World Leaders of World War I Quiz

How well do you know the political leaders of the First World War? This quiz challenges your knowledge of the presidents, prime ministers, monarchs, and key figures who guided their nations through one of the most influential conflicts in modern history. Test yourself and see how well you recognise the leaders behind the decisions that shaped the course of the war.

1. 

Who was the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom at the outbreak of the First World War?

Winston Churchill

David Lloyd George

Henry Campbell-Bannerman

H. H. Asquith

Neville Chamberlain

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2. 

Which European royal heir was assassinated in 1914, setting off the chain of events that led to World War I?

Franz Joseph I

Nicholas II

Archduke Franz Ferdinand

Alexei Nikolaevich, Tsarevich of Russia

Gavrilo Princip

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3. 

Who was the Prime Minister of Canada during the First World War?

William Lyon Mackenzie King

Wilfrid Laurier

Arthur Meighen

Louis St. Laurent

Robert Borden

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4. 

Which of these world leaders was the youngest at the start of the First World War?

Wilhelm II

Antonio Salandra

David Lloyd George

Georges Clemenceau

Franz Joseph I

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5. 

Which of the following world leaders is NOT in this photograph?

Paolo Boselli

Woodrow Wilson

Georges Clemenceau

David Lloyd George

Vittorio Emanuele Orlando

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6. 

Which of the following people remained leader for the entire duration of the First World War (1914-1918)?

Woodrow Wilson

Paul Painlevé

H. H. Asquith

Eleftherios Venizelos

Franz Joseph I

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7. 

True or False: Raymond Poincaré was Prime Minister of France during the First World War

True

False

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8. 

Which Russian Emperor was forced to abdicate in 1917?

Alexander III

Alexander II

Alexander I

Nicholas II

Nicholas I

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9. 

Who was the leader of the Ottoman Empire at the outbreak of World War I?

Mehmed VI

Mustafa Kemal Atatürk

Abdul Hamid II

Mehmed V

Murad V

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10. 

True or False: Kaiser Wilhelm II was executed at the end of World War I

True

False

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