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How Well Do You Know World War One?

Which heir to the Austrian throne was assassinated in Sarajevo?

In which month of 1914 did the fighting on the western front begin?

Who was the Kaiser of Germany in 1914-18?

Which of these countries was NOT a member of the Triple Entente in 1914?

Which Belgian city was brutally sacked by German forces in August 1914?

Which English city was bombarded by the German navy in December 1914?

Which weapon was first used by the Germans at Ypres in 1915?

Which German flying ace, credited with 80 aerial victories, became known as the ‘Red Baron’?

Which future Turkish leader made his name in the defence of Gallipoli in 1915?

Which 1916 battle saw almost 1 million casualties, split evenly between France and Germany?

Which 1916 naval battle saw the German and British fleets clash for the only time in WW1?

How many British casualties were there on the first day of the Battle of the Somme, 1st July 1916?

Which British general was featured on the famous poster bearing the words “Your country needs you”?

Lloyd-George became the British Prime Minister in 1916; who was his predecessor?

Which famous telegram, intercepted by British intelligence, revealed a German attempt to incite a Mexican invasion of the USA?

Which of these future American Presidents served in the trenches in WW1?

Which of these future British Prime Ministers did NOT serve in the trenches in WW1?

Which item were British school children encouraged to collect, to help make explosives during WW1?

In which 1917 battle were the Italians soundly defeated by Austria-Hungary?

Which city did British forces take from Ottoman Turkey in December 1917?

Which people suffered a genocide at the hands of the Turkish government during WW1, in which around 1 million civilians died in the process of forced deportation?

Which Russian leader was overthrown in November 1917?

Which harsh treaty did Germany impose upon Russia in 1918?

What was Germany’s last ‘big push’ on the Western Front in 1918?

Which 1918 battle marked the beginning of the successful ‘One Hundred Days’ that took the western allies all the way to the borders of Germany?

On which precise day of 1918, fateful in German history, did the Kaiser abdicate?

Where was the armistice agreement signed on 11th November 1918?

What is the most widely accepted estimate of the total military dead in WW1?

Which US President attended the Versailles peace conference?

In which year was an unknown soldier buried with full military honours inside Westminster Abbey?

<p>This post has been updated to clarify the mass killings described in question 21.</p>

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