Who was the first pilot to achieve five aerial victories in World War I?
Answer
Adolphe Pégoud
80 World War I Trivia Questions with Answers
80 public questions with answers, drawn from the well. How many can you answer?
Which British general captured Jerusalem from the Ottoman Empire in 1917?
Answer
Edmund Allenby
Which treaty ended Russia's involvement in World War I?
Answer
Treaty of Brest-Litovsk
Who commanded the British Grand Fleet at the Battle of Jutland?
Answer
John Jellicoe
Which Russian army was destroyed at the Battle of Tannenberg in 1914?
Answer
Second Army
What was the name of Woodrow Wilson's proposed post-war peace plan?
Answer
Fourteen Points
What international organization was created by the Treaty of Versailles?
Answer
League of Nations
On which side did Italy fight after entering World War I in 1915?
Answer
Allied Powers
Who assassinated Archduke Franz Ferdinand in Sarajevo in 1914?
Answer
Gavrilo Princip
What is the name of the armistice that ended fighting on the Western Front on November 11, 1918?
Answer
Armistice of Compiègne
Which battle was the first major American offensive of World War I?
Answer
Battle of Cantigny
What was the name of the last major German offensive of World War I, launched in March 1918?
Answer
Spring Offensive
At which battle did Germany first use poison gas on a large scale in 1915?
Answer
Second Battle of Ypres
What intercepted telegram from Germany to Mexico helped bring the U.S. into WWI?
Answer
Zimmermann Telegram
What was the largest naval battle of World War I?
Answer
Battle of Jutland
What was the name of Germany's plan for a two-front war against France and Russia?
Answer
Schlieffen Plan
At which battle were tanks first used in combat?
Answer
Battle of Flers–Courcelette
What peace treaty with Germany was signed in 1919 at the Paris Peace Conference?
Answer
Treaty of Versailles
What was the longest single battle of World War I, lasting from February to December 1916?
Answer
Battle of Verdun
What British ocean liner was sunk by a German U-boat in 1915, killing 1,198 people?
Answer
RMS Lusitania
Which country's declaration of war on Serbia began World War I?
Answer
Austria-Hungary
What year did World War I begin?
Answer
1914
Which archduke's assassination in Sarajevo triggered World War I?
Answer
Archduke Franz Ferdinand