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World War I on a Map

What do you know about the 'Great War'? Test out your knowledge with this quiz! Good luck have fun!
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Cities
Recently conquered city by the Austro-Hungarians, from where the war began
Sarajevo
Populous French city, on the cusp of being captured by the Germans
Reims
National capital that changed its name to sound less German
Petrograd
German colony in China, taken over by the Japanese a few months after the war started
Tsingtao
Former Ottoman city, burnt down in a 'Great Fire'
Smyrna
Austro-Hungarian city controlled by Russia for a year
Lemberg
Germany never captured this Belgian city which was the site of five battles
Ypres
Austro-Hungarian port city given to Italy for participation in the war
Trieste
City and later on city-state along the Baltic Sea
Danzig
Major Iraqi city captured by the British
Basra
 
 
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Battles
Amphibious landing commemorated as 'Anzac Day'
Landing at Anzac Cove
Catastrophic Ottoman defeat that concluded the Sinai and Palestine Campaign
Battle of Megiddo
1914 Eastern Front battle, ending in a major Russian defeat
Battle of Tannenberg
Following this battle, Serbia was fully occupied by the Central Powers
Battle of Kosturino
Siege in Iraq resulting in a crushing defeat for the British
Siege of Kut
40,000+ French soldiers were captured after this siege
Siege of Maubeuge
Russia's 'Great Retreat' ended with this failed German offensive
Vilno-Dvinsk Offensive
Italian victory that began the downfall of Austria-Hungary
Second Battle of the Piave River
Battle known as the 'first victory of the modern Romanian army'
Battle of Mărăști
Bulgarian involvement in WWI ended with this offensive in Macedonia
Vardar Offensive
This battle in German New Guinea was Australia's initial major action of the war
Battle of Bita Paka
Russian offensive that backfired, named after the leader of the Russian Republic
Kerensky Offensive
Almost year-long battle on the Meuse river, won by France
Battle of Verdun
Costly British offensive, gaining them a significant amount of land
Battle of Arras
This British victory concluded the reconquest of the Sinai peninsula
Battle of Rafa
First naval battle of the war, fought off a minor archipelago
Battle of Heligoland Bight
1917 battle known for its large use of tanks
Battle of Cambrai
Russian victory on Austro-Hungarian soil, with ~600,000 casualties total
Battle of Galicia
Final offensive of WWI, which drove Germany out of northern France
Hundred Days Offensive
Attempted French breakthrough of German lines, resulting in heavy casualties
Second Battle of Artois
Anglo-French landing at the tip of the Gallipoli peninsula
Landing at Cape Helles
Failed British attack and first use of poison gas by them
Battle of Loos
Battle known as 'Canada's most celebrated victory'
Battle of Vimy Ridge
Battle in which Austria-Hungary lost ~500,000 soldiers, leading to their loss
Battle of Vittorio Veneto
Battle in the early stages of the war where the French Army was nearly encircled
Battle of Charleroi
Serbian capture of a mountain and a few settlements
Battle of Cer
This Russian offensive, made Austria-Hungary incapable of launching any offensives
Brusilov Offensive
Tanks were first used in this battle in Northern France
Battle of Flers–Courcelette
Deadliest campaign of the U.S. army, fought in Alsace and Lorraine
Meuse–Argonne offensive
Allied victory along the Meuse river, led by Americans
Battle of Saint-Mihiel
Dreadnought ships were used in this battle where Both Britain and Germany claim victory
Battle of Jutland
 
 
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Bodies of Water
This infamous river flows into the English Channel
Somme River
River starting from the Julian Alps and namesake of twelve battles
Isonzo River
Two major battles took place along this inland river
Marne River
Strait connecting the Mediterranean Sea to the Sea of Marmara, that was never captured by the Allies
Dardanelles
 
