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History Class Troll Teacher vs Age of Empires Expert

A multi-panel rage comic depicting a history class scenario where a 'Troll Teacher' attempts to stump students with an obscure question about the Lombard League and Frederick Barbarossa (1167). The student unexpectedly answers correctly, revealing they learned the information from the video game Age of Empires II. The comic uses typical rage comic facial expressions and follows a setup-punchline structure common to early 2010s internet memes.
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Troll Teacher
Okay Class, time for a pop quiz?
Troll Teacher
How about this? I'm going to ask you guys a random history question, and if you get it right you get an A, if not you fail the quiz.
Troll Teacher
*so sure she was going to stump us*
Student
*Me without missing a beat*
Student
The Lombard League
Troll Teacher
What was the name of the alliance formed by Northern Italian City states to counter Frederick Barbarossa in 1167?
Troll Teacher
That's correct... how the hell did you know that?
Student
*uhh... just some random fact I know...*
Troll Teacher
Well a deal is a deal, no quiz. Let's move onto the next section...
Student
*So... you have never heard of the tale of Barbarossa?*

Text content

A student answers an obscure history question correctly by recalling information from the video game Age of Empires II

Overview

A multi-panel rage comic depicting a history class scenario where a 'Troll Teacher' attempts to stump students with an obscure question about the Lombard League and Frederick Barbarossa (1167). The student unexpectedly answers correctly, revealing they learned the information from the video game Age of Empires II. The comic uses typical rage comic facial expressions and follows a setup-punchline structure common to early 2010s internet memes.

Origin notes

This appears to be a user-created rage comic, likely originally posted on 9GAG as indicated by the watermark. It uses classic rage comic templates with hand-drawn facial expressions and follows the traditional multi-panel format popular in the early 2010s. The meme references Age of Empires II, a real-time strategy game known for including historical events and civilizations.

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