Context
When and where was the story set?
France, Marseilles 1815.
Who was the man exiled from France to Elba, with whom Edmond was accused of communicating?
Napoleon
Where was Edmond imprisoned?
Château d'If
What gets wet while it’s drying?
A towel
When did the First World War and the Second World War start and end?
WW1: 1914-1918
WW2: 1939-1945
What was happening at the time in France at the start of Count of Monte Cristo?
The French Revolution
Who did Mercedes end up marrying?
Fernand
What did Edmond Dantes get sent to prison for?
Treason/for being a Bonapartist
People buy me to eat, but never eat me. What am I?
A plate
Name 4 empires
The British Empire, the Mongolian Empire, the Ottoman Empire, the French Empire, the Qing dynasty, the Japenese Empire,
When was the book of Count of Monte Cristo originally published?
serially in 1844–46 and in book form in 1844–45
What was the name of the man who wrongly accused and imprisoned Edmond?
De Villfort
What happened after Edmond escaped from prison?
He went on an adventure to find the treasure of Monte Cristo.
I speak without a mouth and hear without ears. I have no body, but I come alive with the wind. What am I?
An echo
Name the countries in the Allies and the Central Powers during the First World War.
Allies: France, the UK, Russia, the US, Italy, Japan
Central Powers: Germany, Austria-Hungary, Bulgaria, the Ottoman Empire