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World History: High School: 9th and 10th Grade Quiz - The First World War 2 (Questions)

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World War One, also known as the First World War, Great War or War of Wars, was fought between 1914 and 1918. It claimed ten million lives and forever changed the political map of Europe.

Here is our second History quiz on the subject.

1. In 1914, which country was not part of the Triple Entente?
[ ] Belgium
[ ] Britain
[ ] France
[ ] Russia
2. A country that does not take sides in a war is .......
[ ] Cowardly
[ ] Indecisive
[ ] Neutral
[ ] Unbalanced
3. Which German plan failed in 1914?
[ ] Schencken Plan
[ ] Schlieffen Plan
[ ] Schweinsteiger Plan
[ ] Stauffenberg Plan
4. Germany planned to invade France through where?
[ ] Belgium
[ ] Luxembourg
[ ] Netherlands
[ ] Switzerland
5. Who then declared war on Germany because they had a treaty with Belgium?
[ ] Britain
[ ] Denmark
[ ] France
[ ] Russia
6. Who appeared on a famous Army recruitment poster?
[ ] General Allenby
[ ] General Haig
[ ] Lord Kitchener
[ ] Marshal Foch
7. Someone who would not fight because they thought war was wrong was a .......
[ ] Conscientious complainer
[ ] Conscientious objector
[ ] Ideological rebel
[ ] Moral protester
8. Government information to influence public feeling about the war was called what?
[ ] Propaganda
[ ] Propagation
[ ] Propitiation
[ ] Protestation
9. The Schlieffen Plan failed partly because which country's army was ready quicker than expected?
[ ] Belgium
[ ] Britain
[ ] France
[ ] Russia
10. The fighting in Western Europe was along the Western .......
[ ] Assault
[ ] Front
[ ] Line
[ ] Zone
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World History: High School: 9th and 10th Grade Quiz - The First World War 2 (Answers)
1. In 1914, which country was not part of the Triple Entente?
[x] Belgium
[ ] Britain
[ ] France
[ ] Russia
2. A country that does not take sides in a war is .......
[ ] Cowardly
[ ] Indecisive
[x] Neutral
[ ] Unbalanced
3. Which German plan failed in 1914?
[ ] Schencken Plan
[x] Schlieffen Plan
[ ] Schweinsteiger Plan
[ ] Stauffenberg Plan
The plan was to invade and defeat France
4. Germany planned to invade France through where?
[x] Belgium
[ ] Luxembourg
[ ] Netherlands
[ ] Switzerland
Belgium was a neutral country
5. Who then declared war on Germany because they had a treaty with Belgium?
[x] Britain
[ ] Denmark
[ ] France
[ ] Russia
6. Who appeared on a famous Army recruitment poster?
[ ] General Allenby
[ ] General Haig
[x] Lord Kitchener
[ ] Marshal Foch
The poster read 'Your Country Needs You'
7. Someone who would not fight because they thought war was wrong was a .......
[ ] Conscientious complainer
[x] Conscientious objector
[ ] Ideological rebel
[ ] Moral protester
8. Government information to influence public feeling about the war was called what?
[x] Propaganda
[ ] Propagation
[ ] Propitiation
[ ] Protestation
9. The Schlieffen Plan failed partly because which country's army was ready quicker than expected?
[ ] Belgium
[ ] Britain
[ ] France
[x] Russia
10. The fighting in Western Europe was along the Western .......
[ ] Assault
[x] Front
[ ] Line
[ ] Zone