Knowledge / Trivia tests -» History -» World war 1

WWI Quiz

20 Questions - Developed by: Vanilla - Updated on: 2020-05-14 - 211,611 taken - 50 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
Bombing of Italy
The Triple Alliance
The assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand and his wife
The assassination of Hitler

2

Who declared war on whom?

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

3

What can WWI be traced back to?

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

4

Why did Britain declare war on Germany?

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

5

In what year did the stalemate start?

1916
1915
1918
1917
1914

6

Who did Joffre command?

The Russians
The English
The French
The Germans
The Italians

7

What were the intentions of the Schlieffen Plan?

What is the Schlieffen Plan?/I don't know
To attack France, then Russia
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?

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

9

How was Fritz Haber important to Germany in WWI?

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

10

What happened in 1917?

Brusilov launches major (and successful) offensive
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
Germans cause Paris to fall
No more stalemate on the Western Front
The French invaded Germany

11

When did WWI start?

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

12

What was the biggest sea battle of WWI?

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

13

About how many Germans did York kill?

20
15
10
25
30

14

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

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

15

The Brusilov Offensive of 1916 was:

Unsuccessful - it cost 20,000 German lives and 1,500,000 Russian ones
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
It went OK, with 25 miles of territorial gain

16

Who was the commander of the British?

French
Pershing
Petain
Haig
Joffre

17

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

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

18

When did unrestricted submarine warfare start?

April 1917
April 1916
February 1917
March 1917
January 1914

19

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

Germany
Mexico
Austria-Hungary
Bulgaria
Turkey

20

When was the Armistice signed?

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

Comments (18)

Jayyyyy (87524)

954 days ago

I failed cause I'm retarted

ivor (88697)

1090 days ago

im a kid and it was incredibly easy

Keizer Will (62516)

1091 days ago

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

Alex (96597)

1177 days ago

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

kenzz (72212)

1355 days ago

this was easy easy as pie

mr (06227)

1366 days ago

8.42 jeez guys its not that hard

kitty kat (14311)

1366 days ago

no one likes Mr. Rodriguez, not even some teachers

i kill the coc (35570)

1367 days ago

who is also from ASTI

Mr. Bumgord (49434)

1367 days ago

I don't like Rod :(

Shifu (62824)

1385 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)

1442 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)

1470 days ago

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

Tommy (27592)

1481 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)

1739 days ago

Quiz was to easy can you make it a lot harder

Issac Martinez (01604)

1825 days ago

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

666 (01604)

1825 days ago

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

1234567890 (01604)

1825 days ago

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

BRIANNA (59912)

2135 days ago

THIS HELP ME PASS MY TEST

•1•