World War I Quiz Quiz Questions

1. Who was president of the United States during World War I?

A Woodrow Wilson B Calvin Coolidge C William Taft D Franklin D. Roosevelt

2. Whose death sparked World War I?

A Queen Victoria B Archbishop Ussher C Kaiser Wilhelm D Archduke Franz Ferdinand

3. Which of these nations was neutral in World War I?

A Germany B England C Norway D Italy

4. Which of these ships was sunk by a German submarine?

A Arizona B Titanic C Andrea Doria D Lusitania

5. Which weapon was first used at the Battle of the Somme in World War I?

A jet fighter B chariot C tank D submarine

6. World War I ended in:

A 1925 B 1918 C 1920 D 1915

7. Which of these people was a spy in World War I?

A Benedict Arnold B Mata Hari C James Bond D Serge Plekhanov

8. Which unsuccessful military operation did Aleksandr Kerensky carry out during WWI?

A June Offensive B Spring Offensive C Operation Faustschlag D Nivelle Offensive

9. Who led the Russian offensive on the Eastern Front against Austria-Hungary In 1916?

A Georges Agabekov B Aleksey Brusilov C Izrail Agol D Luigi Cadorna

10. Which type of warfare was highly developed on the Western Front of World War I?

A Special operations warfare B Electronic warfare C Trench warfare D Naval warfare

11. Name the English nurse who became a popular heroine during WWI?

A Maria Gulovich B Barbara Lauwers C Virginia Hall D Edith Cavell

12. What is the holiday commemorating the British service members who have died in wars and other military conflicts since the onset of World War I?

A ANZAC day B Armistice Day C Memorial Day D Remembrance Sunday

13. Who was the king of England during WWI?

A Edward VII B George V C William IV D George II

14. On which continent was World War I mostly fought?

A North America B Europe C Asia D Africa

15. What were aerial battles between fighter aircraft called?

A Stunt flying B Dogfight C Catfight D Air racing

16. What is the name the international organization created at the end of the First World War?

A The European Union B United Nations C League of Nations D NATO

17. Which treaty formalized the collapse of the Habsburg Empire after WWI?

A Treaty of Buftea B Cilicia Peace Treaty C Treaty of Saint-Germain D Treaty of Trianon

18. What was the other name of the Gallipoli Campaign?

A Serbian Campaign B Dardanelles Campaign C Romanian Campaign D Caucasus Campaign

19. Which German aviator is credited with shooting down 80 enemy aircraft in World War I?

A Erich Hartmann B Oswald Boelcke C Manfred, baron von Richthofen D Werner Voss

20. What was the name given to the German battle plan proposed in 1905 and used during World War I?

A Manstein Plan B Operation Hush C Schlieffen Plan D Plan XVII

21. Which of the following films, often considered among the best ever made, is set during World War I?

A Battleship Potemkin B Grand Illusion C Gone with the Wind D The Best Years of Our Lives

22. Who was in command of the British battle cruisers in the Battle of Jutland?

A George Borrett B David Beatty C Cecil Lambert D Hugh Evan-Thomas

23. When did the United States enter World War I?

A 1914 B 1917 C 1910 D 1915

24. Which of the following was a German submarine that attacked enemy ships during World War I?

A A13 B S-13 C U-boat D Delfin

25. Which countries were involved in the Battle of Dogger Bank?

A France and Germany B United Kingdom and Germany C Belgium and Serbia D Russia and Italy

26. Which nations made up the Triple Alliance?

A Germany, Italy, and Austria-Hungary B Serbia, France, and Austria-Hungary C Japan, Portugal, and Russia D Germany, Russia, and Italy

27. What was Woodrow Wilson's proposal during WWI for a postwar peace settlement?

A Corfu Declaration B Pact of Steel C Fourteen Points D Anti-Comintern Pact

28. In which battle was poison gas used as a weapon for the first time in WWI?

A Battle of Messines B Battle of Verdun C Second Battle of Ypres D Spring Offensive

29. In which year did the Battle of Verdun start?

A 1916 B 1923 C 1918 D 1901

30. Which WWI battle marked the beginning of a string of Allied offensive successes known as the Hundred Days?

A Battle of the Frontiers B Battle of Amiens C Battle of St. Quentin Canal D Battle of Mulhouse

31. Which is the other name of the Battle of Passchendaele?

A Battle of Mons B Third Battle of Ypres C Battle of Caporetto D Battle of Falkland Islands

32. Which U.S. Army general was also known by the name Black Jack?

A Peyton Conway March B John J. Pershing C Samuel Tilden Ansell D James G. Harbord

