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  • 1. 
    Who was president of the United States during World War I?

  • Woodrow Wilson
  • Calvin Coolidge
  • William Taft
  • Franklin D. Roosevelt

  • 2. 
    Whose death sparked World War I?

  • Queen Victoria
  • Archbishop Ussher
  • Kaiser Wilhelm
  • Archduke Franz Ferdinand

  • 3. 
    Which of these nations was neutral in World War I?

  • Germany
  • England
  • Norway
  • Italy

  • 4. 
    Which of these ships was sunk by a German submarine?

  • Arizona
  • Titanic
  • Andrea Doria
  • Lusitania

  • 5. 
    Which weapon was first used at the Battle of the Somme in World War I?

  • jet fighter
  • chariot
  • tank
  • submarine

  • 6. 
    World War I ended in:

  • 1925
  • 1918
  • 1920
  • 1915

  • 7. 
    Which of these people was a spy in World War I?

  • Benedict Arnold
  • Mata Hari
  • James Bond
  • Serge Plekhanov

  • 8. 
    Which unsuccessful military operation did Aleksandr Kerensky carry out during WWI?

  • June Offensive
  • Spring Offensive
  • Operation Faustschlag
  • Nivelle Offensive

  • 9. 
    Who led the Russian offensive on the Eastern Front against Austria-Hungary In 1916?

  • Georges Agabekov
  • Aleksey Brusilov
  • Izrail Agol
  • Luigi Cadorna

  • 10. 
    Which type of warfare was highly developed on the Western Front of World War I?

  • Special operations warfare
  • Electronic warfare
  • Trench warfare
  • Naval warfare

  • 11. 
    Name the English nurse who became a popular heroine during WWI?

  • Maria Gulovich
  • Barbara Lauwers
  • Virginia Hall
  • Edith Cavell

  • 12. 
    What is the holiday commemorating the British service members who have died in wars and other military conflicts since the onset of World War I?

  • ANZAC day
  • Armistice Day
  • Memorial Day
  • Remembrance Sunday

  • 13. 
    Who was the king of England during WWI?

  • Edward VII
  • George V
  • William IV
  • George II

  • 14. 
    On which continent was World War I mostly fought?

  • North America
  • Europe
  • Asia
  • Africa

  • 15. 
    What were aerial battles between fighter aircraft called?

  • Stunt flying
  • Dogfight
  • Catfight
  • Air racing

  • 16. 
    What is the name the international organization created at the end of the First World War?

  • The European Union
  • United Nations
  • League of Nations
  • NATO

  • 17. 
    Which treaty formalized the collapse of the Habsburg Empire after WWI?

  • Treaty of Buftea
  • Cilicia Peace Treaty
  • Treaty of Saint-Germain
  • Treaty of Trianon

  • 18. 
    What was the other name of the Gallipoli Campaign?

  • Serbian Campaign
  • Dardanelles Campaign
  • Romanian Campaign
  • Caucasus Campaign

  • 19. 
    Which German aviator is credited with shooting down 80 enemy aircraft in World War I?

  • Erich Hartmann
  • Oswald Boelcke
  • Manfred, baron von Richthofen
  • Werner Voss

  • 20. 
    What was the name given to the German battle plan proposed in 1905 and used during World War I?

  • Manstein Plan
  • Operation Hush
  • Schlieffen Plan
  • Plan XVII

  • 21. 
    Which of the following films, often considered among the best ever made, is set during World War I?

  • Battleship Potemkin
  • Grand Illusion
  • Gone with the Wind
  • The Best Years of Our Lives

  • 22. 
    Who was in command of the British battle cruisers in the Battle of Jutland?

  • George Borrett
  • David Beatty
  • Cecil Lambert
  • Hugh Evan-Thomas

  • 23. 
    When did the United States enter World War I?

  • 1914
  • 1917
  • 1910
  • 1915

  • 24. 
    Which of the following was a German submarine that attacked enemy ships during World War I?

  • A13
  • S-13
  • U-boat
  • Delfin

  • 25. 
    Which countries were involved in the Battle of Dogger Bank?

  • France and Germany
  • United Kingdom and Germany
  • Belgium and Serbia
  • Russia and Italy

  • 26. 
    Which nations made up the Triple Alliance?

