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WW1 & WW2 General Knowledge Quiz

Total questions: 30

Worksheet time: 3hrs 30mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

when did World War 1 begin?

a)

28th July 1912

b)

28th July 1913

c)

28th July 1914

d)

28th July 1915

2.

How old was the youngest British soldier in World War One? He was later awarded a Victoria Cross medal.

a)

10

b)

11

c)

12

d)

13

3.

Which assassination triggered World War One?

a)

JF Kennedy

b)

Franz Ferdinand

c)

James Garfield

d)

William McKinley

4.

What was invented because of World War One?

a)

Plastic surgery

b)

The Steam Engine

c)

Radar

d)

Radio Broadcasting

5.

What did soldiers do in World War One to soften their boots?

a)

Soak them in beer

b)

Urinate on them

c)

Dunk them in hot water

d)

Get someone else to wear them

6.

In World War One, how many letters were sent to the frontline every week?

a)

6 Million

b)

8 Million

c)

10 Million

d)

12 Million

7.

Roughly how many people died in World War Two?

a)

50 Million

b)

70 Million

c)

85 Million

d)

90 Million

8.

Who was the first German serviceman killed by in World War Two?

a)

The British

b)

The Americans

c)

The Japanese

d)

The Russians

9.

During World War Two, toilet paper in America was rationed. How many toilet sheets a day were they allowed?

a)

5

b)

11

c)

22

d)

29

10.

During World War Two, toilet paper was also rationed in Britain. How many toilet sheets were people allowed in a day?

a)

3

b)

9

c)

20

d)

25

11.

Out of all males born in the soviet union in 1923, what percentage of them survived World War Two?

a)

15%

b)

20%

c)

30%

d)

50%

12.

How old was the youngest American soldier in World War Two?

a)

11

b)

12

c)

13

d)

14

13.

Who did Adolf Hitler have in a framed picture on his desk and vice versa?

a)

Coco Chanel

b)

Joan Crawford

c)

Henry Ford

d)

Zelda Sayre

14.

Which country in Europe had the least amount of rationing?

a)

Sweden

b)

Poland

c)

France

d)

Britain

15.

The British RAF had how many aircraft's at its disposal in July 1940?

a)

1090

b)

1545

c)

1960

d)

2000

16.

During the Blitz, London was bombed for how many conservative nights?

a)

37

b)

47

c)

57

d)

67

17.

During World War Two, Berlin lost how many of its population due to Allied Bombing?

a)

50,000

b)

60,000

c)

70,000

d)

80,000

18.

In World War Two, how many German civilian deaths were there?

a)

300,000

b)

400,000

c)

500,000

d)

600,000

19.

What year did America join World War Two?

a)

1939

b)

1940

c)

1941

d)

1942

20.

Roughly, how many Jews were murdered in the Holocaust?

a)

6 Million

b)

5 Million

c)

4 Million

d)

3 Million

21.

When did the first Kamikaze attacks occur during World War Two?

a)

1943

b)

1944

c)

1945

d)

1946

22.

During World War One, Russia had the largest army on mobilisation. How large was the army?

a)

3 million

b)

4 million

c)

5 million

d)

6 million

23.

During World War One, a machine gun could fire how many bullets a minute?

a)

600

b)

650

c)

700

d)

750

24.

When did the first Kamikaze attacks occur during World War Two?

a)

1943

b)

1944

c)

1945

d)

1946

25.

Which country was first to use flamethrowers?

a)

Germany

b)

Britain

c)

America

d)

Russia

26.

During World War One, which country had the highest casualty rate of 65%?

a)

Russia

b)

Australia

c)

America

d)

Italy

27.

In World War One, what percentage of France's population killed or wounded?

a)

9%

b)

10%

c)

11%

d)

12%

28.

When was World War One officially over?

a)

11th September 1918

b)

11th July 1918

c)

12th September 1918

d)

11th September 1917

29.

After the victory of World War One, Germany's army was capped at 100,000 men, and they were not allowed an air force. What else was capped?

a)

They were only allowed 3 warships

b)

They were only allowed 6 warships

c)

They were only allowed 9 warships

d)

They were only allowed 15 warships

30.

When did Italy join World War Two?

a)

1940

b)

1942

c)

1944

d)

1945