33. Who was the prime minister of the United Kingdom at the end of World War I?

A Winston Churchill B David Lloyd George C Neville Chamberlain D Stanley Baldwin

34. Who was a prime minister of France during WWI?

A Georges Clemenceau B Alexandre Millerand C Vladimir Lenin D Vittorio Orlando

35. Which military corps served during the ill-fated 1915 Gallipoli Campaign?

A Cavalry Corps B Australian and New Zealand Army Corps C XXII Corps D Army Service Corps

36. What was the nickname of American soldiers during WWI?

A Limey B Johnny Reb C Doughboy D Leatherneck

37. When did Florence Green, British servicewoman, and the last surviving veteran of World War I, die?

A 2012 B 1999 C 2010 D 1993

38. Which disease caused a worldwide pandemic that started during World War I?

A Ebola B Plague C Cholera D Influenza

39. How many Battles of the Isonzo were there?

A 9 B 7 C 10 D 12

40. Which country was forced to sign the "war guilt clause" in the Treaty of Versailles?

A Turkey B Germany C Italy D United States

41. Which British field marshal conducted the first large-scale attack by tanks in WWI?

A Edmund Allenby B Julian Byng C Douglas Haig D Charles Harington

42. Which flower became a symbol of World War I?

A Edelweiss B Rose C Poppy D Tulip

43. Which Canadian fighter pilot is credited with shooting down 72 German aircraft?

A William Bishop B Raymond Collishaw C Arthur Currie D Roy Brown

44. What was the nickname of the 369th Infantry Regiment?

A Cyclone Division B Red Devils C Old Ironsides D Harlem Hellfighter

45. What was the title given to the Royal Highland regiment in the British Army?

A Carabiniers B Black Watch C The Buffs D Herts Guards

46. Which is an association between Great Britain, France, and Russia?

A Triple Entente B Central Powers C Triple Alliance D Axis Powers

47. What was the treaty signed between Bulgaria and the Allied Powers called?

A Treaty of Poti B Treaty of Bucharest C Treaty of Neuilly D Treaty of Trianon

48. What was the name of the 1929 agreement which reduced Germany's WWI reparations payments?

A Young Plan B Treaty of Sèvres C Dawes Plan D Pact of Locarno

49. Which WWI battle was the final offensive on the Italian Front?

A Battle of Isonzo B Battle of Vittorio Veneto C Battle of Asiago D Battle of Tannenburg

50. Who was the last surviving American WWI veteran?

A John Campbell Ross B Frank Woodruff Buckles C Claude Choules D John Babcock

51. Who was the German emperor during World War I?

A Frederick William III B Frederick III C William III D William II

52. What is the name of the battle that occurred in what is now Stębark, Poland, and ended with a Russian defeat by the Germans in August, 1914?

A Battle of Gumbinnen B Battle of Galicia C Battle of Stallupönen D Battle of Tannenberg

53. Which country intercepted and decoded the Zimmermann telegram?

A United States B France C United Kingdom D Russia

54. Who was the commander of the German East Asia Squadron?

A Gustav Bachmann B Eduard von Capelle C Hugo von Pohl D Maximilian, Graf von Spee

55. Which convention was also known as the Asia Minor Agreement?

A Sazonov–Paléologue Agreement B Faisal-Weizmann Agreement C Sykes-Picot Agreement D Lansing-Ishii Agreement

56. What is the name of the treaty signed in 1925 that banned the use of chemical and biological weapons, which had caused so much destruction during World War I?

A Treaty of Trianon B Biological Weapons Convention C Chemical Weapons Convention D Geneva Gas Protocol

57. Which of the following was the tipping point that started World War I?

A Adolf Hitler’s rise to power in Germany B German military forces invaded France C The assassination of the Austro-Hungarian Archduke Franz Ferdinand D The naval blockade of the Baltic Sea by British forces

58. Who were the members of the Triple Entente?

A France, Great Britain, Russia B France, Germany, Austria-Hungary C Germany, Austria-Hungary, Russia D Germany, Russia, Italy

59. What was the response of the Austro-Hungarian government to the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand?

A They blamed France and, with the help of their allies, went to war against the Triple Entente. B They cautiously investigated the event. C They blamed Serbia and promptly declared war on the Balkan nation. D None of the above.

60. What drew Germany into World War I?

A After Russia had entered the war to protect Serbia, Germany declared war on Russia to help protect its Triple Alliance ally, Austria-Hungary. B Germany was looking for any excuse to go to war with Serbia. C Germany was hoping to entice France and Great Britain to join the war against Austria-Hungary. D Germany wanted to protect Russia from Austria-Hungary.

61. What drew Great Britain into World War I?

A Great Britain wanted to prevent Austria-Hungary from taking over the Balkan Peninsula. B Germany invaded Belgium; Great Britain was obligated by a treaty to protect Belgium from foreign invasion. C Great Britain saw an opportunity to expand their empire into the European mainland. D France was seeking help in an invasion upon Austria-Hungary and needed British naval support.

