Assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand - Quiz
Assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand
  • 1. Who was the Archduke of Austria-Hungary assassinated in 1914, triggering the start of World War I?
A) Kaiser Wilhelm II
B) King George V
C) Tsar Nicholas II
D) Franz Ferdinand
  • 2. Which organization was behind the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand?
A) Black Hand
B) Green Thumb
C) Red Cross
D) Yellow Ribbon
  • 3. Who fired the fatal shot that killed Archduke Franz Ferdinand?
A) Gavrilo Princip
B) Franz Joseph
C) Otto von Bismarck
D) Vladimir Lenin
  • 4. Which city was the capital of Austria-Hungary during the time of Archduke Franz Ferdinand's assassination?
A) Vienna
B) Prague
C) Budapest
D) Sarajevo
  • 5. Who was the leader of Austria-Hungary at the time of Archduke Franz Ferdinand's assassination?
A) Gavrilo Princip
B) Franz Joseph
C) Vladimir Lenin
D) Archduke Franz Ferdinand
  • 6. Which country was an ally of Austria-Hungary and declared war on Serbia, helping spark World War I?
A) Germany
B) United Kingdom
C) France
D) Russia
  • 7. Which country was the first to declare war on Austria-Hungary in response to the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand?
A) Germany
B) Serbia
C) Russia
D) France
  • 8. Which country mobilized its troops in support of Serbia after Austria-Hungary declared war?
A) Russia
B) Japan
C) United States
D) Italy
  • 9. Which country did Archduke Franz Ferdinand belong to?
A) Serbia
B) Austria-Hungary
C) Germany
D) Russia
  • 10. What was the political objective of the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand?
A) To free Bosnia and Herzegovina of Austro-Hungarian rule and establish a common South Slav state
B) To overthrow Emperor Franz Joseph
C) To start a war between Austria-Hungary and Russia
D) To annex Bosnia and Herzegovina to Serbia
  • 11. Who was the chief of the military intelligence section of the Serbian general staff that supported the assassination?
A) Danilo Ilić
B) Vojislav Tankosić
C) Rade Malobabić
D) Dragutin Dimitrijević
  • 12. What was the fate of Gavrilo Princip after his trial?
A) He was sentenced to life imprisonment
B) He was sentenced to 20 years in jail
C) He was executed
D) He was acquitted
  • 13. What was the name of the Serbian king installed after the 1903 coup?
A) Dragutin Dimitrijević
B) Alexander I Obrenović
C) Milan I of Serbia
D) Peter I of the House of Karađorđević
  • 14. What was the name of the Serbian nationalist society formed in 1908?
A) Committee of Union and Progress
B) Young Bosnia
C) Narodna Odbrana
D) The Black Hand
  • 15. What was the name of the Bosnian Serb student who attempted to assassinate the Austrian governor of Bosnia in 1910?
A) Bogdan Žerajić
B) Cvjetko Popović
C) Muhamed Mehmedbašić
D) Vaso Čubrilović
  • 16. What was the name of the battle commemorated on the day of the assassination?
A) The Battle of Vukovar
B) The Battle of Belgrade
C) The Battle of Kosovo
D) The Battle of Sarajevo
  • 17. What was the condition set by Emperor Franz Joseph for Archduke Franz Ferdinand's marriage?
A) They would have no children
B) Franz Ferdinand would renounce his claim to the throne
C) Sophie would renounce her title
D) Their descendants would never ascend the throne
  • 18. What was the name of the literary work that inspired Princip and other members of Young Bosnia?
A) The Iliad by Homer
B) The Mountain Wreath by Petar II Petrović-Njegoš
C) War and Peace by Leo Tolstoy
D) The Divine Comedy by Dante Alighieri
  • 19. What was the age range of the assassins at the time of the assassination?
A) All assassins were between 18 and 22 years old
B) Five of the six assassins were under 20 years old
C) All assassins were teenagers
D) All assassins were over 25 years old
  • 20. What was the role of Major Vojislav Tankosić in the assassination plot?
A) He was the mastermind behind the assassination
B) He was a bystander who witnessed the assassination
C) He was the driver of the car carrying the assassins
D) He provided bombs and pistols to the assassins and trained them
  • 21. What was the fate of the Black Hand members after their trial in 1917?
A) They were all sentenced to life imprisonment
B) Three of its leaders were executed
C) They were all acquitted
D) They were all executed
  • 22. What was the name of the Bosnian Croat student involved in a plot to assassinate the Governor of Croatia in 1912?
A) Muhamed Mehmedbašić
B) Cvjetko Popović
C) Vaso Čubrilović
D) Luka Jukić
  • 23. What was the name of the movement that included Bosnian Croats and Muslims along with Bosnian Serbs?
A) Young Bosnia
B) The Committee of Union and Progress
C) The Black Hand
D) Narodna Odbrana
  • 24. What was the name of the Austro-Hungarian governor of Bosnia who was targeted for assassination in 1910?
