World Wars

Q.1.Whose assassination on 28 June 1914 sparked the war?

A. Gavrilo Princip

B. Count Leopold von Berchtold

C. Archduke Franz Ferdinand

D Tsar Nicholas II

Ans. Archduke Franz Ferdinand


Q.2. Allied Powers in World War II

A. Germany, Italy, Japan

B. Germany, Italy, Turkey

C. UK, France, Italy

D. UK, France, USSR, USA

Ans. UK, France, USSR, USA


Q.3.  Which nations were the Axis powers during World War II?

A. UK, France, USA, USSR

B. UK, France, Japan

C. Germany, Italy, Japan

D. Germany, France, UK

Ans. Germany, Italy, Japan


Q.4.  The International War Tribunal was set up in

A. Vienna

B. Munich

C. Nuremberg

D. Auschwitz

Ans. Numerberg


Q.5. World War II began with German invasion of

A. Poland

B. Belgium

C. Austria

D. Czechoslovaki

Ans. Poland

Q.6. What treaty was signed with to officially end World War I?

A. Treaty of Berlin

B. Treaty of Paris

C. Treaty of Versailles

D. Treaty of Washington

Ans. Treaty of Versailles

Q.7. World War One is also known as...

A. The War of Verdun

B. The kaiser's war

C. The Joffre's war

D. The War to End all Wars

Ans. The War to End all Wars

Q.8. Which of the following countries remained neutral during WWII?

A. Switzerland

B. Spain

C. Portugal

D. All of the above

Ans. All of the above

Q.9. When was atomic bomb dropped on Hiroshima?

A. 5 June 1944

B. 3 April 1945

C. 6 August 1945

D. 15 September 1945

Ans. 6 August 1945

Q.10. All of these were major battles of WWI except

A. Battle of the Somme

B. Battle of the Marne

C. Battle of Antietam

D. Battle of Gallipoli

Ans. Battle of Antietam

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