Honoring Veterans Day (or Armistice Day in the UK and Remembrance Day in Canada) with thirty trivia questions about the first World War One. The end of that war, November 11, 1918 is celebrated each year as a holiday in various countries.
Grab your favorite veterans, tell them thank you (maybe buy them a drink), and play along.
One
Prior to World War Two, World War One was known as what?
The Great War
Two
Which country had the largest army during the war?
Russia. More than 12 million. They would lose over three-quarters.
Three
Whose assassination is considered the ignition point of World War One?
Archduke Franz Ferdinand
Four
What German invention was responsible for sinking over 6500 ships?
The U-Boat
Five
In what year did the United States enter the war?
1917. Three years after it had begun
Six
Manfred Albrecht Freiherr von Richthofen was better known as who?
The Red Baron
Seven
Many soldiers came home with Shell Shock. What do we call it today?
Posttraumatic Stress Disorder or PTSD
Eight
What multinational organization was created in the aftermath of WW1?
The League of Nations
Nine
What was the name of the rigid airships invented and built in Germany?
Zeppelins
Ten
In May 1917, Congress passed the Selective Service Act creating what?
The draft
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