World War I

Question 1

Which Archduke and nephew of Emperor Franz Joseph of Austria-Hungary was assassinated by Gavrilo Princip in Sarajevo on 28 June 1914?

Answer 1

FRANZ FERDINAND

Question 2

Which country, together with Great Britain and France, was a member of the Triple Entente?

Answer 2

RUSSIA

Question 3

What was the name of the German plan of attack on the Western Front at the outbreak of World War I?

Answer 3

SCHLIEFFEN PLAN

Question 4

On 1 July 1916, 19,240 British soldiers died on the first day of which battle? With 57,000 casualties, this was the worst day in the history of the British Army.

Answer 4

SOMME

Question 5

Together with Auda ibu Tayi, which Englishman led Arab rebels to capture the Jordanian port of Aqaba in July 1917?

Answer 5

T E LAWRENCE (OF ARABIA)

Question 6

Fought 31 May - 1 June 1916, what was the largest naval battle and the only full-scale clash of battleships in the war?

Answer 6

JUTLAND

Question 7

With a total of 80 “victories”, who was Germany’s top flying ace of World War I?

Answer 7

MANFRED VON RICHTHOFEN

Question 8

Which peace treaty between the Allies and Germany was signed on 28 June 1919?

Answer 8

VERSAILLES

Question 9

Which First Lord of the Admiralty sent British and Commonwealth troops to Gallipoli?

Answer 9

WINSTON CHURCHILL

Question 10

Which French commander was chosen as supreme commander of the allied armies in March 1918?

Answer 10

FERDINAND FOCH

Question 11

Which Cunard liner was sunk by German submarine U-20 8 miles off the Old Head of Kinsale, Ireland on 7 May 1915?

Answer 11

LUSITANIA

Question 12

Which Balkan country declared war on Serbia in October 1915?

Answer 12

BULGARIA

Question 13

Which British Prime Minister resigned in December 1916 and was succeeded by David Lloyd George?

Answer 13

H. H. ASQUITH

Question 14

The Germans withdraw to which vast system of defences in north eastern France in early 1917?

Answer 14

HINDENBURG LINE (SIEGFRIEDSTELLUNG)

Question 15

Which future founder of the Republic of Turkey first rose to prominence as an Ottoman commander at Gallipoli?

Answer 15

MUSTAFA KEMAL (ATATÜRK)

Question 16

Which river gave its name to twelve battles on the Italian Front?

Answer 16

ISONZO

Question 17

Who replaced Helmuth von Moltke as German Chief of Staff on 14 September 1914?

Answer 17

ERICH VON FALKENHAYN

Question 18

Captain W P ‘Billy’ Nevill of the Eighth East Surreys gave what objects to some of his men before they went over the top in order to encourage them to cross ‘No-Man’s Land’?

Answer 18

FOOTBALLS

Question 19

In which city were Tsar Nicholas II, his wife Alexandra and their five children Olga, Tatiana, Maria, Anastasia, and Alexei shot dead on 17 July 1918?

Answer 19

YEKATERINBURG

Question 20

Which US President’s “Fourteen Points” was a statement of principles for world peace that was to be used for peace negotiations in order to end World War I?

Answer 20

WOODROW WILSON

Question 21

The siege of which Middle Eastern city began in June 1916 and lasted 2 years and 7 months?

Answer 21

MEDINA

Question 22

Where did the Russians sign a peace treaty with Germany on 3 March 1918?

Answer 22

BREST-LITOVSK

Question 23

What was the nickname of the French leader Georges Clemenceau?

Answer 23

THE TIGER

Question 24

Which poison gas was used by the Germans during the Second Battle of Ypres (22 April - 25 May 1915)?

Answer 24

CHLORINE

Question 25

In what sort of vehicle did Germany sign the Armistice of Compiègne at 6 am on 11 November 1918?

Answer 25

RAILWAY CARRIAGE

Question 26

By what other name was the Third Battle of Ypres (July-November 1917) also known?

