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Question	Answer	% Correct
When did World War I begin?	1914	100%
What ethnic group was largely exterminated in the Ottoman Empire during World War I?	Armenians	100%
Which nation was not the part of the Triple Entente during World War I?	Austrian-Hungarian Empire	100%
What country declared war on Serbia at the very start of World War I?	Austro-Hungary	100%
What poison gas was the first that was effectively used on the Western Front by Germans?	Chlorine	100%
Who fought in the Battle of Verdun in 1916?	Germany and France	100%
The United States joined World War I after what ship was sunk by a German submarine?	Lusitania	100%
Which nation was not the part of the Central Powers during World War I?	Russian Empire	100%
What was German plan to deliver a knock-out blow to the French and then turn all of its resources on Russia?	Schlieffen plan	100%
Where was the famous Gallipoli Campaign take place in 1915?	Turkey	100%
What were German submarines called during World War I?	U-Boats	100%
Who points an accusing finger of moral responsibility in a recruitment poster for the American forces during World War I?	Uncle Sam	100%
What was the largest naval battle in World War I?	Battle of Jutland	80%
What event forced Britain to enter the World War I on the side of the Allied Powers?	Germany invaded Belgium	80%
To keep USA out of WWI, Germany promised to Mexico three US states to reconquer. Which one they did not promise?	Louisiana	80%
Which country did German foreign minister try to encourage to attack the USA?	Mexico	80%
Who fought in the Battle of Tannenberg?	Russia and Germany	80%
What event caused Russia to make peace with Germany and leave the Allied Powers in World War I?	Russian Revolution	80%
What secret military society was responsible for the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria?	The Black Hand	80%
Which treaty Germany signed that ended Russia's participation in World War I?	Treaty of Brest-Litovsk	80%
What treaty marked the end of World War I?	Treaty of Versailles	80%
What became the Ottoman Empire after World War I?	Turkey	80%
Where did the most famous use of trench warfare take place during World War I?	Western front	80%
Who fought Germany in the First Battle of the Marne and in the Battle of the Somme?	Britain and France	60%
What army used "Big Bertha" howitzer for the first time in World War I?	Germany	60%
Who fought in the Battle of Galicia, also known as the Battle of Lemberg?	Russia and Austro-Hungary	60%
What disease caused 1/3 of total military deaths during World War I?	Spanish flu	60%
What international body was created at the end of WWI?	The League of Nations	60%
What was the longest battle of the World War I that lasted more than 9 months?	Battle of Verdun	40%
What country lost the most lives in World War I?	Germany	40%
The Battle of Tannenberg was fought in what modern-day country?	Poland	40%
What unique form of transportation did the French use to transport troops in the First Battle of the Marne?	Taxis	40%
Who fought in the Battle of Cer in World War I?	Austro-Hungary and Serbia	20%
Who intercepted a secret Zimmerman telegram sent from Germans to their ambassador?	Britain	20%
What was the name of the final attack of the Allies that helped to end World War I?	Hundred Days Offensive	20%
What was the name of the first tank developed for World War I?	Little Willie	0%