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World War I Dates Trivia Quiz

This quiz is about about famous dates in (or related to) World War I.

A multiple-choice quiz by Kaye19. Estimated time: 3 mins.

Author
Kaye19

Time
3 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
329,714

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Average

Avg Score
8 / 10

Plays
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Awards
Top 35% Quiz

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Question 1 of 10

1. 28 June 1914 - Franz Ferdinand was assassinated. Where did this take place? Hint

Sarajevo

Paris

Berlin

Prague

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Question 2 of 10

2. 4 August 1914 - Britain declared war on Germany. Who was on the British throne at the time? Hint

King Edward VII

King George VI

Queen Victoria

King George V

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Question 3 of 10

3. 19 January 1915 - The first Zeppelin raid on Britain occurred. What was a Zeppelin? Hint

Helicopter

Fighter Plane

Airship

Bomber

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Question 4 of 10

4. 7 May 1915 - The Lusitania was sunk by a German U-boat. What type of ship was Lusitania? Hint

Passenger liner

Battleship

Destroyer

Cruiser

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Question 5 of 10

5. 19 December 1915 - Gallipoli was evacuated. Where is Gallipoli? Hint

Bosporus

Jutland

The Crimea

Dardanelles

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Question 6 of 10

6. 27 January 1916 - Conscription was introduced in Britain. Who was required to enlist under this Act of Parliament? Hint

Women

Medically unfit persons

Conscientious objectors

Single men 18-41 years old

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Question 7 of 10

7. 1 July 1916 - First day of the Battle of the Somme. What was the Somme? Hint

River

Mountain

Country

Lake

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Question 8 of 10

8. 7 December 1916 - David Lloyd George became Prime Minister. Who was his predecessor? Hint

Stanley Baldwin

Winston Spencer Churchill

Herbert Henry Asquith

Neville Chamberlain

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Question 9 of 10

9. 11 November 1918 - The Armistice with Germany was signed, followed in 1919 by the peace treaty. Where was this Treaty signed? Hint

Paris

London

Versailles

Berlin

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Question 10 of 10

10. 28 November 1918 - Kaiser William II abdicated. What relation was he to Queen Victoria? Hint

Grandson

Nephew

Great-grandson

Cousin

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. 28 June 1914 - Franz Ferdinand was assassinated. Where did this take place?

Answer: Sarajevo

Franz Ferdinand married Sophie Chotek von Chorkora. As she was only a lady-in-waiting he was permitted to marry her on condition that their children could not succeed to the throne and she was not allowed to accompany him in the imperal carriage or the imperial box.
She was with him on a visit to Sarajevo when they were both shot, dying later from their wounds.

2. 4 August 1914 - Britain declared war on Germany. Who was on the British throne at the time?

Answer: King George V

George V, a grandson of Queen Victoria, reigned from 1910 till his death in 1936. During the First World War he changed the family name from Saxe-Coburg-Gotha to Windsor. He visited the Western Front on several occasions.

3. 19 January 1915 - The first Zeppelin raid on Britain occurred. What was a Zeppelin?

Answer: Airship

Airships were developed about 1870 by Count Ferdinand von Zeppelin. The first flight was in 1900 and they were used as bombers during the First World War.
The largest airship built, Hindenburg, burst into flames and crashed in 1937.

4. 7 May 1915 - The Lusitania was sunk by a German U-boat. What type of ship was Lusitania?

Answer: Passenger liner

Lusitania made her maiden voyage in September 1907 and was called the 'Greyhound of the Atlantic'. She won the Blue Ribbon for the fastest Atlantic crossing. She was sunk by a U-boat off the coast of Ireland and 1,119 of her passengers and crew were lost.

It is sometimes said that the Lusitania was also carrying munitions at the time when she was sunk. Even if this is true, the sinking was a massive blunder for Germany as it did much to swing public opinion in America against Germany.

5. 19 December 1915 - Gallipoli was evacuated. Where is Gallipoli?

Answer: Dardanelles

The Gallipoli Peninsula overlooked the Dardanelles Straits between European and Asiatic Turkey.

6. 27 January 1916 - Conscription was introduced in Britain. Who was required to enlist under this Act of Parliament?

Answer: Single men 18-41 years old

Exceptions were made for people in certain occupations whose work was considered essential, for example, farmers. In June 1916 conscription was extended to married men and the upper age limit was later raised to 51. Women were not conscripted in Britain in World War I.

7. 1 July 1916 - First day of the Battle of the Somme. What was the Somme?

Answer: River

The Somme is a river in France. It is 152 miles (245 Km) long. It rises near St. Quentin and flows north into the English Channel. Ironically, the name is of Celtic origin and means 'tranquillity'.

Britain suffered 60,000 casualties (dead, wounded and taken prisoner) on the first day of the battle.

8. 7 December 1916 - David Lloyd George became Prime Minister. Who was his predecessor?

Answer: Herbert Henry Asquith

Asquith was born in Yorkshire in 1852 and in 1886 he was elected Liberal MP for East Fife. He became Prime Minister in 1908, succeeding Sir Henry Campbell-Bannerman on the latter's death. In 1915 he formed a coalition government with the Conservative party.

9. 11 November 1918 - The Armistice with Germany was signed, followed in 1919 by the peace treaty. Where was this Treaty signed?

Answer: Versailles

The Armistice was signed, in a railway carriage, at 5 a.m. and came into force at 11 a.m. - the eleventh hour of the eleventh day of the eleventh month.
During this period Germany had to surrender arms and withdraw all troops to Germany.

10. 28 November 1918 - Kaiser William II abdicated. What relation was he to Queen Victoria?

Answer: Grandson

Grandson.
He was the son of her daughter Victoria and Prince Frederick William of Prussia.
His full names, in English, were Frederick William Victor Albert.

Source: Author Kaye19

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