A) Archduke Franz Ferdinand
B) General Marijan Varešanin
C) Emperor Franz Joseph
D) Count Slavko Cuvaj
  • 25. Where did Major Vojislav Tankosić call a Serbian irredentist planning meeting?
A) Toulouse, France.
B) Belgrade, Serbia.
C) Užice, Serbia.
D) Sarajevo, Bosnia.
  • 26. Who informed Mehmedbašić that an attack on Franz Ferdinand would be more important?
A) Vladimir Gacinović.
B) Colonel Dragutin Dimitrijević.
C) Major Vojislav Tankosić.
D) Danilo Ilić.
  • 27. Who showed Gavrilo Princip a newspaper cutting about Archduke Franz Ferdinand's visit to Bosnia?
A) Nedeljko Čabrinović
B) Cvjetko Popović
C) Trifko Grabež
D) Vaso Čubrilović
  • 28. Which of the following was not recruited by Ilić for the assassination?
A) Vaso Čubrilović
B) Mehmed Mehmedbašić
C) Cvjetko Popović
D) Trifko Grabež
  • 29. When did the recruitment of assassins occur, according to the Sarajevo trial?
A) During the summer
B) In early autumn
C) At the beginning of spring
D) Shortly after Orthodox Easter
  • 30. Who was the fellow Bosnian Serb and former guerrilla fighter approached for arms?
A) Ilić
B) Milan Ciganović
C) Nedeljko Čabrinović
D) Major Tankosić
  • 31. What type of pistol did the assassins practice shooting with?
A) Browning Model 1910
B) Walther Model 1910
C) FN Model 1910
D) Mauser Model 1910
  • 32. In what year did J. Jovanović go public about his warning?
A) 1918
B) 1920
C) 1924
D) 1914
  • 33. Who did Čabrinović meet in Tuzla?
A) Sergeant Budivoj Grbić
B) Captain Popović
C) Sarajevo Police Detective Ivan Vila
D) Captain Prvanović
  • 34. Where did Franz Ferdinand and his party arrive for a scheduled reception?
A) Town Hall
B) Appel Quay
C) Sarajevo Hospital
D) Latin Bridge
  • 35. Who admitted ordering the assassination of Franz Ferdinand?
A) Regent Alexander
B) Apis
C) Colonel Petar Živković
D) Stojan Protić
  • 36. Who led Princip and Grabež to Isaković's Island?
A) Captain Popović
B) Detective Ivan Vila
C) Sergeant Budivoj Grbić
D) Captain Prvanović
  • 37. Who was the new military conspirator added to the report?
A) Captain Prvanović
B) Major Kosta Todorović
C) Captain Popović
D) Sergeant Budivoj Grbić
  • 38. Who wrote about Prime Minister Pašić reviewing the assassination plot with his cabinet?
A) Milenko Vesnić
B) Colonel Lešjanin
C) Miroslav Spalajković
D) Ljubomir Jovanović
  • 39. How many death sentences were originally handed down to Apis and his associates?
A) Nine
B) Eight
C) Ten
D) Seven
  • 40. Where did Princip, Grabež, and Čabrinović reach on 29 May?
A) Tuzla
B) Šabac
C) Zvornik
D) Loznica
  • 41. Who was in charge of the Russian Military Attaché's office while Viktor Artamonov was on vacation?
A) Apis
B) Milan Ciganović
C) Sergey Sazonov
D) Assistant Military Attaché Alexander Werchovsky
  • 42. What was the initial report of the Danube incident to Emperor Franz-Joseph?
A) Erroneously reported as a substantial skirmish
B) Accurately reported as a minor incident
C) Not reported at all
D) Reported as a successful negotiation
  • 43. Which Great Power did not initially choose sides in the conflict?
A) France
B) Italy
C) Russia
D) Germany
  • 44. What was the maximum sentence for conspiracy to commit high treason?
A) 20 years imprisonment
B) Life imprisonment
C) 10 years imprisonment
D) Death penalty
  • 45. Which novel introduced the myth about Princip eating a sandwich?
A) The Sarajevo Diary
B) Twelve Fingers
C) The Fall of an Empire
D) The Assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand
  • 46. How was Sophie's coffin positioned relative to her husband's?
A) Placed in a separate room
B) Positioned at the same level
C) Placed higher than her husband's
D) Slanted down from her husband's
  • 47. On what date did Princip, Grabež, and Čabrinović leave Belgrade by boat?
A) 29 May
B) 31 May
C) 30 May
D) 28 May
  • 48. Who proposed that the couple remain at the Town Hall until troops could be brought in?
A) Count Harrach
B) Baron Rumerskirch
C) Duchess Sophie
D) Governor-General Oskar Potiorek
  • 49. What happened when the driver of the Archduke's car attempted to reverse?
A) The brakes failed
B) The car accelerated forward
C) The engine stalled
D) The car veered off the road
  • 50. How did Serb nationalists and dignitaries respond to the World War I commemorations?
A) They ignored the commemorations.
