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World War I Events

World War I or Great War
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1. When did World War I begin?
1914
1918
1945
1939
2. What country declared war on Serbia at the very start of World War I?
Italy
Bulgaria
Germany
Austro-Hungary
3. What was the largest naval battle in World War I?
Battle of Ypres
Battle of Gallipoli
Battle of the Somme
Battle of Jutland
4. The United States joined World War I after what ship was sunk by a German submarine?
Merrimack
Queen Mary
Royal Iris
Lusitania
5. What were German submarines called during World War I?
A-Boats
V-Boats
Y-Boats
U-Boats
6. What secret military society was responsible for the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria?
The Secret Night
The Black Hand
The Hashashin
The Illuminati
7. What poison gas was the first that was effectively used on the Western Front by Germans?
Chlorine
Phosgene
Nitrogene dioxide
Carbon monoxide
8. What disease caused 1/3 of total military deaths during World War I?
Yellow fever
Malaria
Spanish flu
Smallpox
9. What was the name of the first tank developed for World War I?
Little Willie
Big Bertha
Long Tall Sally
Fat Man
10. Which nation was not the part of the Triple Entente during World War I?
British Empire
Russian Empire
Austrian-Hungarian Empire
France
11. Who points an accusing finger of moral responsibility in a recruitment poster for the American forces during World War I?
Uncle Ben
Uncle Sam
Uncle Tom
Uncle John
12. Who fought in the Battle of Verdun in 1916?
France and Austro-Hungary
Russia and Germany
Austro-Hungary and Russia
Germany and France
13. Where was the famous Gallipoli Campaign take place in 1915?
Italy
Poland
Turkey
France
14. What was German plan to deliver a knock-out blow to the French and then turn all of its resources on Russia?
Hindenburg plan
Blitzkrieg plan
Schlieffen plan
Von Moltke plan
15. Who fought in the Battle of Tannenberg?
France and Belgium
Germany and France
Belgium and Russia
Russia and Germany
16. Who fought in the Battle of Galicia, also known as the Battle of Lemberg?
Austro-Hungary and Serbia
Russia and Austro-Hungary
Serbia and Germany
Germany and Russia
17. What ethnic group was largely exterminated in the Ottoman Empire during World War I?
Armenians
Greeks
Poles
Jews
18. Where did the most famous use of trench warfare take place during World War I?
Southern front
Western front
Eastern front
Northern front
19. What was the longest battle of the World War I that lasted more than 9 months?
Battle of Verdun
Battle of the Somme
Battle of Jutland
Gallipoli campaign
20. Which nation was not the part of the Central Powers during World War I?
Austrian-Hungarian Empire
Ottoman Empire
Russian Empire
German Empire
21. Who fought in the Battle of Cer in World War I?
Russia and Austro-Hungary
Bulgaria and Russia
Austro-Hungary and Serbia
Serbia and Bulgaria
22. To keep USA out of WWI, Germany promised to Mexico three US states to reconquer. Which one they did not promise?
Louisiana
Texas
New Mexico
Arizona
23. Which treaty Germany signed that ended Russia's participation in World War I?
Treaty of Trianon
Treaty of Brest-Litovsk
Treaty of Versailles
Treaty of Utrecht
24. What army used "Big Bertha" howitzer for the first time in World War I?
Germany
Great Britain
Austria-Hungary
France
25. What event forced Britain to enter the World War I on the side of the Allied Powers?
Russia and Germany allied
Russia invaded Germany
Germany invaded Belgium
Ferdinand's assassination
26. What event caused Russia to make peace with Germany and leave the Allied Powers in World War I?
The death of Tsar Nicholas II
Defeat in the Battle of Tannenberg
Russian Revolution
USA enters the war
27. Which country did German foreign minister try to encourage to attack the USA?
Mexico
Cuba
Canada
Russia
28. Who intercepted a secret Zimmerman telegram sent from Germans to their ambassador?
Russia
Britain
France
Spain
29. The Battle of Tannenberg was fought in what modern-day country?
Austria
Latvia
Poland
Germany
30. Who fought Germany in the First Battle of the Marne and in the Battle of the Somme?
Britain and France
Russia and Belgium
USA and France
USA and Britain
31. What unique form of transportation did the French use to transport troops in the First Battle of the Marne?
Hot air balloons
Taxis
Horses
Trains
32. What became the Ottoman Empire after World War I?
Ukraine
Bulgaria
Turkey
Israel
33. What country lost the most lives in World War I?
France
Austria
Soviet Union
Germany
34. What was the name of the final attack of the Allies that helped to end World War I?
Hundred Days Offensive
Operation Overlord
Spring Offensive
Western Front Offensive
35. What international body was created at the end of WWI?
NATO
The United Nations
The League of Nations
European Union
36. What treaty marked the end of World War I?
Treaty of Versailles
Treaty of Utrecht
Treaty of Ghent
Treaty of Brest-Litovsk
2 Comments
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Level 60
Feb 4, 2021
That's a LOT of questions.
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Level 53
Feb 4, 2021
Hope you liked it :)