World War One


1Whose assassination on 28 June 1914 sparked the war?
2Who were the first two countries to declare war?
3Who was the British Prime Minister at the outbreak of war?
4Who wrote the music for the song "Keep the Home Fires Burning"?
5How many British troops were killed on the first day of the Battle of the Somme on 1 July 1916?
6Tsar Nicholas I abidacated in 1917, who was the other monarch to abdicate during this period?
7In which country is Vimy Ridge, site of a battle in April 1917?
8Which battle does Anzac Day specifically commemorate?
9Where did the post-war peace conference take place?
10Who wrote "You smug-faced crowds with kindling eye, who cheer when soldier lads march by. Sneak hom and pray you'll never know, the hell where youth and laughter go"?
quiz kindly submitted by Christine on 19th June 2013