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