The Battles of the Great War

By: Scott Nordlund
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The Battles of the Great War
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Prove your knowledge on the biggest battles, and the combatants in World War I
What is the nickname of the top ace in the German air force?
The Red Baron
The Red Baron had 80 air combat victories in his storied run in the air.
Das Futterhaus
Das Ace
The Whisperer

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What were German blimps called?
De Zerglins
Zeppelin
Zeppelins ruled the sky, except their flammability became a safety issue later in the war.
Das Futterhaus
Das Boot

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What was the first battle of WW 1
Battle of the Somme
Battle of Lone Pine
Battle of Mons
This was the first skirmish between the British Expeditionary Forces and the Germans which ended in a British retreat. This battle began on August 23, 1914 at the Battle of Mons
Battle of Little Big Prairie

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Which one of these countries was not a member of the Central Powers?
France
France, was a member of the Allied powers.
Germany
Ottoman Empire
Bulgaia

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After which battle did the "race to the sea" begin?
Battle of Ypres
Battle of the Bulge
Battle of the Somme
Battle of Marne
After the Battle of Marne, the Central Powers and Allied powers attempted to outflank each other, which is now known as the race to the sea.

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At what battle was chlorine gas first used?
Battle of the Somme
Battle of Ypres
Second Battle of Ypres
At the Second Battle of Ypres, the Germans broke the Hague Convention and deployed gas on the battlefield for the first time.
Battle of Vimy Ridge

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Which country's troops were nicknamed 'Stormtroopers'?
United States of America
Germany
Canada
Canadian troops gained this nickname after successfully capturing a number of German troops from their trenches, and having amazing skill at fighting in close quarters.
France

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What battle became a symbol of French determination?
Battle of Verdun
Facing mass causalities, the French forces held the line against the Germans at Verdun, with both sides casualties totaling 700,000 men combined.
Battle of Vimy Ridge
Battle of the Somme
Battle of Lone Pine

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What was the largest naval battle in WW1?
Battle of Britain
Battle of the Merchant Marine
Battle of Adamshead
Battle of Jutland
The British and Germans fought the Battle of Jutland due to happenstance. The much bigger British forces took a large hit, and the Germans came out of the battle relatively unscathed.

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What passenger vessel sunk via U-Boat attack in 1915?
SS Cunard
RMS Lisitania
RMS Listania was hit by a U-Boat attack and sunk. This caused the Germans to change their engagement tactics in underwater warfare due to protest from the USA.
SS Lord Nelson
SS Constitution

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What country conducted large scale ethnic cleansings during the war?
Ottoman Empire
The Ottoman Empire conducted the Armenian Genocide, Greek Genocide, and Assyrian Genocide
Germany
Mexico
Russia

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When did the United States enter the war?
1915
1916
1917
On April 6, 1917, the U.S. joined its allies--Britain, France, and Russia--to fight in World War I.
1918

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Where did the creeping barrage make its first appearance?
Battle of Vimy Ridge
The artillery barrage by the Canadians allowed the allied forces take Vimy with less causalities then first expected
Battle of Verdun
Battle of the Somme
Second Battle of Ypres

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What is the one continent to not be a theatre of war?
Australia
Australia and South America were the only two continents that were not included in the theatre of war
North America
Europe
Asia

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What was the most powerful land based weapon during the war?
Tank
Railway Gun
The railway gun was extremely powerful. Germany developed the Paris Gun, able to bombard Paris from over 100 kilometres!
Artillery
Machine Gun

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When was the depth charge invented?
1915
1916
The British invented these deadly barrels to deal with the constant German U-Boats on the merchant marine in 1916.
1917
1918

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What is the name of the first aircraft carrier used in battle?
HMS Furious
Deployed in a raid in 1918 to bomb Zeppelin hangers, the HMS Furious launched Sopwith Camels off its deck
HMS JFK
HMS Stan Lee
HMS Triumph

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What was the name of the first successful allied offensive?
The pushing
Hundred Day Offensive
The first offensive began as a counter attack after the Second Battle of Marnein 1918 and is nicknamed the Hundred Day Offensive
Ten Day Offensive
The Bulge

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Which country had more troops than Britain on the field of battle at the start of the war from the commonwealth?
Canada
New Zealand
Romania
India
A huge outpouring of support from India due to unrest at home caused the Indian government to send a fair number of troops. At the beginning of the war, Indian troops outnumbered BEF members.