B) They organized the commemorations.
C) They boycotted the commemorations.
D) They actively participated in the commemorations.
  • 51. Who was Čabrinović's father?
A) A Sarajevo police official
B) A Serbian Border Guard
C) A revenue sergeant
D) A Narodna Odbrana agent
  • 52. What were Franz Ferdinand's last words according to Count Harrach?
A) "Sophie, Sophie! Don't die! Live for our children!"
B) "Long live the Empire!"
C) "I am dying."
D) "I am sorry."
  • 53. At what time did the imperial couple die on 28 June 1914?
A) 1:00 p.m.
B) 11:30 a.m.
C) 12:00 p.m.
D) 10:00 a.m.
  • 54. Who was pointedly disinvited from the funeral?
A) The officer corps
B) The immediate imperial family
C) Most foreign royalty
D) The local clergy
  • 55. Where were Archduke Franz Ferdinand and his wife interred?
A) Imperial Crypt
B) Artstetten Castle
C) Trieste Cathedral
D) Vienna Central Cemetery
  • 56. On which island did Princip and Grabež reach with their weapons?
A) Sava Island
B) Loznica Island
C) Isaković's Island
D) Drina Island
  • 57. On what date did Ilić begin distributing weapons to the assassins?
A) 28 June
B) 27 June
C) 29 June
D) 30 June
  • 58. What was Serbia's response to point #8 of the July Ultimatum?
A) Partially accepted
B) Ignored completely
C) Completely accepted
D) Rejected outright
  • 59. How many death sentences were reduced by the Serbian High Court?
A) Two
B) Three
C) Four
D) One
  • 60. Where did the Salonika trial take place?
A) On the French-controlled Salonica front
B) In Vienna
C) In Geneva
D) In Belgrade
  • 61. What did the assassins send to Vladimir Gaćinović?
A) A postcard
B) A package
C) A telegram
D) A letter
  • 62. What caliber was the ammunition for the pistols provided to the assassins?
A) .45 ACP
B) .9mm
C) .22 LR
D) .380 ACP
  • 63. Who met Franz Ferdinand and his party at Sarajevo station?
A) Governor Oskar Potiorek
B) Mehmedbašić
C) Vladimir Gaćinović
D) General Michael von Appel
  • 64. Why did Kaiser Wilhelm II decline the invitation to the funeral?
A) Security concerns
B) Travel restrictions
C) Political disagreements
D) Illness
  • 65. Who provided Princip, Grabež, and Čabrinović with a letter to Captain Prvanović?
A) Captain Ilić
B) Captain Popović
C) Detective Ivan Vila
D) Sergeant Budivoj Grbić
  • 66. What did Duchess Sophie do during Franz Ferdinand's interruption?
A) She whispered into his ear
B) She gave a speech
C) She left the room
D) She shouted at the mayor
  • 67. Who was dispatched from Serbia to Sarajevo to reauthorize the assassination?
A) Captain Prvanović
B) Rade Malobabić
C) Sergeant Budivoj Grbić
D) Major Kosta Todorović
  • 68. What was the relationship between Alfred, 2nd Prince of Montenuovo, and Franz Ferdinand?
A) Cousin
B) Lifelong enemy
C) Close friend
D) Military ally
  • 69. What did Franz Ferdinand and Sophie decide to do instead of their planned program?
A) Meet with local officials
B) Hold a press conference
C) Return to the Town Hall
D) Visit the wounded at the hospital
  • 70. Where did the interview between Emperor Nicholas and King Charles I take place?
A) Vienna
B) St. Petersburg
C) Bucharest
D) Constanza
  • 71. Where did Franz Ferdinand and his party travel from to Sarajevo?
A) Belgrade
B) Vienna
C) Zagreb
D) Ilidža Spa
  • 72. Who took a position on the left-hand running board of Franz Ferdinand's car?
A) Governor-General Oskar Potiorek
B) Baron Rumerskirch
C) Count Harrach
D) Duchess Sophie
  • 73. How many police officers were on duty in Sarajevo on the day of the visit?
A) About 100
B) About 80
C) About 60
D) About 30
  • 74. Who was not put on trial due to dying in battle in late 1915?
A) Apis
B) Vojislav Tankosić
C) Colonel Petar Živković
D) Stojan Protić
  • 75. What was placed on top of Sophie's casket?
A) Gloves
B) A crown
C) A military medal
D) A bouquet of flowers
  • 76. Which battleship transported the bodies of Archduke Franz Ferdinand and his wife to Trieste?
A) USS Maine
B) HMS Dreadnought
C) SMS Viribus Unitis
D) Battleship Potemkin
  • 77. Who was the Narodna Odbrana President that received the report?
A) Božidar Janković
B) Major Kosta Todorović
C) Captain Prvanović
D) Nikola Pašić
  • 78. Who was unable to give the driver the information about the change in plans?
A) Duchess Sophie
B) Count Harrach
C) Erik von Merizzi
D) Baron Rumerskirch
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