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WWI Quiz

20 Questions - Developed by: Vanilla - Updated on: 2020-05-14 - Developed on: 2012-07-02 - 209,545 taken - 49 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 assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand and his wife
The assassination of Hitler
The Triple Alliance

2

Who declared war on whom?

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

3

What can WWI be traced back to?

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

4

Why did Britain declare war on Germany?

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

5

In what year did the stalemate start?

1916
1914
1918
1917
1915

6

Who did Joffre command?

The Italians
The Germans
The English
The Russians
The French

7

What were the intentions of the Schlieffen Plan?

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

8

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

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

9

How was Fritz Haber important to Germany in WWI?

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

10

What happened in 1917?

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

11

When did WWI start?

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

12

What was the biggest sea battle of WWI?

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

13

About how many Germans did York kill?

20
30
25
10
15

14

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

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

15

The Brusilov Offensive of 1916 was:

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
It went OK, with 25 miles of territorial gain

16

Who was the commander of the British?

French
Pershing
Petain
Joffre
Haig

17

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

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

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
Austria-Hungary
Mexico
Bulgaria
Turkey

20

When was the Armistice signed?

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

Comments (18)

Jayyyyy (87524)

637 days ago

I failed cause I'm retarted

ivor (88697)

773 days ago

im a kid and it was incredibly easy

Keizer Will (62516)

775 days ago

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

Alex (96597)

860 days ago

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

kenzz (72212)

1038 days ago

this was easy easy as pie

mr (06227)

1049 days ago

8.42 jeez guys its not that hard

kitty kat (14311)

1049 days ago

no one likes Mr. Rodriguez, not even some teachers

i kill the coc (35570)

1050 days ago

who is also from ASTI

Mr. Bumgord (49434)

1050 days ago

I don't like Rod :(

Shifu (62824)

1069 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)

1125 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)

1153 days ago

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

Tommy (27592)

1164 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)

1423 days ago

Quiz was to easy can you make it a lot harder

Issac Martinez (01604)

1508 days ago

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

666 (01604)

1508 days ago

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

1234567890 (01604)

1508 days ago

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

BRIANNA (59912)

1818 days ago

THIS HELP ME PASS MY TEST

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