First World War quiz

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1. What name was given to the rapid rotation of French divisions through Verdun?

   • The shuttle
   • The noria (water wheel)
   • The merry-go-round
   • The carousel

2. Which British minister is credited with saying "The lamps are going out all over Europe"?

   • Winston Churchill
   • Edward Grey
   • David Lloyd George
   • Herbert Asquith

3. Woodrow Wilson received the 1919 Nobel Peace Prize.

   • True
   • False

4. Which youth nationalist movement did the Archduke's assassin belong to?

   • Young Italy
   • The Young Turks
   • Young Germany
   • Young Bosnia

5. Which present-day country was once German South West Africa?

   • Zambia
   • Botswana
   • Angola
   • Namibia

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