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World War - I Online Quiz

World War I: Overview

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Question 1 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

John McCrae wrote "In Flanders Field." What symbol from this poem serves as a lasting tribute?

  1. A green shamrock
  2. A silver helmet
  3. A red poppy
  4. A gold star
Question 2 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Armistice occurred at "the 11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th month." When did the War end?

  1. December 5, 1918
  2. November 11, 1918
  3. December 11, 1918
  4. December 25, 1918
Question 3 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Approximately how many soldiers were killed during the course of the War?

  1. 3 million
  2. 6 million
  3. 9 million
  4. 12 million
Question 4 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Baron Manfred von Richtofen was Germany's top fighter pilot. What was his nickname?

  1. The Widowmaker
  2. Air Baron
  3. Deadeye Rick
  4. The Red Baron
Question 5 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Germany's victories on the Eastern Front sparked the Russian Revolution. Who was overthrown?

  1. Vladimir Lenin
  2. Alexander III of Russia
  3. Joseph Stalin
  4. Nicholas II of Russia
Question 6 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which of the following was an unsuccessful Allied operation against Turkey?

  1. The Gallipoli, or Dardanelles, Campaign
  2. The Sinai and Palestine Campaign
  3. The Mesopotamian Campaign
  4. The African Campaign
Question 7 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which event strongly motivated the U.S. to join the Allies?

  1. The presidential election of Woodrow Wilson
  2. The German invasion of Belgium
  3. The German sinking of the Lusitania, a British ocean liner
  4. The Russian Revolution
Question 8 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

At what early battle did the Allies force the Germans away from Paris?

  1. The Battle of Tannenberg
  2. The First Battle of the Marne
  3. The First Battle of the Somme
  4. The Battle of Verdun
Question 9 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which of the following forms of fighting were used during the War?

  1. Chemical warfare
  2. Trench warfare
  3. Naval warfare
  4. All of the above
Question 10 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

What were the battlefields west of Germany called?

  1. Death Valley
  2. The Western Front
  3. No Man's Land
  4. The Eastern Front
Question 11 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which of the following technological innovations were used in the War?

  1. Tanks
  2. Machine guns
  3. Poison gas
  4. All of the above
Question 12 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

What countries formed the major Central Powers and opposed the Allies?

  1. Germany, Austria-Hungary, and Turkey
  2. Russia, Germany, and Austria-Hungary
  3. Germany, France, and Turkey
  4. Germany, Turkey, and Great Britain
Question 13 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

What countries formed the major Allied Powers and fought against the Central Powers?

  1. Germany, Great Britain, and France
  2. Great Britain, France, and Russia
  3. Great Britain, France, and Austria-Hungary
  4. Turkey, Great Britain, and France
Question 14 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Whose assassination on June 28, 1914, in Sarajevo, sparked World War I?

  1. Wilhelm II of Germany
  2. George V of Great Britain
  3. Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria
  4. Nicholas II of Russia
Question 15 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

When was World War I fought?

  1. 1914-1918
  2. 1939-1945
  3. 1950-1953
  4. 1955-1975
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