  • Germany, Italy, and Austria-Hungary
  • Serbia, France, and Austria-Hungary
  • Japan, Portugal, and Russia
  • Germany, Russia, and Italy

  • 27. 
    What was Woodrow Wilson's proposal during WWI for a postwar peace settlement?

  • Corfu Declaration
  • Pact of Steel
  • Fourteen Points
  • Anti-Comintern Pact

  • 28. 
    In which battle was poison gas used as a weapon for the first time in WWI?

  • Battle of Messines
  • Battle of Verdun
  • Second Battle of Ypres
  • Spring Offensive

  • 29. 
    In which year did the Battle of Verdun start?

  • 1916
  • 1923
  • 1918
  • 1901

  • 30. 
    Which WWI battle marked the beginning of a string of Allied offensive successes known as the Hundred Days?

  • Battle of the Frontiers
  • Battle of Amiens
  • Battle of St. Quentin Canal
  • Battle of Mulhouse

  • 31. 
    Which is the other name of the Battle of Passchendaele?

  • Battle of Mons
  • Third Battle of Ypres
  • Battle of Caporetto
  • Battle of Falkland Islands

  • 32. 
    Which U.S. Army general was also known by the name Black Jack?

  • Peyton Conway March
  • John J. Pershing
  • Samuel Tilden Ansell
  • James G. Harbord

  • 33. 
    Who was the prime minister of the United Kingdom at the end of World War I?

  • Winston Churchill
  • David Lloyd George
  • Neville Chamberlain
  • Stanley Baldwin

  • 34. 
    Who was a prime minister of France during WWI?

  • Georges Clemenceau
  • Alexandre Millerand
  • Vladimir Lenin
  • Vittorio Orlando

  • 35. 
    Which military corps served during the ill-fated 1915 Gallipoli Campaign?

  • Cavalry Corps
  • Australian and New Zealand Army Corps
  • XXII Corps
  • Army Service Corps

  • 36. 
    What was the nickname of American soldiers during WWI?

  • Limey
  • Johnny Reb
  • Doughboy
  • Leatherneck

  • 37. 
    When did Florence Green, British servicewoman, and the last surviving veteran of World War I, die?

  • 2012
  • 1999
  • 2010
  • 1993

  • 38. 
    Which disease caused a worldwide pandemic that started during World War I?

  • Ebola
  • Plague
  • Cholera
  • Influenza

  • 39. 
    How many Battles of the Isonzo were there?

  • 9
  • 7
  • 10
  • 12

  • 40. 
    Which country was forced to sign the "war guilt clause" in the Treaty of Versailles?

  • Turkey
  • Germany
  • Italy
  • United States

  • 41. 
    Which British field marshal conducted the first large-scale attack by tanks in WWI?

  • Edmund Allenby
  • Julian Byng
  • Douglas Haig
  • Charles Harington

  • 42. 
    Which flower became a symbol of World War I?

  • Edelweiss
  • Rose
  • Poppy
  • Tulip

  • 43. 
    Which Canadian fighter pilot is credited with shooting down 72 German aircraft?

  • William Bishop
  • Raymond Collishaw
  • Arthur Currie
  • Roy Brown

  • 44. 
    What was the nickname of the 369th Infantry Regiment?

  • Cyclone Division
  • Red Devils
  • Old Ironsides
  • Harlem Hellfighter

  • 45. 
    What was the title given to the Royal Highland regiment in the British Army?

  • Carabiniers
  • Black Watch
  • The Buffs
  • Herts Guards

  • 46. 
    Which is an association between Great Britain, France, and Russia?

  • Triple Entente
  • Central Powers
  • Triple Alliance
  • Axis Powers

  • 47. 
    What was the treaty signed between Bulgaria and the Allied Powers called?

  • Treaty of Poti
  • Treaty of Bucharest
  • Treaty of Neuilly
  • Treaty of Trianon

  • 48. 
    What was the name of the 1929 agreement which reduced Germany's WWI reparations payments?

  • Young Plan
  • Treaty of Sèvres
  • Dawes Plan
  • Pact of Locarno

  • 49. 
    Which WWI battle was the final offensive on the Italian Front?

