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Q1: Which country's assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand triggered World War I?
Answer: Serbia
Q2: What was the name of the British ocean liner sunk by a German U-boat in 1915 that helped push America toward war?
Answer: Lusitania
Q3: Which battle is considered the bloodiest single day in American military history, occurring during WWI?
Answer: Battle of Antietam
Q4: What was the name of the German defensive line that stretched across France and was finally broken in 1918?
Answer: Hindenburg Line
Q5: Which American general led the American Expeditionary Force in World War I?
Answer: John J. Pershing
Q6: What deadly weapon was first used extensively in WWI and became known as 'the chemist's war'?
Answer: Poison gas
Q7: Which treaty officially ended World War I?
Answer: Treaty of Versailles
Q8: What was the name of the British nurse executed by German firing squad for helping Allied soldiers escape?
Answer: Edith Cavell
Q9: Which new military technology made its first major impact during the Battle of the Somme in 1916?
Answer: Tank
Q10: What was the Zimmerman Telegram, and which country did it propose Germany should ally with against the US?
Answer: Mexico
Q11: Which WWI battle saw the first use of chlorine gas by German forces?
Answer: Second Battle of Ypres
Q12: What was the nickname given to the harsh winter of 1916-1917 that contributed to Germany's defeat?
Answer: Turnip Winter
Q13: Which African American regiment earned the nickname 'Hellfighters' for their bravery in WWI?
Answer: 369th Infantry Regiment
Q14: What was the name of the Russian revolutionary who later criticized his country's involvement in WWI?
Answer: Vladimir Lenin
Q15: Which WWI flying ace was credited with 80 confirmed aerial victories?
Answer: Manfred von Richthofen
Q16: What medical advancement was significantly developed during WWI due to the massive number of injuries?
Answer: Blood transfusion
Q17: Which country withdrew from WWI after the Bolshevik Revolution in 1917?
Answer: Russia
Q18: What was the name of the devastating influenza pandemic that spread globally during and after WWI?
Answer: Spanish Flu
Q19: Which WWI battle lasted from February to December 1916 and was called 'the mill that grinds young bones'?
Answer: Battle of Verdun
Q20: What important naval battle in 1916 was the largest ever fought between battleships?
Answer: Battle of Jutland
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