon was forced to abdicate and exiled to the island of Elba in 1814.

1. Washington
   New York City
2. Richmond
   New Orleans

The mayor of New Orleans was a big fan of Napoleon. He helped some of Napoleon's guard escape, and hoped that Napoleon would follow and live in a house he had built for him. Napoleon died that year and the mayor moved his own family into "Napoleon House," which still stands today.

1. Mostly French
   Mostly Italian
2. Syrian
   English

Born on Corsica, Napoleon's nationality was more Italian than French. He was born Napoleone di Buonaparte and was mocked for his accented French throughout his life.

1. Tanks
   Machine guns
2. Strategic retreat
   Ambush attacks

The Russians burned their own villages and cities as they went, forcing Napoleon's men to chase them farther and farther into Russia's frigid interior. The army was not prepared to handle these tactics and most of the men died, making it easy for Russia to defeat them.

1. Murder
   Theft
2. Treason
   Conspiracy

During the violent Reign of Terror, Maximilien Robespierre acted as the leader of France. While his brother's good opinion of Napoleon helped to advance his career, it also got him arrested on suspicion of treason after they were overthrown. Napoleon was released only two weeks after being arrested.