  • Battle of Isonzo
  • Battle of Vittorio Veneto
  • Battle of Asiago
  • Battle of Tannenburg

  • 50. 
    Who was the last surviving American WWI veteran?

  • John Campbell Ross
  • Frank Woodruff Buckles
  • Claude Choules
  • John Babcock

  • 51. 
    Who was the German emperor during World War I?

  • Frederick William III
  • Frederick III
  • William III
  • William II

  • 52. 
    What is the name of the battle that occurred in what is now Stębark, Poland, and ended with a Russian defeat by the Germans in August, 1914?

  • Battle of Gumbinnen
  • Battle of Galicia
  • Battle of Stallupönen
  • Battle of Tannenberg

  • 53. 
    Which country intercepted and decoded the Zimmermann telegram?

  • United States
  • France
  • United Kingdom
  • Russia

  • 54. 
    Who was the commander of the German East Asia Squadron?

  • Gustav Bachmann
  • Eduard von Capelle
  • Hugo von Pohl
  • Maximilian, Graf von Spee

  • 55. 
    Which convention was also known as the Asia Minor Agreement?

  • Sazonov–Paléologue Agreement
  • Faisal-Weizmann Agreement
  • Sykes-Picot Agreement
  • Lansing-Ishii Agreement

  • 56. 
    What is the name of the treaty signed in 1925 that banned the use of chemical and biological weapons, which had caused so much destruction during World War I?

  • Treaty of Trianon
  • Biological Weapons Convention
  • Chemical Weapons Convention
  • Geneva Gas Protocol

  • 57. 
    Which of the following was the tipping point that started World War I?

  • Adolf Hitler’s rise to power in Germany
  • German military forces invaded France
  • The assassination of the Austro-Hungarian Archduke Franz Ferdinand
  • The naval blockade of the Baltic Sea by British forces

  • 58. 
    Who were the members of the Triple Entente?

  • France, Great Britain, Russia
  • France, Germany, Austria-Hungary
  • Germany, Austria-Hungary, Russia
  • Germany, Russia, Italy

  • 59. 
    What was the response of the Austro-Hungarian government to the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand?

  • They blamed France and, with the help of their allies, went to war against the Triple Entente.
  • They cautiously investigated the event.
  • They blamed Serbia and promptly declared war on the Balkan nation.
  • None of the above.

  • 60. 
    What drew Germany into World War I?

  • After Russia had entered the war to protect Serbia, Germany declared war on Russia to help protect its Triple Alliance ally, Austria-Hungary.
  • Germany was looking for any excuse to go to war with Serbia.
  • Germany was hoping to entice France and Great Britain to join the war against Austria-Hungary.
  • Germany wanted to protect Russia from Austria-Hungary.

  • 61. 
    What drew Great Britain into World War I?

  • Great Britain wanted to prevent Austria-Hungary from taking over the Balkan Peninsula.
  • Germany invaded Belgium; Great Britain was obligated by a treaty to protect Belgium from foreign invasion.
  • Great Britain saw an opportunity to expand their empire into the European mainland.
  • France was seeking help in an invasion upon Austria-Hungary and needed British naval support.

  • 62. 
    What actions kept the French and British from being totally overrun by the German army in the Battle of the Marne?

  • The French and British circled behind the attacking Germans and joined with their Russian allies for an attack from the east.
  • The French and British invaded Belgium and used the territory as an extra buffer against German invasion.
  • The Belgians were able to fend off the Germans long enough in the summer of 1914 for the British and French to get their troops in position to defend Paris.
  • The French and British were able to call upon their Japanese allies for a surprise naval attack on the German army.

  • 63. 
    Which of the following statements best describes the opening years of fighting in World War I?

  • The war was dynamic and ever-changing as the balance of power swung between the Allied Powers and the Central Powers.
  • Alliances broke down and nations began fighting for themselves rather than their allies.
  • The United States quickly intervened to help the Allied Powers.
  • Following the initial advances, both sides were caught in a deadlock of trench warfare for nearly three years.

  • 64. 
    Which of the following statements best describes the outcomes of the Battle of Verdun and the Battle of Somme?

