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WWI Quiz

20 Questions - Developed by: Vanilla - Updated on: 2020-05-14 - Developed on: 2012-07-02 - 208,682 taken - 48 people like it

Are you a pro when it comes to WWI? Well, pro or no, anyone can take this test. It's not timed, and it should take you no more than five minutes or so to finish. There is SO much to know about WWI - how many of these facts live in YOUR brain? Find out right now by trying out my test!

1

What was the event that started WWI?

I don't know
The Triple Alliance
The assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand and his wife
Bombing of Italy
The assassination of Hitler

2

Who declared war on whom?

France, Germany
Germany, Japan
Italy, Germany
USA, Austria-Hungary
Austria-Hungary, Serbia

3

What can WWI be traced back to?

War of 1812
Second Boer War
Seven Years' War
Nothing
Franco-Prussian War

4

Why did Britain declare war on Germany?

Because Britain wanted revenge for Germany
Because Italy was allied with Serbia and Britain was allied with Italy
Because Germany invaded Britain
Because it wanted to keep Belgium neutral
Because Germany was allied with Austria-Hungary

5

In what year did the stalemate start?

1918
1916
1917
1915
1914

6

Who did Joffre command?

The Germans
The French
The Italians
The Russians
The English

7

What were the intentions of the Schlieffen Plan?

To attack France, then Russia
What is the Schlieffen Plan?/I don't know
To attack Russia, then France
To invade Britain
To bomb enemy trenches before attacking

8

What caused the United States of America to declare war on Germany?

The Zimmermann telegram and unrestricted submarine warfare
USA was allied with Germany
The bombing of Pearl Harbor
German invasion of eastern USA
I don't know

9

How was Fritz Haber important to Germany in WWI?

Nothing. He was just the son of Herr Haber
He was the nephew of Queen Elizabeth
He invented a lethal gas for Germany to unleash on its enemies
He was just an ordinary civilian
He invented gas masks for Germany

10

What happened in 1917?

The USA, the great western ally, enters the war while the eastern ally (Russia) gets out of the war. Stalemate continues on the Western Front
The French invaded Germany
Brusilov launches major (and successful) offensive
No more stalemate on the Western Front
Germans cause Paris to fall

11

When did WWI start?

July 28, 1914
I don't know
August 4, 1914
November 11, 1918
August 2, 1914

12

What was the biggest sea battle of WWI?

Battle of Finland
Battle of Britain
Battle of Sweden
Battle of Jutland
Battle of Norway

13

About how many Germans did York kill?

15
20
10
25
30

14

Where did the first offensive of Ludendorff's offensives take place?

In Finland
In Paris
In Mesopotamia
What's an offensive?
On the Somme River in France

15

The Brusilov Offensive of 1916 was:

It went OK, with 25 miles of territorial gain
What Brusilov Offensive?
Very successful - it knocked Austria-Hungary and Germany out of the war
Very successful, because it nearly knocked Austria-Hungary out of the war, although it cost a million Russian lives
Unsuccessful - it cost 20,000 German lives and 1,500,000 Russian ones

16

Who was the commander of the British?

French
Haig
Petain
Pershing
Joffre

17

When was the "Black Day" of the German Army?

August 6, 1918
August 8, 1918
September 2, 1918
January 1, 1915
There was none. Germany won the war

18

When did unrestricted submarine warfare start?

April 1917
January 1914
February 1917
April 1916
March 1917

19

Of the Central Powers, which country was the last to surrender to the Allies?

Bulgaria
Germany
Turkey
Austria-Hungary
Mexico

20

When was the Armistice signed?

May 5, 1918 at 17:00 o'clock sharp
Sept 2, 1945
There was no Armistice
Nov 11, 1918 at 11 o'clock sharp
November 10, 1918 at 11 o'clock sharp

Comments (18)

Jayyyyy (87524)

588 days ago

I failed cause I'm retarted

ivor (88697)

724 days ago

im a kid and it was incredibly easy

Keizer Will (62516)

726 days ago

If it wasn’t for America’s involvement Britain would be West Germany.

Alex (96597)

811 days ago

It was easy and history is the best lesson u could do 😂

kenzz (72212)

989 days ago

this was easy easy as pie

mr (06227)

1000 days ago

8.42 jeez guys its not that hard

kitty kat (14311)

1000 days ago

no one likes Mr. Rodriguez, not even some teachers

i kill the coc (35570)

1001 days ago

who is also from ASTI

Mr. Bumgord (49434)

1001 days ago

I don't like Rod :(

Shifu (62824)

1020 days ago

Excellent questions. Only that the answers should be shown so we can correct ourselves then and there and not wonder what the answer possibly is going to be.

Military History Enthusiast (11753)

1076 days ago

What a Great Test! Highly factual and also states the main offenses from both the Triple Entente and Central Powers perspectives. Keep up the Great Work!

Ree (09533)

1104 days ago

I'm going top class soon how this going to help me!

Tommy (27592)

1115 days ago

Umm, how was WORLD WAR I EVEN DANGEROUS, I MEEN, ITS. OT SERBIA, ITS BOSNIA WHO AUSTRA WHAT THE NAME IS ON THAT COUNTRY, GOOOD TOU

Shadow (29362)

1373 days ago

Quiz was to easy can you make it a lot harder

Issac Martinez (01604)

1459 days ago

How is this test pratice, we didn't learn half the tings here :PPPP

666 (01604)

1459 days ago

Half of the stuff we didn't even learn. Thanks a lot 😡

1234567890 (01604)

1459 days ago

This test is so hard I wish I was a chicken Nugget!

BRIANNA (59912)

1769 days ago

THIS HELP ME PASS MY TEST

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