Answer 26

BATTLE OF PASSCHENDAELE

Question 27

Fought on 8 December 1914, at which battle was Von Spee's German cruiser squadron defeated by the Royal Navy?

Answer 27

FALKLANDS

Question 28

Who was known as the Lion of Verdun and famously said “They shall not pass” in relation to the German attacks?

Answer 28

PHILIPPE PÉTAIN

Question 29

Named after its commander, which Russian offensive broke through Austro-Hungarian lines in the spring of 1916?

Answer 29

BRUSILOV

Question 30

Where was an Allied military planning conference held on 6-8 December 1915 involving military representatives from all Allied powers to formulate a coordinated strategy for the upcoming year?

Answer 30

CHANTILLY

Question 31

At the outbreak of the war, which British Foreign Secretary said “the lamps are going out all over Europe”?

Answer 31

EDWARD GREY

Question 32

Fought on 23–24 August 1914, what was the first battle fought by the British Army in World War I?

Answer 32

BATTLE OF MONS

Question 33

The German Light Cruiser Emden attacked which Indian city in September 1914?

Answer 33

MADRAS

Question 34

What port was the base for the German Imperial fleet?

Answer 34

KIEL

Question 35

Which declaration of 2 November 1917 announced that the British government supported plans for a Jewish "national home" in Palestine?

Answer 35

BALFOUR DECLARATION

Question 36

Meaning, literally, ‘hairy one’, what was the informal term for a French infantryman?

Answer 36

POILU

Question 37

Which commander of the Russian Second army committed suicide after its decisive defeat at the Battle of Tannenberg in August 1914?

Answer 37

ALEXANDER SAMSONOV

Question 38

An Austro-Hungarian army was routed by the Italians at which battle of November 1918, which was followed by an armistice?

Answer 38

VITTORIO VENETO

Question 39

What date is known as "Anzac Day"?

Answer 39

25-Apr

Question 40

Which German Foreign Secretary sent a telegram to his ambassador in Mexico, instructing him to propose to the Mexican government an alliance against the United States?

Answer 40

ARTHUR ZIMMERMANN

Question 41

Who commanded the British Expeditionary Force on the Western Front until December 1915, when he was replaced by General Sir Douglas Haig?

Answer 41

JOHN FRENCH

Question 42

Who led a detachment of the Württemberg Mountain Battalion to take Mount Matajur, capturing thousands of Italians in the process?

Answer 42

ERWIN ROMMEL

Question 43

What secret agreement of 1916 between the UK and France defined their respective spheres of influence and control in Western Asia after the expected downfall of the Ottoman Empire during World War I?

Answer 43

SYKES-PICOT

Question 44

Which Serb victory over the Austro-Hungarians in August 1914 was the first Allied victory over the Central Powers?

Answer 44

BATTLE OF CER

Question 45

The Treaty of Trianon was signed on 4 June 1920 between the Allies and which country?

Answer 45

HUNGARY

Question 46

The British used armoured tanks for the first time in history at which battle, the last offensive of the Battle of the Somme in 1916?

Answer 46

FLERS-COURCELETTE

Question 47

What name was given to the major German military offensive that began the Spring Offensive on 21 March 1918?

Answer 47

OPERATION MICHAEL

Question 48

Who commanded the Imperial German Army forces in the German East Africa campaign?

Answer 48

PAUL VON LETTOW-VORBECK

Question 49

Fought 22 December 1914 - 2 January 1915, the Russians defeated an Ottoman army at which battle after the Ottoman troops, ill-prepared for winter conditions, suffered major casualties in the Allahüekber Mountains?

Answer 49

BATTLE OF SARIKAMISH

Question 50

On 22 September 1914 the German cruisers Scharnhorst and Gneisenau entered which port on the island of Tahiti and bombarded the town's fortifications?

Answer 50

PAPEETE