  • Both battles resulted in massive amounts of casualties on each side and minimal gains of territory.
  • The Allied Powers took massive amounts of territory back from the Central Powers.
  • The Central Powers decimated the Allied Powers’ armies and continued their push for more territory.
  • The battles saw minimal casualties and did little to break the stalemate between the two sides.

  • 65. 
    Which of the following was a key naval weapon used by the Germans during World War I?

  • The zeppelin
  • The U-boat
  • The bi-plane
  • The aircraft carrier

  • 66. 
    What was the response of the United States to the initial outbreak of war on the European continent in 1914?

  • America would help support the Allied Powers by sending supplies and loaning money, but America would not commit to the war militarily.
  • America would send troops, supplies, and weapons to the Allied Powers to help them win the war.
  • America would continue their trade with all European nations, including Great Britain, France, Germany, and Austria-Hungary.
  • America remained completely neutral in the war and did not help or seek to harm either side.

  • 67. 
    Which of the following events helped propel the United States into World War I?

  • The Japanese bombed an American naval base in Pearl Harbor, Hawaii.
  • The Germans blockaded the ports of New York and Boston with U-boats.
  • The American government finally received a formal invitation from Allied forces to join the war.
  • A German U-boat sunk the Lusitania, a British passenger ship carrying, among others, 128 Americans.

  • 68. 
    What was the Zimmerman Note?

  • A German request to the Mexican government to join with them in an attack on America, should America join the war.
  • An attempt by Germany to apologize to the United states for unintentionally harming Americans in U-boat attacks.
  • A formal request for the Americans to join with the Central Powers and enter the war.
  • An outline of the German strategy for invading South America.

  • 69. 
    What was the purpose of the Selective Service Act, passed by the United States Congress on May 18, 1917?

  • To formally declare the United State's entrance into World War I
  • To establish a military draft
  • To give women the right to join the Armed Forces
  • To create job opportunities in military based industries

  • 70. 
    What did the American Navy do to combat the destruction and loss of supplies caused by German U-boats in the Atlantic?

  • The navy used airplanes to drop bombs ahead of transport ships and clear the way.
  • The American Navy invested in thousands of new submarines to go head to head with the German U-boat fleet.
  • The navy employed convoys of destroyers to accompany and defend transport ships back and forth across the Atlantic Ocean.
  • The American government stopped shipping supplies across the Atlantic altogether and, instead, developed and used cargo planes to fly to Europe.

  • 71. 
    Why did Russia exit the war in the spring of 1918?

  • Russia was being overrun by the Germans and had no other choice but to surrender.
  • Russia was under new leadership that had other priorities than continuing the war.
  • Russia successfully defeated the Germans and had no further interest in the conflict.
  • Russia did not have enough supplies to continue the fight.

  • 72. 
    How did Russia leaving the war in 1918 change the German military strategy?

  • The Germans were happy to scale back their efforts across Europe thanks, in large part, to the lands they were granted by the Treaty of Brest-Litovsk.
  • The Germans were able to scale down the size of their military, saving precious funds and resources.
  • The Germans had a powerful new ally in Russia that would make winning the war much easier.
  • The Germans were able to move troops from the Eastern Front to the west and redouble their efforts to push towards Paris.

  • 73. 
    What was the primary role of the American Expeditionary Force (AEF) in World War I?

  • The AEF remained an independent fighting force and successfully pushed back the German surge on the Western Front.
  • The AEF and its European allies fought the Germans to yet another stalemate on the Western Front.
  • The troops of the AEF were rolled into the British and French armies to help bolster their dwindling numbers.
  • The AEF arrived in Europe too late in the war to make a meaningful impact.

  • 74. 
    Which country formally requested an armistice to end The Great War?

  • United States of America
  • Germany
  • France
  • Great Britain

  • 75. 
    What was the League of Nations?

  • An alliance created between the Allied Powers and several other European nations.
  • An effort to use the Olympic games as a way to settle international conflicts.
  • An international organization whose primary mission was to maintain world peace.
  • None of the above.

  • 76. 
    Which of the following statements is true regarding the Treaty of Versailles, whose signing formally ended World War I in June 1919?

  • The United States did not sign the Treaty of Versailles.
  • The treaty required Germany to take the blame for the war and pay the Allies billions of dollars.
  • The treaty forced Germany to disarm and make substantial territorial concessions.
  • All of the above.
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