62. What actions kept the French and British from being totally overrun by the German army in the Battle of the Marne?

A The French and British circled behind the attacking Germans and joined with their Russian allies for an attack from the east. B The French and British invaded Belgium and used the territory as an extra buffer against German invasion. C The Belgians were able to fend off the Germans long enough in the summer of 1914 for the British and French to get their troops in position to defend Paris. D The French and British were able to call upon their Japanese allies for a surprise naval attack on the German army.

63. Which of the following statements best describes the opening years of fighting in World War I?

A The war was dynamic and ever-changing as the balance of power swung between the Allied Powers and the Central Powers. B Alliances broke down and nations began fighting for themselves rather than their allies. C The United States quickly intervened to help the Allied Powers. D Following the initial advances, both sides were caught in a deadlock of trench warfare for nearly three years.

64. Which of the following statements best describes the outcomes of the Battle of Verdun and the Battle of Somme?

A Both battles resulted in massive amounts of casualties on each side and minimal gains of territory. B The Allied Powers took massive amounts of territory back from the Central Powers. C The Central Powers decimated the Allied Powers’ armies and continued their push for more territory. D The battles saw minimal casualties and did little to break the stalemate between the two sides.

65. Which of the following was a key naval weapon used by the Germans during World War I?

A The zeppelin B The U-boat C The bi-plane D The aircraft carrier

66. What was the response of the United States to the initial outbreak of war on the European continent in 1914?

A America would help support the Allied Powers by sending supplies and loaning money, but America would not commit to the war militarily. B America would send troops, supplies, and weapons to the Allied Powers to help them win the war. C America would continue their trade with all European nations, including Great Britain, France, Germany, and Austria-Hungary. D America remained completely neutral in the war and did not help or seek to harm either side.

67. Which of the following events helped propel the United States into World War I?

A The Japanese bombed an American naval base in Pearl Harbor, Hawaii. B The Germans blockaded the ports of New York and Boston with U-boats. C The American government finally received a formal invitation from Allied forces to join the war. D A German U-boat sunk the Lusitania, a British passenger ship carrying, among others, 128 Americans.

68. What was the Zimmerman Note?

A A German request to the Mexican government to join with them in an attack on America, should America join the war. B An attempt by Germany to apologize to the United states for unintentionally harming Americans in U-boat attacks. C A formal request for the Americans to join with the Central Powers and enter the war. D An outline of the German strategy for invading South America.

69. What was the purpose of the Selective Service Act, passed by the United States Congress on May 18, 1917?

A To formally declare the United State's entrance into World War I B To establish a military draft C To give women the right to join the Armed Forces D To create job opportunities in military based industries

70. What did the American Navy do to combat the destruction and loss of supplies caused by German U-boats in the Atlantic?

A The navy used airplanes to drop bombs ahead of transport ships and clear the way. B The American Navy invested in thousands of new submarines to go head to head with the German U-boat fleet. C The navy employed convoys of destroyers to accompany and defend transport ships back and forth across the Atlantic Ocean. D The American government stopped shipping supplies across the Atlantic altogether and, instead, developed and used cargo planes to fly to Europe.

71. Why did Russia exit the war in the spring of 1918?

A Russia was being overrun by the Germans and had no other choice but to surrender. B Russia was under new leadership that had other priorities than continuing the war. C Russia successfully defeated the Germans and had no further interest in the conflict. D Russia did not have enough supplies to continue the fight.

72. How did Russia leaving the war in 1918 change the German military strategy?

A The Germans were happy to scale back their efforts across Europe thanks, in large part, to the lands they were granted by the Treaty of Brest-Litovsk. B The Germans were able to scale down the size of their military, saving precious funds and resources. C The Germans had a powerful new ally in Russia that would make winning the war much easier. D The Germans were able to move troops from the Eastern Front to the west and redouble their efforts to push towards Paris.

73. What was the primary role of the American Expeditionary Force (AEF) in World War I?

A The AEF remained an independent fighting force and successfully pushed back the German surge on the Western Front. B The AEF and its European allies fought the Germans to yet another stalemate on the Western Front. C The troops of the AEF were rolled into the British and French armies to help bolster their dwindling numbers. D The AEF arrived in Europe too late in the war to make a meaningful impact.

74. Which country formally requested an armistice to end The Great War?

A United States of America B Germany C France D Great Britain

75. What was the League of Nations?

A An alliance created between the Allied Powers and several other European nations. B An effort to use the Olympic games as a way to settle international conflicts. C An international organization whose primary mission was to maintain world peace. D None of the above.

76. Which of the following statements is true regarding the Treaty of Versailles, whose signing formally ended World War I in June 1919?

A The United States did not sign the Treaty of Versailles. B The treaty required Germany to take the blame for the war and pay the Allies billions of dollars. C The treaty forced Germany to disarm and make substantial territorial concessions. D All of the above.