Questions in this quiz: World War I

The Great War of 1914–1918. The assassination at Sarajevo, trench warfare, the Western and Eastern fronts, key battles (Somme, Verdun, Gallipoli), new weapons, the Russian Revolution exit, and the Treaty of Versailles.

1. In which city was Archduke Franz Ferdinand assassinated in June 1914, triggering the chain of events that led to war? — Options: Vienna, Belgrade, Sarajevo, Budapest
2. Which 1916 battle on the Western Front lasted nearly ten months and became a symbol of French wartime endurance? — Options: Verdun, The Marne, Passchendaele, Ypres
3. Which new weapon was used in combat for the first time by the British during the 1916 Battle of the Somme? — Options: The tank, The flamethrower, Poison gas, The submarine
4. The disastrous Allied campaign at Gallipoli in 1915 was primarily an attempt to knock which country out of the war? — Options: Bulgaria, Austria-Hungary, The Ottoman Empire, Germany
5. Russia formally withdrew from the war in March 1918 by signing which treaty with the Central Powers? — Options: The Treaty of Versailles, The Treaty of Brest-Litovsk, The Treaty of Saint-Germain, The Treaty of Sèvres
6. The Treaty of Versailles was signed in 1919 in a palace just outside which city? — Options: Paris, Geneva, Vienna, Berlin
7. In which city was Archduke Franz Ferdinand assassinated in 1914, triggering the outbreak of World War I?