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. The spark that ignited World War I was the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand in June 1914. To which empire was he heir? — Options: The German Empire, The Ottoman Empire, The Austro-Hungarian Empire, The Russian Empire
2. Which 1916 battle on the Western Front lasted nearly ten months and became a symbol of French national endurance, with the slogan 'They shall not pass'? — Options: The Battle of the Marne, The Battle of Verdun, The Battle of Passchendaele, The Battle of the Somme
3. The 1915 Allied campaign aimed at capturing Constantinople and opening a sea route to Russia ended in a costly failure on which peninsula? — Options: Crimea, Sinai, Jutland, Gallipoli
4. Which new weapon, first used on a large scale by the British at the Battle of the Somme in 1916, was designed to break the stalemate of trench warfare? — Options: The flamethrower, The tank, The submarine, The machine gun
5. At which Belgian town did German forces first use chlorine gas on a large scale against Allied troops in April 1915? — Options: Ypres, Antwerp, Liège, Mons
6. Which 1917 event led directly to Russia's withdrawal from World War I? — Options: The abdication of Kaiser Wilhelm II, The Bolshevik Revolution, The Easter Rising, The Spartacist Uprising
7. In which city was Archduke Franz Ferdinand assassinated in June 1914, triggering World War I?