 
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Regions
Post-war, this German province was separated from the rest of Germany by the Polish Corridor
East Prussia
Three German pacific islands/archipelagos taken over by Japan (Name two)
Caroline Islands / Palau / Mariana Islands
Portions of this Adriatic region were promised to Italy after the war
Dalmatia
German speaking cantons, now part of Belgium
Eupen-Malmedy
Arab kingdom that revolted and gained independence from the Ottoman Empire
Kingdom of Hejaz
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People
The House of Romanov's last ruler, who abdicated and was exiled
Nicholas II
Military leader of the French Army and namesake to a major offensive
Robert Nivelle
Serbian field marshal who served in both Balkan Wars as well as WWI
Stepa Stepanović
Bosnian Serb assassin who only had to serve 20 years in prison
Gavrilo Princip
Bolshevik whose 'No War, No Peace' plan went disastrously wrong
Leon Trotsky
Leader of the German Army who later became president of Germany for around a decade
Paul von Hindenburg
Italian marshal and Chief of Staff who achieved numerous victories towards the end of the war
Armando Diaz
Prince and later Tsar of Bulgaria who abdicated and was exiled
Ferdinand I of Bulgaria
Son of a Prussian field marshal who served as a general in 1914
Helmuth von Moltke
Prussian Minister of War who replaced the above
Erich von Falkenhayn
General and, for the first year of WWI, supreme commander of the British Expeditionary Force
John French
Croatian field marshal who commanded soldiers on the Italian front
Svetozar Boroević
Victorious British commander from 1915 onwards
Douglas Haig
Renowned flying ace who is better known by his nickname
Manfred von Richthofen
First Sea Lord and later on Admiral of the Fleet for the Royal Navy
John Jellicoe
Colonel general of Austria-Hungary who fought on both the Eastern and Italian fronts
Arthur Arz von Straußenburg
King of Serbia known as the 'Liberator'
Peter I of Serbia
Ottoman Pasha, Minister of War, and one of the people responsible for several genocides
Enver Pasha
Dismissed Austrian chief of staff, who was in favour of a war with Serbia
Franz Conrad von Hötzendorf
This German fighter ace won 48 aerial battles in a single year
Werner Voss
American General of the Armies, who also fought in the Spanish-American War and the Indian Wars
John J. Pershing
Decorated American sergeant who led a successful attack on a machine gun nest
Alvin York
Crown Prince of Bavaria and commander on the Western Front
Rupprecht
Leader of the Liberal Party and British Prime Minister during the first half of WWI
H. H. Asquith
White Army admiral and leader of the Russian State
Alexander Kolchak
Lieutenant general and successor of the above
Anton Denikin
Supreme Allied Commander who wrote most of the terms in the November 11 Armistice
Ferdinand Foch
British field marshal, nicknamed 'the Bull' due to his frequent outbursts of anger
Edmund Allenby
This German officer in New Guinea who was never captured
Hermann Detzner
Marshal of France, and commander until 1915
Michel-Joseph Maunoury
British colonel who served in the Middle East, and has a film based on his life
T. E. Lawrence
Ottoman sultan whose reign saw the loss of most European lands and modern-day Libya
Mehmed V
Italian supreme commander until his dismissal in 1917
Luigi Cadorna
 
 
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Military
First tank ever made, usually used to carry supplies
Mark I
Poisonous gas, nowadays used in pools
Chlorine Gas
Austro-Hungarian dreadnought ship, torpedoed off the Italian coast
SMS Szent István
Ranged weapon used to burn anything in its way
Flamethrower
German cruiser which spent most of its time in Asia and sank or captured over 20 ships
SMS Emden
Gigantic airships that bombed the United Kingdom frequently
Zeppelin
This automatic gun helped prevent any invasions of trenches
Machine Gun
Type of the above whose water, to cool it down, was allegedly later used to make tea
Vickers Gun
British biplane that shot down over a thousand aircraft
Sopwith Camel
French battleship sunk by a mine off the Ottoman coast
Bouvet
Ottoman ship captured by the British in the first month of the war
HMS Agincourt
 
 
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Miscellaneous
Failed plan to outflank Allied soldiers and win swiftly
Schlieffen Plan
Treaty which allowed Russia to withdraw in exchange for land for the Central Powers
Treaty of Brest-Litovsk
Uncontrolled portion of land between two trenches
No Man's Land
Organisation created after WWI to prevent any new conflicts from beginning
League of Nations
This treaty gave large portions of Ottoman land to the victors
Treaty of Sèvres
Horribly inaccurate expression and nickname for WWI
The War to End All Wars
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11 Comments
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Level 73
Nov 1, 2024
I hope you enjoyed this quiz as much as I enjoyed making it!

Sources/Credits

• The map is mostly from this image with a few exceptions

• Most facts and information is from Wikipedia

Have a lovely day ;)

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Level 70
Nov 1, 2024
Cool Quiz, Nominated
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Level 73
Nov 1, 2024
Thanks!
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Level 70
Nov 1, 2024
You need to write Carolina Islands Palau instead of just one
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Level 73
Nov 1, 2024
You are correct, but I'm way too lazy to change it now, one day I'll fix some things. Thanks for pointing it out!
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Level 61
Nov 1, 2024
Nice quiz! Great as always Maxibon. Nommed.
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Level 61
Nov 1, 2024
Incredible quiz!
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Level 65
Nov 1, 2024
nominated, funnily enough, chennai was bombed by the germans in ww1
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Level 73
Nov 2, 2024
I never knew that

Thanks for taking the quiz!

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Level 55
Nov 8, 2024
Didn't take this quiz (but gonna in future), but it seems to be great, nominated it! I was hoping to see Gorlice-Tarnów offensive here (because I live close to these cities), but unfortunately it ain't here.
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Level 73
Nov 8, 2024
Thanks for the nomination!

Sorry I didn't include it, unfortunately I can't add it now since that would put the quiz above 100 answers and ineligible for nominations.