# World War I

> Grade 9: 1914-1918, the alliances, trench warfare, new technology (tanks, planes), the armistice on 11 November 1918.

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- Subject: History & geography
- Level: Grade 9
- Quiz: 16
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## Questions

1. In which year did World War I begin? (1912 / 1914 / 1916 / 1918)
   Answer: 1914
2. Which event in June 1914 triggered the war? (The assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand / The fall of the Russian Tsar / The invasion of Poland / The sinking of the Titanic)
   Answer: The assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand
3. World War I lasted from 1914 until 1918.
   Answer: True
4. Which two countries were in the Central Powers? (France and Britain / Germany and Austria-Hungary / Japan and Belgium / Russia and Italy)
   Answer: Germany and Austria-Hungary
5. Which country was part of the Triple Entente with Britain and France? (Austria-Hungary / Bulgaria / Germany / Russia)
   Answer: Russia
6. What word means a formal agreement between countries to support each other?
   Answer: An alliance
7. On the Western Front, what were trenches? (Long ditches where soldiers lived and fought / Ships used as hospitals / Tunnels used only for trains / Walls built around cities)
   Answer: Long ditches where soldiers lived and fought
8. What was the empty land between opposing trenches called? (No man's land / The borderlands / The dead zone / The free land)
   Answer: No man's land
9. Soldiers in the trenches often had to cope with mud, rats and lice.
   Answer: True
10. Which new armoured vehicle was first used by Britain in 1916? (The bulldozer / The jeep / The tank / The tractor-train)
   Answer: The tank
11. At first, how were aeroplanes mainly used in the war? (To carry passengers / To drop food to cities / To scout enemy positions / To tow tanks)
   Answer: To scout enemy positions
12. Aeroplanes were never used for fighting in World War I.
   Answer: False
13. On what date did the armistice that ended the fighting take effect?
   Answer: 11 November 1918
14. At what time of day did the guns fall silent on the day of the armistice? (11 a.m. / 3 p.m. / 6 a.m. / Midnight)
   Answer: 11 a.m.
15. What does the word 'armistice' mean?
   Answer: An agreement to stop fighting
16. Which 1919 treaty formally punished Germany after the war? (Treaty of Paris / Treaty of Rome / Treaty of Versailles / Treaty of Vienna)
   Answer: Treaty of Versailles