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At which battle was 'In Flanders Fields' written?
Battle of the Bulge
Second Battle of Ypres
John McRae wrote the poem after attending the funeral of his friend who died at the Second Battle of Ypres.
Battle of the Somme
Battle of Little Big Horn

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How many allied ships did German U-Boats sink?
1000
100
10000
5000
At a cost of 199 U Boats, the German Navy sank over 5000 ships during the war.

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Which country lost one quarter of their pre-war population?
Bulgaria
Ottoman Empire
Belgium
Serbia
The Serbian population dropped 875,000 people during the war.

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What was Japan's stance during WW1
Neutral
Member of the Central powers
Both a member of the Central Powers and Allied Powers
Member of the Allied Powers
Japan was a member of the Allied Powers, and fought in the Pacific Theatre extensively.

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What African nation was attacked in 1914 by South-West Africa?
Congo
Ethiopia
South Africa
The German protectorate attacked their neighbor South Africa in the beginning of August successfully.
Chad

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At which battle were tanks first deployed?
Battle of Flers-Courcelette
First deployed as a smaller part of the Battle of the Somme, the Battle of Flers-Coucelette became the first battle at which tanks were deployed. Tanks would become an essential part of warfare on the Western flank.
Second Battle of Ypres
Battle of Lone Pine
Battle of Verdun

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What country did the pilot hail from who shot down and wounded the red baron?
Canada
United States
France
England
Donald Cunnel, an Englishman is credited with wounding the Red Baron, but died a few days later in action.

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At what battle did Canada 'become a nation' on the battlefield?
Battle of Vimy Ridge
Vimy Ridge has been said to where Canada became a nation. To this day, November 11 celebrations happen yearly at this site.
Battle of Verdun
Battle of the Somme
Battle of Ypres

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At what location was the longest siege in the war?
Vimy Ridge
Przemyśl
The longest siege was conducted by the Russians on the German front at Przemysl in Poland
Verdun
Galicia

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After what battle did the Central Powers attempt to negotiate a peace treaty?
Battle of Vimy Ridge
Battle of Verdun
The negotiations failed after Verdun and the allied powers rejected the German offer as it did not state any specific proposal guidelines.
Battle of the SOmmer
Second Battle of Marne

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How close was the front to Paris at its peak?
120 km
During the German offensive in 1917, the front was close enough for German rail guns to hit the suburbs of Paris at 120 km.
10 km
240 km
80 km

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The Zimmerman telegram was a negotiation between Germany and what country to enter the war?
Argentina
Brazil
China
Mexico
The Zimmerman telegram and increased casualties in the merchant marine led the United States to declare war after the failed attempt to bring Mexico into the war.

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At its peak, how many troops per day did the United States send to France?
1000
10000
After drafting 2.8 million into the army, the US were sending 10000 men to relieve tired troops in the Allied trenches per day.
25000
50000

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American pilots flew for what country before the USA declared war in 1917?
Canada
France
Australia
England
American pilots had a squadron in the Royal Air Force before 1917, once the USA declared war, they transferred to US squadrons.

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Which of the following countries were established 1918
Russian Federation
Azerbaijan
Azerbaijan Democratic Republic declared its independence from the Russian Empire during late Spring in 1918
Yugoslavia
Serbia

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When was the armistice signed to end WW1?
November 11, 1918
The armistice to end the Great War was signed in a train car outside of Compiegne, France on November 11, 1918. The exact same spot was used by Adolf Hitler announcing the surrender of France during World War II.
November 12, 1918
December 25, 1918

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