The Great War Quiz
Hello Grade Five! Please be honest when writing this test! DO NOT PEAK AT OTHER STUDENTS ANSWERS! if you listened, studied and participated in class, you will do just fine. Canada's involvement in World War I and the effects it had on our country.
- 1.Name the 4 countries that made up the Axis.
- A.
Austria-Hungary, Germany, Italy, Russia
- B.
Austria-Hungary, Germany, Brazil, Ottoman Empire
- C.
Austria-Hungary, Germany. Ottoman Empire, Bulgaria
- D.
Austria-Hungary, Germany, Italy, South Africa
- 2.What was the name of the battlefield that 733 Newfoundlanders lost their lives out of 801 in less than half an hour?
- A.
Belgium
- B.
Beaumont Labrador
- C.
Courcelette
- D.
Beaumont Hamel
- 3.What was the name of the man that got assassinated from Austria-Hungary?
- A.
Archduke Nicholas Czar
- B.
Archduke Wilfred Laurier
- C.
Archduke Francis Ferdinand
- D.
Archduke Sam Hughes
- 4.U.S.A. joined the war in 1917 because a German U-boat sank a passenger liner named...
- A.
Louisiana
- B.
Lusitania
- C.
Gallipoli
- D.
Loositania
- 5.World War 1 involved how many countries?
- A.
32
- B.
33
- C.
34
- D.
35
- 6.Canadians attacked near a village called Courcelette. Their final objective was the ditch of....
- A.
Das Butpad
- B.
Villainy memory
- C.
Evil memory
- D.
East Croydon
- 7.The "Big Three" after the war signed the Treaty of .....
- A.
Versauchy
- B.
Versalem
- C.
Versailly
- D.
Versailles
- 8.Some of the military restrictions on Germany after the war were....
- A.
Not allowed any planes, tanks or U-boats
- B.
Could not manufacture, import or export weapons
- C.
Only allowed a small navy fleet of 6 battleships and 6 cruisers
- D.
All of the above
- 9.Women were finally given the right to vote during the war. Who were the first and last Provinces to allow this?
- A.
Manitoba and Quebec
- B.
Saskatchewan and Quebec
- C.
Alberta and Quebec
- D.
Ontario and Quebec
- 10.Leader of Alberta's women's relief was...
- A.
Nelly McClung
- B.
Joyce Bennett
- C.
Wilma Frose
- D.
Kelly Mackala
- 11.Commander of the Canadian Expeditionary Force.
- A.
Sam Hughes
- B.
Robert Borden
- C.
Arthur Currie
- D.
Danial Craig
- 12.Name the 4 countries that made up the Axis.
- A.
Austria-Hungary, Germany, Italy, Russia
- B.
Austria-Hungary, Germany, Brazil, Ottoman Empire
- C.
Austria-Hungary, Germany, Spain, South Africa
- D.
Austria-Hungary, Germany, Bulgaria, Ottoman Empire
- 13.After The Great War, what new countries were created?
- A.
Poland, Hungary, Korea
- B.
Elrose, Estonia, East Prussia,
- C.
Austria, Czechoslovakia, Yugoslavia
- D.
All of the above
- 14.29 countries were on the allied side and four countries were on the central powers or axis side?
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 15.The Red Baron was shot down by a Canadian pilot named "Wop" May.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 16.The armistice was signed on November 11. 1917.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 17.Quebec bridge disaster was an act of Sabotage from the Germans.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 18.Income Tax was never suppose to be a temporary wartime measure.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 19.Japan joined the war in 1914 so they could take over German colonies in the Atlantic
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 20.The Spanish Influenza Epidemic claimed more lives than the battlefield of Europe.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 21.It was at the Somme that Canadians gained the reputation as "Shock Troopers".
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 22.At Vimy Ridge, Canadians were coined the phrase as "Storm Troopers" because of their tactics.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 23.Germany referred to the Somme as Das Blutbad.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 24.In 1914 and 1915, the Ottoman Empire and Romania joined the central powers of Germany and Austria-Hungary.
- A.
True
- B.
False
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